Turkey

Sep- 2020 -

29 September

An image grab taken from a video made available on the official web site of the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry on 28 September 28, 2020, allegedly shows Azeri troops conducting a combat operation during clashes between Armenian separatists and Azerbaijan in the breakaway region of Nagorno Karabakh

Heavy Losses as Armenia-Azerbaijan Defy Calls for Calm

Azerbaijani and Armenian forces claimed to have inflicted heavy losses as fighting raged for a third day on Tuesday over Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno Karabakh.

25 September

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Pompeo to Show Support for Greece Amid Turkey Tensions

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Greece next week in a show of support following high tensions in the Mediterranean with Turkey.

16 September

Fighter jets fly over the Parthenon at the Acropolis on March 25, 2017 in Athens, during a military parade marking Greece's Independence Day.

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Greece Denies Arms Spending Will Cost 10 Billion Euros

Greece's defense minister dismissed reports that his country would spend 10 billion euros on an arms overhaul announced at the weekend.

14 September

The Turkish research vessel Oruc Reis operated for subsea geophysical exploration.

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Turkey Confirms Ship in Greece Row Has Returned to Coast

Turkey said the research ship at the center of a row with Greece over energy exploration had returned to the Turkish coast but insisted the move did not mean Ankara was "giving up."

1 September

Turkey arrested the country's Islamic State 'emir' Mahmut Ozden.

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Turkey Detains Top IS Member: Minister

Turkey has captured Mahmut Ozden, a top member of Islamic State responsible for operations on its territory, the interior minister announced on Tuesday.

1 September

A view of Turkish General Directorate of Mineral research and Exploration's (MTA) Oruc Reis seismic research vessel docked at Haydarpasa port, which searches for hydrocarbon, oil, natural gas and coal reserves at sea, on 23 August 2019.

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Turkey Extends Mediterranean Gas Exploration Mission

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday played up Turkey's military might after extending a Mediterranean gas exploration mission that has pitted it against Greece and the rest of the EU.

Aug- 2020 -

26 August

The Turkish seismic research vessel 'Oruc Reis' is escorted by Turkish naval ships in the Mediterranean Sea. AFP

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Turkey Says ‘No Concessions’ in East Mediterranean Row

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday warned Turkey would make "no concessions" in the eastern Mediterranean and told Greece to avoid taking steps that could lead to its "ruin."

26 August

A rafale fighter jet takes off from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle sailing in the Mediterranean sea on September 29, 2016 in the Mediterranean sea as part of the Operation Arromanches III.

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Greece, Cyprus, Italy, France to Hold Military Exercises From Wednesday

Greece said it will launch military exercises Wednesday with France, Italy, and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, the focus of escalating tensions between Athens and Ankara.

17 August

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PKK Says Shot Down Turkish Helicopter in Iraq

The PKK said Monday it had shot down a Turkish helicopter in Iraqi Kurdistan in retaliation for the death of one of its commanders last week.

14 August

A 2018 file photo shows fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) manning a roadblock in the Qandil Mountains, the groups's main rear-base in northern Iraq

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Turkish Strikes Kill Three Kurds in Iraq: Mayor

Turkish bombardment killed three Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq, a local official said Friday, as Baghdad seeks to rally support to end Ankara's offensive on its soil.