U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday spoke by phone with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan over developments in Syria and Egypt, the White House said. Obama made the phone call from California, where he was on a tour, at the request of Erdogan, the White House said in a …
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Turkey plans to dicsuss on September the ways to supply humanitarian aid to war-torn Syria in a UN conference in Geneva with the neighboring countries. Foreign Ministry spokesman says the best way would be to find a solution within the Syrian territory.
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Iran’s new administration will boost bilateral relations with Turkey, Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani underlined during a phone talk with Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Mehr news agency reported.
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Read More »Turkish PM talks to Russian President about Syria and Egypt situation
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Read More »Former Turkish army chief sentenced for life in coup trial
A Turkish court yesterday sentenced a former military chief to life in prison and dozens of others including opposition members of parliament to long terms for plotting against the government, in a trial that has exposed deep divisions in the country.
Read More »Turkish Deputy PM to visit Bulgaria
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag is to visit Bulgaria from August 6 to August 8 on the occasion of major Muslim religious holiday Eid ul-Fitr (Ramazan Bayram). Bekir Bozdag will arrive in Bulgaria through the border checkpoint Derekjoi – Malko
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Turkish Premier Erdogan on Saturday met with the leader of Albanian Socialist Party Rama in Istanbul. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on
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Kurds in Syria should partake in the opposition group Syrian National Coalition (SNC), Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said. Davutoglu’s call comes a week after high-ranking officials from Turkey’s political and security circles met two visiting Kurdish politicians
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