Turkey
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US, Turkey suspend bilateral non-immigrant visa services amid escalating tension
World | Oct 09, 2017, 07:13 AM ISTUS, Turkey suspended bilateral non-immigrant visa services amid escalating tension over the arrest of a US consulate employee in Istanbul.
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Kerala ISIS operative Shahjahan deported form Turkey makes Shocking Revelation
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Turkey and Greece hit by strong earthquake and tsunami
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Turkey rolls out new school curriculum without Darwin’s evolution theory
World | Jul 19, 2017, 01:35 PM ISTThe move has created fears among the country’s opposition leaders that President Tayyip Erdogan is trying to subvert Turkey’s secular foundations.
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Turkey marks 1 year since July 15 coup attempt quashed
World | Jul 15, 2017, 03:47 PM ISTTurkey is commemorating the first anniversary of quashing last summer’s coup attempt with events over the weekend in Istanbul and Ankara
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Erdogan rejects Arab demands; Turkish troops stay in Qatar
World | Jun 25, 2017, 08:26 PM ISTTurkey's president said his country "admires and embraces" Qatar's attitude, while slamming the demands by arguing they contradict international law.
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Isolation of Qatar ‘inhumane and against Islamic values’, says Turkey President Erdogan
World | Jun 13, 2017, 09:51 PM IST"A very grave mistake is being made in Qatar, isolating a nation in all areas is inhumane and against Islamic values. It's as if a death penalty decision has been taken for Qatar," Erdogan told his party members in Ankara.
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Kashmiri man's plan to join ISIS foiled; deported from Turkey
India | May 29, 2017, 08:37 PM ISTSrinagar resident Afshan Parvaiz was deported from the Turkish capital of Ankara on May 25 and whisked away to an undisclosed destination by security agencies in Delhi, the sources said.
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Turkish president’s bodyguards beat up protesters in Washington DC; 9 hurt, 2 arrested
World | May 17, 2017, 05:12 PM ISTProtests outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington DC turned violent on Tuesday while Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was visiting.
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Turkish President Erdogan calls for major reforms in UNSC, backs India's bid for permanent seat
India | May 01, 2017, 10:02 PM ISTTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today supported India's bid for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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Kashmir a bilateral issue between India, Pak: India rejects Erdogan’s suggestion of multilateral talks
India | May 01, 2017, 11:52 PM ISTIndia today informed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that all issues with its neighbour can be resolved through bilateral talks.
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Erdogan makes a pitch for India-Turkey FTA, Modi invites Turkish investors
May 01, 2017, 07:23 PM ISTTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today pitched free trade agreement (FTA) with India as a starting point to expand the ambit of bilateral economic ties.
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Always by India's side in fight against terrorism, says Erdogan
India | May 01, 2017, 06:21 PM ISTTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today said Turkey will always be by the side of India in full solidarity while battling terrorism while the two countries resolved to strengthen cooperation to effectively counter the menace.
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Turkey expels 4,000 civil servants, bans TV dating programmes
World | Apr 30, 2017, 08:18 AM ISTTurkey has passed two new decrees expelling more than 4,000 civil servants and banning television dating programmes.
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Turkish President Erdogan on India visit from April 30
India | Apr 27, 2017, 11:47 PM ISTStrategic issues, including India's NSG membership bid are expected to be discussed during the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's from April 30.
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US deeply concerned about Turkey’s airstrikes in Syria, Iraq
World | Apr 26, 2017, 07:41 AM ISTThe United States said it is "deeply concerned" that Turkey conducted airstrikes in Syria and Iraq without "proper coordination" with Washington or the coalition forces, media reports said.
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Turkey referendum: President Erdogan declares victory
World | Apr 17, 2017, 03:28 AM ISTTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed victory in the referendum on granting him sweeping new powers, saying it was won by a clear majority, BBC reported.
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Turkey votes in referendum to grant more powers to President
World | Apr 16, 2017, 01:52 PM ISTVoting opened on Sunday in Turkey in a landmark referendum on whether to approve reforms that would concentrate power in the hands of the president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Chemical used in Syria attack could be Sarin, claims Turkey
World | Apr 07, 2017, 09:16 AM ISTTurkey on Thursday claimed that the chemical agent allegedly used in a recent attack in Syria could have been ‘Sarin’, a nerve agent that causes organophosphate poisoning.
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Amid worsening diplomatic row, Turkey accuses Netherlands of ‘state terror’
World | Mar 15, 2017, 09:53 AM ISTLaunching a scathing attack against the Netherlands, Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday alleged that Amsterdam was patronising state-sponsored terrorism.