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Thousands attend Friday prayers at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul for first time in 86 years
Jul 24, 2020 07:58Thousands of worshipers have participated at Muslim Friday prayers held in Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque for the first time since the iconic structure was transformed into a museum.
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Turkey made no coordination with Iraq for military op in Kurdistan region: Foreign ministry
Jul 24, 2020 03:32The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has vehemently condemned an ongoing Turkish 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 being carried out without any coordination with the Baghdad government.
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Turkey warns Egypt of ‘dangerous military adventure’ in Libya
Jul 23, 2020 08:27Turkey has warned that Egypt would embark on a “dangerous adventure” if it went ahead with a plan to deploy troops in the North African country.
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Turkey and Russia declare coordination for Libya truce
Jul 22, 2020 11:12Russia and Turkey have agreed to work harder for a sustainable ceasefire in Libya in coordination with the United Nations.
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Greece says Turkey encroaching on its territory, threatening NATO’s cohesion
Jul 22, 2020 03:09Greece says Turkey is attempting to encroach on its territorial waters and threatening the cohesion of NATO through “illegal and provocative behavior” in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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Erdogan in surprise visit to Hagia Sofia after its reconversion into mosque
Jul 20, 2020 03:17Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pays a flying visit to Hagia Sofia in Istanbul, the country’s most outstanding landmark and a UNESCO World Heritage site, after ordering revocation of the edifice’s nearly century-long status as a museum and its reconversion into a mosque.
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Turkish migrant boat sinking: Death toll rises to 50
Jul 19, 2020 03:09The death toll from a migrant boat disaster in Lake Van in eastern Turkey has risen to 50, the governor's office said on Saturday, after three weeks of search operations.
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Turkey’s Erdogan says Egypt involved in ‘illegal’ action in Libya
Jul 17, 2020 10:59Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Egypt is taking “illegal” action in Libya by supporting the rebels there.
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Reconnaissance plane crashes in eastern Turkey, 7 killed
Jul 16, 2020 02:46A Turkish reconnaissance aircraft has crashed in a mountain in eastern Turkey for unknown reasons, killing seven people.
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Turkish military forces deployed over dozen kilometers into northern Iraq: Top lawmaker
Jul 15, 2020 01:08The head of the security and defense committee at the Iraqi parliament has condemned Ankara’s ongoing cross-border operation in the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region against hideouts of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group, stating that Turkish forces are now deployed more than a dozen kilometers into the area.