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Turkey arrests 110 people over alleged Kurdish militant ties -Sources
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Turkey arrests 110 people over alleged Kurdish militant ties -Sources

DIYARBAKIR, TURKEY: Turkish police detained 110 people over alleged militant ties, security sources said on Tuesday, with a pro-Kurdish lawmaker saying politicians, lawyers and journalists…

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Erdogan Rival Vows 'Return Of Spring': Under pouring rain, Erdogan rival vows 'return of spring'
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Erdogan Rival Vows ‘Return Of Spring’: Under pouring rain, Erdogan rival vows ‘return of spring’

CANAKKALE: Facing a sea of umbrellas in the steady rain, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the Turkish opposition’s challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan in next month’s polls, smiles…

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Erdogan'S Rebuilding Pledge: Antakya's earthquake victims doubt Erdogan's rebuilding pledge
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Erdogan’S Rebuilding Pledge: Antakya’s earthquake victims doubt Erdogan’s rebuilding pledge

ANTAKYA: Retired construction worker Ali Cimen looked at the pile of rubble raising dust over his former neighbourhood and scoffed at the idea that Turkey’s…

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Quake Anger Ebbs In Erdogan: Quake anger ebbs in Erdogan stronghold ahead of vote
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Quake Anger Ebbs In Erdogan: Quake anger ebbs in Erdogan stronghold ahead of vote

KAHRAMANMARAS: Latif Dalyan offers shirts and sweatpants at knock-down prices to Turkey’s earthquake victims from a storefront surrounded by piles of debris. The last person…

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Quake Anger Ebbs In Erdogan: Quake anger ebbs in Erdogan stronghold ahead of vote
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Quake Anger Ebbs In Erdogan: Quake anger ebbs in Erdogan stronghold ahead of vote

KAHRAMANMARAS: Latif Dalyan offers shirts and sweatpants at knock-down prices to Turkey’s earthquake victims from a storefront surrounded by piles of debris. The last person…

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Erdogan: Turkey's president says he will back Finland's Nato bid
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Erdogan: Turkey’s president says he will back Finland’s Nato bid

ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey would move forward with ratifying Finland’s Nato application, paving the way for the country to join…

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Erdogan: Erdogan hints Turkey may ratify Finland's NATO membership
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Erdogan: Erdogan hints Turkey may ratify Finland’s NATO membership

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested Wednesday that his country could soon ratify Finland‘s application to join NATO, allowing for the possibility of the…

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Turkey: Grief gives way to anger over Turkey's earthquake response
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Turkey: Grief gives way to anger over Turkey’s earthquake response

ANTAKYA: When Zafer Mahmut Boncuk’s apartment building collapsed in Turkey‘s devastating earthquake, he discovered his 75-year-old mother was still alive — but pinned under the…

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Turkey vows to probe collapse of buildings
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Turkey vows to probe collapse of buildings

ISTANBUL: Turkey vowed on Sunday to probe anyone suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in the country’s devastating earthquakes nearly one week ago…

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Erdogan: 'Shame on you!': Erdogan faces voter fury in Turkey earthquake zone
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Erdogan: ‘Shame on you!’: Erdogan faces voter fury in Turkey earthquake zone

ADIYAMAN: Hakan Tanriverdi has a simple message for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan days after Turkey suffered its worst disaster in generations: “Don’t come here asking…

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