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The funding is the first action adopted following the agreement by EU member states to finance an additional €3 billion ($3.5 billion) for the Facility for Refugees in Turkey. (Shutterstock)

July 26th, 2018 - 08:00 GMT

EU Supports Syrian Refugees Education in Turkey With $468 Million

The European Union on Wednesday approved a new assistance package worth €400 million ($468 million) for the education of Syrian refugees in Turkey.

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May 14th, 2018 - 11:00 GMT

Turkish Universities Ban Students From Studying French After Anti-Islam Manifesto

Amnesty International (AFP/File Photo)

April 27th, 2018 - 01:00 GMT

Amnesty International Accuse Turkey of 'Suffocating Climate of Fear'

It's a tumultuous day for Armenia, given that the annual commemoration of the Armenian Genocide occurs amidst the shock resignation of President Serzh Sargsyan. / AFP / Vano SHLAMOV

April 24th, 2018 - 02:55 GMT

Remembering the Armenian Genocide in 2018

The European Commission in Brussels (AFP/File Photo)

March 28th, 2018 - 03:51 GMT

'Our Aim is to Back Turkey on Issue of Refugees Coming from Syria': EU Official

Turkish Gendarmerie escorting defendants Akin Ozturk (2L) and others involved in last July’s attempted coup in Turkey as they leave the prison where they are being held. (AFP)

August 1st, 2017 - 09:32 GMT

Largest Turkey Coup Trial Set To Begin: Almost 500 To Appear in Court

Under the new constitution, the president would have strengthened executive powers to directly appoint top public officials including ministers. (AFP)

April 17th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

What is next for Turkey after ‘yes’ vote?

The row with Berlin has deteriorated to the point where Erdogan charged that Germany was engaging in "Nazi practices." (AFP/File)

March 10th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

Turkish law prevents campaigning abroad, as Europe tensions intensify

Championed by Merkel, the March 2016 agreement has been successful in stopping the refugee influx, with the number of asylum seekers arriving in Germany falling down to 280,000 in 2016. (AFP/File)

February 2nd, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Turkey to mend battered alliance

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (AFP/Adem Altan)

January 22nd, 2017 - 03:00 GMT

Erdogan urges supporters to vote in upcoming referendum set to weaken democracy in Turkey

Turkish deputy Aylin Nazliaka (C) speaks with other deputies after handcuffing herself to the podium in a protest against the constitutional reform aimed at strengthening the powers of the Turkish president during a debate at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara on January 19, 2017. (AFP/Adem Altan)

January 20th, 2017 - 01:00 GMT

Turkish MP handcuffs herself to podium to protest constitutional changes

Turkish backed Syrian rebel fighters in their offensive against the positions of Daesh in northern Syria. (AFP/File)

December 22nd, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

Battle for Syria’s al-Bab intensifies as 14 Turkish soldiers killed

Iraqi government forces celebrate in the town of Sharqat, around 50 miles south of the city of Mosul, on September 23, 2016. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

October 7th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Iraqi parliament: Presence of Turkish forces amounts to ‘invasion’