As it happened: Turkey’s 49 hostages freed in MİT operation, says President Erdoğan

As it happened: Turkey’s 49 hostages freed in MİT operation, says President Erdoğan

ŞANLIURFA - ANKARA

TC-TUR, Turkey's new official jet, transported the freed Turks from Şanlıurfa to Ankara

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  3. Two moderate earthquakes shake country’s eastern, northern cities

  4. Erdoğan, Bahçeli hold closed-door meeting in Ankara

  5. Turkish banks’ prospects improve, says Fitch in a report
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