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Turkey: New US proposals for safe zone in northern Syria fall short
Jul 25, 2019 00:19Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Ankara is not satisfied with new US proposals for a safe zone in northern Syria, warning that Turkey is running out of patience with Washington over the issue.
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Turkey to retaliate if US imposes sanctions over S-400 missile systems: FM
Jul 22, 2019 10:10Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says his country will take retaliatory measures in case the United States imposes sanctions on Ankara over its acquisition of advanced Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems.
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Turkey threatens to launch offensive in Syria if no safe zone established
Jul 22, 2019 07:07Turkey has threatened to launch an offensive in Syria if a US-planned safe zone is not established in the northern parts of the Arab country.
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Turkish forces ‘neutralize’ several terrorists in eastern Turkey: Defense Ministry
Jul 21, 2019 02:16Turkish security forces have “neutralized” several terrorists, mostly those of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group, during a counter-terrorism operation in the country’s Kurdish-populated eastern province of Tunceli.
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Pompeo calls Turkish FM to express dismay over purchase of Russian S-400
Jul 21, 2019 03:45US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expressed his displeasure over Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense system – despite Washington’s objection and threat of sanctions – during a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.
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Turkish jets pound Iraqi Kurdistan after Turkish diplomat killed in armed attack
Jul 20, 2019 02:27Turkish fighter jets have launched airstrikes on militant positions in Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, two days after a Turkish diplomat was killed in an armed attack on a restaurant in the area.
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Iran condemns terrorist attack on Turkish diplomats in Erbil
Jul 18, 2019 09:47Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on members of the Turkish consulate in Iraq’s city of Erbil.
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US F-35 decision to do ‘irreparable damage’ to ties: Turkey
Jul 18, 2019 03:48Turkey has blasted the United States for its decision to exclude Ankara from the F-35 fighter jet program because it has purchased missile defense systems from Russia.
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Pentagon removing Turkey from F-35 program after its purchase of Russian missile defense
Jul 18, 2019 02:41The United States has confirmed that it is removing Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program, a move that had been long threatened and expected after Ankara began accepting the delivery of an advanced Russian missile defense system last week.
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At least 3 Turkish diplomats killed in Erbil shooting
Jul 17, 2019 11:14At least three Turkish officials have been killed in a shooting in the Iraqi Kurdish capital of Erbil on Wednesday, sources say.