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- ↑ "Uluslararası sularda 'Albatros Harekâtı'". Milliyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
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- ↑ "Albatros Harekâtı'ndan görüntüler | Al Jazeera Turk - Ortadoğu, Kafkasya, Balkanlar, Türkiye ve çevresindeki bölgeden son dakika haberleri ve analizler". Aljazeera.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-03-13.
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