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EU calls for dialogue with Turkey, end to tensions in Eastern Mediterranean
Sep 01, 2020 01:15The European Union has called for dialogue with Turkey, demanding that Ankara refrain from unilateral steps that stoke tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Turkish president lashes out at Greek, French leaders amid maritime row
Aug 31, 2020 07:21Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed at the leaders of France and Greece as tensions escalate between the NATO allies over oil and gas exploration in the disputed waters of the Mediterranean.
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Greece plan to extend territorial waters could cause war: Turkey
Aug 30, 2020 06:20Turkey has warned against Greece’s controversial plans to extend its territorial waters, saying the move could cause a war between the two nations, which already remain locked up in a dispute over energy resources in the Mediterranean sea.
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Turkey starts new drills in Mediterranean as tensions rise
Aug 30, 2020 03:08The Turkish military has launched fresh war games in the eastern Mediterranean region, as tensions between Ankara and Athens mount over maritime borders and gas drilling rights.
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Turkey uses drinking water as weapon of war against civilians in Syria’s Hasakah: UN envoy
Aug 28, 2020 08:04Syria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Bashar al-Jaafari says Turkey uses drinking war as a weapon of war against ordinary people in the country’s northeastern province of Hasakah.
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Iraqi President calls on Turkey to stop cross-border incursions, respect sovereignty
Aug 27, 2020 12:22Iraqi President Barham Salih has called on Turkey to stop its ongoing operation in the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region against hideouts of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group, saying the cross-border offensive is violating Iraq's sovereignty.
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Turkey says conducted drills with US in eastern Mediterranean
Aug 27, 2020 02:01Turkey says it has conducted military drills with a US Navy destroyer in the eastern Mediterranean, amid a dispute with Greece over maritime boundaries and offshore energy rights.
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Turkey’s Erdogan warns Greece against taking ‘path to ruin’
Aug 26, 2020 07:09Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey would not give up “what it deserves” in the Mediterranean Sea, warning Greece against making mistakes that would pave the way to its “ruin,” as the two countries remain locked up in a dispute over energy resources in the sea.
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Astana guarantor states censure Israeli aggression on Syrian soil
Aug 26, 2020 01:59Iran, Russia and Turkey — the three guarantor states of the Astana peace process — have blasted Zionist entity’s continued attacks on Syria as well as the illegal US seizure of the Syrian oil.
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Turkey to import bulk of its gas needs despite Black Sea discovery: Iran
Aug 25, 2020 03:08Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh says Turkey would continue to need gas imports from countries like Iran despite the recent discovery of a gas field which Ankara has publicized as a major step toward energy independence.