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Erdogan pushing more mayors to resign amid AK shake-up ahead of 2019 elections
Oct 19, 2017 17:29Three more Turkish mayors, including the high-profile mayor of the capital Ankara, will resign, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says, as he seeks to repair the image of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) party ahead of 2019 elections.
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Erdogan says Turkey helps terrorist group’s offensive in Idlib
Oct 07, 2017 16:26Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country’s army forces are supporting a full-scale military operation, which has just begun by the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA), aimed at liberating militant-held areas in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib.
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Turkish president labels killing of Rohingya Muslims 'genocide'
Sep 02, 2017 06:24Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the killing of hundreds of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar during the latest wave of violence that erupted a week ago was “genocide.”
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Turkey to thwart attempts to set up Kurdish state in Syria: Erdogan
Aug 23, 2017 06:16Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has underlined Turkey’s resolve to prevent any attempt by Syrian Kurdish fighters to establish a Kurdish state in northern Syria.
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Turkey’s Erdogan, Jordan's King Abdullah II discuss Palestine’s al-Aqsa
Aug 22, 2017 07:17Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met with Jordan's King Abdullah II and discussed the recent clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinians in al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East al-Quds.
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Erdogan set to discuss S-400 missile systems with Putin: Turkish minister
Apr 25, 2017 04:54Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to discuss a contract for buying the advanced S-400 long-range air missile defense system during an upcoming meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Turkey’s defense minister says.
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Erdogan says Turkey may hold referendum for EU accession
Mar 26, 2017 05:43Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a second referendum may be held after the April constitutional reforms vote over the continuing of EU accession talks.
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Erdogan orders closure of thousands of Gulen-linked private schools, unions
Jul 23, 2016 17:44Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the closure of thousands of private schools, charities and other institutions over suspected links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, blamed for the last week failed coup attempt.