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President Rouhani’s chief of staff meets Erdogan in Ankara
Aug 11, 2018 01:41President Hassan Rouhani’s Chief of Staff, Mahmoud Vaezi, held talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on a range of issues, including ways to offset the US sanctions against the two neighboring countries.
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Trump doubles tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum, says relations 'not good'
Aug 11, 2018 01:31US President Donald Trump has announced to double steel and aluminum tariffs on Turkey, saying relations between Washington and Ankara “not good” as tensions mount between the two countries.
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Turkey's Erdogan: US has dollars, 'we have our God'
Aug 10, 2018 07:58Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Turks to "have no worries" after the national currency lira hit a new record low amid political tensions with the US.
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US sanctions won’t affect Turkey ties with Iran: FM Cavusoglu
Aug 10, 2018 07:33Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Cavusoglu says his country is resolved to expand ties with Iran despite US threats to punish governments that violate recently-restored economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
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Iran, Russia and Turkey keen to avoid battle in Syria's Idlib: UN
Aug 09, 2018 14:56A UN official says Iran, Russia and Turkey have assured that they would do their utmost to avoid a battle for the recapture of Idlib in northwestern Syria, which is being held by foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists.
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Turkey issues arrest warrants for dozen teachers over affiliation to Gulen network
Aug 09, 2018 08:18Turkish prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for a dozen teachers on suspicion of affiliation to a movement led by 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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Turkish, US officials to discuss disputes in Washington in two days: Report
Aug 07, 2018 02:11A delegation of Turkish officials is reportedly set to visit the United States for discussions on the ongoing diplomatic tensions between the two NATO allies over a set of issues, particularly the Syria policy and trade ties.
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Turkish policeman killed in PKK attack
Aug 05, 2018 01:02A Turkish police officer has been killed and eight others have been injured in an attack blamed on the militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey.
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In tit-for-tat response, Erdogan says Turkey to freeze assets of 'US justice, interior ministers'
Aug 05, 2018 00:59President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will freeze the assets in Turkey of the US ministers of "justice and interior," in tit-for-tat response to US sanctions on his country over the detention of an American pastor.
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Erdogan warns of 'economic war' with US as lira hitting new record low
Aug 04, 2018 06:59Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is facing an "economic war" after the lira hit a fresh record low against the dollar amid rising tensions with Washington.