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Turkish Military Plane With 20 On Board Crashes In Georgia
There were 20 people on board the Turkish military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia on Tuesday while flying back home from Azerbaijan, the defence ministry said.
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Turkish Rescuers Stranded As Israel Delays Approval To Enter Gaza
A Turkish disaster response team is still waiting by the Gaza border for Israeli approval to enter the Palestinian territory to help with search and rescue operations, a defence ministry source said Thursday.
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Turkey Increases Border Security As Israel-Iran Conflict Escalates
Turkey has increased the security of its border with Iran as the Israel-Iran conflict continues, a Turkish Defence Ministry source said on Thursday, adding Ankara had not seen any irregular migration flow from Iran.
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Turkish Airstrikes Destroy 89 "Kurdish Militant Targets" In Syria, Iraq
Turkey's defence ministry said on Sunday that 89 targets, including shelters and ammunition depots, were destroyed in air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Iraq and northern Syria.
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First Ship With Ukraine Grain Leaves Odessa After Deal To Ease Food Crisis
The first shipment of Ukrainian grain left the port of Odessa on Monday under a deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis following Russia's invasion of its neighbour, the Turkish defence ministry said.
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Turkish Troops Leaving Afghanistan Despite Plans To Secure Kabul Airport
Turkey's defence ministry said Wednesday it had started pulling troops out of Afghanistan, apparently abandoning its plans to help secure Kabul's strategic airport.
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Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkey With 45 On Board
A migrant boat carrying 45 people sank off southwest Turkey and the coast guard was scouring the sea for survivors, the Turkish defence ministry said Friday.
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Eleven Turkish Soldiers Killed In Helicopter Crash
Eleven Turkish soldiers were killed when their military helicopter crashed in heavy weather in the country's restive southeast on Thursday, the defence ministry said.
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Turkish Air Strikes Hit Kurdish Militant Targets In Northern Iraq
Turkish air strikes hit Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq, Ankara's defence ministry said Tuesday. The ministry said on Twitter that "nine terrorists were neutralised" in air strikes in the Hakurk and Hafta regions.
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Russia Warships And Submarine Fire Cruise Missiles At Syria: Reports
2 Russian warships and a submarine in the Mediterranean have fired missiles at ISIS targets in Syria, the defence ministry said Friday. It said that Turkish and Israeli military "were informed in a timely manner of the missile launches through communication channels," but it did not mention the United States
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Russia Reinforces Armenia Air Base Near Turkish Border
Russia has sent several fighter planes including fourth-generation jets and a transport helicopter to reinforce its air base in Armenia near the border with Turkey, the defence ministry said Saturday.
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Russian Destroyer Fires Shots to 'Avoid Collision' With Turkish Boat: Ministry
A Russian destroyer in the Aegean Sea on Sunday opened fire to avoid a collision with a Turkish fishing boat, the defence ministry said, as a bitter dispute over the shooting down of a Russian warplane raged on.
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Russia Says Fired Warning Shots At Turkish Ship In Aegean To Avoid Collision
The Russian Defence Ministry said today one of its warships, the destroyer Smetlivy, had been forced to fire warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean Sea to avoid a collision and that it had summoned the Turkish military attache over the incident.
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'Recep Tayyip Erdogan and His Family' Involved in Oil Trade with ISIS: Russian Defence Ministry
Russia's defence ministry on Wednesday accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family of involvement in illegal oil trade with ISIS terrorists, as a dispute rages over Ankara's downing of one of Moscow's warplanes.
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Turkish Military Plane With 20 On Board Crashes In Georgia
There were 20 people on board the Turkish military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia on Tuesday while flying back home from Azerbaijan, the defence ministry said.
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Turkish Rescuers Stranded As Israel Delays Approval To Enter Gaza
A Turkish disaster response team is still waiting by the Gaza border for Israeli approval to enter the Palestinian territory to help with search and rescue operations, a defence ministry source said Thursday.
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Turkey Increases Border Security As Israel-Iran Conflict Escalates
Turkey has increased the security of its border with Iran as the Israel-Iran conflict continues, a Turkish Defence Ministry source said on Thursday, adding Ankara had not seen any irregular migration flow from Iran.
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Turkish Airstrikes Destroy 89 "Kurdish Militant Targets" In Syria, Iraq
Turkey's defence ministry said on Sunday that 89 targets, including shelters and ammunition depots, were destroyed in air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Iraq and northern Syria.
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First Ship With Ukraine Grain Leaves Odessa After Deal To Ease Food Crisis
The first shipment of Ukrainian grain left the port of Odessa on Monday under a deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis following Russia's invasion of its neighbour, the Turkish defence ministry said.
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Turkish Troops Leaving Afghanistan Despite Plans To Secure Kabul Airport
Turkey's defence ministry said Wednesday it had started pulling troops out of Afghanistan, apparently abandoning its plans to help secure Kabul's strategic airport.
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Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkey With 45 On Board
A migrant boat carrying 45 people sank off southwest Turkey and the coast guard was scouring the sea for survivors, the Turkish defence ministry said Friday.
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Eleven Turkish Soldiers Killed In Helicopter Crash
Eleven Turkish soldiers were killed when their military helicopter crashed in heavy weather in the country's restive southeast on Thursday, the defence ministry said.
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Turkish Air Strikes Hit Kurdish Militant Targets In Northern Iraq
Turkish air strikes hit Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq, Ankara's defence ministry said Tuesday. The ministry said on Twitter that "nine terrorists were neutralised" in air strikes in the Hakurk and Hafta regions.
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Russia Warships And Submarine Fire Cruise Missiles At Syria: Reports
2 Russian warships and a submarine in the Mediterranean have fired missiles at ISIS targets in Syria, the defence ministry said Friday. It said that Turkish and Israeli military "were informed in a timely manner of the missile launches through communication channels," but it did not mention the United States
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Russia Reinforces Armenia Air Base Near Turkish Border
Russia has sent several fighter planes including fourth-generation jets and a transport helicopter to reinforce its air base in Armenia near the border with Turkey, the defence ministry said Saturday.
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Russian Destroyer Fires Shots to 'Avoid Collision' With Turkish Boat: Ministry
A Russian destroyer in the Aegean Sea on Sunday opened fire to avoid a collision with a Turkish fishing boat, the defence ministry said, as a bitter dispute over the shooting down of a Russian warplane raged on.
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Russia Says Fired Warning Shots At Turkish Ship In Aegean To Avoid Collision
The Russian Defence Ministry said today one of its warships, the destroyer Smetlivy, had been forced to fire warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean Sea to avoid a collision and that it had summoned the Turkish military attache over the incident.
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'Recep Tayyip Erdogan and His Family' Involved in Oil Trade with ISIS: Russian Defence Ministry
Russia's defence ministry on Wednesday accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family of involvement in illegal oil trade with ISIS terrorists, as a dispute rages over Ankara's downing of one of Moscow's warplanes.
