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Turkey Renames US Embassy Street After Civil Rights Activist Malcom X
Turkey on Thursday changed the name of the street on which the new US embassy will be located after the American black Muslim civil rights campaigner Malcolm X, an AFP correspondent said.
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Shots Fired At US Embassy In Turkish Capital, Two Men Detained
Turkish authorities detained two men suspected of shooting at the U.S. Embassy in the capital Ankara on Monday, in an attack that coincides with increased tensions between the two NATO allies over the trial of a U.S. pastor in Turkey.
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Amid Tensions, Gunshots Fired At US Embassy In Turkey, No Casualties
Gunshots were fired early Monday at the US embassy in Ankara but caused no casualties, Turkish and American officials said, amid escalating tensions between the two NATO allies.
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US Embassy In Turkey To Remain Closed Today Over 'Security Threat'
The US embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara will be closed to the public on Monday over a "security threat", the mission announced on its website.
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Turkish Missions In US To Lift Visa Restrictions On US Citizens
Turkish missions in the United States will resume full visa services for US citizens, Ankara's embassy in Washington said Thursday, matching an identical move by American consulates in Turkey.
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US Halts Turkey Visas After Staffer's Arrest
The United States on Sunday indefinitely suspended handling all regular visa applications in Turkey, dramatically escalating a row after one of the mission's Turkish staffers was arrested.
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Shooting Outside Embassy In Turkey's Ankara, Mission Shut: US Statement
The United States on Tuesday closed its missions to Turkey for the day after a shooting incident overnight outside the American embassy in Ankara that followed the assassination of the Russian ambassador in the Turkish capital.
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Man Fires Shots Outside US Embassy in Turkey, Detained
Turkish police have detained a man who fired shots in front of the US Embassy in Ankara, several hours after the Russian Ambassador to Turkey was killed in an attack.
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Turkish Police Storm Offices of Critical Media Group
Turkish riot police firing tear gas and water cannon today stormed into the Istanbul headquarters of a media group critical of the government, just days before a weekend election.
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US Issues Terror Warning to Citizens in Turkey
The US Embassy in Turkey has issued a security warning, urging U.S. citizens to be vigilant against possible terrorist attacks in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State group.
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US tightens embassy security in Lebanon and Turkey, warns Americans
The United States tightened security at diplomatic missions in Lebanon and Turkey on Friday because of potential threats, ordering some personnel out of Lebanon and offering to evacuate those in Adana in southeastern Turkey.
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Syria crisis: US tightens embassy security in Lebanon and Turkey, warns Americans
US officials tightened security at diplomatic missions in Lebanon and Turkey today, ordering personnel out of Lebanon and offering to evacuate those in Adana in southeastern Turkey, amid security threats against Americans.
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Turkey police foils Al-Qaeda plot against US embassy: report
Turkish police have uncovered and foiled an alleged plot by Al-Qaeda to bomb the US embassy in Ankara, as well as a synagogue and other targets in Istanbul, Turkish media reported on Friday.
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FBI team in Turkey to probe US embassy attack
The United States has sent an FBI team to join the Turkish investigation into a deadly suicide bombing on the US embassy in Ankara last week, the mission said on Wednesday.
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Turkey: US Embassy bomber was convicted for terrorism
A Turkish official says a suicide bomber who struck the American Embassy in Ankara spent four years in prison on terrorism charges before being released for a brain disorder contracted while on hunger strike.
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Turkey Renames US Embassy Street After Civil Rights Activist Malcom X
Turkey on Thursday changed the name of the street on which the new US embassy will be located after the American black Muslim civil rights campaigner Malcolm X, an AFP correspondent said.
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Shots Fired At US Embassy In Turkish Capital, Two Men Detained
Turkish authorities detained two men suspected of shooting at the U.S. Embassy in the capital Ankara on Monday, in an attack that coincides with increased tensions between the two NATO allies over the trial of a U.S. pastor in Turkey.
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Amid Tensions, Gunshots Fired At US Embassy In Turkey, No Casualties
Gunshots were fired early Monday at the US embassy in Ankara but caused no casualties, Turkish and American officials said, amid escalating tensions between the two NATO allies.
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US Embassy In Turkey To Remain Closed Today Over 'Security Threat'
The US embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara will be closed to the public on Monday over a "security threat", the mission announced on its website.
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Turkish Missions In US To Lift Visa Restrictions On US Citizens
Turkish missions in the United States will resume full visa services for US citizens, Ankara's embassy in Washington said Thursday, matching an identical move by American consulates in Turkey.
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US Halts Turkey Visas After Staffer's Arrest
The United States on Sunday indefinitely suspended handling all regular visa applications in Turkey, dramatically escalating a row after one of the mission's Turkish staffers was arrested.
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Shooting Outside Embassy In Turkey's Ankara, Mission Shut: US Statement
The United States on Tuesday closed its missions to Turkey for the day after a shooting incident overnight outside the American embassy in Ankara that followed the assassination of the Russian ambassador in the Turkish capital.
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Man Fires Shots Outside US Embassy in Turkey, Detained
Turkish police have detained a man who fired shots in front of the US Embassy in Ankara, several hours after the Russian Ambassador to Turkey was killed in an attack.
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Turkish Police Storm Offices of Critical Media Group
Turkish riot police firing tear gas and water cannon today stormed into the Istanbul headquarters of a media group critical of the government, just days before a weekend election.
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US Issues Terror Warning to Citizens in Turkey
The US Embassy in Turkey has issued a security warning, urging U.S. citizens to be vigilant against possible terrorist attacks in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State group.
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US tightens embassy security in Lebanon and Turkey, warns Americans
The United States tightened security at diplomatic missions in Lebanon and Turkey on Friday because of potential threats, ordering some personnel out of Lebanon and offering to evacuate those in Adana in southeastern Turkey.
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Syria crisis: US tightens embassy security in Lebanon and Turkey, warns Americans
US officials tightened security at diplomatic missions in Lebanon and Turkey today, ordering personnel out of Lebanon and offering to evacuate those in Adana in southeastern Turkey, amid security threats against Americans.
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Turkey police foils Al-Qaeda plot against US embassy: report
Turkish police have uncovered and foiled an alleged plot by Al-Qaeda to bomb the US embassy in Ankara, as well as a synagogue and other targets in Istanbul, Turkish media reported on Friday.
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FBI team in Turkey to probe US embassy attack
The United States has sent an FBI team to join the Turkish investigation into a deadly suicide bombing on the US embassy in Ankara last week, the mission said on Wednesday.
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Turkey: US Embassy bomber was convicted for terrorism
A Turkish official says a suicide bomber who struck the American Embassy in Ankara spent four years in prison on terrorism charges before being released for a brain disorder contracted while on hunger strike.
