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Bosnia Promises United Stance at Anti-ISIS Summit
The Bosnian Croat chairman of Bosnia's presidency, Dragan Covic, said on Sunday that he will participate in the international summit focused on the struggle against ISIS and other forms of violent extremism which will take place in New York at the end of the month.
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Qatar jets to join anti-ISIL strikes from Turkey: Sources
Qatar is set to join the U.S-led coalition's air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from Turkey, according to Turkish sources, as France is also considering participating in the war against the jihadists.
Turkish president meets intel chief at Istanbul residence
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has held a closed-door meeting with Turkish National Intelligence Organization (M?T) chief Hakan Fidan in Istanbul amid an upsurge in violence in the country, with 18 Turkish workers still captive in Baghdad.
Bulgaria's Ex-Security Chief 'to Be Next Thessaloniki Consul'
Former counter-intelligence head Vladimir Pisanchev is due to head the Bulgarian Consulate in Thessaloniki, Greece, several media outlets have reported, citing sources.
The Foreign Ministry has submitted no official information as of Thursday morning, but some reports cite "a well-informed source" working for the institution.
Turkey puts travel ban on 20,000 foreign fighters
Turkey has slapped a ban on 20,000 suspected foreign fighters, preventing them from heading to Syria and Iraq, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said Sept. 2, a day after one soldier was killed another went missing in a suspected attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on the Syrian border with Kilis.
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Five Foreign Ministry officials resign to run in elections
Five officials from Turkey's Foreign Ministry resigned before an Aug. 31 deadline to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections on Nov. 1, ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgiç said Sept. 2.
Israel's top diplomat singing Turkey's new FM's praises
Israel?s top diplomat has highly commended Turkey?s new Foreign Minister, Feridun Sinirlio?lu, as a chance for Turkey to have a high-skill diplomat as foreign minister, while seeming convinced of a positive change in the dynamics of Israel-Turkey relations, despite the fact of more visible differences in the last few years.
Turkish engineer goes missing in Russia
A Turkish agricultural engineer has gone missing after having departed from the Mediterranean province of Antalya to fly to the Russian capital of Moscow, his family has said.
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Mosul hostage ambassador to join Turkey's opposition CHP: Report
Ambassador Öztürk Y?lmaz, Turkey?s former consul general to Mosul who was among 49 hostages held by extremist militants in Iraq for 101 days, has resigned from Foreign Ministry to run in the Nov. 1 snap parliamentary elections as a candidate lawmaker for the Republican People?s Party (CHP), Turkish media reports said.
Turkey again disputes existence of Aegean sea borders
The Turkish government has again raised the issue of the sea borders in the Aegean, disputing the current status in the Aegean, via a statement released by its foreign ministry representative.