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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.
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Donald Trump: S400-F35 tension between US, Turkey Obama's fault, not Ankara's
Jun 30, 2019 02:52US President Donald Trump says the current tension over Turkey’s purchase of Russian-built S-400 air defense missile systems and US F-35 stealth warplanes is former American President Barack Obama’s fault, not Ankara’s.
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Trump tells Erdogan S-400 deal with Russia is a 'problem'
Jun 29, 2019 04:53US President Donald Trump has told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Ankara's contract with Russia to purchase S-400 missile systems is a "problem" that gets in the way of expanding ties between the two NATO allies, as Turkey approaches the US deadline for either ditching the deal or facing punishments.
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Khashoggi's fiancee calls for international probe on killing, following UN report
Jun 26, 2019 02:40Jamal Khashoggi's fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, called for an international investigation on the journalist's killing, speaking on Tuesday in Geneva, following the release of a UN report on the case.
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Turkey puts 16 public figures on trial for 2013 anti-government protests
Jun 24, 2019 12:27Turkey has put on trial 16 high-profile figures accused of involvement in acts of “terror” and trying to overthrow the government of then-Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2013 nationwide protests.