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Turkey blasts EU for attending Egypt summit despite executions
Feb 27, 2019 03:30Turkey has lashed out at European Union leaders for their double standards on the issue of human rights after they attended a summit in Egypt while turning a blind eye to the recent much-criticized executions in the North African state.
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New Senate bill to force Trump to issue public report on Khashoggi killing
Feb 27, 2019 01:21US senators have introduced a bill aimed at forcing the administration of President Donald Trump to issue a public report on the killing of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s Turkey consulate last year.
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Turkey says purchase of Russian S-400 missile system ‘a done deal’
Feb 26, 2019 14:27Turkey says the purchase of the advanced Russian-built S-400 air defense missile system is a “done deal,” despite strong opposition from the United States, a NATO ally, and its efforts to persuade Ankara to buy the US Patriot missile systems instead.
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Erdogan warns US-planned Syria safe zone must be under Turkey’s control
Feb 24, 2019 02:55Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned the United States and allies operating along the Syria border that any safe zone planned for the area should be under Ankara’s control.
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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.