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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.
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Turkey will bring S-400 missile systems into play if necessary, Erdogan says
Jun 13, 2018 02:56Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says Ankara will utilize sophisticated Russian-made S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, which it plans to acquire under a deal finalized late last year, if necessary.
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Turkey slams Austria’s anti-Muslim decision as threat against interfaith dialogue
Jun 13, 2018 02:40Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has slammed Austria's decision to shut down several mosques and deport dozens of foreign-funded imams as a threat against interfaith dialogue and called for revision of the decision.
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Turkish jets ‘destroy 12 PKK targets’ in Iraq
Jun 12, 2018 06:23Turkish fighter jets have destroyed 12 targets belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the Turkish military says, as the army steps up a campaign against militant positions in the Qandil region.
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Turkey will purchase S-400s from Russia to safeguard own security: Interior Min.
Jun 09, 2018 01:40Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu says his country has an unalienable right to protect its own security and will spare no efforts to procure sophisticated Russian-made S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to achieve such a goal.
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Turkish courts handed jail terms to over 2,000 suspects over failed coup: Justice minister
Jun 08, 2018 02:13Turkey says its courts have so far handed prison terms for more than 2,000 people suspected of having links to a failed coup against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan two years ago.