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Erdogan: Turkey has started sending troops to Libya

Erdogan: Turkey has started sending troops to Libya
Christine-Felice Roehrs and Linda Say (dpa) | 01/06/2020 | Politics
ISTANBUL, Christine-Felice Roehrs and Linda Say (dpa)– Turkey has started sending troops to Libya, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview with CNN Turk late Sunday. "Our soldiers are gradually moving out," he said. How many soldiers and what kind of troops Turkey is sending remained...
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Erdogan warns of new Syrian refugee influx, says 80,000 fleeing Idlib

Erdogan warns of new Syrian refugee influx, says 80,000 fleeing Idlib
dpa | 12/23/2019 | News
ISTANBUL (dpa)- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that more than 80,000 people were fleeing Syria's north-western province of Idlib to Turkey, warning European countries that this could trigger "a new wave of migration." "Over 80,000 brothers and sisters from Idlib, fleeing...
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Erdogan hits back at 'brain dead' Macron over NATO, Syria comments

Erdogan hits back at 'brain dead' Macron over NATO, Syria comments
Anindita Ramaswamy and Ergin Hava (dpa) | 11/30/2019 | Politics
ISTANBUL, Anindita Ramaswamy and Ergin Hava (dpa)- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at France's Emmanuel Macron, calling him "brain dead" for his recent comments about the state of NATO and Ankara's offensive in Syria. "Mr Macron, look I am saying from Turkey and I will repeat this...
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Erdogan, Putin stress commitment to Syria ceasefire deal

Erdogan, Putin stress commitment to Syria ceasefire deal
dpa | 11/09/2019 | Politics
ISTANBUL (dpa)- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have expressed their commitment to an October ceasefire deal in north-eastern Syria, state news agency Anadolu reported on Saturday. Erdogan and Putin "reaffirmed their commitment to the October 22...
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Russia-Turkey talks on Syria: Region faces 'critical days'

Russia-Turkey talks on Syria: Region faces 'critical days'
Ergin Hava and Peter Spinella (dpa) | 10/22/2019 | Politics
MOSCOW, Ergin Hava and Peter Spinella (dpa)- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned during talks in Russia on the Syria conflict that the region is facing "critical days," with a ceasefire deal just hours away from expiring. Turkey invaded parts of north-eastern Syria near the Turkish border...
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Trump praises Turkey a day after threatening its economy over Syria

Trump praises Turkey a day after threatening its economy over Syria
dpa correspondents (dpa) | 10/09/2019 | Politics
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON, dpa correspondents (dpa)- US President Donald Trump praised Turkey as a trading and NATO partner a day after threatening to destroy its economy if it went too far in a military incursion in Syria. "So many people conveniently forget that Turkey is a big trading partner of the...
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Erdogan says Turkey to go its own way in Syria 'safe zone'

Erdogan says Turkey to go its own way in Syria 'safe zone'
dpa | 10/01/2019 | Politics
ISTANBUL (dpa)- Turkey has no choice but to act on its own after failing to make progress with the US on a planned "safe zone" in Syria's north, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. "Turkey cannot wait for another single day. We have no option but to thread our own path," Erdogan told...
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Erdogan takes case to UN for 'safe zone' in Syria to host refugees

Erdogan takes case to UN for 'safe zone' in Syria to host refugees
dpa | 09/25/2019 | Politics
ISTANBUL (dpa)- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey can't exclusively bear the burden of hosting Syrian refugees, as he reiterates a call for creating a "safe zone" in north-eastern Syria. Turkey can resettle 1 million to 2 million Syrian refugees in this zone, Erdogan told the UN General...
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Erdogan threatens to 'open gates' to Europe for Syrian refugees

Erdogan threatens to 'open gates' to Europe for Syrian refugees
Ergin Hava and Ella Joyner (dpa) | 09/06/2019 | Politics
ISTANBUL, Ergin Hava and Ella Joyner (dpa)- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday threatened to open the border to Europe for Syrian refugees unless Ankara gets enough international aid and support for a planned "safe zone" in Syria's north. "We will have to open the gates," Erdogan...
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