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Weekend lockdowns – Turkey’s coronavirus response
No country outside Europe and America has more coronavirus cases than Turkey, where numbers have overtaken China and Iran.
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Syria ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey holds
The skies over Syria’s northwest province of Idlib are quiet tonight as the ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey holds.
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Greece denies Turkey’s claims they fired on migrants
Turkey has accused Greek police of opening fire on migrants attempting to cross the border, killing one and wounding five others.
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Refugees gather at Turkey-Syria border
As fighting intensifies yet again in north west Syria – bringing Turkish and Russian forces a step closer towards direct conflict – more than a million refugees are now massing on the Turkish border.
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Turkey shoots down two Syrian government war planes in retaliation over airstrikes
Turkey has said it has destroyed multiple Syrian government targets in recent days, including downing two war planes today.
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Turkey opens borders for refugees and migrants to travel to Europe
Hundreds of refugees and migrants are gathering on Turkey’s border with Greece after Turkey said it would no longer prevent them from crossing towards Europe.
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Turkey says it will not stop migrants from entering Europe
The Turkish government says it will no longer actively stop refugees trying to cross its borders with Europe – in an apparent bid to get support behind its operations in north-west Syria.
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Turkey bolstering military support for rebel forces in Syria
Syrian government forces are continuing to make gains in their campaign to end the country’s eight-year conflict by eliminating the last remaining insurgents.
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At least 22 killed in Turkey earthquake
At least 22 people have been killed and more than a thousand injured, after a powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey yesterday evening.
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Turkey says troops won’t leave Syria until other countries pull out
The Turkish president has said his troops will not leave Syria until all other countries have.
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Vice President Pence arrives in Turkey in an attempt to halt Syria offensive
Tonight, as well as Brexit, members of the European Council are discussing Turkey’s agreement to ‘pause’ its military assault in Syria. The American Vice President Mike Pence, who is in Ankara to persuade President Erdogan to stop the offensive, says a ‘pause’ for 120 hours has been agreed.
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Turkey’s Erdogan defiant in face of international condemnation
Donald Trump has described his decision to withdraw American troops from Syria as “strategically brilliant”, declaring that the Kurds he had abandoned were “much safer now” and were “not angels” anyway.
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UK bans new arms sales to Turkey amid war crimes claims
The UN has warned that Turkey could be “deemed responsible” for alleged summary executions that may amount to war crimes, while Britain has banned all new arms sales to Ankara, but has stopped short of putting a halt to shipments of arms already ordered.
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Former Turkish Minister Egemen Bagis on Syria offensive: ‘Turkey does not expect a bloodbath’
Egemen Bagis is a former Turkish Minister of European Union Affairs.
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David Miliband speaks out about the Turkey-Syria conflict
President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, David Milibandresponds to today’s events.