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Turkish forces arrest 5 suspected Gulenists near border with Greece
Aug 26, 2018 02:49Turkish police forces have arrested five people on suspicion of affiliation to a movement led by the US-based opposition Cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the Ankara government accuses of having masterminded the July 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Erdogan urges all Turks to demonstrate commitment to combat attack on economy
Aug 26, 2018 02:43Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on his nation to demonstrate “commitment and determination” as firm guarantees needed to combat “attacks” on Turkey’s economy amid the country’s deepening financial crisis triggered by an array of sanctions imposed by the United States over the detention of an American pastor.
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UN invites Iran, Russia, Turkey to Syria talks in Geneva next month
Aug 25, 2018 00:36United Nations Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura has invited Iran, Russia and Turkey to talks due to be held in Geneva next month on forming Syria's Constitutional Committee, a UN spokeswoman says.
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Turkey: Bolton's remarks prove US waging economic war on NATO ally
Aug 23, 2018 08:00Ankara has censured US National Security Adviser John Bolton’s latest comments about the Turkish financial crisis, saying the remarks prove that Washington is waging an economic war against its NATO ally.
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Most wanted PKK terrorist killed in northern Turkey
Aug 23, 2018 01:21Turkish security forces have killed a high-ranking member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group during a counter-terrorism operation, supported by fighter jets, in the country’s northern province of Gumushane.
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Turkish foreign minister says Trump's Turkey policy self-defeating
Aug 21, 2018 23:06Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has described US President Donald Trump's recent sanctions policy targeting Ankara as "self-defeating."
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Russia’s arms producer says Turkey will receive S-400 missile system in 2019
Aug 21, 2018 23:05Russia will commence delivering its advanced S-400 anti-aircraft missile defence system to Turkey next year, a report says, much to the ire of Ankara’s NATO allies, particularly the United States.
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Turkey takes complaint against additional US steel and aluminum tariffs to WTO
Aug 21, 2018 01:52The World Trade Organization (WTO) says Turkey has initiated a dispute complaint with the Swiss-based intergovernmental trade court against additional metal tariffs imposed by the United States on the Anatolian country over the detention of an American pastor.
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Attack on economy no different from attack on Turkey's flag: Erdoghan
Aug 20, 2018 07:47President Rajab Tayyeb Erdoghan has resembled an attack on Turkey's economy to a strike against its flag or call to prayer, saying the campaign aims to bring "Turkey and its people to their knees."
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Gunmen open fire at US embassy in Turkey’s Ankara
Aug 20, 2018 07:42Unknown gunmen have opened fire at the US Embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara in a drive-by shooting that caused no casualties, police and the embassy spokesperson said Monday.