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Turkey summons German ambassador over minister's cancelled meeting
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 3 (ANI): Turkey's Foreign Ministry has summoned the German Ambassador, Martin Erdmann, over the cancellation of a Thursday meeting between Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag and Turkish citizens in Germany, Anadolu news agency reported citing a ministry source.
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Pakistan wants good ties with India: Sharif
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb. 24 (ANI): Asserting that Pakistan wants to have good ties with India, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said both sides should maintain good relations and avoid indulging in conspiracies against each other.
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Turkey urges U.S. Attorney General Sessions to extradite Gulen
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb. 23 (ANI): Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag on Thursday called on the newly installed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to extradite cleric Fetullah Gulen, whom Ankara blames for the last year's failed coup attempt.
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Sharif arrives in Turkey to co-chair 5th meeting HLSCC
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 23 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived at the Esenboga Airport in Ankara on a three day official visit to Turkey.
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Turkey: Female soldiers to wear headscarves for first time
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb. 22 (ANI): Female members of the armed forces of Turkey will be able to wear headscarves for first time, according to a Turkish Defense Ministry policy announced on Wednesday.
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Turkey: Three-year-old boy killed, 15 injured in car bomb attack
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb. 18 (ANI): A three-year-old boy was killed and 15 other were injured in a car bomb attack near the green area of a housing complex for judges and prosecutors, in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa.
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Air India makes emergency landing at Ankara Airport, 200 passengers strand
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.17 (ANI): More than 200 Air India passengers have been left stranded at Ankara Airport since February 16. Flight number AI130 LHR-BOM was travelling from London Heathrow to Mumbai when it made a medical emergency landing at Ankara Airport.
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Turkish president approves constitutional change bill, sets date for refer
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 10 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday approved a constitutional change bill and set the date for a referendum on the issue.
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Main suspect of Istanbul nightclub attack arrested
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan. 17 (ANI): The Turkish Police have arrested the main suspect of the deadly terrorist attack on an Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people on New Year's Eve.
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Two Chinese accused in Istanbul nightclub massacre
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan. 15 (ANI): Turkish authorities have arrested two Chinese citizens over alleged links to the New Year's nightclub terror attack in Istanbul.
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ISIS claims responsibility for Istanbul nightclub attack
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan. 2 (ANI): The ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Reina Club in Istanbul that claimed the lives of 39 people and left several others wounded on New Year's Eve.
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U.S. rejects having prior information on Istanbul nightclub attack
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan. 2 (ANI): The United States embassy in Turkey has denied media reports that it had prior information about threats to specific entertainment venues, including the Reina Club, where at least 39 people were killed after an attacker opened fire on partygoers at the venue in
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