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Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Turkish Woman Thanks Indian Army Personnel In A Special Way For Helping Them
The Indian Army has sent medical supplies, a mobile hospital, medical professions and search-and-rescue teams to dig through the rubble and find survivors, as a part of 'Operation Dost'.
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Turkish Air Strikes Kill 26 Terrorists In Turkey, Iraq: Turkish Army
Turkish air strikes killed 26 terrorists and destroyed their gun positions, shelters and ammunition stores in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq this week, Turkey's armed forces said on Tuesday.
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Turkish Military Says Has Encircled Syria's Afrin Town
Turkey's military and its rebel allies have encircled the northern Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish armed forces said on Tuesday, a substantial advance in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish fighters across its southern border.
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Turkish Forces Shell Convoy Headed To Syria's Afrin Region
The Turkish army struck a convoy entering Syria's Kurdish-held Afrin region, which Ankara said carried fighters and weapons but Kurdish forces said was made up of civilians entering with food and medicine.
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Turkey Carries Out 57 Artillery Strikes In Northern Syria: Source
Turkish armed forces carried out 57 artillery strikes on 16 militant targets in northern Syria over the last 24 hours, a Turkish military source said on Monday.
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Turkish Military Overhaul Will Be In Line With NATO Framework: Defence Minister
Turkish plans to restructure its armed forces are aimed at eliminating the possibility of another coup attempt and the moves will be in line with the structure and spirit of the NATO alliance, Turkey's defence minister said today.
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Tayyip Erdogan Wants Army Under President's Control After Coup: Official
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wants the armed forces and national intelligence agency brought under the control of the presidency, a parliamentary official said on Thursday, part of a major overhaul of the military after a failed coup.
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Turkish Military Faces Overhaul After Failed Coup
Turkey is expected to shake up its armed forces today and dismiss more military officers as it deepens its purge of individuals who the government claims supported a failed coup this month.
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Turkey's Erdogan Says Military To Be Restructured After Abortive Coup
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Reuters on Thursday that there were significant failures in intelligence ahead of last Friday's attempted military coup and that the armed forces would quickly be restructured and have fresh blood.
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Turkey's Erdogan Says Coup Plotters Were Minority In Armed Forces
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday only a minority of the armed forces were involved in last Friday's failed military coup but he said it was not clear exactly how many people had taken part.
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Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan Appears Among Crowds In Istanbul After Coup Attempt
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan emerged to crowds of supporters at Istanbul's main Ataturk airport early on Saturday after what officials said had been a coup attempt by a faction within the armed forces, footage on broadcaster NTV showed.
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Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan Safe As Group In Military Attempts Coup
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is safe, a presidential source said on Friday, adding that a statement made on behalf of the armed forces announcing a takeover of the government was not authorised by the military command.
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Car Bomb Hits Army Outpost, Killing 3 In Turkey
A vehicle laden with explosives hit an army outpost in southeastern Turkey today, killing three people, according to a statement published by the governor's office.
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Turkish Air Strikes In Northern Iraq Kill 45 Kurdish Terrorists: Army
Air strikes by 11 Turkish warplanes in northern Iraq on Monday are believed to have killed 45 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) terrorists, the armed forces said in a statement today.
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2 Civilians, 2 Security Forces Killed In Turkish Army Action Against Kurd Rebels
Two civilians, a soldier and a police officer have been killed in southeastern Turkey as military operations to root out armed fighters focused on urban centres across the mainly Kurdish region, security sources said.
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Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Turkish Woman Thanks Indian Army Personnel In A Special Way For Helping Them
The Indian Army has sent medical supplies, a mobile hospital, medical professions and search-and-rescue teams to dig through the rubble and find survivors, as a part of 'Operation Dost'.
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Turkish Air Strikes Kill 26 Terrorists In Turkey, Iraq: Turkish Army
Turkish air strikes killed 26 terrorists and destroyed their gun positions, shelters and ammunition stores in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq this week, Turkey's armed forces said on Tuesday.
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Turkish Military Says Has Encircled Syria's Afrin Town
Turkey's military and its rebel allies have encircled the northern Syrian town of Afrin, the Turkish armed forces said on Tuesday, a substantial advance in Turkey's offensive against Kurdish fighters across its southern border.
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Turkish Forces Shell Convoy Headed To Syria's Afrin Region
The Turkish army struck a convoy entering Syria's Kurdish-held Afrin region, which Ankara said carried fighters and weapons but Kurdish forces said was made up of civilians entering with food and medicine.
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Turkey Carries Out 57 Artillery Strikes In Northern Syria: Source
Turkish armed forces carried out 57 artillery strikes on 16 militant targets in northern Syria over the last 24 hours, a Turkish military source said on Monday.
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Turkish Military Overhaul Will Be In Line With NATO Framework: Defence Minister
Turkish plans to restructure its armed forces are aimed at eliminating the possibility of another coup attempt and the moves will be in line with the structure and spirit of the NATO alliance, Turkey's defence minister said today.
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Tayyip Erdogan Wants Army Under President's Control After Coup: Official
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wants the armed forces and national intelligence agency brought under the control of the presidency, a parliamentary official said on Thursday, part of a major overhaul of the military after a failed coup.
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Turkish Military Faces Overhaul After Failed Coup
Turkey is expected to shake up its armed forces today and dismiss more military officers as it deepens its purge of individuals who the government claims supported a failed coup this month.
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Turkey's Erdogan Says Military To Be Restructured After Abortive Coup
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Reuters on Thursday that there were significant failures in intelligence ahead of last Friday's attempted military coup and that the armed forces would quickly be restructured and have fresh blood.
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Turkey's Erdogan Says Coup Plotters Were Minority In Armed Forces
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday only a minority of the armed forces were involved in last Friday's failed military coup but he said it was not clear exactly how many people had taken part.
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Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan Appears Among Crowds In Istanbul After Coup Attempt
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan emerged to crowds of supporters at Istanbul's main Ataturk airport early on Saturday after what officials said had been a coup attempt by a faction within the armed forces, footage on broadcaster NTV showed.
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Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan Safe As Group In Military Attempts Coup
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is safe, a presidential source said on Friday, adding that a statement made on behalf of the armed forces announcing a takeover of the government was not authorised by the military command.
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Car Bomb Hits Army Outpost, Killing 3 In Turkey
A vehicle laden with explosives hit an army outpost in southeastern Turkey today, killing three people, according to a statement published by the governor's office.
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Turkish Air Strikes In Northern Iraq Kill 45 Kurdish Terrorists: Army
Air strikes by 11 Turkish warplanes in northern Iraq on Monday are believed to have killed 45 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) terrorists, the armed forces said in a statement today.
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2 Civilians, 2 Security Forces Killed In Turkish Army Action Against Kurd Rebels
Two civilians, a soldier and a police officer have been killed in southeastern Turkey as military operations to root out armed fighters focused on urban centres across the mainly Kurdish region, security sources said.
