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Erdogan: Contract on Russian S-400 ‘a done deal’
Jun 13, 2019 07:59Turkey’s contract with Russia over the purchase of the Russian S-400 missile systems is a “done deal,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says, once again rejecting US warnings not to go ahead with the purchase.
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Russia, Turkey broker ceasefire in Syria’s embattled Idlib
Jun 13, 2019 02:42Russia and Turkey have brokered a full ceasefire agreement in Syria’s Northwestern Province of Idlib aimed at halting clashes between government forces and terrorists in the area, the last major bastion of foreign-backed terrorists in the Arab country.
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Shortening of F-35 pilot training program not in line with Washington-Ankara alliance: Turkish Defense Minister
Jun 12, 2019 11:22Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has criticized Washington for its recent decision to halt the training of Turkish pilots on F-35 stealth fighter jets at an airbase in the US state of Arizona over Ankara's plans to buy advanced Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems, stating that the measure is against "the spirit of alliance.”
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Moscow, Damascus to hand crushing response to terrorists in Idlib: Lavrov
Jun 11, 2019 08:29Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow and Damascus will give a “crushing” response to militants launching attacks in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, the last major stronghold of foreign-backed terrorists in the Arab state.
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US taking no step to create S-400 working group: Turkey
Jun 11, 2019 02:56A senior Turkish official says the United States has not moved to create a joint working group to discuss Ankara’s pending procurement of Russian S-400 missile defense systems.
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Turkish F-35 pilots no longer flying at US base: Pentagon
Jun 11, 2019 01:24The United States has grounded Turkish F-35 pilots in Arizona over Ankara's plans to buy Russia’s S-400 air defense system, according to a Pentagon spokesman.
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Security forces neutralize 'wanted' PKK terrorist in southeastern Turkey
Jun 10, 2019 00:56Turkish security forces have killed a prominent member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group during a counter-terrorism operation in the country’s Kurdish-populated Southeastern Province of Diyarbakir.
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Expansion of Iran-Turkey ties important for regional security: Rouhani
Jun 08, 2019 14:08President Hassan Rouhani said that expansion of ties between Iran and Turkey, as two key players in Islamic world and the region, is important for regional security and stability.
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Turkey, Azerbaijan launch joint military drill in Nakhchivan region
Jun 08, 2019 12:23Turkey and Azerbaijan have launched a joint military drill in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan, with the aim of developing the armies' coordination and ability to carry out joint operations, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry says.
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Turkish forces ‘neutralize’ 43 Kurdish PKK terrorists in northern Iraq: Turkey
Jun 08, 2019 12:20Turkish military forces have “neutralized” dozens of members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group following a string of artillery and airstrikes followed by operations by commando brigades in Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region