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Turkey orders arrest of 176 military personnel over suspected Gulen links
Middle East
July 9, 2019
Turkey orders arrest of 176 military personnel over suspected Gulen links
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has ordered the arrest of 176 serving military personnel over suspected links to the network which…
Second Turkish drillship arrives off coast of Cyprus: shipping data
Middle East
July 8, 2019
Second Turkish drillship arrives off coast of Cyprus: shipping data
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A second Turkish drillship, which is expected to begin drilling for oil and natural gas near Cyprus…
Erdogan sacks Turkey central bank governor amid rate tensions
Middle East
July 6, 2019
Erdogan sacks Turkey central bank governor amid rate tensions
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has sacked the governor of Turkey’s central bank and replaced him with his deputy, a presidential…
Haftar militia shoots down Turkish drone over Libya
Middle East
July 1, 2019
Haftar militia shoots down Turkish drone over Libya
Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) on Sunday claimed it shot down a Turkish drone at an airport near…
Syrians returning home to reach one million once safe zone created: Erdogan
Middle East
June 25, 2019
Syrians returning home to reach one million once safe zone created: Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he believed the number of Syrians returning from Turkey to their…
Turkey orders arrest of 128 military personnel over suspected Gulen links: Anadolu
Middle East
June 18, 2019
Turkey orders arrest of 128 military personnel over suspected Gulen links: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has ordered the arrest of 128 military personnel over suspected links to the network accused by…
Syria flare-up kills 35 fighters, including 26 pro-regime forces: monitor
Middle East
June 15, 2019
Syria flare-up kills 35 fighters, including 26 pro-regime forces: monitor
At least 35 combatants including 26 pro-regime forces were killed Saturday in clashes and air strikes that erupted at dawn…
Turkey frees US scientist but tensions remain
Middle East
May 30, 2019
Turkey frees US scientist but tensions remain
Turkey on Wednesday released a NASA scientist with dual US-Turkish citizenship whose nearly three-year detention had soured relations, but the…
Turkish military launches operation against militants in northern Iraq
Middle East
May 28, 2019
Turkish military launches operation against militants in northern Iraq
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s military launched an operation with commandos, backed by artillery and air strikes, against Kurdish militants in…
Syrians displaced in the northwest call on Turkey to open border
Middle East
May 23, 2019
Syrians displaced in the northwest call on Turkey to open border
ATMEH, Syria (Reuters) – Camped on the Turkish border to escape bombardment by Russian and Syrian government forces, many displaced…