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Erdogan says Turkey seeks to restore friendship with Egypt
May 08, 2021 01:06Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country seeks to expand talks with Egypt to mend their fractured ties and restore their "historic" friendship.
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Turkey, Egypt kick off diplomatic talks in Cairo to mend relations
May 05, 2021 03:01Turkey and Egypt have kicked off a diplomatic rapprochement after years of political estrangement, with a Turkish delegation arriving in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for talks.
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Baghdad summons Turkish envoy over Ankara’s ongoing violations in northern Iraq
May 04, 2021 03:21Iraqi Foreign Ministry has summoned Turkish chargé d'affairs in Baghdad to submit a letter of protest over Ankara’s ongoing violations in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, including the presence of the Turkish defense minister in the area without prior coordination.
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Police in Turkey detain more than 200 people defying May Day protest ban in Istanbul
May 02, 2021 02:08Turkish police detained more than 200 people who were trying to hold a May Day rally in Istanbul on Saturday in defiance of a ban related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Group warns over 'expansionist' Turkish plan to build base in Iraq
May 01, 2021 09:32An Iraqi parliamentary faction has expressed opposition to a plan by Turkey to build a military base in the northern part of the Arab country, calling the move "provocative" and a "violation of Iraqi sovereignty."
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Turkey plans to build base in northern Iraq as it did in Syria: Report
May 01, 2021 01:31Turkey reportedly plans to build a new military base in Iraq’s northern border areas, where the Turkish military has been engaged in an operation against Kurdish militants, despite harsh criticism from the Baghdad government.
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Turkish military base in northern Syria hit by unknown aircraft, report says
Apr 30, 2021 07:14An unidentified aircraft has reportedly bombarded a base belonging to Turkish military forces in Syria’s northern province of Raqqah as the troops are conducting a military campaign in the area against US-sponsored Kurdish militants from the so-called People's Protection Units (YPG).
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Iran, Turkey to revise preferential trade agreement signed in 2015
Apr 27, 2021 00:51Iran and Turkey are negotiating to revise a major trade deal signed six years ago as the neighbors seek to offset trade losses suffered in recent years because of the US sanctions on Iran and the spread of coronavirus pandemic.
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Syria urges intl. pressure on Turkish forces to stop cutting off water supply to Hasakah city
Apr 26, 2021 02:20Damascus has called for international pressure on the Turkish forces to stop cutting off access to drinking water through the Alouk water pumping station in Hasakah city and its suburbs.
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Turkey vows to respond in time to Biden’s ‘outrageous’ recognition of Armenian genocide
Apr 26, 2021 01:54Turkey vows to respond in time to Biden’s ‘outrageous’ recognition of Armenian genocide.