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US sends F-16s to Turkish air base for anti-IS efforts

August 10, 2015August 12, 2015 VOANews Turkey

The US military said it has deployed F-16 fighter jets to a Turkish air field, as coalition air strikes continue

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World 

Attackers fire on US consulate in Istanbul

August 10, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Two attackers shot at the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Monday, but managed to escape the scene after police returned

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Trotsky house for sale in Istanbul

August 2, 2015 VOANews Russia, Turkey

The former Istanbul house of Marxist revolutionary, theorist, Soviet politician, Red Army founder and hero of the 1917 October Revolution,

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Foreign Minister: Bulgaria ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Turkey

July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria stands shoulder to shoulder with Turkey, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said, commenting on Ankara’s military campaign in Syria and

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Europe 

NATO chief backs Turkey’s ‘anti-terror’ campaign in Syria, Iraq

July 28, 2015 VOANews Nato, Turkey

NATO held an unusual emergency meeting Tuesday to support Turkey, whose President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his forces are pressing

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Europe 

Turkey requests Nato meeting

July 27, 2015 VOANews Nato, Turkey

The U.S. is backing Turkey’s two-pronged air offensive and artillery strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Kurdish rebel

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Europe 

Turkish jets pound Islamic State targets in Syria

July 24, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Turkey says it has carried out a series of airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria, further expanding its involvement

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Europe 

Turkey boosts border security after suicide attack

July 22, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

The Turkish government has announced it will step up border security following Monday’s suicide bombing in the town of Suruc,

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Europe 

Turkey courts deal successive blows to AK Party

July 17, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Following the AK Party losing its majority in Turkey’s parliament in June elections, the country’s courts have dealt it a

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