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Nearly 300 Turkish diplomats seek asylum in Germany after 2016 coup attempt
Jun 24, 2018 03:11Nearly 300 Turkish diplomats have sought asylum in Germany since the 2016 coup attempt against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkish police arrest 47 suspects over links to Gulen network
Jun 24, 2018 03:02Turkish police forces have arrested at least 47 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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Polls open in Turkey in biggest test for Erdogan
Jun 24, 2018 01:29Turkish voters have begun casting their ballots in presidential and parliamentary elections in the biggest test for President Tayyip Erdogan since he came to power more than a decade and a half ago.
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Turkey’s ruling AKP may form coalition if fails to secure majority: Erdogan
Jun 22, 2018 02:10Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he might seek to form a coalition government if his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) fails to secure a majority in the upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections.
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US gives Turkey first F-35 warplane despite opposition at home
Jun 22, 2018 01:02The United States has delivered the first of the six F-35 warplanes it has contracted to give to Turkey, despite domestic opposition over Ankara’s decision to buy the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system.
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PKK rocket attack kills two soldiers in southeast Turkey
Jun 21, 2018 01:26Two Turkish soldiers have been killed in a rocket attack launched by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group on military vehicles in southeastern Turkey.
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Turkey election rivals accuse Erdogan of media monopoly
Jun 21, 2018 01:01Opposition candidates in Turkey’s presidential election say incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a near-monopoly over the media in the run-up to the June 24 elections.
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UN envoy discusses Syria constitutional body with Turkey, Iran, Russia
Jun 19, 2018 12:12UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura has held "substantive" talks with officials from Iran, Russia and Turkey over the planned formation of Syria's constitutional committee and how it would function.
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“Turkey will buy Russia’s S-400 missile systems”
Jun 19, 2018 09:49Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated that Ankara will purchase Russia’s S-400 missile systems and this issue is closed.
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Turkish jets target high level PKK meeting in Iraq's Qandil
Jun 17, 2018 01:52Turkish fighter jets have targeted a Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) meeting in Iraq's Qandil mountains, says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.