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Turkey says its forces will remain in Syria’s Idlib despite truce
Mar 12, 2020 09:48Turkey says its military personnel will stay in Idlib Province despite a ceasefire deal with Russia, and that any withdrawal from the embattled Syrian region is “out of the question.”
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Turkey’s Erdogan says Greek authorities ‘acting like Nazis’ in treating refugees
Mar 11, 2020 10:31Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Greek authorities are acting like the Nazis as they resort to violence in preventing thousands of refugees from crossing the Turkish border into Greece.
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COVID-19: China reports new infections; Turkey, Bolivia confirm 1st cases
Mar 11, 2020 07:01China has reported an increase in its new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, reversing four consecutive days of decreases, and more countries are reporting their first infections.
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US offers Turkey Patriot missiles if it ditches Russia’s S-400: Erdogan
Mar 11, 2020 05:36Turkey’s president says the United States has offered to provide Ankara with the Patriot missile system if it refuses to operationalize the advanced S-400 defense system that it has bought from Russia.
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Turkey’s Erdogan continues to withstand EU pressure to close border
Mar 11, 2020 05:25Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to resist pressure from the European Union (EU) states to stop the flow of refugees through his country’s borders with Greece, but has announced plans for the convention of a summit with European leaders next week to seek a solution to the crisis.
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Erdogan urges 'concrete support' from Europe over refugee crisis
Mar 10, 2020 04:59President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey says he is after “concrete support” from European allies amid an ongoing standoff with the European Union over a refugee crisis.
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Erdogan’s ex-ally applies to establish new political party to challenge ruling AKP
Mar 10, 2020 03:02In a challenge to Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), a former ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has formally commenced the procedure to launch his own political party.
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European Commission urges Turkey to take migrants back from Greek border
Mar 10, 2020 02:47The European Commission has called on Turkey to move refugees and migrants away from the Greek border as part of measures aimed at ‘relieving the pressure’ and paving the way for the resolution of the crisis.
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Some 200 Turkish-backed militants flee crisis-hit Libya to Europe: SOHR
Mar 10, 2020 02:42The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) says 200 Takfiri militants, whom Turkey has transported from restive areas in northern Syria to Libya to fight alongside Turkish military forces, have managed to flee from the North African country and sneak into Europe.
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Erdogan to Greece: Open your borders to migrants
Mar 08, 2020 15:40Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeals to Greece to open its borders to thousands of migrants attempting to cross the country toward other European destinations.