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'No satisfactory plan' with US on Syria safe zone, says Erdogan
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 6 (ANI): Weeks after United States President Donald Trump suggested the creation of a "safe zone" in northeastern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that no acceptable plan has been tabled for the same.
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'Safe zones in Syria to allow refugees to return home'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], Jan 29 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country is planning to form 'safe zones' in northern Syria so that Syrian refugees in Turkey can return to their home country.
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Turkish military shoot, wound 3 Iraqi civilians who attacked military base
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Erbil [Iraq], Jan 27 (ANI): Three Iraqi civilians were shot and wounded by Turkish troops after scores of protesters stormed a Turkish military base in Northern Iraq on Saturday.
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Turkey allows cooperation over border security zone with Syria
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 24 (ANI): Turkey has the capability to build a proposed security zone on its border with Syria, but would not exclude anybody, including the United States and Russia, who wants to extend cooperation over the issue, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursd
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Foreign ministers of US, Turkey discuss Syrian crisis
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 22 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed the current situation in Syria in a telephone conversation amid repeated queries surrounding Washington's decision to withdraw its troops from the war-ravaged countr
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Turkey ready to take over Manbij: Erdogan
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 21 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday told US President Donald Trump that Turkey is ready to take over the security in Syria's Manbij, which was the site of a gruesome attack on US forces in recent times.
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Syria will be like 'Iraq on steroids' if US troops withdraw: Senator Linds
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 19 (ANI): United States Senator Lindsey Graham on Saturday said he hoped that US will not withdraw from Syria until it formulates a proper plan, otherwise, it would lead to complete chaos in the Middle East, which will be then be similar to an 'Iraq on steroids'.
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Day after 'devastating' tweet on Turkey, Trump speaks to Erdogan
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 15 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday spoke to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, where they discussed the current situation in Syria and the economic development between the two countries, a day after he threatened to "devastate" Turkey's economy
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Turkey slams US for being "shadowed by its terrorist propaganda" in Syria
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara (Turkey) Jan 14 (ANI): Turkey on Monday slammed the United States for being "shadowed by its terrorist propaganda" and has advised Washington to honour its "strategic partnership" with Ankara.
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US troop withdrawal should be done with 'right partners', warns Erdogan
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 8 (ANI): President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday warned that US' decision to pull out troops from Syria should be carried out with great precision and only with the "right partners", Al Jazeera reported.
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Netanyahu the "voice of oppressors", says Erdogan
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], Dec 24 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan labelled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the "voice of oppressors" in continuation of the war of words between leaders of the two nations.
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Turkey promised to eliminate ISIS left in Syria: Trump
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 24 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) announced that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised to eradicate "whatever is left of ISIS " in Syria as the US troops are set to exit from the region.
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