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Rescuers pull dozens from rubble as Turkey quake death toll hits 31
Rescuers using their hands, drills and mechanical diggers continued searching for survivors at three sites in the province, Disaster and Emergency Authority AFAD said.
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Powerful quake kills 20 people in eastern Turkey
At least 30 people were missing following the magnitude 6.8 quake on Friday night, which had its epicentre in the small lakeside town of Sivrice in the eastern province of Elazig.
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Turkey delivery man risks 18 years for spitting on pizza
The incident, which happened in 2017 in the central city of Eskisehir, was captured by a security camera in the customer's apartment block, according to news agency DHA.
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Nine injured in Somali bombing flown to Turkey for treatment
Mehmet Yilmaz told a news conference that Ankara would continue aid work in the country despite recent attacks by Islamist group al Shabaab that have targeted Turkish workers.
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Erdogan says Turkey starting troop deployment to Libya
Erdogan is due to meet leaders of Germany, Russia, Britain and Italy on Sunday to discuss the conflict.
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Turkey says ready to act against Libyan commander Haftar if attacks continue
Turkey and Russia failed to convince Haftar on Monday to sign a binding truce to halt his nine-month campaign to try to conquer the Libyan capital from forces aligned with the internationally recognised government.
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Europe, N. Africa in diplomatic flurry to avoid 'second Syria' in Libya
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at talks in Istanbul on Wednesday called for a ceasefire in Libya, although they are seen as supporting opposing sides in the country.
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Greece 'wants a say' in Libya peace process - PM
Libya has become another diplomatic front for Greece and Turkey as the traditional rivals jostle over Mediterranean maritime rights and the competing camps in the North African country's conflict.
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Trump warns Russia, Syria, Iran against killing civilians in Idlib
The US president said Turkey was working hard to stop the 'carnage' in Syria’s Idlib province.
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Turkey top court rules Wikipedia ban breaches free speech
The ban imposed by Turkey's Information and Communication Technologies Authority has remained in place since April 2017.
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Erdogan says Turkey will increase military support to Libya if necessary
Turkey backs Fayez al-Serraj’s Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya, which has been torn by factional conflict since 2011, and has already sent military supplies to the GNA despite a United Nations arms embargo, according to a report by UN experts seen by Reuters last month.
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Rich nations urged to do 'fair share' as global refugee meet begins
With a full 80% of the world's refugees living in poor and developing countries, which often feel left to shoulder the heavy economic and societal costs alone, burden-sharing is high on the agenda at the meeting.
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Turkey captures sister of dead IS leader in Syria, say Turkish officials
Little independent information is available on Baghdadi’s sister and Reuters was not immediately able to verify if the captured individual was her.
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Turkey will clear Syria border area of YPG if Russia fails to act - Erdogan
Russia has already warned the YPG that it will face the full force of Turkey’s army, the second biggest in Nato, if it fails to withdraw its fighters and weapons from the designated area in northeast Syria within the agreed deadline.
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Trump announces Turkey sanctions 'will be lifted'
The president added that a 'small number' of US troops would remain in the conflict-hit Syria.
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Erdogan hails 'historic agreement' with Putin over Syria
Erdogan also announced a 150-hour deadline beginning on Wednesday for Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters and their weapons to be moved back 30 kilometres from areas on the Turkish border which are currently outside the scope of the Turkish offensive.
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Erdogan vows to 'crush the heads' of Kurdish forces if no pullout
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said they would 'start where they left off and continue to crush terrorists' heads'.
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European, US lawmakers jointly condemn Turkey invasion
European and US lawmakers united Friday in condemnation of Turkey's invasion of Syria and President Donald Trump's troop withdrawal from the country, warning it would trigger a 'resurgence of Islamic terrorism'.
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Pence announces ceasefire deal with Erdogan to end Turkey's Syria offensive
Speaking after crisis talks with Erdogan in Ankara, Pence said that under the deal all military operations would be paused to allow a pullback of Kurdish YPG militia over a 120-hour period.
