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Turkiye’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Selcuk Bayraktaroglu on Tuesday held a phone call with US Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Adm. Brad Cooper, Anadolu reports. According to the Turkish Armed Forces statement, the two discussed bilateral relations and regional issues during the phone conversation. READ: Trump says US has ‘big armada’ deployed to Middle East, hopes it will not be used
