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"Some don't want the war to end... Don't ignore Moscow"
This was stated on Friday by the Director of Communications of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Fahrettin Altun, ahead of the meeting between Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi.
Altun slams US comment on RTÜK’s license decision
The U.S does not get to criticize Turkey's regulations while regulating the activities of foreign media organizations on American soil, Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun has said.
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Main suspect in Konya massacre arrested
The main suspect in the murder of seven members of a family last week in the Central Anatolian province of Konya's Meram district has been arrested.
Mehmet Altun, who has been in hiding for six days, was captured by security forces in a cemetery in the Bozkır district of Konya, with a gun and 18 bullets on him.
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Communications head blasts EU court ruling on Muslim women's rights
Turkey's communications director on July 17 blasted a top EU court ruling allowing companies in member states to ban employees from wearing headscarves.
"It is unbelievable that fascism just spread to the courts. This wrong decision is an attempt to lend legitimacy to racism," said Fahrettin Altun on Twitter.
Turkey condemns 'racist attack' against citizen in Germany
Turkey's ruling party spokesman on May 16 strongly condemned police violence against a Turkish citizen in Germany's Frankfurt, describing it as a "racist attack".
"This is a racist and fascist attack. It has nothing to do with public order," Ömer Çelik, spokesman for the AKP, said on Twitter, sharing the video of the police using violence against the Turkish citizen.
1915 events used for political considerations: Official
The "Armenian Genocide" is an allegation that has nothing to do with the facts and is based solely on political considerations, Turkey's communications director said on April 20.
Top Turkish, Azerbaijani officials meet in Baku
Turkey's communications director met the assistant to Azerbaijan's president in the country's capital Baku on April 10.
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Probe launched over MP’s remarks on military
A probe has been launched into Republican People's Party (CHP) lawmaker Ali Mahir Başarır over his remarks regarding the Turkish army, the chief public prosecutor's office in Ankara announced on Nov. 30.
"The army was sold," Başarır said on private broadcaster Habertürk on Nov. 28, criticizing the government over the privatization of a national tank factory.
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Turkey lashes out at Biden over remarks on Turkish politics
Turkey on Aug. 15 slammed remarks by the presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential candidate calling for Washington to interfere in domestic Turkish politics.
Ankara reacts to Twitter's move to suspend accounts
A top Turkish official on June 12 slammed Twitter's decision to suspend thousands of accounts from Turkey, calling it an attempt to smear the government.
Twitter announced overnight the suspension of over 7,000 accounts from Turkey.