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Erdogan says Turkey bank will be Treasury property
Turkey: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said the country’s largest private lender Isbank, partly owned by the main opposition party, would become a property of the Treasury, causing the bank’s…
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Turkey-Syria talks underway at ‘lower levels’: Erdogan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that talks were underway at lower levels with Syria, ruling out any contact at higher levels with Damascus. “Talks at lower levels must continue…
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Erdogan congratulates Qatar on Asian Cup victory: source
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday congratulated Qatar which defeated Japan in the final of the Asian Cup, in a telephone conversation with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, a…
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Erdogan says expects creation of Syria ‘security zone’ in ‘few months’
ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey expected a “security zone” to be created in Syria in a few months as the US withdraws militarily from the war-torn country. US…
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Putin and Erdogan to hold Syria talks
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold Syria talks in Moscow on Wednesday, with Turkey saying they will focus on Ankara’s so-called “security zone” in…
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Turkey ready to take over Manbij: Erdogan
Ankara [Turkey]: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday told US President Donald Trump that Turkey is ready to take over the security in Syria’s Manbij, which was the site of a…
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Erdogan attends famed Turkish pianist’s concert
Ankara:President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday attended a concert by world-renowned Turkish pianist Fazil Say who formerly accused him of being behind a blasphemy case which resulted in the pianist’s acquittal. Erdogan,…
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Erdogan, Trump consider creating security zone in Syria
Ankara: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US counterpart Donald Trump mooted Monday the creation of a “security zone” in northern Syria as tensions rose over the fate of Kurdish fighters in…
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US pullout from Syria must be planned carefully: Erdogan
Ankara: The US withdrawal from Syria must be planned carefully and performed in cooperation with the right partners to protect itself, the international community and Syrian people, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…