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  US waging economic war against Turkey, says President Erdogan

  World | August 12, 2018 8:46 IST

  20-year-old US pastor Andrew Brunson was arrested by the Turkish authorities two years ago and is accused of being linked to the PKK Kurdish guerrilla organization and to cleric Fetullah Gulen.

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  Turkey President Erdogan triggers yet another controversy; calls Israel 'fascist', 'racist' over nation state law

  World | July 24, 2018 23:15 IST

  Addressing lawmakers in Ankara Tuesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Israel “the world’s most Zionist, fascist, racist state.”

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  FIFA World Cup 2018: Germany makes Mesut Ozil the scapegoat for early exit

  Football | July 10, 2018 19:13 IST

  Ozil has been in the firing line since he and national teammate Ilkay Gundogan posed for photos with Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May.

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  935 terrorists neutralised in Syria, says Turkish President Erdogan

  World | February 05, 2018 10:49 IST

  Turkey lost eight soldiers on Saturday, including five killed after their tank was hit by the Kurdish militia known as the People's Protection Units.

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  US to stop arming Syrian Kurds: Donald Trump tells Turkish President

  World | November 25, 2017 12:52 IST

  In a phone call with Erdogan, Trump said he’d “given clear instructions” that the Kurds will receive no more weapons — “and that this nonsense should have ended a long time ago,” said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

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  US and Turkey discuss possibility of regime change in Syria

  World | November 23, 2014 6:57 IST

  Istanbul: US Vice President Joe Biden met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul Saturday and discussed the possibility of a transition of power in Syria."On Syria, we discussed ... not only to deny the

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  Muslims discovered Americas 300 years before Columbus, says Turkish President

  World | November 17, 2014 19:13 IST

  Istanbul : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is claiming that Muslim sailors reached the Americas more than 300 years before explorer Christopher Columbus.Speaking Saturday at a gathering of Muslim leaders from Latin America, Erdogan said

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  President confident of closer ties with Turkey

  World | October 28, 2014 12:46 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday greeted Turkey on the eve of its national day and expressed confidence that bilateral relations between the two countries will deepen as time progresses.In his message to Recep Tayyip

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  Turkey president slams parties instigating street violence

  World | October 11, 2014 7:07 IST

  Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party ( HDP) and the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) of instigating anti-Islamic State (IS) protests, leaving over 30 people killed.The Turkish

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  President Pranab Mukherjee congratulates Turkey's new President

  India | August 25, 2014 14:59 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday congratulated Turkey's former prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his election as the country's President."On behalf of the people of India and on my own behalf, it gives

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  Erdogan emerges victorious in Turkey's first direct Presidential election

  World | August 11, 2014 6:55 IST

  Ankara: Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the country's first direct Presidential election in the first round on Sunday, an unofficial vote count showed, ensuring he remains at the country's helm for at least

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  Egypt summons Turkish diplomat over Gaza remarks

  World | July 21, 2014 6:48 IST

  Cairo: The Egyptian foreign ministry summoned the Turkish charge d'affaires on Sunday to protest Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent statements.The Turkish prime minister has criticised Egypt's handling of the conflict between Israel and Hamas

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  Turkish PM says Israel is 'more barbaric than Hitler'

  World | July 20, 2014 23:28 IST

  Ankara: Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while lambasting Israel's ground invasion of Gaza,on Sunday accused the Israeli government of "barbarism that surpasses Hitler", a leading British daily reported."(Israelis) have no conscience, no honour, no

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  Park at the centre of Turkish protests reopened

  World | July 08, 2013 19:29 IST

  Istanbul, July 08: Istanbul's governor re-opened to the public an Istanbul park that was at the centre of weeks of anti-government protests but warned he would not allow it to become a point for more

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  Pro-govt, anti-govt protesters clash in Turkey

  World | June 09, 2013 16:26 IST

  Ankara, June 9: Turkey's state-run agency says pro- and anti-government protesters have clashed for the second time since demonstrations against the nation's leader began 10 days ago.Meanwhile, the unrest showed no sign of abating, as