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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
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US issues ultimatum to Turkey to backtrack on Russia’s S-400 system
Jun 08, 2019 01:07The United States has warned Turkey that it must abandon a deal with Russia to buy an S-400 missile defense system before the end of July or cannot continue participating in the F-35 fighter jet program.
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US stops accepting new Turkish pilots to train on F-35 fighter jets
Jun 07, 2019 03:33The United States says it has no plans for the time being to accept any additional Turkish pilots to train on F-35 fighter jets as part of a planned program between the two countries.
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Turkey won't backtrack from Russian S-400 deal: Erdogan
Jun 04, 2019 08:26Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to an agreement with Moscow to buy Russian S-400 missile defense systems, saying Ankara will not step back from the deal despite US threats of “devastating” consequences.
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‘Turkish forces ‘neutralize’ 141 PKK terrorists in Turkey, northern Iraq in May’
Jun 04, 2019 00:59Turkish military forces have “neutralized” more than a hundred members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group following a string of counter-terrorism operations in the country’s southeastern provinces as well as Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in the month of May.