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Erdogan demands demilitarization of Greek islands and threatens a new oper
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] June 6 (ANI): Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, taking advantage of the fact that international attention is focused on the war in Ukraine, has made a flurry of provocative statements against Greece - one of his favourite targets - and threatens to launch a new ope
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Granting citizenship to Syrian refugees could tip the scales in Turkey's e
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus] April 25 (ANI): The question of granting citizenship to refugees from Syria and Afghanistan is gradually becoming a controversial issue in Turkey, as the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu openly accuses President Recep Tayyip Erdog
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Turkey's Erdogan again rakes up Kashmir issue at UNGA
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 22 (ANI): Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again raked up the issue of Kashmir at UN General Assembly (UNGA).
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Turkey President discusses Uyghurs with his Chinese counterpart in phone c
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 14 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday (local time) discussed situation of Uyghur Muslims during a telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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Erdogan's 'crazy' canal project may turn into Turkey's White Elephant
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], 4 May (ANI): Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after trying to change the country's history through his involvement in numerous conflicts in the Middle East and Nagorno Karabakh, appears to be determined to change the geography also by trying to create a second Bospo
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Paris recalls ambassador from Ankara after insults against Macron over Isl
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Paris condemned on Sunday Ankara's strong-worded reaction to French President Emmanuel Macron's statement against radical Islam and recalled its ambassador from Turkey, according to a press release by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.
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US 'strongly objects' to Turkish President hosting Hamas leaders
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], August 26 (ANI): Objecting to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan hosting two Hamas leaders in Istanbul, US on Tuesday said (local time) Erdogan's continued outreach to this terrorist organization only serves to isolate Turkey from the international community.
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Turkey's Erdogan says his country has 'no intention to invade Syrian terri
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Turkey has "no intention to invade or annex the Syrian territory."
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Turkish Foreign Minister warns of resuming Syrian offensive if deal on Kur
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Nov 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that his country was ready to resume its offensive in northeastern Syria if the United States and Russia do not implement their share of agreements on the withdrawal of Kurdish militia, whom Ankar
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Turkey president to visit White House on Nov 13
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], Nov 7 : US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he "looks forward to seeing" Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while confirming that his Turkish counterpart has accepted his invitation to visit Washington on November 13.
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Amid Turkish offensive in Syria, Erdogan dials Putin, accepts invite to vi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Oct 16 (ANI): In a significant development amid Ankara's ongoing military incursions in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephonic conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and accepted the latter's invite to visit Russia.
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Syria: Russian troops patrolling areas vacated by Americans
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Oct 16 (ANI): Russia on Tuesday (local time) said its military units were patrolling the territory in northern Syria which was vacated by Americans.
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