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Turkey plans to set up military base in Libya: Local media
Dec 17, 2019 09:19Turkey is planning to establish a military base in Libya aimed at providing greater support for the Tripoli-based unity Government of National Accord (GNA) in the wake of a military deal signed between the two sides last month.
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Turkey to recognize killing of Native Americans as ‘genocide’
Dec 17, 2019 09:18Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will proceed to recognize the killing of millions of indigenous Americans as “genocide” in response to a recent move by the United States government to define the massacre of Armenians by the former Ottoman Empire as such.
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Turkey-backed terrorists steal property of Syrian locals: SANA
Dec 17, 2019 02:28Turkey-backed terrorist groups continue to steal and plunder the property of local residents on the outskirts of the Kurdish town of Ra's al-Ayn in the northeastern Syrian province of Hasakah.
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Erdogan threatens to shut US Incirlik Airbase in response to US sanctions, Armenian 'genocide' bill
Dec 16, 2019 04:28Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to shut down the major US Incirlik Airbase in response to Washington's recognition of the Armenian "genocide" and possible introduction of new sanctions against the country.
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Turkish ships block Israeli research vessel off eastern Cyprus
Dec 15, 2019 05:30Turkish navy ships have intercepted an Israeli research vessel in Cypriot waters, over which Ankara claims jurisdiction, forcing it to leave the area in a move that could negatively impact an ambitious Israeli project to pipe natural gas to Europe.
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Iran, Turkey parliament speakers meet in Antalya
Dec 15, 2019 03:57Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and his Turkish counterpart, Mustafa Sentop, held talks in Antalya on Saturday on issues of mutual interest.
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Turkey adds exiled Palestinian strongman Dahlan to most-wanted terrorist list
Dec 14, 2019 06:31Turkey has placed exiled former strongman of Palestinian Fatah party Mohammed Dahlan on its most-wanted terrorist list, offering a $1.7m reward for information on his whereabouts.
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Turkey summons US ambassador over Senate resolution recognizing 'Armenia genocide'
Dec 14, 2019 04:20Turkey's Foreign Ministry has summoned the US ambassador to Ankara over a resolution adopted by the US Senate recognizing the early 20th century mass killings of Armenians as "genocide."
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Russia condemns US pressure on Turkey over S-400 missile systems procurement
Dec 13, 2019 04:14Russia has strongly condemned US pressure on Turkey over its purchase of advanced Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems, describing Washington’s threats of sanctions over procurement of the military hardware as “unacceptable.”
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Turkey FM says may tell US to withdraw from Incirlik
Dec 12, 2019 04:11Turkey has threatened the United States with requesting its withdrawal from Incirlik Air Base if Washington imposes sanctions on Ankara over purchase of S400 missile defense systems from Russia.