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Turkey Parliament Committee Approves Sweden's NATO Bid
The Turkish parliament's committee on Tuesday approved Sweden's bid to join NATO, an opposition lawmaker told AFP, clearing another hurdle for the Nordic country's accession to the US-led defence organisation.
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Video: Turkey Lawmaker Breaks His Phone With Hammer In Parliament. Here's Why
The lawmaker was opposing a new law that he called "the biggest censorship" in the history of the nation.
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Turkish Drone Strike Kills 3 Civilians In Iraq Refugee Camp
Three civilians were killed Saturday in a Turkish drone attack on a refugee camp in northern Iraq in an area Turkish President recently threatened to "clean up", a Kurdish lawmaker said.
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Turkey Intensifies Syria Campaign; US Warns Of "Serious Consequences"
Turkey intensified its air and artillery strikes on Kurdish militia in northeast Syria on Friday, escalating an offensive that has drawn warnings of humanitarian catastrophe and turned Republican lawmakers against US President Donald Trump.
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First-Time Lawmaker Nusrat Jahan Gets Married In Turkey, Tweets Photo
Nusrat Jahan, first-time parliamentarian and Bengali actor, got married in Turkey on Wednesday. Close relatives and friends attended the wedding.
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Tayyip Erdogan Warns Europe That Turkey Could Open Migrant Gates
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Friday to unleash a new wave of migrants on Europe after lawmakers there voted for a temporary halt to Turkey's EU membership negotiations, but behind the fighting talk, neither side wants a collapse in ties.
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European Union Lawmakers Urge Halt To Turkey EU Membership Talks
European Union lawmakers called on Thursday for a temporary halt to EU membership talks with Turkey because of Ankara's "disproportionate" reaction to July's failed coup, although EU governments are unlikely to take heed.
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European Lawmakers Call For End To Turkey European Union Membership
The leaders of the European Parliament's two largest groups called on Tuesday for the European Union to halt membership talks with Turkey because of its post-coup purges.
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Car Bomb Hits Eastern Turkish City Of Van, 19 Injured: Ruling Party Lawmaker
A car bomb rocked the eastern Turkish city of Van on Monday, leaving 19 people including two police officers wounded, a ruling party lawmaker said.
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Change Armenian 'Genocide' Stance To Access Incirlik Airbase: Turkey Tells Germany
Turkish permission for German lawmakers to visit the Incirlik airbase will depend on the Berlin government distancing itself from a resolution branding a 1915 massacre of Armenians as "genocide", Turkey's foreign minister said today.
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30 Killed, 94 Injured In Blast At A Wedding Party In Turkey
At least 30 people were killed and dozens more wounded late on Saturday in an attack possibly carried out by a suicide bomber on a wedding party in the Turkish city of Gaziantep near the Syrian border, officials said.
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'People Dead' In Attack On Turkey Wedding, Says Lawmaker
An unspecified number of people were killed in an attack on a wedding on Saturday in Gaziantep in Turkey's troubled southeast, Turkish MP Mehmet Erdogan told CNN-Turk broadcaster.
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Turkey Seeks Parliament Nod On Delayed Deal To Normalise Ties With Israel
Turkish lawmakers today submitted to parliament a settlement deal with Israel that would see Israel pay Ankara $20 million within 25 days in return for Turkey dropping outstanding legal claims, ending a six-year rift.
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Turkish City Streets Are Calm After Emergency Declaration
The streets of Turkey's major cities were calm Friday, a day after Turkish lawmakers responded to an attempted coup by approving a three-month state of emergency that allows the government to extend detention times and issue decrees.
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Germany's Angela Merkel Tells Tayyip Erdogan Turkey Needs Strong Parliament
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she had told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that his country needed a strong parliament and voiced concern over the Turkish parliament's decision to strip lawmakers of immunity.
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Turkey Parliament Committee Approves Sweden's NATO Bid
The Turkish parliament's committee on Tuesday approved Sweden's bid to join NATO, an opposition lawmaker told AFP, clearing another hurdle for the Nordic country's accession to the US-led defence organisation.
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Video: Turkey Lawmaker Breaks His Phone With Hammer In Parliament. Here's Why
The lawmaker was opposing a new law that he called "the biggest censorship" in the history of the nation.
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Turkish Drone Strike Kills 3 Civilians In Iraq Refugee Camp
Three civilians were killed Saturday in a Turkish drone attack on a refugee camp in northern Iraq in an area Turkish President recently threatened to "clean up", a Kurdish lawmaker said.
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Turkey Intensifies Syria Campaign; US Warns Of "Serious Consequences"
Turkey intensified its air and artillery strikes on Kurdish militia in northeast Syria on Friday, escalating an offensive that has drawn warnings of humanitarian catastrophe and turned Republican lawmakers against US President Donald Trump.
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First-Time Lawmaker Nusrat Jahan Gets Married In Turkey, Tweets Photo
Nusrat Jahan, first-time parliamentarian and Bengali actor, got married in Turkey on Wednesday. Close relatives and friends attended the wedding.
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Tayyip Erdogan Warns Europe That Turkey Could Open Migrant Gates
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened on Friday to unleash a new wave of migrants on Europe after lawmakers there voted for a temporary halt to Turkey's EU membership negotiations, but behind the fighting talk, neither side wants a collapse in ties.
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European Union Lawmakers Urge Halt To Turkey EU Membership Talks
European Union lawmakers called on Thursday for a temporary halt to EU membership talks with Turkey because of Ankara's "disproportionate" reaction to July's failed coup, although EU governments are unlikely to take heed.
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European Lawmakers Call For End To Turkey European Union Membership
The leaders of the European Parliament's two largest groups called on Tuesday for the European Union to halt membership talks with Turkey because of its post-coup purges.
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Car Bomb Hits Eastern Turkish City Of Van, 19 Injured: Ruling Party Lawmaker
A car bomb rocked the eastern Turkish city of Van on Monday, leaving 19 people including two police officers wounded, a ruling party lawmaker said.
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Change Armenian 'Genocide' Stance To Access Incirlik Airbase: Turkey Tells Germany
Turkish permission for German lawmakers to visit the Incirlik airbase will depend on the Berlin government distancing itself from a resolution branding a 1915 massacre of Armenians as "genocide", Turkey's foreign minister said today.
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30 Killed, 94 Injured In Blast At A Wedding Party In Turkey
At least 30 people were killed and dozens more wounded late on Saturday in an attack possibly carried out by a suicide bomber on a wedding party in the Turkish city of Gaziantep near the Syrian border, officials said.
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'People Dead' In Attack On Turkey Wedding, Says Lawmaker
An unspecified number of people were killed in an attack on a wedding on Saturday in Gaziantep in Turkey's troubled southeast, Turkish MP Mehmet Erdogan told CNN-Turk broadcaster.
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Turkey Seeks Parliament Nod On Delayed Deal To Normalise Ties With Israel
Turkish lawmakers today submitted to parliament a settlement deal with Israel that would see Israel pay Ankara $20 million within 25 days in return for Turkey dropping outstanding legal claims, ending a six-year rift.
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Turkish City Streets Are Calm After Emergency Declaration
The streets of Turkey's major cities were calm Friday, a day after Turkish lawmakers responded to an attempted coup by approving a three-month state of emergency that allows the government to extend detention times and issue decrees.
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Germany's Angela Merkel Tells Tayyip Erdogan Turkey Needs Strong Parliament
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she had told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that his country needed a strong parliament and voiced concern over the Turkish parliament's decision to strip lawmakers of immunity.
