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Ankara says Trump accepted Erdogan’s invitation to visit Turkey in 2019
Dec 25, 2018 04:05US President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation by his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to visit the country next year, according to a spokesperson for Turkey’s leader.
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Turkey FM calls Netanyahu ‘baby killer,’ likens him to PKK amid war of words
Dec 25, 2018 03:42Turkey’s foreign minister likens the Israeli premier to Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants, which Ankara views as terrorists, saying Benjamin Netanyahu is a “baby killer,” who sought, in vain, to partition Syria using the Kurdish militants there.
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Turkey: US missile deal not to impact S-400 purchase from Russia
Dec 25, 2018 03:03Turkish Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin says his country’s possible purchase of Patriot missile systems from the United States will not affect a deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile systems.
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Erdogan calls Netanyahu a ‘tyrant’ as war of words heats up
Dec 24, 2018 06:02Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hit back at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the latter accused Turkey of invading Cyprus.
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Turkey deploys military reinforcements to Kurdish-held northern Syria
Dec 23, 2018 05:01Turkey has dispatched military reinforcements to northern Syria, which is held by US-backed Kurdish militants, as American troops prepare to leave the Arab country.
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Thousands protest against rise of living costs in Turkey
Dec 23, 2018 02:01Thousands of protesters from all over Turkey take to the street in Istanbul to demonstrate against the rise in the cost of living in Turkey.
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Erdogan welcomes US troop withdrawal from Syria
Dec 21, 2018 14:22Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed the United States’ announced withdrawal from Syria, temporarily postponing a planned invasion of Syria’s Kurdish-controlled northeastern regions.
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Syrians rally in Hasakah to protest Turkey’s ‘threats’ of military offensive
Dec 21, 2018 02:41Syrians have rallied in the Northeastern Province of al-Hasakah, protesting “threats” posed to their country after Turkey announced another possible military operation in the north of the Arab state.
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Iran, Turkey pledge to promote economic ties to reach $30bn trade target
Dec 20, 2018 11:05Iran and Turkey have agreed to step up their economic cooperation with the aim of reaching a $30-billion target set for their annual trade, voicing concern over the re-imposition by the US of unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic, a move which they say could affect the entire region's economy.
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Libyan army demands UN investigation into 'two weapons shipments from Turkey'
Dec 20, 2018 08:24The Libyan National Army has called on the United Nations Security Council to launch an immediate investigation into what it says are two shipments of military hardware from Turkey to the North African country.