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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.
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Turkey says does not expect US sanctions over S-400 missile systems under Biden
Nov 26, 2020 15:56A high-ranking official from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) says Ankara does not anticipate Washington’s sanctions over its purchase of Russian-made S-400 defense missile systems after US president-elect Joe Biden takes office.
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Turkish court adds new Saudi suspects in Khashoggi case
Nov 25, 2020 04:46A court in Turkey has named new suspects in the case against Saudi officials charged with the state-sponsored murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October 2018, saying the measure is needed to help reveal the full truth behind the killing.
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Turkey summons EU, Germany, Italy envoys to protest search of Libya-bound vessel
Nov 24, 2020 10:10The Turkish Foreign Ministry has summoned the ambassadors of Germany, Italy and the European Union (EU) to protest the interception of a Turkish-flagged commercial ship bound for Libya in the Eastern Mediterranean by an EU-led mission.
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Turkish president, Saudi monarch talk bilateral relations ahead of G20 summit
Nov 21, 2020 11:23Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud have exchanged viewpoints on the development of mutual ties ahead of the upcoming G20 summit as relations between Ankara and Riyadh have sharply soured over the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in early October 2018.
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Istanbul mayor calls for new lockdown to contain pandemic
Nov 17, 2020 03:56It seems the growing number of Coronavirus infections and deaths has not yet sounded the alarm in Turkey' government offices to impose another lockdown in the country.
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Turkey to send peacekeeping troops to Azerbaijan to monitor Karabakh truce
Nov 16, 2020 11:49Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked for parliamentary authorization for the deployment of peacekeeping troops to the Republic of Azerbaijan, in the wake of an agreement with Russia to jointly monitor a ceasefire that has brought weeks of fierce fighting to an end in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Cyprus standoff: Erdogan irks EU by insisting on two-state division of island
Nov 16, 2020 05:14Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for an equal “two-state” solution in Cyprus and warned against what he described as “diplomacy games” over Turkey’s rights to offshore resources in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Historic Istanbul mosque severely damaged after major fire
Nov 16, 2020 05:02A historic wooden mosque in Istanbul has apparently sustained severe damages after a huge fire broke out on Sunday.
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Cyprus calls Erdogan’s planned visit to Famagusta ‘provocation’
Nov 15, 2020 05:06Cyprus has condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's planned visit to a long-abandoned beach resort on the East Mediterranean Island.