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Turkey to send peacekeeping troops to Azerbaijan to monitor Karabakh truce
Nov 16, 2020 11:49Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked for parliamentary authorization for the deployment of peacekeeping troops to the Republic of Azerbaijan, in the wake of an agreement with Russia to jointly monitor a ceasefire that has brought weeks of fierce fighting to an end in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Cyprus standoff: Erdogan irks EU by insisting on two-state division of island
Nov 16, 2020 05:14Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for an equal “two-state” solution in Cyprus and warned against what he described as “diplomacy games” over Turkey’s rights to offshore resources in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Historic Istanbul mosque severely damaged after major fire
Nov 16, 2020 05:02A historic wooden mosque in Istanbul has apparently sustained severe damages after a huge fire broke out on Sunday.
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Cyprus calls Erdogan’s planned visit to Famagusta ‘provocation’
Nov 15, 2020 05:06Cyprus has condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's planned visit to a long-abandoned beach resort on the East Mediterranean Island.
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Turkey will use S-400 system just like NATO members employ S-300: Defense minister
Nov 12, 2020 13:52Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar downplays concerns over his country's intention to utilize its highly advanced Russian-built S-400 air defense systems, saying Ankara will use the armament just as other members of the NATO military alliance employ their S-300 defense systems.
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Turkey withdraws from another base in northwest Syria
Nov 10, 2020 14:03Turkish troops have reportedly withdrawn from a second military base in northwestern Syria, as territory held by Turkish-backed militants further shrinks in the West Asian country.
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Turkish finance minister resigns amid currency crisis
Nov 09, 2020 05:25Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak has announced his resignation for health reasons, a day after the central bank chief was fired amid a currency meltdown.
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Turkey's Erdogan replaces central bank governor as lira plummets
Nov 07, 2020 05:16Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has removed the central bank governor from his post and replaced him with former finance minister Naci Agbal after the national currency lira depreciated to a record against the US dollar.
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Iran’s top general offers aid to Turkey after earthquake
Nov 02, 2020 12:40Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri expressed the country’s readiness to provide assistance to the Turkish citizens affected by a recent earthquake in Turkey’s western Province of Izmir.
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Earthquake death toll crosses 80 in Turkey
Nov 02, 2020 06:00A three-year-old girl was rescued from a collapsed building in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Monday, officials said, nearly three days after a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea region which has killed 81 people.