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Members of special security force secure the courtyard of a mosque before funeral prayers for Hamza Simsek, 24, a Turkish army officer why was killed in fighting against IS militants in Syria two days ago, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin says Turkey has relayed to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's team its unease over U.S. support to Syrian Kurdish militia, considered as terrorists by Turkey. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) — Members of special security force secure the courtyard of a mosque before funeral prayers for Hamza Simsek, 24, a Turkish army officer why was killed in fighting against IS militants in Syria two days ago, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. … Members of special security force secure … more >

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By Associated Press - Thursday, January 5, 2017

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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish media said Thursday that ambulances were dispatched following explosion near a courthouse in the city of Izmir.

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