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Greece earthquake hits Lesbos: Tremors felt in Istanbul and Athens

AstrongearthquakehasstruckofftheAegeancoastofwesternTurkeyandtheGreekislandofLesbos,withtremorsfeltinIstanbulandAthens.Theepicentreofthe6.3magnitudequakewas5km(

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Iraq, Turkey and US voice concerns over Kurdish independence referendum

Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has announced plans to hold a referendum on September 25, to decide whether or not the autonomous region should secede from Iraq. The Baghdad central government, countries across the Middle East, Turkey and even the US have criticized the referendum plan.

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Iraq, Turkey and US voice concerns over Kurdish independence referendum

Iraq'sKurdistanRegionalGovernment(KRG)hasannouncedplanstoholdareferendumonSeptember25,todecidewhetherornottheautonomousregionshouldsecedefromIraq.TheBaghdadcent

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Turkey will ‘not abandon its Qatari brothers’ in Gulf crisis – Erdogan

TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganonSundayvowedthatTurkeywill"notabandonitsQataribrothers"andcalledforanendtothediplomaticcrisisintheGulfbeforetheendoftheholymo

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The Smack Track: Turkey seize a ton of heroin in Congo-flagged ship raid

Turkish security forces have seized more than a ton of heroin hidden in a Democratic Republic of Congo-flagged cargo ship in a raid in international waters on Wednesday, Reuters reported.

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The Smack Track: Turkey seize a ton of heroin in Congo-flagged ship raid

TurkishsecurityforceshaveseizedmorethanatonofheroinhiddeninaDemocraticRepublicofCongo-flaggedcargoshipinaraidininternationalwatersonWednesday,Reutersreported.Th

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Germany decides to withdraw troops from Turkey amid political tensions

GermanyreadieswithdrawalofitsmilitaryinstallationsinTurkeyoveradisputeaboutthelatter'sblockingofGermanparliamentarians'accesstoitssoldiersinthekeyIncirlikAirbas

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Germany to withdraw troops from Turkey amid political tensions

GermanyreadieswithdrawalofitsmilitaryinstallationsinTurkeyoveradisputeaboutthelatter'sblockingofGermanparliamentarians'accesstoitssoldiersinthekeyIncirlikAirbas

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Turkish President Erdogan speaks to Gulf leaders to diffuse Qatar crisis

TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganhasspokentokeyplayersinthediplomaticdisputebetweenQatarandneighboringcountriesineffortstofindasolution,hisspokesmansaid.Erdoga

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Turkey says Germans can visit Konya base rather than Incirlik

Turkey'sForeignMinisterMevlutCavusoglusaidonMondaythataGermanparliamentarydelegationcouldvisitaNATObaseinKonyabutsuggesteditwasnotyetpossibleforthemtogototheInc

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Turkey to strip citizenship of 130 'fugitives' including cleric Gulen

TurkeysaidonMondayitwouldstripcitizenshipfrom130peoplesuspectedofmilitantlinks,includingtheU.S.-basedclericitblamesfororchestratinglastJuly'sfailedcoup,unlessth

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Turkish President Erdogan threatens to attack Syrian Kurdish fighters

TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdogansaysonSaturdayhemayorderanewmilitaryonslaughtagainstKurdishfightersinSyriaincaseTurkeycomesunderattackfromthem."Wewillnotdiscu

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No major progress expected in upcoming talks for Turkey's EU bid

AsTurkeyandtheEuropeanUnion(EU)preparetorevivelong-stalledtiesfollowingastormyperiod,analystsarenotoptimisticaboutthemoveyieldinganysignificantprogressinAnkara'

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Turkey-EU relations: New lease of life or just wishful thinking?

TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganreturnedfromacrucialvisittoBrusselslastweek,spreadingawindofhopeontensionsbetweenTurkeyandEurope,butcautionandskepticismprevai

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Two Iranian border guards killed in Northwestern Iran

AccordingtotheTasnimnewsagency,theservicemenwereconductingachangeofguardonSaturdaynight,whentheincidentoccurred.KurdsareanethnicminorityinIran,Iraq,TurkeyandSyr

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Turkey has removed more than 4,000 judges, prosecutors after coup

Turkeyhasremovedmorethan4,000judgesandprosecutorsonsuspicionoflinkstolastyear'sfailedcoup,JusticeMinisterBekirBozdagsaidonFriday.InaspeechinAnkara,Bozdagsaidthe

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Turkish security forces kill 29 Kurdish militants in clashes

Turkishsecurityforceskilled29KurdistanWorkersParty(PKK)militantsinanoperationinamountainousareaofeasternTurkey'sAgriandVanprovinces,theAgrigovernor'sofficesaido