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Turkey says would work with Syria's Assad if he won 'democratic election'
Dec 16, 2018 13:12Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says the Ankara government would consider working with Syrian President Bashar Assad if he won a democratic and credible election.
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Turkey attacks PKK in Northern Iraq again
Dec 16, 2018 12:34Turkish military aircraft hit [Kurdistan Workers' Party] PKK targets in Northern Iraq again, ignoring protests from Baghdad which says Ankara's repeated airstrikes violate Iraqi sovereignty and endanger civilians.
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Ukraine Orthodox church breaks with Russia’s
Dec 16, 2018 08:08The Ukrainian Orthodox church has joined a political struggle by Kiev against Russia, declaring “independence” from the Russian Orthodox Church.
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EU calls on Turkey to refrain from any unilateral action in Syria
Dec 16, 2018 03:08European Union’s top foreign policy official has called on Turkey to avoid taking any unilateral action in Syria that could destabilize the Arab country.
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Turkey vows to continue attacks on PKK militants in Iraq
Dec 15, 2018 14:22Turkey says it will continue its attacks on the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group in northern Iraq despite Baghdad’s protest at repeated violations of its airspace.
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Erdogan: Khashoggi killer heard saying 'I know how to cut' in audio tape
Dec 15, 2018 04:14Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has revealed part of the audio recording of Jamal Khashoggi's murder, saying one of the killers of the Saudi dissident journalist is heard saying, “I know how to cut."
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Iraq summons Turkish envoy to protest latest airstrikes
Dec 15, 2018 02:25The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has summoned the Turkish ambassador to Baghdad over Ankara’s latest airstrikes against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, expressing its protest at repeated violations of its airspace.
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Iran, Russia, Turkey to meet UN envoy on Syria next week: UN statement
Dec 14, 2018 18:08The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will hold talks with senior officials from Iran, Russia and Turkey, as guarantors of the Syria peace process, in Geneva early next week, a UN statement says.
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Turkish forces to enter Syria’s Manbij if US-backed YPG remains there: Erdogan
Dec 14, 2018 14:59Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will send its forces to the Syrian town of Manbij if the United States does not remove the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) militia from the area.
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Turkish high speed train crashes in Ankara, killing 4, injuring dozens
Dec 13, 2018 03:40A Turkish high speed train collided with another locomotive and crashed into an overpass at a train station in Ankara on Thursday, killing four people and injuring 43, the local governor said.