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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Turkish Kurds Dislike Civil War between Army, PKK
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Turkish Kurds Dislike Civil War between Army, PKK

Tuesday 12 January 2016
Izmir, Ankara and other Turkish cities. These utopian statements were made while in most of the regions where the Peoples’ Democratic Party had won the majority of votes, including Silopi, Diyarbakir and Jazireh, peoples’ life is facing many issues, and the markets are half closed and a ...
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Turkish City Trade Hub for Iraqi-Syrian Antique Items Looted by ISIS
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Turkish City Trade Hub for Iraqi-Syrian Antique Items Looted by ISIS

Thursday 7 April 2016 ،
Izmir, Mersin and Antalya, where representatives of international criminal groups produce fake documents on the origin of the antiquities.” Sales of these items are usually carried out through online auctions such as eBay, as well as specialized online stores, including vauctions.com, ancient ...
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Turkish Prosecutor’s Office Dismiss Case of Suspected Killer of Russian Pilot
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Turkish Prosecutor’s Office Dismiss Case of Suspected Killer of Russian Pilot

Tuesday 10 May 2016 ،
Izmir in early April on charges of illegal gun possession. The suspect previously said that he had not shot at Peshkov but had accepted the responsibility for the killing as a commander of a militant group. Celik insisted he had repeatedly ordered his men to take the Russian pilot prisoner, and not ...
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Saudi, Turkish Forces in Syria, from Proxy War to Direct Confrontation
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Saudi, Turkish Forces in Syria, from Proxy War to Direct Confrontation

Thursday 23 June 2016 ،
Izmir. The drill was part of a wider plan by the Ankara and Riyadh regimes to intervene militarily in Syria. Elsewhere, reliable sources have reported that Russian Sukhoi 24 jet fighters numbering about 12 have recently returned to the al-Hamim Russian military air base in Syria. Russia had withdra ...
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Huge Inferno Erupts Near NATO Base in Turkey
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Huge Inferno Erupts Near NATO Base in Turkey

Monday 25 July 2016 ،
Izmir and perilously spread near NATO’s military base pushed forward by strong winds. Some reports say the fire has been contained, though. Other reports say the NATO base, the Allied Land Command (LANDCOM), is still threatened by the raging fire. Reports say the fire may engulf several popu ...
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Turkish Daily Accuses American Gen. of Plotting Coup Hours before Fire near NATO Base
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Turkish Daily Accuses American Gen. of Plotting Coup Hours before Fire near NATO Base

Monday 25 July 2016 ،
Izmir, with authorities investigating possible act of sabotage. The conservative Turkish daily newspaper is known for its hardline support of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The newspaper is known for inciting violence and spreading disinform ...
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Gulen’s Role on Socio-Political Developments of Turkey
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Gulen’s Role on Socio-Political Developments of Turkey

Sunday 31 July 2016 ،
Izmir. TUSKON has offices in major cities around the world, cities such as Washington, Moscow, Beijing and Addis Ababa and operates in fields like schools, trade, investment, media and so on. This enterprise has opened an auto plant in the Turkish city of Konya which is one of the most important ec ...
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Turkey Arrests Kutbettin Gulen, Brother of Opposition Leader
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Turkey Arrests Kutbettin Gulen, Brother of Opposition Leader

Monday 3 October 2016 ،
Izmir on Sunday. The arrest is the latest in a series of similar detentions of Gulen’s close relatives, many of whom were arrested during the last two months. He has five brothers and two sisters, but their current whereabouts are unknown. In July, police detained Gulen's nephew, Muhamme ...
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Turkey Detained 400 over Links Terrorist Attacks
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Turkey Detained 400 over Links Terrorist Attacks

Monday 6 February 2017 ،
Izmir provinces in the early hours of Sunday also led to the arrest of 26 more suspects linked to the movement of US-based opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, including 10 children.  
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Mob of 300 Turks Attack Syrian Refugees with Knives, Burn Tents
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Mob of 300 Turks Attack Syrian Refugees with Knives, Burn Tents

Sunday 9 April 2017 ،
Izmir province Attacked Syrian refugees, injuring 30 people and forcing some 500 others to flee a makeshift housing. Alwaght- Residents of Turkey’s Izmir province Attacked Syrian refugees, injuring 30 people and forcing some 500 others to flee a makeshift housing. A mob of around 300 Turkish ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution