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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. AFP

Turkey Says Receiving ‘Positive Signals’ from U.S. as Gulen Sticks to Call for Independent Body

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 12, 2016 | Middle East

Turkey said Friday it has received “positive signals” from the United States over its requests to extradite Pennsylvania-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, who reiterated that he would only hand himself over to Turkish authorities if an independent...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin – RTSM1UY

Coordination Mechanism between Ankara, Moscow on Syria

by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 11, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Few hours after the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced that his country will establish a strong mechanism along with...

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Turkish FM Cavusoglu speaks during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad. Reuters

Turkey Sends Second Document to Washington to Extradite Gulen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 3, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Turkey has sent a second document to the United States demanding the urgent arrest of U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who was blamed for the failed coup attempt of July 15. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Tuesday: “We answered their questions...

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People wave flags and hold a portrait of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan as they wait for the arrival of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Ankara, Turkey November 2, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkish Ambassador to UAE Stresses Strong Ties

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 3, 2016 | Middle East

Abu Dhabi-Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mustafa Levent Bilgen, has stressed the strength of existing relations between the two countries and underlined the importance of enhancing cooperation and coordination in various...

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People stand on a Turkish army tank at Ataturk airport in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir

Erdogan Determines New Agenda: Back to Dialogue…Barracks in Taksim

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 20, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan revealed his agenda for the coming period, represented in three major points: clearing the country of terrorist organizations, considering the nation’s demands of executing the perpetrators of the attempted coup and...