The Israelis are responsible for this. It's wrong that Turkey has close relations with the Israeli government and army, which is responsible for these deaths.

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Erdogan's anti-Israel and anti-Semitic blows were followed on Tuesday evening by Turkey's government-controlled TRT1 television network's launch of a new prime-time series portraying IDF soldiers as baby- and little girl-killers who force Palestinian women to deliver stillborn babies at roadblocks and line up groups of Palestinians against walls to execute them by firing squad.

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Turkey's government says a total of 20 people (including those who died) have been infected.

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Within Turkey's government, however, Mr Ecevit is balanced by the more pacific Mr Yilmaz and Ismail Cem, the foreign minister.

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