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Turkey issues arrest warrants for 128 military personnel over alleged Gulen ties
Jun 18, 2019 10:07Turkey has ordered the arrest of 128 military personnel suspected of supporting US-based opposition figure Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for the failed 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Syria does not want fighting with Turkey: Muallem
Jun 18, 2019 09:46Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem says Damascus does after any conflict with Ankara after Turkish and Syrian government forces reportedly exchanged fire in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, the last major bastion of terrorists in the Arab country.
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Egypt's former President Mohammad Morsi dies in court
Jun 18, 2019 00:37Egypt's former President Mohammad Morsi has passed away during a trial court session in the capital Cairo, state television says.
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About 12 killed as refugee boat sinks off western Turkey
Jun 17, 2019 12:11Twelve people have been killed after a dinghy carrying refugees sank off Turkey's western coast, the Turkish coast guard says, adding that 31 others had been rescued.
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Iran’s Zarif hails ‘excellent meetings’ in Rouhani’s regional tour
Jun 17, 2019 02:25Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted the country’s “active diplomacy” and said President Hassan Rouhani had “excellent meetings” with his Tajik and Turkish counterparts as well as the Emir of Qatar and other leaders during visits to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
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12 civilians killed after mortar attack hits Syrian wedding party
Jun 17, 2019 01:57At least 12 Syrian civilians have been killed and more than a dozen injured after a wedding party was hit by a terrorist mortar attack in Aleppo’s suburbs.
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Iran, Turkey presidents express opposition to sanctions, unilateralism
Jun 15, 2019 12:14Presidents of Iran and Turkey have expressed their opposition to any kind of sanctions and unilateralism in international relations.
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Turkey ‘to reciprocate if US imposes sanctions over S-400’
Jun 15, 2019 00:50Turkey has warned that “reciprocal steps” will be taken if the United States imposes sanctions on Ankara over its purchase of Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems.
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Turkey disputes Russia on Idlib truce after post attacked
Jun 14, 2019 01:23Turkey has denied Russian assertions that a ceasefire had been put in place in Syria’s Northwestern Province of Idlib and demanded Russia restore calm in the last major bastion of foreign-backed terrorists.
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Turkey will not back down on plans to obtain Russian S-400 missile systems: FM
Jun 13, 2019 10:40Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says his country will not back down from its decision to buy advanced Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems, rejecting any ultimatums on the issue despite US warnings that it will lead to Ankara's exclusion from the F-35 fighter jet program.