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More than 4,000 civilian buildings in Iran have been damaged or destroyed since the US-Israeli offensive began Feb. 28, the Iranian Red Crescent reported Friday. Head of the organization Pir-Hossein Kolivand stated that 3,646 homes and civilian facilities have been targeted, while 528 commercial units were completely destroyed, with three hospitals forced out of service.Türkiye warned Thursday it reserves the right to respond to hostile actions after a ballistic munition fired from Iran was detected heading toward Turkish airspace. NATO air and missile defense units intercepted the projectile in the Eastern Mediterranean, as Ankara closely monitors the expanding regional conflict.Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held separate meetings Tuesday with US Ambassador to Türkiye and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack, and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President Odile Renaud-Basso in Ankara. The discussions covered bilateral relations and regional developments.Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has engaged in three days of intensive diplomatic consultations with 15 foreign ministers and the EU foreign policy chief following US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory actions. The diplomatic blitz focused on halting attacks, reducing tensions and coordinating regional responses.Explosions were heard across Qatar's capital Doha on Monday evening as the widening military confrontation between Iran and US-led forces reached the Gulf state. Al Jazeera television reported that air defenses intercepted projectiles over the city, marking the latest expansion of a conflict that has now drawn in multiple Gulf nations.

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Turkey bids farewell to soldiers killed in jet crash

Ersin Çelik

17:30, 06/03/2015, Friday

Yeni Şafak

Turkey bids farewell to soldiers killed in jet crash

Turkey mourns as it bids farewell to two pilots who were killed in a military jet crash in central Turkey

A military funeral was held on Friday, March 6, with the participation of the top military commander and the Eskişehir governor, and relatives, for the two soldiers who passed away in an F-4 military jet crash on Thursday in the central Turkish province of Konya.

The funeral, at the Combatant Air Force and Air Missile Defence Command office in Eskişehir, was attended by the Chief of the General Staff Gen. Necdet Özel, Eskişehir Governor Güngör Azim Tuna, and other military officials and the relatives of the martyrs.

The two pilots, Staff Captain Pilot Mustafa Tanış and Staff Captain Pilot Mustafa Delikanlı, were killed after an F-4 military aircraft of the Turkish Air Force crashed in Konya during a training exercise.

In the ceremony, the 1st Main Jet Base Commander Brigadier General Kemal Akpınar said in his speech: “Today we are here to bid farewell to our two brave brothers, who laid down their lives during their duty for the preparation of a war to keep the country’s sky safe for the friends and fare for the enemies, on their last journey. I pray for God's mercy on our brothers, who received the highest rank, martyr, express my condolence to their families and relatives and great patience to the co-fighters.”

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The deceased soldiers will be laid to rest in their hometowns, after prayers have been conducted by Eshişehir’s Mufti Niyazi Ersoy. Pilot Tanış will be buried in Ankara and Pilot Delikanlı in Istanbul.

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