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Prime Minister Erdoğan lashes out at Iran Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan lashed out on neighboring Iran in response to comments made by Iranian Chief of Staff Firouzabadi blaming Turkey for the bloodshed in Syria.
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A 5,000 soldier operation on Çukurca and Şemdinli The Turkish Armed Forces has started a major operation in Hakkari following a simultaneous terrorist attack on three military outposts over the weekend which resulted in the deaths of six soldiers and two village guards.
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Emine Erdoğan and Davutoğlu arrive in Arakan Prime Minister Erdoğan's wife Emine and daughter Sümeyye Erdoğan are joined by Foreign Affairs Minister Davutoğlu on a trip to Myanmar. After attending a series of meetings in the capital, the committee will move on to the camps in Switt on August 9th.
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115 PKK terrorists killed In an announcement in connection to the recent attack on three outposts in Hakkari, Minister of Interior Affairs İdris Naim Şahin stated that security forces have killed 115 terrorists in operations that have been ongoing in recent weeks.
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Assad is behind the PKK terrorist organization It turns out Syrian State leader Bashar Assad gave the orders to provide arms for the PKK, which Syria’s secret service agency Al Mukhabarat fulfilled last week by providing the terrorist organization with 70 rocket launchers and antiaircraft guns.
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Supreme Military Council retires detained generals The Turkish military retired all 40 generals and admirals currently jailed facing charges of conspiring against the government in a further sign of greater civilian control of the once all-powerful army.
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Important announcements by Prime Minister Erdoğan Erdoğan, commenting on the recent tragic terrorist attack in Hakkari, stated: “That we have lost eight martyrs deeply saddens us. We know who is behind this. Leyla Zana says “hands should be taken off the trigger”. The only solution is for the terrorist organization to relinquish their weapons. Security forces will not drop their weapons.”
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Terrorists stage three simultaneous attacks in... Six Turkish soldiers and two village guards were killed in three simultaneous attacks staged on outposts in Hakkari overnight.
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Syrian Kurds offer Davutoğlu assurance the region... Meeting with Syrian Kurds in Erbil, Davutoğlu stated, “Assad has usurped your rights.” The PKK’s extension, PYD was not welcomed at the meeting, during which Syrian Kurdish National Council Chairman Bashar stated they would not allow the PYD’s presence in the region.
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Former chief of staff says preparations were made... Testifying in the Ergenekon case, former Chief of General Staff Hilmi Özkök expressed that the issue of planning a coup was brought to the table when the AK Party came to power, however nothing was made official and no action was taken.
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Is Israel getting ready to apologize? Israel has sought out England’s assistance to mend ties with Turkey. Relations remain tense between Turkey and Israel having withered when Israeli forces killed innocent Turkish peace activists on an aid flotilla in international waters.
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Turkey kicks off aid campaign for Arakan The Directorate of Religious Affairs has initiated a campaign to send charity and alms collected during Ramadan to the Rohingya Muslims from Arakan, Myanmar.
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A new post-Assad era formula from Ankara While efforts continue to reach a formula for the post-Assad era, Ankara foresees a period of transition in which the Baath regime and the opposition would share the Syrian administration.
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Davutoğlu pays a visit to Kirkuk After holding a meeting with Barzani in Erbil, Foreign Affairs Minister Davutoğlu paid a surprising visit to Kirkuk yesterday. During his stay in the Türkmen city Davutoğlu relayed the message, “We will always be at your service.”
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