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Greece denounces as ‘direct threat to regional peace’ Turkey’s decision to send back survey ship to disputed waters
Oct 12, 2020 11:54Greece has condemned Turkey’s decision to send its research ship to the Eastern Mediterranean on a seismic survey mission, vowing to press the European Union to impose sanctions on Ankara over the move.
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Incumbent president, Turkey-backed premier to vie in Northern Cyprus runoff
Oct 12, 2020 10:03Incumbent President Mustafa Akinci and Ankara-backed Prime Minister Ersin Tatar will go to a presidential run-off in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus following an election Sunday.
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Turkey once again sending seismic survey ship to disputed waters with Greece
Oct 12, 2020 09:58Turkey is once again planning to send its research ship to the Eastern Mediterranean on a seismic survey mission, after hopes for deescalation of tensions with its NATO ally Greece were dashed with the European Union’s sanctions threat against Ankara.
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Turkey, EU trade barbs despite signs of rapprochement
Oct 07, 2020 05:45Despite recent signs of rapprochement between Turkey and the European Union (EU), ties between the two sides took a turn for the worse after Brussels threatened Ankara with sanctions and accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government of ruining the country’s chances to join the bloc.
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17 killed, dozens wounded in bomb attack in northwest Syria: Reports
Oct 06, 2020 12:31At least 17 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in a car bomb explosion in northwest Syria, reports says.
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President Assad: Turkey sending Takfiris to Karabakh after instigating war
Oct 06, 2020 07:59Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has called Turkey the “main instigator” of the Azerbaijan-Armenia military conflict, saying Damascus can confirm that Ankara is sending Takfiri terrorists from northern Syria to operate in the disputed Karabakh region.
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Turkey must definitely be in any peace process, Aliyev says of Karabakh conflict
Oct 06, 2020 03:12Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev says Turkey should take part in any peace process for the Nagorno-Karabakh following a potential future ceasefire, amid a worrying flare-up of deadly clashes in the disputed region between Azerbaijan and Armenia-backed forces.
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Turkey pulls back drilling ship from Cyprus ahead of NATO chief visit
Oct 05, 2020 10:07Turkey has apparently taken a step towards deescalation in the disputed Mediterranean waters by pulling back its drilling ship from southwest of Cyprus ahead of a planned visit by NATO chief.
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Saudi trader urges boycott of Turkish goods; govt. office rejects it
Oct 05, 2020 10:01The head of Saudi Arabia’s Chambers of Commerce has called for a boycott of Turkish products amid reports of partial, informal embargo imposed by Riyadh.
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Turkey's Erdogan, Libya's Sarraj reaffirm bilateral cooperation in Istanbul meeting
Oct 05, 2020 05:30Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met with Libya's outgoing Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, who heads the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in the North African country.