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Turkey’s president downplays EU sanctions threat
Dec 10, 2020 04:42Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has downplayed any economic sanctions the European Union might impose on Ankara over the dispute in the eastern Mediterranean.
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US judge orders partial disclosure of Khashoggi's murder files
Dec 09, 2020 03:25A US judge has ordered the partial disclosure of murder files related to dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in a ruling hailed by rights activists as a victory against "the shameful cover-up" of the killing by the US administration.
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Turkey calls on EU to be honest broker in Greece maritime dispute
Dec 08, 2020 14:02Turkey has called on the European Union (EU) to be an honest broker in the country’s standoff with Greece over oil and gas exploration rights in the east Mediterranean Sea.
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Turkey will not bow to threats in Eastern Mediterranean, wants negotiation: Erdogan
Dec 08, 2020 02:56Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will not cave in to threats and blackmail over its energy exploration rights in the contested Eastern Mediterranean waters, stressing that Ankara is willing to resolve the dispute through negotiation.
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Russia waiting for Turkey to work out second S-400 missile system deal: Official
Dec 07, 2020 12:31Russia’s state-owned hi-tech conglomerate, Rostec Corporation, says the country is waiting for Turkey to negotiate the acquisition of another batch of advanced S-400 missile defense system.
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Erdogan hopes France will 'get rid of' Macron soon
Dec 04, 2020 13:52Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he hopes France will "get rid of" President Emmanuel Macron in the shortest possible time, in his harshest remark against the French leader yet.
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Turkish survey ship returns to base ahead of EU meet
Nov 30, 2020 10:35Turkey has decided to once again return home its seismic research vessel from the disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea ahead of a European Union meeting.
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UN, Turkey condemn Iranian nuclear scientist’s assassination
Nov 29, 2020 04:09A spokesman for the UN secretary general as well as the Turkish Foreign Ministry have separately condemned the Friday assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
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US-backed SDF militants don’t stop terrorists from sneaking Syria-Iraq border: Official
Nov 27, 2020 09:30A high-ranking Iraqi military official says militants affiliated with the Kurdish-led and US-sponsored Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) do not prevent foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists from crossing border into Iraq.
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Turkish court gives life sentences to 337 in mass coup attempt trial
Nov 27, 2020 01:46A Turkish court has jailed 337 former pilots and other suspects for life on charges of involvement in the botched July 2016 coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.