Turkey
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Iran's COVID-19 cases surpass 38,000; Turkey's 10,000
World | Mar 30, 2020, 08:39 AM ISTCoronavirus Outbreak: Turkey, the second hardest-hit country in the Middle East, reported 1,815 new cases of COVID-19 infection, as the total number surged to 9,217. Meanwhile, 23 more people died in Turkey from the highly infectious disease, raising the death toll to 131.
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Two Syrian planes shot down by Turkey amid escalating violence: Reports
World | Mar 01, 2020, 07:46 PM ISTSyria’s official news agency said two of its warplane were shot down by Turkish forces inside northwest Syria, amid a military escalation there that’s led to growing direct clashes between Turkish and Syrian forces.
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Turkey detains 3 Sputnik journalists inviting strong response from Russian Foreign Ministry
World | Mar 01, 2020, 07:17 PM ISTThe detention of Sputnik news agency's chief editor in Turkey, Mahir Boztepe by the Turkish security forces has invited a strong response from the Russian Foreign Ministry. The development comes hours after Sputnik's staff at it's Ankara office was apprehended by the security forces.
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9 killed, 37 injured in Turkey after 5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes western Iran
World | Feb 24, 2020, 06:40 AM ISTAnother 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit Qotur region in West Azerbaijan Province in the northwest of Iran, according to Iran's Seismological Centre. The earthquake took place at 7:30 p.m. (local time) on Sunday, with the epicentre at the depth of 12 km, 38.505 degrees north latitude and 44.388 degrees east longitude.
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Eight dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran
World | Feb 23, 2020, 03:33 PM ISTEight people were killed in Turkey in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early Sunday morning, Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu said.
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Turkish President's remarks distort events of past: MEA strongly rejects Erdogan's Kashmir statement
India | Feb 17, 2020, 03:08 PM ISTMEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar has made a strong statement after Turkish President's comments on Kashmir, saying that Erdogen's remarks reflect neither an understanding of history nor of the conduct of diplomacy.
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Turkey, Russia to discuss grave situation in Syria’s Idlib
World | Feb 16, 2020, 06:26 AM ISTA Turkish delegation will travel to Russia on Monday to discuss the situation in Syria’s Idlib province amid mounting fears of a humanitarian disaster there, Turkey’s foreign minister said.
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Turkish teams hunt for quake survivors as death toll hits 35
World | Jan 26, 2020, 04:34 PM ISTThe magnitude 6.8 quake also injured over 1,600 people but 45 survivors have been pulled alive from the rubble so far, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a news conference Sunday in Istanbul.
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Erdogan warns of shutting down US base in Turkey believed to hold 50 nuclear bombs
World | Dec 16, 2019, 04:38 PM ISTTurkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday reiterated his support for Libya’s Tripoli-based government led by Fayez Sarraj. Erdogan made the comments in an interview to private Turkish channel A News after hosting talks with Sarraj in Istanbul earlier on Sunday.
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Human teeth used as pendants in Turkey 8,500 years ago
World | Dec 14, 2019, 02:42 PM ISTResearchers have discovered two 8,500-year-old human teeth, which were used as pendants in a necklace or bracelet, at a prehistoric archaeological site in Turkey.
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Amid major price hike, India to import 11,000 tonnes of onion from Turkey
India | Dec 01, 2019, 09:45 PM ISTThe MMTC had earlier signed an import deal for 6,900 tonnes from Egypt, and this consignment is expected to reach here in the next 10 days, and help to moderate prices once it is in the market. According to market sources, the retain price of onion in Delhi-NCR on Sunday was Rs 80-120 per kg.
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Turkey launches massive anti-terror operation
World | Nov 24, 2019, 06:52 AM ISTThe operation, named as "Kiran-7 Operation of Munzur Valley," targets the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members in the region, aiming to thwart potential attacks in the upcoming winter.
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30 killed in Syria clashes between Kurds, pro-Turkey forces
World | Nov 07, 2019, 08:39 AM ISTA total of 305 SDF fighters, 353 Turkey-backed rebels and 24 Syrian government troops have been killed since Turkey started a wide-scale offensive against Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria on Oct. 9., according to the London-based watchdog.
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Turkey has captured slain IS leader al-Baghdadi’s wife: President Erdogan
World | Nov 06, 2019, 09:04 PM ISTTurkey has captured a wife of the slain leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday.
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New clashes break out in northern Syria
World | Oct 26, 2019, 03:20 PM ISTFollowing a pact struck between Ankara and Moscow this week, Turkish forces suspended a military campaign against the Kurds, whom Ankara regards as a terrorist threat, on Wednesday, giving Kurdish fighters 150 hours to leave a 20-mile-deep belt that Turkey calls a safe zone, reports Efe news.
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Kurds throw rotten fruits at US troops
World | Oct 22, 2019, 02:57 PM ISTIn Qamishli, a northern Syria town near the Turkish border, Kurds could be seen throwing rotten fruit and stones at the convoy.
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21 dead since Turkey-Syria ceasefire
World | Oct 20, 2019, 10:00 PM ISTSince the ceasefire was penned between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday night, the city of Ras al-Ain has been under attack by Turkish forces and Syrian rebels backed by Ankara.
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5 killed as Turkey conducts air strikes in Syria
World | Oct 18, 2019, 11:52 PM ISTThe airstrikes came after a cease-fire agreement was announced by the US on Thursday.
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3 lakh civilians displaced in Turkish assault on Syria
World | Oct 18, 2019, 08:25 AM ISTWith the gradual withdrawal of the U.S. forces from northern Syria that takes place in tandem with the Turkish attack, the Syrian army has moved to counter the Turkish offensive through assuming control of the areas controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) under a Russian-mediated deal between the Syrian government and the Kurdish fighters.
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Donald Trump defends troop pull out from Syria
World | Oct 17, 2019, 06:23 AM ISTThe last week decision paved the way for Turkey to launch a cross-border military offensive that aims to push the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) from the region. Turkey considers the biggest militia in the SDF a terrorist organisation.