Euronews: Greece applies to cancel asylum granted to Turkish soldier who fled attempted coup

TRT World: Turkey slams Greece for granting asylum to coup soldier. The Turkish Foreign Ministry has criticised the decision on the fugitive soldier calling it politically motivated. TRT World's Hasan Abdullah has more.

CGTN: Turkey, Russia ink deal on supply of S-400 missiles. Turkey and Russia on Friday signed an accord for Moscow to supply Ankara with S-400 surface-to-air missile batteries, Turkish authorities said, finalizing a deal set to deepen military ties between NATO member Turkey and the Kremlin. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChinaGlobalTVNetwork/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cgtn/?hl=zh-cn Twitter: https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/CGTNOfficial/ Tumblr: http://cctvnews.tumblr.com/ Weibo: http://weibo.com/cctvnewsbeijing

Euronews: The United States says it will resume visa services in Turkey after an earlier diplomatic row over local employees.

WION: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a terrorist and said it was impossible for Syrian peace efforts to continue with him.

Al Jazeera: Turkey and Sudan have agreed to set up a strategic cooperation council and boost trade - after a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Khartoum.

WION: Turkey dismisses 2,756 people from public institutions over links to terror organisations. The number includes soldiers, teachers and ministry personnel.

All Africa: Interview with President Erdogan as he prepared to leave for official visits to Sudan, Tunisia and Chad. This first interview after the UN vote on Jerusalem covers a range of burning African topics - terrorism, health, women's rights, press freedom, and slavery in Libya - as well as the Gulen network and the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey.

TRT World: Turkish, Russian and Iranian delegations in Astana agreed to hold the Syria 'peace congress' next month, following an eighth round of peace talks that ended on Friday.

TRT World: UN denounces US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital. President Erdogan blasts the US threatening to cut aid to countries that vote to denounce Washington's Jerusalem move.

15-22 December 2017