Turkey

• Carney to make Turkey trip for 1st bilateral visit aimed at deepening ties

  Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson will join Prime Minister Mark Carney on the planned trip.

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• Turkish authorities launch crackdown on LGBTQ+, HIV support groups

  The raids targeted both current and former members of multiple prominent LGBTQ+ rights and HIV awareness groups. The organizations’ websites were also blocked.

  World

  Sep 13
  
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• Canada, Turkey launch free-trade agreement talks

  The move follows an agreement last month by Canadian and Turkish trade ministers to begin exploratory discussions‌ aimed at concluding a free-trade agreement.

  Canada

  Jul 7
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• Cruise carrying thousands of LGBTQ+ passengers denied entry to Turkey

  Homosexuality is not criminalized in Turkey, but there are no antidiscrimination laws protecting LGBTQ+ people and Pride has been banned every year since 2015.

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  Jul 6
• 6.1 earthquake hits Turkey’s Balikesir province, killing 1 and collapsing buildings

  The earthquake, with an epicenter in the town of Sindirgi, sent shocks that were felt some 200 kilometers away in Istanbul, a city of more than 16 million people.

  World

  Aug 10, 2025
• Turkey sends firefighting aircraft to Syria as wildfires rage on both sides of the border

  Turkey sent firefighting planes and crews to Syria as wildfires driven by heat and wind raged on both sides of the border, killing one and forcing evacuations.

  World

  Jul 5, 2025
• Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Istanbul injuring more than 230 people

  A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook Istanbul and other areas, prompting widespread panic and dozens of injuries with officials saying many tried to jump from buildings.

  World

  Apr 23, 2025
• Turkey faces growing street protests over Istanbul mayor’s arrest, jailing

  Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that protests over the jailing of Istanbul's mayor had become a 'movement of violence' and blamed the main opposition party.

  World

  Mar 24, 2025
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• Dozens dead after raging night fire at ski hotel in Turkey

  The fire occurred near the start of a two-week winter break for schools, when hotels in the region are packed.

  World

  Jan 21, 2025
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• Cooking up a Thanksgiving feast? Here’s where turkey prices stand

  With the threat of avian influenza having subsided, turkey supply has increased this year, said Darren Ference, chair of the Turkey Farmers of Canada.

  Consumer

  Oct 8, 2024