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A young girl holds placard reading "Al Quds belongs to Muslims" on May 11, 2018 in Istanbul, during a demonstration against US President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by opening a US embassy there. (AFP/ File Photo)

May 14th, 2018 - 11:51 GMT

In Trump Snub, Erdogan Says 'East Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine'

“East Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine,” despite all steps taken to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday.

Al-Udeid Airbase, a US military base in Qatar. Turkey has stressed that its own military base in the tiny Gulf state has nothing to do with the ongoing diplomatic crisis. (Wikimedia Commons)

July 4th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Turkey: Qatar Military Presence Not Related to Gulf Crisis, Will Remain

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he gives a speech on April 28, 2017 during the Atlantic Council summit in Istanbul. (AFP/Ozan Kose)

April 30th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

Turkey fires another 4,000 public officials in post-coup crackdown

Members of the Turkish association for International Peace and Friendship (Ubdder) and ruling Justice and Development (AKP) party, gather after putting a black wreath at a blockade of anti-riot police vehicles by the Dutch embassy after the area was sealed off for "security reasons." (AFP/Adem Altan)

March 14th, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

Turkey bars Dutch ambassador from entry, as relations continue to sink

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech during the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) Economic Council in Ankara on February 7, 2017. (AFP/Adem Altan)

February 10th, 2017 - 04:00 GMT

Turkey's Erdogan approves constitutional changes, setting the stage for referendum

Iranian, Russian and Turkish foreign ministers, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Sergei Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu (From L) attend a news conference in Moscow, Russia, December 20, 2016. (AFP/File)

January 17th, 2017 - 03:00 GMT

Turkish and Russian foreign ministers discuss preparations for Syria talks

Another attack near an Istanbul police station, on 6 October injured 10 people, one seriously. (AFP/File)

October 9th, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

17 dead as car bomb hits east Turkey

Iraqi government forces celebrate in the town of Sharqat, around 50 miles south of the city of Mosul, on September 23, 2016. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

October 7th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Iraqi parliament: Presence of Turkish forces amounts to ‘invasion’

Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (C) and members of Turkish Supreme Military Council (YAS) are seen during their visit at Anitkabir, mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara, on July 28, 2016. (AFP/Adem Altan)

August 2nd, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Turkish PM: Some may have been detained ‘unfairly’ in wake of coup attempt

People take pictures on a street near the Galata Tower, illuminated in Turkish flag colors on August 1,2016 at Galata district in Istanbul. (AFP/Ozan Kose)

August 2nd, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Turkey to overhaul intelligence service in ongoing purge

Syrian refugees are seen crossing the border into Turkey. (AFP/File)

July 14th, 2016 - 01:30 GMT

UN welcomes Turkish plan to grant citizenship to refugees

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he has "no problem" with the Egyptian people, but with the leadership in Egypt. (AFP/File)

July 12th, 2016 - 10:30 GMT

Muslim Brotherhood leader says Turkey-Egypt reconciliation would not affect the group

Syrian and Turkish people walk in a street next to shops with Arabic signs on July 4 ,2016 in Fatih neighborhood in Istanbul. (AFP/Ozan Kose)

July 11th, 2016 - 12:30 GMT

Erdogan pushes forward with plan to grant citizenship to some Syrian refugees