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Turkey downs unidentified drone on Syria border: Defense ministry
Sep 30, 2019 05:12The Turkish Defense Ministry says the country’s air force has shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) near the Syrian border after it violated Turkey’s airspace multiple times.
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US-backed SDF militants abduct 100s of civilians in northeastern Syria
Sep 29, 2019 13:38Kurdish-led militants from the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have reportedly kidnapped hundreds of people in Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, as the terrorists continue to perpetrate criminal and abusive practices against ordinary citizens in areas under their control.
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US, Turkey must end illegal military presence in Syria: FM Muallem
Sep 29, 2019 03:29Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem has slammed as “illegal” the military presence of the US and Turkey in northern Syria, demanding an immediate withdrawal of all foreign forces from his country.
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Turkey in talks with Russia over buying Su-35 fighter jets: Russian official
Sep 28, 2019 12:35A senior Russian official says Moscow and Ankara are holding talks about the possible sale of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets to Turkey, after Washington removed Ankara from its F-35 fighter jets program after the latter received the first parts of advanced Russian S-400 missile defense system.
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Turkey to continue trade with Iran despite US threats: Erdogan
Sep 27, 2019 02:42Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will continue to do trade with Iran despite threats of sanctions by the United States, arguing that it is impossible for Ankara to stop importing Iranian oil and gas.
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Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia agree to fight Islamophobia
Sep 26, 2019 08:50Leaders of Turkey, Pakistan, and Malaysia have reached a consensus to jointly fight the rising threat of Islamophobia across the world, mainly in the West.
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Not right thing to blame Iran for Yemeni attacks on Saudi oil sites: Erdogan
Sep 26, 2019 05:41Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken Iran’s side amid attempts by the US, Saudi Arabia and their allies to hold Tehran responsible for Yemen’s recent raids against key Saudi oil facilities.
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Iran, Russia ditch dollar; Turkey also on board
Sep 25, 2019 08:54Iran and Russia have ditched the dollar and are now carrying out all their transactions in national currencies, Iran’s Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati says.
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Bomb blast hits police bus in southern Turkey, 5 injured
Sep 25, 2019 06:04A roadside bomb has targeted a police bus in the southern Turkish Province of Adana, leaving five people injured.
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Nuclear power should either be allowed for everyone or banned completely: Turkey’s Erdogan
Sep 25, 2019 03:54Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized double standards regarding atomic activities of the United Nations members, saying nuclear power should either be free for all states or banned completely.