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Turkish FM gives Zarif assurance Ankara respects Iran's sovereignty
Dec 13, 2020 03:20Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Ankara's definite policy is to maintain close and cordial relations with Tehran based on good neighborliness after Turkish president’s recitation of a poem provoked unease in Iran.
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Iran summons Turkey’s ambassador over Erdogan’s ‘meddlesome’ remarks
Dec 11, 2020 14:33Iran has summoned Turkey’s Ambassador Derya Ors to formally complain about remarks made by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan which Tehran views as ‘unacceptably meddlesome’ with regard to the issue of the separation of Azerbaijan.
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Turkey slams EU’s ‘biased and illegal’ approach, sanctions threat
Dec 11, 2020 10:54The Turkish foreign ministry has slammed the European Union's approach towards Turkey’s persisting dispute with Greece and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean as "biased and illegal," calling on the Western bloc to instead act as an honest broker.
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Erdogan not informed while undermining Azerbaijan’s sovereignty: Zarif
Dec 11, 2020 10:45Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for reciting a poem about the separation of Azerbaijan, which he says the Turkish leader has misunderstood.
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US is about to sanction Turkey over Russian defense system
Dec 11, 2020 04:13The United States is ready to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of Russian S-400 air defense systems last year, four sources including two US officials told Reuters on Thursday.
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Turkey’s president downplays EU sanctions threat
Dec 10, 2020 04:42Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has downplayed any economic sanctions the European Union might impose on Ankara over the dispute in the eastern Mediterranean.
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US judge orders partial disclosure of Khashoggi's murder files
Dec 09, 2020 03:25A US judge has ordered the partial disclosure of murder files related to dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in a ruling hailed by rights activists as a victory against "the shameful cover-up" of the killing by the US administration.
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Turkey calls on EU to be honest broker in Greece maritime dispute
Dec 08, 2020 14:02Turkey has called on the European Union (EU) to be an honest broker in the country’s standoff with Greece over oil and gas exploration rights in the east Mediterranean Sea.
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Turkey will not bow to threats in Eastern Mediterranean, wants negotiation: Erdogan
Dec 08, 2020 02:56Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country will not cave in to threats and blackmail over its energy exploration rights in the contested Eastern Mediterranean waters, stressing that Ankara is willing to resolve the dispute through negotiation.
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Russia waiting for Turkey to work out second S-400 missile system deal: Official
Dec 07, 2020 12:31Russia’s state-owned hi-tech conglomerate, Rostec Corporation, says the country is waiting for Turkey to negotiate the acquisition of another batch of advanced S-400 missile defense system.