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Qatar to maintain ties with Iran, Turkey despite Saudi reconciliation
Jan 08, 2021 13:51Qatar has reaffirmed the importance of maintaining its relations with Iran and Turkey, despite its plan to reconcile with Saudi Arabia and its regional allies, which urged Doha to downgrade its ties with Tehran.
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Turkish forces, militants target villages in Syria’s Raqqah with artillery shells
Jan 08, 2021 05:21Turkish military forces and allied militants have launched barrages of artillery shells at residential neighborhoods in the northern sector of Syria’s Province of Raqqah.
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Turkey indicts senior Kurdish leader, rebuffs EU demands
Jan 08, 2021 05:03A Turkish court has accepted an indictment against the co-head of the country’s pro-Kurdish opposition party, rejecting demands by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for his release.
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Turkish police arrest 17 in Istanbul after student protests
Jan 05, 2021 12:20Police in Turkey have arrested 17 individuals in early morning raids a day after a student protest rally against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s appointment of a chancellor to a top university in Istanbul.
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Turkish police clash with students protesting Erdogan-appointed university rector
Jan 05, 2021 03:01Turkish police forces have clashed with students who gathered outside one of the country's top universities to protest against the appointment of a political figure as the facility's new rector.
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Turkey hands life sentence to 92 people over 2016 coup attempt
Dec 31, 2020 05:30A court in Turkey has handed life sentences to 92 people, including former high-ranking army officials, for involvement in the 2016 failed coup.
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Iran, Turkey, Pakistan plan to revive railway line: Report
Dec 30, 2020 14:13Iran, Turkey and Pakistan plan to revive a railway line connecting Istanbul to Tehran and Islamabad and ultimately extend it to China, Tokyo-based newsmagazine Nikkei Asia reports.
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Turkey comes down hard on NGOs in ‘anti-terror’ bid
Dec 27, 2020 08:46Turkey’s parliament has approved a law drafted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party that enables deeply intrusive oversight of non-governmental organizations in the name of fighting “terrorism.”
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Turkey’s Erdogan says Israel’s policies toward Palestinians ‘unacceptable’
Dec 26, 2020 02:30Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Israel’s policies toward Palestinians are “unacceptable” and are hindering better ties between Turkey and the Tel Aviv regime.
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Turkey launches naval exercises in eastern Mediterranean amidst tensions
Dec 21, 2020 09:13Turkey has staged naval drills in the eastern Mediterranean amidst tensions with the European Union over the announcement of sanctions against Ankara earlier this month.