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Turkey detains 10 retired admirals over statement on Canal Istanbul
Apr 05, 2021 04:53Turkey has detained 10 retired admirals after they condemned Canal Istanbul, a project proposed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for posing a possible threat to a pact regulating shipping through the country's key waterways.
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Greece accuses Turkey of trying to provoke it with migrant boats, Ankara denies
Apr 03, 2021 00:54Greece accused Turkey on Friday of trying to provoke it by attempting to push boats carrying migrants into Greek waters, a claim Ankara strongly rejected.
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'Turkey to complain to WTO over Saudi Arabia’s informal boycott of Turkish goods'
Mar 31, 2021 09:43Turkey is reportedly set to raise its concerns regarding an unofficial Saudi boycott against its merchandise at the World Trade Organization (WTO), as Ankara-Riyadh relations further sour following the state-sponsored murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at Riyadh’s consulate in Istanbul.
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Iran demands UN assistance to intra-Afghan talks
Mar 31, 2021 02:53The foreign minister of Iran called on the United Nations to facilitate the intra-Afghan negotiations, which he described as a requisite for peace and stability in Afghanistan.
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US initiates retaliatory action against six countries over digital tax
Mar 29, 2021 07:54The United States has begun to take retaliatory action against six countries for imposing a levy or digital services tax on e-commerce companies that have impacted US enterprises.
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Syria, Russia say will intensify efforts to repatriate refugees despite US sanctions
Mar 25, 2021 06:29Syria and Russia say they will intensify efforts to repatriate refugees and displaced people to areas liberated from foreign-backed terrorists, despite sanctions imposed by the United States on the West Asian country.
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Turkish warplane bombs positions held by US-backed SDF militants in Syria’s Raqqah: SOHR
Mar 21, 2021 11:20A so-called war monitor says a Turkish fighter jet has carried out airstrikes against an area held by US-sponsored SDF militants in Syria’s northern province of Raqqah.
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Erdogan blasts Biden for calling Putin ‘a killer’
Mar 20, 2021 02:42Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized US President Joe Biden for calling Russian President Vladimir Putin “a killer,” saying the comment is “unacceptable” and not befitting of a leader.
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Foreign ministers of Iran, Turkey discuss terror fight, Syria developments
Mar 19, 2021 14:29Foreign ministers of Iran and Turkey have exchanged views about the latest developments in Syria and the joint fight against terror in the region.
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Turkey, Greece start round of exploratory talks on maritime dispute
Mar 17, 2021 04:01Greece and Turkey have begun another round of exploratory talks on a long-standing dispute over energy exploration and territorial rights in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.