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'Take your dirty hands off Turkey,' Ankara rails against US envoy
Feb 04, 2023 10:46The Turkish interior minister has lashed out at the US ambassador in Ankara after Washington and eight European countries issued travel warnings and moved to temporarily close their diplomatic missions in Turkey over purported security concerns.
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US senators say no F-16 upgrades for Turkey if it blocks NATO bid of Finland, Sweden
Feb 03, 2023 04:35US senators have warned the Turkish government that if it wants upgrades for its F-16 jet fighters, Ankara must agree with the NATO bids of Finland and Sweden.
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Turkey summons ambassadors of nine Western countries over consulate closures
Feb 03, 2023 03:03Turkey summoned on Thursday ambassadors of nine countries to demand an explanation in the wake of a decision by the countries to temporarily shut diplomatic missions and issue security alerts following desecration of the Holy Qur’an across Europe.
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Turkey says it does not support Sweden’s NATO bid over Quran sacrilege
Feb 02, 2023 04:59Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has a positive view of Finland’s request to join NATO, but he will not support Sweden’s proposal amid tensions over the sacrilege of the holy Quran.
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Turkish-Swedish talks on NATO bid suspended over row with Ankara
Jan 29, 2023 04:50Sweden has canceled talks with Turkey on Stockholm’s bid for membership of NATO, of which Turkey is an old member, amid an escalation of tensions between the two countries.
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Desecration of holy Qur'an insult to all Abrahamic religions, humanity: President Raeisi
Jan 26, 2023 10:04Iran's President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the desecration of the holy Qur'an and disrespect for Islam's Prophet Muhammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny) are an insult to all Abrahamic religions and humanity.
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Turkey summons Dutch envoy over desecration of holy Quran in anti-Islam protest
Jan 24, 2023 12:22The Turkish Foreign Ministry has summoned the Dutch ambassador to Ankara over an anti-Islam protest in The Hague, during which a copy of the Muslims' holy book, Quran, was torn apart.
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Turkey's Erdogan to Sweden: No support for NATO membership after Qur'an desecration
Jan 24, 2023 05:22Turkey has threatened Sweden with refusing to back its membership bid in the US-led military alliance of NATO in reaction to Stockholm's recent condoning of desecration of the Holy Qur'an in front of the Turkish embassy on the Swedish soil.
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Turkey calls off Swedish minister’s visit over planned ‘Qur'an burning’ event in Stockholm
Jan 21, 2023 10:08Turkey has called off a visit by Sweden’s defense minister against the backdrop of a planned ‘Qur'an burning’ event in Stockholm by a right-wing extremist whose anti-Islam conduct sparked riots in the European country last year.
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Turkey summons Swedish ambassador over anti-Islam demo
Jan 21, 2023 08:58Turkey has summoned Sweden's ambassador to condemn an anti-Islam demonstration planned by a Danish-Swedish extremist politician in Stockholm this weekend, a diplomatic source has said.