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Turkey sentences 24 to life in 'coup ringleaders' trial: media
Of the 24, the judge gave 17 accused 141 aggravated life terms each over the deaths of 139 people for 'violating the constitution' and 'attempting to assassinate the president'.
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3 jihadists, 9 children expelled to France from Turkey - legal source
The returns mark an acceleration in the repatriation of children of French nationals who travelled to Iraq or Syria to join extremist groups, amid growing pressure on Western countries to take back their combatants.
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Turkey says it will not bow to US sanctions over S-400 deal
Washington has said the S-400s could compromise the capabilities of its F-35 fighter jets - for which it has a separate deal with Turkey - and warned of possible US sanctions if Ankara pushed on with the Russian deal.
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Putin and Erdogan discuss S-400 missile deal
The two sides must 'strengthen cooperation in the military-technical sphere,' Vladimir Putin told Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they met in the Kremlin.
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Erdogan's party to demand total recount of Istanbul ballots
On Saturday, a party spokesman said the Justice and Development Party would accept the results of local election recounts in Istanbul as well as Ankara, no matter which party is declared the winner.
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Turkey says 'irresponsible' Netanyahu cannot change West Bank status
Palestinian leaders reacted angrily, blaming what they said was a failure by world powers to stand up for international law.
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Nato anniversary party turns ugly as US rips Germany, Turkey
President Donald Trump has repeatedly voiced annoyance that few allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are meeting a goal set by the alliance in 2014 to devote 2% of GDP to defence.
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Turkey’s Erdogan says Trump position on Golan risks ‘new crisis’
President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States should acknowledge Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in 1967.
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Letter in Dutch suspect's getaway car suggests terror motive - prosecutors
Turkish-born main suspect Gokmen Tanis, 37, and two unnamed men from Utrecht aged 23 and 27 remain in custody.
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Erdogan accuses women’s march of disrespecting Islam
Several thousand women had gathered in central Istanbul on Friday evening for a march to celebrate International Women’s Day, but police fired tear gas to disperse them.
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Turkey building collapse death toll rises to 15
The eight-storey block in the Kartal district on the Asian side of the city collapsed on Wednesday but the cause is not yet clear.
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Turkey planning international investigation into Khashoggi case - minister
After making numerous contradictory statements about Khashoggi’s fate, Riyadh said he had been killed and his body dismembered when negotiations to persuade him to return to Saudi Arabia failed.
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US has 'no plan' as Syria pullout proceeds: ex-envoy
Brett McGurk, who was America's envoy to the US-led global coalition against the Islamic State group, said 'there's no plan for what's coming next' and this is increasing the risk to US forces.
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Erdogan says discussed Turkey setting up safe zone in Syria with Trump
The US president had threatened Turkey with economic devastation if Turkish forces attacked a US-backed Kurdish militia in northeast Syria.
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Turkey hits back at Trump threats over Kurds
US support to the YPG has been a major source of tension between the Nato allies.
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Turkey hits back at Trump threats over Kurds
Trump's threat came after Ankara repeatedly threatened a new cross-border operation against the Kurdish People's Protection Units, which have been working closely with the US in the war on IS extremists.
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Turkey vows to continue fight against Kurdish militia after Trump threat
Turkey's response came after Trump on Sunday warned on Twitter: "Will devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds."
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Turkey vows no slowdown in fight against IS after US pullout from Syria
President Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed concerns that the withdrawal ordered by US President Donald Trump would allow Islamic State to regain territory.
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Turkey could play 'mediator role' in Russia-Ukraine crisis - Erdogan
Ankara's often brittle relations with Moscow have flourished since mid-2016 in a rapprochement that has sometimes troubled the West.
