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Turkey opens trial of nearly 500 defendants over failed coup
Families of those killed or wounded protested outside the courthouse, with some throwing hangman’s nooses or stones toward the defendants.
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Turkey’s Erdogan ends tour with no sign of Qatar progress
Turkey has been Qatar’s most powerful ally in the dispute, rushing through legislation to send more troops to its base in Doha as a sign of support.
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Defiant Erdogan attacks EU, backs restoring death penalty
Erdogan also said he would approve if parliament voted to restore it, a move that would effectively end Turkey’s bid to join the EU.
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Turkish minister lands in Qatar aiming to help ease Gulf rift
President Tayyip Erdogan has cultivated close ties to Qatar, setting up a military base there, while preserving relations with Saudi Arabia.
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Turkish president says Qatar isolation violates Islamic values
Qatar denies accusations that it supports Islamist militants and Shi’ite Iran, arch regional foe of the Sunni Gulf Arab monarchies.
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US, Turkish leaders put best face on ties amid tensions
The Turkish president told the US president his country would not accept Syrian Kurdish fighters in the region but stopped short of directly criticising a US decision to arm them.
