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Turkey’s ruling party fights its corner over wrestler joining bank board Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey’s ruling party fights its corner over wrestler joining bank board

FILE PHOTO: Hamza Yerlikaya of Turkey celebrates after winning the gold medal in the greco-roman wrestling 96kg division in the European Wrestling Championships in Moscow April 27, 2006. REUTERS/David MdzinarishviliANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey’s ruling AK Party defended the appointment of a former wrestling champion to the board of a major…
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June 18, 2020
Bolton’s New Book Alleges Trump Routinely Put Political Ambitions Above U.S. National Interests Tayyip Erdogan

Bolton’s New Book Alleges Trump Routinely Put Political Ambitions Above U.S. National Interests

A long-anticipated new book by former national security advisor John Bolton contains explosive revelations about President Donald Trump’s conduct in office, including allegations that Trump tied his political ambitions to U.S. law enforcement and foreign policy and that he lurched from praising China for its early response to coronavirus to…
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June 18, 2020
France wants talks over ‘aggressive’ Turkish posture in Libya Tayyip Erdogan

France wants talks over ‘aggressive’ Turkish posture in Libya

PARIS (Reuters) - France wants talks with NATO allies to discuss Turkey’s increasingly “aggressive” role in Libya, a presidential official said on Monday, and the foreign ministry accused Ankara of thwarting truce efforts by breaking a U.N. arms embargo. Turkey, which backs the internationally recognised government in Tripoli, has secured…
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June 15, 2020
Pompeo welcomes agreement for U.N. Libya talks, urges speedy ceasefire process Tayyip Erdogan

Pompeo welcomes agreement for U.N. Libya talks, urges speedy ceasefire process

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, DC, U.S. June 10, 2020. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERSWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday welcomed the resumption of talks led by the United Nations between Libya’s warring sides and…
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June 10, 2020
Turkey dismisses Egyptian proposal for Libya ceasefire: Hurriyet Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey dismisses Egyptian proposal for Libya ceasefire: Hurriyet

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey on Wednesday dismissed Egypt’s proposal for a ceasefire in Libya, saying the plan aimed to save Khalifa Haftar after the collapse of his offensive to control the capital Tripoli, Hurriyet newspaper reported. FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference with Libya's internationally…
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June 10, 2020
Erdogan says Syria’s Idlib ‘won’t become conflict zone again,’ as he changes governors in Turkey Tayyip Erdogan

Erdogan says Syria’s Idlib ‘won’t become conflict zone again,’ as he changes governors in Turkey

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey will not allow Syria’s Idlib “to become a conflict zone again.” He also accused the Syrian government on Tuesday of “increasing provocations” in rebel-held areas.Syrian government forces repelled militants’ attacks on a settlement in the southern part of the Idlib de-escalation zone,…
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June 10, 2020