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Erdogan backs criminal probe into Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition
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Erdogan backs criminal probe into Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said he backs a criminal investigation into leaders of the pro-Kurdish opposition over comments about…
Turkey needs Israel: Erdogan
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Turkey needs Israel: Erdogan

Turkey must accept that it needs Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, as the two countries seek to thrash…
Turkey detains two suspected Islamic State members planning New Year attack: official
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Turkey detains two suspected Islamic State members planning New Year attack: official

Turkish police on Wednesday detained two suspected members of the Islamic State militant group believed to have been plotting suicide…
Seven killed in Turkish military clash with Kurdish militants: army
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Seven killed in Turkish military clash with Kurdish militants: army

Turkish troops killed six Kurdish militants in a clash in the restive southeast and one of three soldiers wounded in…
One person killed in blast at an Istanbul airport
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One person killed in blast at an Istanbul airport

One person was killed and another wounded after an explosion of unknown origin Wednesday at an airport in Istanbul, Turkish…
Trapped in war zone, locals struggle in Turkey curfew towns
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Trapped in war zone, locals struggle in Turkey curfew towns

His neighborhood battered by shelling and food running out, Bahattin Yagarcik hunkers down in a basement along with several other…
Toll hits 102 as Turkey presses major offensive against PKK
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Toll hits 102 as Turkey presses major offensive against PKK

The number of Kurdish rebels killed during a huge Turkish military offensive in the country's restive southeast has jumped to…
Turkey announces Iraq troop withdrawal after Obama appeal
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Turkey announces Iraq troop withdrawal after Obama appeal

Turkey on Saturday said it would "continue" to pull its troops out of northern Iraq after US President Barack Obama…
’70 killed’ in major anti-PKK operation in south-east Turkey
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’70 killed’ in major anti-PKK operation in south-east Turkey

Seventy suspected members of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in a vast operation against the group…
No sign of peace for Turkey’s Kurds after Erdogan victory
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No sign of peace for Turkey’s Kurds after Erdogan victory

The shepherd's widow no longer asks God for peace. Like many Kurds in Turkey's southeast, Sevgi Gezici, 22, believed President Tayyip…
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