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Sanctions against Turkey on EU table over Greece tensions: France
Sep 07, 2020 01:07France says sanctions against Turkey are on the table during an upcoming meeting of the European Council as tensions with Greece deepen.
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Iraqi parliament committee rejects direct negotiations with Turkey amid PKK operation
Sep 07, 2020 00:19The security and defense committee of Iraq’s parliament has rejected direct negotiations with Turkey over an ongoing cross-border operation in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region against the hideouts of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
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Erdogan warns Greece to enter Mediterranean talks or face ‘painful’ consequences
Sep 06, 2020 04:08Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Greece to enter talks over disputed territorial claims in the eastern Mediterranean or face “painful” consequences.
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Turkey calls Macron ‘hysterical’ over Syria, Libya, East Mediterranean
Sep 05, 2020 11:00Turkish foreign minister has called French President Emmanuel Macron “hysterical” over his meddling in foreign-backed conflicts in Libya and Syria as well as Ankara’s dispute with Greece over sea boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Turkey accuses Greece of ‘rejecting dialog, lying’ in Mediterranean dispute
Sep 05, 2020 02:54Turkey has accused Greece of shunning dialog and lying after Athens denied it had agreed to NATO-brokered talks aimed at de-escalating tensions in disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean.
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US announces decision to partially lift arms ban on Cyprus, angering Turkey
Sep 02, 2020 01:55The United States says it is partially lifting a 33-year arms embargo on Cyprus, drawing a strong rebuke from Turkey, at a time of escalating tensions in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Turkish-backed militants steal electricity poles, transmission towers in Syria’s Hasakah: SANA
Sep 01, 2020 01:54Turkish-backed Takfiri militants have stolen electricity poles and transmission towers in the northern sector of Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah, as they continue to commit various crimes against local populations.
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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.