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Turkish president, Saudi monarch talk bilateral relations ahead of G20 summit
Nov 21, 2020 14:53Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud have exchanged viewpoints on the development of mutual ties ahead of the upcoming G20 summit as relations between Ankara and Riyadh have sharply soured over the murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in early October 2018.
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Istanbul mayor calls for new lockdown to contain pandemic
Nov 17, 2020 07:26It seems the growing number of Coronavirus infections and deaths has not yet sounded the alarm in Turkey' government offices to impose another lockdown in the country.
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Turkey to send peacekeeping troops to Azerbaijan to monitor Karabakh truce
Nov 16, 2020 15:19Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked for parliamentary authorization for the deployment of peacekeeping troops to the Republic of Azerbaijan, in the wake of an agreement with Russia to jointly monitor a ceasefire that has brought weeks of fierce fighting to an end in Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Cyprus standoff: Erdogan irks EU by insisting on two-state division of island
Nov 16, 2020 08:44Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for an equal “two-state” solution in Cyprus and warned against what he described as “diplomacy games” over Turkey’s rights to offshore resources in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Historic Istanbul mosque severely damaged after major fire
Nov 16, 2020 08:32A historic wooden mosque in Istanbul has apparently sustained severe damages after a huge fire broke out on Sunday.
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Cyprus calls Erdogan’s planned visit to Famagusta ‘provocation’
Nov 15, 2020 08:36Cyprus has condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's planned visit to a long-abandoned beach resort on the East Mediterranean Island.
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Turkey will use S-400 system just like NATO members employ S-300: Defense minister
Nov 12, 2020 17:22Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar downplays concerns over his country's intention to utilize its highly advanced Russian-built S-400 air defense systems, saying Ankara will use the armament just as other members of the NATO military alliance employ their S-300 defense systems.
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Turkey withdraws from another base in northwest Syria
Nov 10, 2020 17:33Turkish troops have reportedly withdrawn from a second military base in northwestern Syria, as territory held by Turkish-backed militants further shrinks in the West Asian country.
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Turkish finance minister resigns amid currency crisis
Nov 09, 2020 08:55Turkish Finance Minister Berat Albayrak has announced his resignation for health reasons, a day after the central bank chief was fired amid a currency meltdown.
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Turkey's Erdogan replaces central bank governor as lira plummets
Nov 07, 2020 08:46Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has removed the central bank governor from his post and replaced him with former finance minister Naci Agbal after the national currency lira depreciated to a record against the US dollar.