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YEARS 98 AZAZ - Turkish Armed Forces on Friday struck the YPG/PKK terror group targets in northern Syria’s Tal Rifat region. Howitzers deployed in area- of-operations in norther Syria, which was liberated by Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield, fired 20 rounds against YPG/PKK posts in several villages of Tal Rifat. On Wednesday and Thursday, Turkish army had struck YPG/ PKK targets in the area as well. For the last three years, Tal Rifat has been occupied by the YPG/PKK, which has dubbed the territory between Tal Rifat and Manbij as the “Shahba Canton.” WThe YPG/PKK occupied Tal Rifat in 2016 in hopes of linking Afrin, a city in northwestern Syria, to areas under its control east of the Euphrates River, thus establishing a zone of influence along Syria’s border with Turkey. Syria’s Al-Bab district, however, which is located between Tal Rifat and Manbij, falls within Operation Euphrates Shield’s area-of- operations, thus disrupting the YPG/PKK’s sought-for territorial link. Some 250,000 refugees from Tal Rifat and its outskirts have taken up temporary residence in the opposition-held city of Azaz, located adjacent to the Euphrates Shield zone. Since 2016, Turkey’s Euphrates Shield... By Lokman Ilhan, Muhammed Macid and Safvan Allahverdi CARACAS - Venezuela’s president expressed his gratitude to Turkey, Russia and China on Thursday for their support after opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself “interim president”. “I thank Russia, China, Turkey and other governments and people of the world for their strong support of the legitimately established government of Venezuela,” Nicolas Maduro said in a Twitter post. “Venezuela is not alone!” he added. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced solidarity with Maduro early Thursday, a day after Washington recognized Guaido as the interim leader KABUL - Afghan security forces took control of three schools run by Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) in Mazar-i Sharif in a raid conducted upon a court order. The schools in the fourth largest city of Afghanistan will be handed over to Turkey’s Maarif Foundation very soon, Afghan officials said. Turkey established the Maarif Foundation in 2016 to take over the administration of overseas schools linked to FETO. The foundation has assumed control of numerous schools previously run by FETO around the world, including at least... Saturday Cloudy 8°C WEATHER / ANKARA Saturday, January 26, 2019 MORE DETAILS Turkish president voices support for Vene- zuelan President Nicolas Maduro against self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido Turkey strongly opposed to any military coup in world Turkish army hits YPG/ PKK targets in Tal Rifat Maduro hails support of Turkey, Russia, China 3 more FETO schools in Afghan control ANKARA -Turkey is against coup attempts anywhere in the world, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday. “We were never side by side with the coup plotters and we never will be. We stand against them wherever they are across the world,” Erdogan told a rally introducing mayoral candidates of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party for the eastern Erzurum province. The president recalled the coup against Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically-elected president. “We stood against those who organized a coup against Morsi. I haven’t spoken to coup plotters once since that day.” “Now, there is a coup attempt in Venezuela, which we oppose once again. No matter where it happens, we will never side with the coup plotters. If we believe in and support democracy, then respecting ballot boxes is what we need.” Erdogan on Thursday voiced solidarity with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a day after the U.S. recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the... MORE DETAILS MORE DETAILS Kirkuk governor welcomes Turkish office KIRKUK - The governor of Iraq’s Kirkuk province wants Turkey to open a representative office in the region with a view to supporting local development. Governor Rakan Saeed al-Jabouri told Anadolu Agency on Friday that he would welcome a “strong Turkish presence” in the province, where Turkmen, Arabs and Kurds have historically coexisted in peace. “Kirkuk needs development in all fields,” al-Jabouri said, stressing the importance of Turkish investment in particular. “We would also welcome a Turkish representative office in Kirkuk,” he said, emphasizing the need to “build bridges” between the region and Turkish investors. Noting that Turkey was the most developed country in the region, al-Jabouri added: “Turkey is an important country for us... Death toll from floods, landslides hits 59 MORE DETAILS Anadolu Agency Photo Americas>> Turkey’s Antalya Film Festival premiered Oscar nominees NASA staff forced to clean bathroom due to US shutdown 2019 NBA All-Star Game starters and captains announced Economy>> Sports>>
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AZAZ - Turkish Armed Forces on Friday struck the YPG/PKK terror group targets in northern Syria’s Tal Rifat region.Howitzers deployed in area-of-operations in norther Syria, which was liberated by Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield, fired 20 rounds against YPG/PKK posts in several villages of Tal Rifat.On Wednesday and Thursday, Turkish army had struck YPG/PKK targets in the area as well. For the last three years, Tal Rifat has been occupied by the YPG/PKK, which has dubbed the territory between Tal Rifat and Manbij as the “Shahba Canton.”WThe YPG/PKK occupied Tal Rifat in 2016 in hopes
of linking Afrin, a city in northwestern Syria, to areas under its control east of the Euphrates River, thus establishing a zone of influence along Syria’s border with Turkey.Syria’s Al-Bab district, however, which is located between Tal Rifat and Manbij, falls within Operation Euphrates Shield’s area-of-operations, thus disrupting the YPG/PKK’s sought-for territorial link.Some 250,000 refugees from Tal Rifat and its outskirts have taken up temporary residence in the opposition-held city of Azaz, located adjacent to the Euphrates Shield zone.Since 2016, Turkey’s Euphrates Shield...
By Lokman Ilhan, Muhammed Macid and
Safvan Allahverdi
CARACAS - Venezuela’s president expressed his gratitude to Turkey, Russia and China on Thursday for their support after opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself “interim president”.“I thank Russia, China, Turkey and other governments and people of
the world for their strong support of the legitimately established government of Venezuela,” Nicolas Maduro said in a Twitter post.“Venezuela is not alone!” he added.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan voiced solidarity with Maduro early Thursday, a day after Washington recognized Guaido as the interim leader
KABUL - Afghan security forces took control of three schools run by Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) in Mazar-i Sharif in a raid conducted upon a court order.The schools in the fourth largest city of Afghanistan will be handed over to Turkey’s Maarif Foundation
very soon, Afghan officials said. Turkey established the Maarif Foundation in 2016 to take over the administration of overseas schools linked to FETO. The foundation has assumed control of numerous schools previously run by FETO around the world, including at least...
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Turkish president voices support for Vene-zuelan President Nicolas Maduro against self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido
Turkey strongly opposed to any military coup in world
Turkish army hits YPG/PKK targets in Tal Rifat
Maduro hails support of Turkey, Russia, China
3 more FETO schools in Afghan control
ANKARA -Turkey is against coup attempts anywhere in the world, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday.“We were never side by side with the coup plotters and we never will be. We stand against them wherever they are across the world,” Erdogan told a rally introducing mayoral candidates of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party for the eastern Erzurum province.The president recalled the coup against Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically-elected
president. “We stood against those who organized a coup against Morsi. I haven’t spoken to coup plotters once since that day.”“Now, there is a coup attempt in Venezuela, which we oppose once again. No matter where it happens, we will never side with the coup plotters. If we believe in and support democracy, then respecting ballot boxes is what we need.”Erdogan on Thursday voiced solidarity with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a day after the U.S. recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as the...
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Kirkuk governor welcomes Turkish officeKIRKUK - The governor of Iraq’s Kirkuk province wants Turkey to open a representative office in the region with a view to supporting local development.Governor Rakan Saeed al-Jabouri told Anadolu Agency on Friday that he would welcome a “strong Turkish
presence” in the province, where Turkmen, Arabs and Kurds have historically coexisted in peace.“Kirkuk needs development in all fields,” al-Jabouri said, stressing the importance of Turkish investment in particular.“We would also welcome a Turkish
representative office in Kirkuk,” he said, emphasizing the need to “build bridges” between the region and Turkish investors.Noting that Turkey was the most developed country in the region, al-Jabouri added: “Turkey is an important country for us...
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