Turkish Airlines to remove staff from Kazakhstan

Anti-government protesters in Kazakhstan have seized control of the country’s main airport.
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A picture taken on Feb. 21, 2021, shows a Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 passenger plane rolling along the tarmac at Belgrade's airport. - ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP via Getty Images
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Turkey’s national airline will fly its staff out of Kazakhstan soon.

A Turkish Airlines aircraft will depart Istanbul tonight for the Kazakh capital Astana. It bring Turkish Airline employees and employees of other Turkish airlines back to Turkey tomorrow, the official Anadolu Agency reported.

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