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Rohingya group urges EU support for probe into 'Myanmar's Crimes
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Mar. 13 (ANI): A group representing Rohingya in Europe has called on the European Union to support a United Nation (UN)-led investigation into "Myanmar's Crimes against Rohingya."
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Turkey President says Netherlands 'will pay the price' for block
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Mar. 13 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned the Netherlands that it will "pay the price" for a diplomatic stand-off after a Turkish minister was blocked from visiting the country's consulate in Rotterdam and tensions between the two countrie
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Dutch authorities treated me harshly: Female Turkish minister
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], Mar. 12 (ANI): Turkish Family and Social Policies Minister, Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, has alleged that she suffered "harsh and rude treatment" at the hands of Dutch authorities when she was blocked from entering the Turkish consulate in Rotterdam late Saturday nigh
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Turkey vows 'tenfold retaliation' against Dutch Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Mar. 12 (ANI): Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu vowed that Ankara would respond 10 times stronger to the Dutch Government's decision to prevent him from entering the country.
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Turkey: Dutch Embassy, Consulate sealed over soaring diplomatic standoff
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [U.K.], Mar. 12 (ANI): In a development indicating the rocketing impasse between the two nations, Turkish authorities have sealed off the Dutch Embassy and Consulate, following the latest incident in the diplomatic row between the two countries.
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Netherlands cancels Turkish minister's flight permit
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Mar. 11 (ANI): The Netherlands on Saturday canceled Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's flight permit on grounds of "security" and "public safety", Dutch Foreign Ministry announced in a statement Saturday.
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Turkey warns Netherlands of 'severe sanctions'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Mar. 11 (ANI): Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned the Netherlands of imposing 'severe sanctions' if it attempts to cancel his planned meeting on Saturday.
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Trump's transition team was aware of Flynn's pro-Turkey lobbying
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], March. 11 (ANI): White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has said that President Donald Trump's transition team was aware that former National Security Advisor retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn's consulting firm lobbying for Turkey.
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Turkey, Russia pledge allegiance aiming to end Syrian war
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 11 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin was greeted by his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Moscow, as the two leaders have joined military and diplomatic forces in order to end the six-year-old Syrian conflict.
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US consulate employee remanded in Turkey over terror links
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mardin [Turkey], Mar. 7 (ANI): An employee of the U.S. Sonsulate in Turkey's southern Adana province on Tuesday was sent to in custody over alleged links to the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) terrorist organisation, according to a judicial source.
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Turkish Prez to visit Russia on Friday for high-level talks
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Mar. 7 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a visit to Russia this Friday to attend a high-level meeting.
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Erdogan lashes out at Germany over cancellation of Turkish ministers ralli
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], Mar. 5 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday lashed out at Germany following Turkish ministers being barred from holding public rallies in two German cities ahead of the April 16 referendum in Turkey that would expand the powers of the President.
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