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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.
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Opposition candidate leads in Istanbul’s mayoral vote: Early results
Jun 24, 2019 01:26Early results from the re-run of Istanbul’s mayoral election shows that Ekrem Imamoglu, from Turkey’s Republican People’s Party (CHP), has defeated Binali Yildirim, from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party.
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Istanbul goes to polls again after marred mayoral vote
Jun 23, 2019 02:21Turkey’s most populous city votes again in mayoral elections after allegations of fraud marred an initial vote in March.
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Iran, Turkey sign document to enhance strategic cooperation
Jun 21, 2019 09:04Iran and Turkey have signed a document to enhance their mutual strategic partnership as Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited the country.
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Erdogan says Russian S-400 ‘a done deal’, warns US of retaliation
Jun 21, 2019 01:11President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Turkey's purchase of advanced Russian-built S-400 air defense missile systems is “a done deal”, warning that Ankara will retaliate if the Washington imposes sanctions over the purchase.
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Erdogan says Morsi 'murdured,' calls for action against Egypt government
Jun 20, 2019 02:56Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for the prosecution of Egyptian government officials who "murdered" the country's first democratically-elected president Mohamed Morsi.
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US considers three sanctions packages on Turkey over Russian S-400 systems
Jun 19, 2019 12:19US President Donald Trump’s administration is weighing three packages of sanctions against Turkey over Ankara’s decision to acquire advanced Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems.