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Turkey withdraws from another base in northwest Syria
Nov 10, 2020 14:03Turkish troops have reportedly withdrawn from a second military base in northwestern Syria, as territory held by Turkish-backed militants further shrinks in the West Asian country.
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Turkish finance minister resigns amid currency crisis
Nov 09, 2020 05:25Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak has announced his resignation for health reasons, a day after the central bank chief was fired amid a currency meltdown.
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Turkey's Erdogan replaces central bank governor as lira plummets
Nov 07, 2020 05:16Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has removed the central bank governor from his post and replaced him with former finance minister Naci Agbal after the national currency lira depreciated to a record against the US dollar.
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Iran’s top general offers aid to Turkey after earthquake
Nov 02, 2020 12:40Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri expressed the country’s readiness to provide assistance to the Turkish citizens affected by a recent earthquake in Turkey’s western Province of Izmir.
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Earthquake death toll crosses 80 in Turkey
Nov 02, 2020 06:00A three-year-old girl was rescued from a collapsed building in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Monday, officials said, nearly three days after a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea region which has killed 81 people.
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Man rescued from rubble as Turkey's quake death toll rises to 75
Nov 02, 2020 03:11A 70-year-old man was pulled from the rubble of a flattened building in western Turkey early on Sunday after being buried under the debris for 33 hours following a powerful earthquake which struck the country’s Aegean coast and Greek islands.
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Turkey extends research vessel mission in eastern Mediterranean again
Nov 01, 2020 12:23Turkey has decided to extend once again the work of its seismic research vessel in disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, despite warnings from Greece that such move is at odds with international efforts to ease tensions between the two sides.
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Turkish FM in Azerbaijan as tensions flare over Karabakh
Nov 01, 2020 08:40Turkey's foreign minister has arrived in Baku for talks over an ongoing conflict between Republic of Azerbaijan and Republic of Armenia.
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Iran stands ready to assist Turkey after Izmir earthquake
Nov 01, 2020 04:09Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tehran will remain in close contact with its Turkish friends and stand ready to help after an earthquake struck the Turkish city of Izmir.
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President Rouhani offers aid to Turkey after Izmir temblor
Nov 01, 2020 03:54President Hassan Rouhani expressed Iran’s readiness to provide neighboring Turkey with disaster relief after an earthquake struck the Turkish city of Izmir.