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Turkey orders arrest of 295 military personnel
Feb 22, 2019 11:07Turkey ordered the arrest of 295 serving military personnel on Friday, the prosecutor's office said, accusing them of links to the network of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who Ankara says orchestrated a 2016 attempted coup.
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Turkey censures draft European report on Ankara’s accession to EU
Feb 21, 2019 09:06Turkey has denounced as “unacceptable” a draft report by a key European Parliament committee that calls for the suspension of negotiations with Ankara for accession to the European Union (EU).
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Tahrir al-Sham terrorist leader has surgery in Turkey after Idlib twin bombings: Report
Feb 20, 2019 03:30The commander-in-chief of the Takfiri Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group has reportedly been transported to Turkey and underwent a surgery there, after being seriously wounded at a double bomb attack in Syria's northwestern city of Idlib.
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Syrian Kurds should begin dialog with Damascus: Russia
Feb 18, 2019 02:34Russia says Syria’s Kurdish militants should begin dialog with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as the United States — hitherto backing them on the ground — is preparing to withdraw from the Arab country.
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US ‘won’t stand idly by’ as Turkey buys S-400: Pence
Feb 17, 2019 16:20US Vice President Mike Pence has repeated warnings to Turkey against purchasing of Russia’s S-400 missile defense systems, arguing that doing so puts other members of the NATO military alliance in danger.
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No going back on S-400 deal with Russia despite US: Erdogan
Feb 16, 2019 09:42Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated his country’s resolve to proceed with a purchase of advanced S-400 air defense missile system from Russia, a day after an informal deadline Washington set for Ankara to respond to a rival US offer passed.
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Erdogan vows to carry Khashoggi case to intl. court
Feb 16, 2019 02:48Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is working to carry the case of the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul to an international court.
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Khashoggi’s body possibly burnt in oven at Saudi consul-general's residency: Turkey
Feb 15, 2019 05:07Turkish police have discovered a tandoori oven at the Saudi consul-general's residency in Istanbul, suggesting that the body of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been burnt.
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Terrorists mustn’t feel safe anywhere in world: Iran's Rouhani
Feb 15, 2019 03:45President Hassan Rouhani says terrorists must not feel safe in Syria or any other part of the world, warning their supporters about playing the card of terrorism to achieve their goals.
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US, foreign powers support terror groups: President Rouhani
Feb 14, 2019 13:26President Hassan Rouhani has lashed out at Western states, especially the US, for throwing their support behind terror groups.