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  • July 17, 2016

    Suspected Turkey coup leader served as Military Attaché to Israel

    Six senior army commanders were arrested in connection with the failed coup that began Friday night, including General Akin Öztürk, who in the 1990s was the Turkish military attaché...

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  • July 17, 2016

    New Israeli ambassador takes office in Egypt

    Israel’s newly appointed ambassador David Govrin arrived in Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday to begin his diplomatic mission. Govrin replaced Haim Koren, who served as Israel’s ambassador in Cairo...

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  • July 17, 2016

    In one voice African leaders condemn failed Turkey coup

    Leaders from across the breadth of sub-Saharan Africa – from the west, east, center, and south – spoke in a chorus Saturday, denouncing Friday’s attempted coup in Turkey, and...

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  • July 17, 2016

    Turks in US demand Gulen extradition to Turkey

    Turks in the US on Saturday gathered in Pennsylvania to protest the coup attempt in Turkey led by an expatriate cleric living in self-imposed exile in the state. Approximately...

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  • July 17, 2016

    Erdogan, Tsipras discuss extradition of coup soldiers

    Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras telephoned President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday to confirm that “whatever necessary” would be done to ensure the extradition of eight Turkish military officers who fled...

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  • July 17, 2016

    Obama stresses ‘unwavering support’ for Turkish government

    President Barack Obama reiterated the US’s “unwavering support” for Turkey’s “democratically-elected, civilian government” during a Situation Room meeting with his national security and foreign policy teams, the White House...

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  • July 17, 2016

    How an iPhone defeated the tanks in Turkey

    To mount a coup, senior Turkish army officers from the commando units, land forces, the first and fourth armies, and the airforce went to extreme lengths to seize power....

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  • July 17, 2016

    Pro-coup Turkish soldiers to face trial in Greece

    Eight pro-coup soldiers who flew to Greece in the wake of the failed attempt to seize control in Turkey appeared in court Sunday. The soldiers – the most senior...

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  • July 17, 2016

    Ras al-hanout spiced lamb chops

    When you’ve had a long and rough day at work and all you want to do is have a delicious hot meal, you usually turn to your local takeaway....

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  • July 16, 2016

    The people defeated the coup in Turkey

    Turkey knows this enterprise very well. It recognises these scenes. The country remembers well the consequences and pains of each past coup; in 1960, 1971-1973, 1980 and 1997. The wounds are...

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