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Commander threatens to target Turkish forces in Libya

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Turkish official says CoronaVac vaccine 91.25% effective

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EU to spend hundreds of millions more on refugees in Turkey

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FILE- In this Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 file photo, Can Dundar, the editor-in-chief of Turkey's opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet, waves as he leaves a prison van outside the Silivri prison near Istanbul, after his release from detention. On Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 a court in Istanbul convicted in absentia Dundar, currently in exile in Germany since 2016, on espionage and terror-related charges for a news report. The court found Dundar guilty of &quot;obtaining secret documents for espionage&quot; and &quot;aiding a terrorist organization,&quot; sentencing him to a total of 27 1/2 years in prison. (AP Photo/Can Erok, File)

Turkish court convicts former editor on terror charges

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and DOROTHEE THIESING - Associated Press

Turkish parliament extends law for troop deployment to Libya

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Nurse Ilknur Bastan tends to a patient infected with COVID-19, at the intensive care unit of the Dr Ilhan Varank Hospital in Istanbul, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. The hospital is a new infirmary offering some of the most advanced intensive care treatment in the country. When the pandemic first struck, Turkey was credited for quickly bringing infection rates under control. It is now seeing an explosion in COVID-19 cases that is putting a serious strain on its health system.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkey’s prefab hospitals leading fight against coronavirus

By MEHMET GUZEL and ANDREW WILKS - Associated Press

Police and medics gather outside the privately-run Sanko University Hospital in Gaziantep, southeastern Turkey, Saturday, De. 19, 2020. A fire broke out Saturday at an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients in southern Turkey after an oxygen cylinder exploded, killing several people, state-run media reported. (Kadir Gunes/DHA via AP)

Hospital fire kills 9 COVID-19 patients at ICU in Turkey

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Turkish philanthropist stands trial for alleged ties to coup

By MEHMET GUZEL and SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, walks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, centre, as they review an honour guard during a welcome ceremony prior to their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Al-Kadhimi is in Turkey on an official visit. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey, Iraq agree to cooperate against extremist groups

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Turkey won’t step back on S-400s despite US sanctions

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FILE- In this Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, file photo, water is sprayed on a French-made Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at the Indian Air Force Station in Ambala, India. Greece's government says on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, it will pay 2.32 billion euros ($2.8 billion) for the purchase of French-made Rafale fighter jets and an upgrade of compatible air-to-air missile systems and part of a major military overhaul. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Greece: French-made jets, upgrades will cost $2.8 billion

By DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks after a cabinet meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Erdogan has announced a four-day lockdown starting New Year's eve to curb the spread of COVID-19. Erdogan said the curfew would begin the evening of Dec. 31 and go on until the morning of Jan. 4. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Erdogan: US aims to stymie growing Turkish defense industry

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, photo, a truck carrying parts of the S-400 air defense systems, exits a Russian transport aircraft after landing at Murted military airport outside Ankara, Turkey. The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on its NATO ally Turkey over its purchase of a Russian air defense system. The move comes at a delicate time in relations between Washington and Ankara. The countries have been at odds over Turkey's acquisition from Russia of the S-400 missile defense system. (Turkish Defence Ministry via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Sanctioned Turkish official thinks US relations won’t change

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks after a cabinet meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Erdogan has announced a four-day lockdown starting New Year's eve to curb the spread of COVID-19. Erdogan said the curfew would begin the evening of Dec. 31 and go on until the morning of Jan. 4. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Turkey announces 4-day curfew over New Year’s to fight virus

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Military vehicles and equipment, parts of the S-400 air defense systems, are unloaded from a Russian transport aircraft, at Murted military airport in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, July 12, 2019. (Turkish Defence Ministry via AP, Pool) ** FILE **

U.S. sanctions Turkey over the acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defense system

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019 file photo, a truck carrying parts of the S-400 air defense systems, exits a Russian transport aircraft after landing at Murted military airport outside Ankara, Turkey. NATO-member Turkey has tested its Russian-made advanced air defense missile system, Turkish media reports said Friday, Oct. 16, 2020, raising the specter of a new standoff with the United States. (Turkish Defence Ministry via AP, Pool, File)

US sanctions NATO ally Turkey over Russian missile defense

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks during a joint news conference with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Following the approval of European leaders Friday Dec. 11, 2020 of expanding sanctions against Ankara, Turkey called on the European Union to act as an 'honest mediator' in its dispute with EU members Greece and Cyprus over the exploration of gas reserves in the Mediterranean. The leaders said early Friday that Turkey has &quot;engaged in unilateral actions and provocations and escalated its rhetoric against the EU.&quot;&quot;(Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Turkey summons Iranian ambassador over Azeri poem tensions

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Members of a Turkish forces commando brigade take part in a military parade in which Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, looked on in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. The massive parade was held in celebration of the peace deal with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh that saw Azerbaijan reclaim much of the separatist region along with surrounding areas. (AP Photo)

Iran summons Turkish ambassador over Erdogan remarks in Baku

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Turkey rejects EU decision to widen sanctions

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Azerbaijani troops march past during a parade in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. A military parade has been held in the Azerbaijani capital in celebration of a peace deal with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh that saw Azerbaijan reclaim much of the separatist region along with surrounding areas. (AP Photo)

Azerbaijan holds parade after Nagorno-Karabakh fighting

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