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Israel strikes Syria to prevent deployment of soldiers by Turkey troops, calls Erdogan an ‘anti-Semitic dictator: Details

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2026

"Israel repeatedly warned Syria that such a deployment would pose a threat to Israel's security," Israel stated.

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‘Attack on one, attack on all’: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye sign Mecca Joint Defence Pact — What it means for India?

विवेकानंद मिश्र - 7 August, 2026

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement to strengthen collective security amid rising Middle East tensions

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Turkey-based director of a ‘global humanitarian organisation’ arrested in the UK on US charges of providing material support to Hamas

OpIndia Staff - 1 August, 2026

A Turkey-based global director of a purported international charity has been arrested in the United Kingdom and charged in the United States with conspiring...

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Dawood Ibrahim’s aide Salim Dola arrested in Istanbul and extradited under Operation Global Hunt: Read how one mistake led agencies to his hideout in...

OpIndia Staff - 2 May, 2026

After his arrest, he was brought back from Turkey (Turkiye) by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday, 28th April.

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Turkey: Three Islamic terrorists attack Israeli Consulate in Istanbul, killed

OpIndia Staff - 7 April, 2026

Taking to X, Mustafa Çiftci, Turkey’s Interior Minister, confirmed the elimination of the armed assailants and said that one of them was linked to an Islamic terrorist organisation, although he did not explicitly name the outfit.

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NATO air defence shoots down an Iranian ballistic missile headed toward Turkey

OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2026

An official release by Turkey declared, "We warn all parties to refrain from actions that would further spread the conflict in the region."

‘Leave Iran now’, US govt tells its citizens, advises them not to go towards the border with Afghanistan, Iraq or Pakistan

OpIndia Staff - 6 February, 2026

On February 6, the US virtual embassy in Iran released a critical security alert advising all American citizens to leave the country immediately due...

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Turkish Airlines aircraft from Kathmandu to Istanbul arrying 236 people makes emergency landing at Kolkata Airport after the right engine catches fire

OpIndia Staff - 4 February, 2026

Teknath Sitaula, general manager of Tribhuvan International Airport, said, "The Turkish Airlines with flight number 'THY-727' caught fire within four minutes of the take-off, the right engine caught fire. The flight took off at 1:28 PM (Local Time).”

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