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US 'strongly objects' to Turkish President hosting Hamas leaders
Updated : 5 years, 7 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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Turkish Grand Prix returns as four races added in 2020 F1 calendar
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Colorado [USA], Aug 25 (ANI): Formula 1 on Tuesday announced that four more races have been added in the 2020 calendar, including the Turkish Grand Prix.
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Turkey COVID-19 cases rises to 2,46,681
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Turkey has risen by 1,226 to 2,46,861 within the past 24 hours, Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said.
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US lawmakers call for sanctions against Turkey over drilling in East Medit
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Ranking members of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Bob Menendez and Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen have urged US State Secretary Michael Pompeo and the European Union to impose sanctions against key sectors of the Turkish economy over
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'Erdogan is openly calling for re-establishment of caliphate in Turkey'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], August 3 (ANI): Ever since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reconsecrated the Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO world heritage site and museum, as a mosque, critics have questioned whether the move is a long-running attempt to undo Turkish secularism or an effort to bring calip
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Four Turkish soldiers killed, 27 injured in bus accident
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 27 (Sputnik/ANI): Six people, including four soldiers, died and 27 soldiers were injured as a result of a bus accident in Turkey's southern province of Mersin, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday.
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Erdogan joins hundreds of worshippers for first Muslim prayers at Hagia So
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], July 24 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by a cabinet minister and other top officials, joined hundreds of worshippers to recite the first Muslim prayers inside Hagia Sophia on Friday, Al Jazeera reported.
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Egyptian parliament approves troop deployment in Libya
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], July 21(ANI): The parliament of Egypt authorised the deployment of troops outside the country on Monday. This came after the president Abdel Fateh el- Sisi had threatened military action against Turkish-backed forces in Libya.
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Erdogan visits Hagia Sophia after reconversion to mosque
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 20 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday paid a surprise visit to Hagia Sophia just days before the first Muslim prayer is scheduled to be held at the Istanbul landmark since it was reconverted to a mosque last week.
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IOC sanctions Turkish athlete for doping violation in 2012 London Olympic
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], July 9 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday said that Turkish weightlifter Mete Binay has been disqualified from the London Olympics 2012 after it conducted "additional analyses" on the samples collected from the event.
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Turkey's Volkan Bozkir elected president of 75th UN General Assembly
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], June 18 (ANI): The UN General Assembly on Wednesday elected Turkish diplomat Volkan Bozkir to be its president ahead of the 75th General Debate in September.
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18 people injured in Turkey earthquake
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], June 15 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 18 people have suffered injuries in an earthquake of 5.7 magnitudes that stuck the eastern Turkish province of Bingol on Sunday.
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