Section: Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey)
Turkey, Ukraine to cooperate in technology, education fields
Turkey’s Higher Education Board (YÖK) and the Ukrainian Education and Science Ministry will sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the fields of nuclear technology and aviation-space technologies, regarded as strategic areas in which Turkey is aiming to advance …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Moscow frees Ukraine pilot in swap for Russians held in conflict
Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko arrived home in Kiev on May 25 after nearly two years in a Russian jail, part of a prisoner swap in which two Russians held in Ukraine were returned to Moscow …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
3,000 Ukrainian police officers to train in Turkey
The presidents of Ukraine and Turkey have signed an agreement for the training of 3,000 Ukrainian policemen in Turkey, which also currently trains Afghan police cadets as part of its annual program …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ankara reiterates support for Crimean Tatars, decries Russian ‘occupation’
Ankara has voiced strong support to the Crimean Tatars while decrying Russia’s 2014 “occupation” of Crimea on the occasion of the anniversary of the 1944 deportation of some 200,000 Tatars from Crimea …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine stuns Russia to win politically charged Eurovision
Ukrainian Jamala won the 61st Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Swedish capital Stockholm. Her song ‘1994′ scored 534 points, closely followed by Australia’s Dami Im with 511 points, the juries’ favorite …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
U.S., Britain, France block Russia bid to blacklist Syria rebels
Britain, the United States, France and Ukraine blocked a Russian proposal at the United Nations to blacklist Syrian rebel groups Jaish al-Islam and Ahrar al-Sham for links to ISIL and al Qaeda militants, diplomats said on May 11 …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Germany says to host fresh Ukraine talks
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he had invited his Russian, Ukrainian and French counterparts to talks in Berlin on May 11 intended to smooth differences between Moscow and Kyiv …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Turkey condemns outlawing of Crimean Tatar Mejlis
Turkey has condemned a Crimean court decision to ban the Mejlis, the governing body of the Crimean Tatar community, calling it part of a continued campaign of “intimidation” and “suppression” …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl shocked the world
Ukraine on April 26 marks 30 years since the world’s worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl killed thousands and forced a global rethink about the wisdom of relying on atomic fuel …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
NATO, Russia to hold highest-level talks since Crimea annexation
NATO and Russia begin their highest level talks for nearly two years on April 20, in a bid to ease military tensions over the Baltic Sea and the simmering violence still gripping eastern Ukraine …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
