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Russian FM, UN envoy agree to strengthen cease-fire in Syria
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara[Turkey], June 9 (ANI): Russia has called for a strengthening of the cease-fire arrangement in Syria's de-escalation zones with the objective of accelerating peace talks during a meeting with a UN special envoy in Moscow on Thursday.
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Turkey's Erdogan calls for dialogue to ease Gulf crisis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], June 6 (ANI) : Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for dialogue and negotiation among members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to ease the unprecedented diplomatic crisis that has erupted after some of the countries severed diplomatic relations with
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Turkey rejects U.S. resolution over D. C. clash
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 26 (ANI): Rejecting a resolution by the U.S. House of Representatives condemning last week's clash outside the Turkish embassy in Washington D.C., Ankara said it "distorts the facts".
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Turkey, U.S. discuss Syrian refugee crisis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 24 (ANI): Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley discussed the Syrian refugee crisis during their meeting on Tuesday.
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Turkey summons U.S. envoy over 'aggressive' acts against Turkish
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 23 (ANI): The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the United States' ambassador in Ankara to protest against what it called as "aggressive and unprofessional actions" of American security personnel towards Turkish security guards in Washington duri
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Trump extends support to Turkey in fight against terrorism
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 17: U.S. President Donald Trump extended his support to Ankara for its fight against terrorism as he recalled the valour of Turkish soldiers in the Korean War.
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Turkey turns down German lawmakers' request to visit NATO airbase
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 16 (ANI): Tensions between Berlin and Ankara escalated to an extent that the Turkish Government has turned down a request by German lawmakers to visit troops stationed in the Incirlik airbase.
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Turkey: 23 killed as bus plunges off 15 metre cliff
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 14 (ANI): At least 23 people were killed and 11 other seriously injured after a bus carrying women and children plunged off a cliff near the Turkish resort of Marmaris.
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Turkey PM criticises Trump's decision to arm PKK to fight Daesh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 11 (ANI): Turkey Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has criticised United States' decision to arm a Syrian offshoot of the terrorist PKK to fight Daesh in Syria.
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Germany grants asylum to Turkish soldiers
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 9 (ANI): German authorities have decided to grant asylum to Turkish soldiers and officials stationed at NATO bases, who have been termed as disloyal officials by Ankara after a failed coup in Turkey in July 2016.
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Turkey to build wall along Iranian border
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 8 (ANI): Turkey is planning to build a wall along its border with Iran in a bid to prevent Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which Ankara has listed as a terror group, from entering its territory, Sputnik reported on Monday citing the Hurriyat newspaper.
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Turkey condemns Sukma Naxal attack
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 25 (ANI): Turkey on Tuesday condemned the Sukma Naxal attack where 25 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed.
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