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Turkey announces early elections for swift shift to executive presidency

TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganannouncedWednesdaythatthepresidentialandparliamentaryelectionswillbebroughtforwardtoJune24,2018fromNovember2019,inordertomakea

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Putin launches Turkey nuclear project, vows faster arms delivery

RussianPresidentVladimirPutinonTuesdaylaunchedtheconstructionofTurkey'sfirstnuclearpowerstationandvowedtoacceleratethedeliveryofairdefensesystemstoAnkara,inanew

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Turkey's Erdogan in row over 'girl martyr' comment on TV

TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganhasbeencriticisedaftertellingagirlinmilitaryuniformthatshewouldbehonouredifkilledwhilefighting."Ifshe'smartyred,they'lllayafla

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Erdogan threatens to expand Syria offensive despite criticism

PresidentRecepTayyipErdoganonFridaythreatenedtoexpandTurkey'soffensiveinSyriaagainstaKurdishmilitia,despiterisingconcernandcallsforrestraintfromtheUSandotherWes

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7 things to watch: Macron, Erdogan seek détente after year of tensions

Anintriguingmeetinglikelytoexposetensions–aswellasconsensus–willtakeplaceinParisonFridaybetweentwoworldleaderswithambitiousaimsontheglobalstage.FrenchPresidentE

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Turkey dismisses more than 2,700 in latest post-coup purges

TheTurkishgovernmentonSundayorderedthesackingofmorethan2,700peopleworkinginpublicinstitutionsoverallegedlinksto"terror"groups,inthelatestpurgessincelastyear'sfa

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Erdogan says U.S. can't buy Turkish support on Jerusalem

PresidentTayyipErdogantoldtheUnitedStatesonThursdayitcouldnotbuyTurkey'ssupportinavoteattheUnitedNationsonJerusalem,andsaidhehopedtheworldwouldteachWashingtonal

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Turkey seeks to jail NBA star for 'insulting' president Erdogan

TurkishprosecutorshavedemandedmorethanfouryearsinjailforNBAplayerEnesKanteronchargesthatheinsultedPresidentRecepTayyipErdogan,thestate-runnewsagencysaid.The25-y

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Turkey hopes gold trader Zarrab will 'turn back from mistake', PM says

TurkishPrimeMinisterBinaliYildirimsaidonFridayhehopedagoldtradercooperatingwithU.S.prosecutorsinthetrialofaTurkishbankerwill“turnbackfromhismistake”,sayingtheIr

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Turkey's Erdogan gearing toward elections slated for 2019

Inhisbidtoemergevictoriousintheelectionsscheduledfor2019,TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganhasbeenactingtooverhaulhisrulingparty,sustainanailingeconomythroughbo

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Over 140 Turkish military personnel on trial over deadly 2016 coup clash

Over140formerTurkishmilitarypersonnelwentontrialMondayinIstanbuloverclasheswithciviliansthatleftmorethan30peopledeadduringlastyear’scoupattempt.34peoplewerekill

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Erdogan bids for crunch AKP reform targeting at 2019 elections

TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganisstrivingtoreshapeandrenewtherulingJusticeandDevelopmentParty(AKP)inabidtoprepareforthreecrucialelectionsin2019."Therenovatio

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Erdogan: Turkey launches military operation in Syria's Idlib

Turkeyhasbeenconductingananti-terroroperationinSyria'sIdlib,TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganannouncedonSaturday.SpeakingattherulingJusticeandDevelopmentParty(

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Turkish court releases jailed journalist in opposition newspaper case

ATurkishcourtreleasedprominentjournalistKadriGurselfromjailpendingtriallateonMonday,inacasethattargetstheoppositionCumhuriyetnewspaperandhasbeencondemnedbycriti

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Turkey to deploy troops inside Syria's Idlib

TurkishPresidentTayyipErdogansaidonThursdayTurkeywilldeploytroopsinSyria’snorthernIdlibregionaspartofaso-calledde-escalationagreementbrokeredbyRussialastmonth.T

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Erdogan says Turkey, Iraq seek to keep Iraqi integrity

TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganonSundayreiteratedhisoppositiontoanupcomingreferendumonindependencebytheIraqiKurds,sayingAnkaraandBaghdadareaimingtopreserveIr

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Turkey will take its own security measures after Russia defense deal

PresidentTayyipErdogandismissedonWednesdayWesternconcernoverTurkey’sdealtoprocureanS-400airdefensesystemfromRussiaandsaidtheNATOmemberwillcontinuetotakeitsownse