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Turkish president urges end to Haftar’s ‘unlawful attacks’ in Libya
Jul 06, 2019 00:52Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for an end to “unlawful attacks” by militiamen loyal to the renegade commander of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar.
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Car bomb kills three Syrians in Turkey
Jul 05, 2019 14:05Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says three Syrian citizens have lost their lives in a car bomb explosion in southeast Turkey, near the border with Syria, adding that the attack may be terroristic.
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Turkey to receive 1st shipment of Russian S-400 defense system Sunday
Jul 05, 2019 07:22The first shipment of Russian S-400 air defense systems to Turkey are set to be delivered to the NATO member country next week, Turkish media say.
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Turkey detains three French women over Daesh links
Jul 04, 2019 14:39Turkish authorities have detained at least three French women on suspicion of Daesh links in a region on the Syrian border while they were trying to illegally cross the border.
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Turkey FM charges Washington Post with terror propaganda over PKK article
Jul 04, 2019 10:16Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has censured major American daily newspaper The Washington Post for promoting "terrorist propaganda," after it published an article penned by a founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group.
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Erdogan: US refusal to deliver F-35s would be ‘robbery’
Jul 04, 2019 07:40Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says it would be “robbery” if the United States refused to deliver the F-35 stealth fighter jets purchased by Ankara.
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Turkey slams UN over signing deal with US-backed SDF militants in Syria
Jul 03, 2019 02:29Turkey has strongly condemned the United Nations for signing an agreement over the weekend with the US-sponsored and Kurdish-led militants of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which Ankara views as terrorists.
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Turkey orders arrest of 122 over links to abortive coup
Jul 02, 2019 06:24Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 122 people suspected of having links to an opposition figure Ankara blames for a 2016 coup attempt against the government.
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Six Turkish citizens detained in Libya now released: Ministry
Jul 01, 2019 11:11Six Turks detained in Libya by forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar have been released, Turkey's foreign ministry spokesman says, a day after it warned the militia would become a "legitimate target" unless they were released immediately.
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Turkey vows ‘heavy price’ in case of any aggression by Libya’s Haftar
Jul 01, 2019 03:25Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar says Ankara will retaliate against any attack by militia fighting for renegade Libyan General Khalifa Haftar, who has ordered to target Turkish interests in Libya.