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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.
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Turkey vows retaliation against US sanctions
Aug 03, 2018 09:07Turkey has vowed to retaliate against a recent US move to sanction two ministers of the cabinet of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey working to forestall Idlib offensive by Syria
Aug 03, 2018 08:00Turkey is reportedly working to stave off an imminent Syrian army offensive to dislodge terrorists from Idlib which is the last major territory still in militant hands.
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Zarif: Sanctions on Turkish ministers sign of US 'extortion in lieu of statecraft'
Aug 03, 2018 02:34Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has lambasted Washington for using sanctions - this time against Turkey - as a tool to pressure other countries.
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Turkey vows retaliation against US sanctions over jailed pastor
Aug 03, 2018 01:40Turkey has vowed to take retaliatory measures against the United States after Washington slapped two Turkish ministers with sanctions over the trial of a jailed American pastor in the Anatolian country.
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US imposes sanctions on 2 Turkish officials over detention of US pastor
Aug 02, 2018 01:35The United States Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on two Turkish officials over detention of a US pastor.