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Turkey seeks life term for 2 anti-President journalists
Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday demanded life sentences for two top journalists from the Opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper on charges of revealing state secrets with a report that had alleged President
28 Jan 2016 3:36 AM
Europe must support Turkey more: Mogherini
Confident that Ankara will soon get $3.2 billion refugee aid despite delay
26 Jan 2016 5:52 AM
Joe Biden: PKK threat to Turkey like ISIS
US vice-president Joe Biden said on Saturday that the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is a threat to Turkey like the ISIS, condemning the Kurdish militants as “a terror group plain and simple”.
24 Jan 2016 6:05 AM
Turks ‘watch’ Russia forces near border
Turkey is “closely watching” Russian troop movements in Syria near its border, a government source in Ankara said on Friday, after reports that Russian servicemen had deployed in the Syrian border tow
23 Jan 2016 6:40 AM
Blast at Turkish school injures at least 5 children: report
Authorities are enforcing a 24-hour curfew as the security forces press ahead with large-scale operations to rout out the militants.
22 Jan 2016 1:29 PM
Four wounded in shelling near school in Turkish town on Syrian border: reports
Unconfirmed reports said there could be up to two fatalities and the shelling likely came from Syria.
18 Jan 2016 1:47 PM
Islamic State's double standards sow growing disillusion
‘Islamic values is just propaganda, Daesh is about torture and killing’, says an activist who has recently escaped the torment by ISIS.
18 Jan 2016 12:29 PM
Iran: Nuclear deal economic turning point
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the nuclear deal, sealed with world powers last year and paving the way for Saturday’s lifting of most US, European, and UN sanctions, could be a turning point fo
18 Jan 2016 6:14 AM
Turkish work permits for Syria refugees
Turkey is to grant work permits to Syrian refugees, an official statement said on Friday, in a key move which could allow Syrians to build more prosperous and stable lives in the country.
16 Jan 2016 6:08 AM
Turkey detains 12 academics accused of signing ‘peace declaration’
Turkey has seen some of the worst violence for decades after the collapse of a ceasefire with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party.
15 Jan 2016 2:34 PM
Turkey shells ISIS in Iraq and Syria, kills 200
Turkish tanks and artillery have bombarded Islamic State (ISIS) positions in Syria and Iraq over the past 48 hours, killing almost 200 of its fighters in retaliation for a suicide bombing in Istanbul,
15 Jan 2016 1:06 AM
Five killed, 39 wounded in bomb attack in southeast Turkey
The attack targeted the police station in the town of Cinar.
14 Jan 2016 10:26 AM
‘Heard a strange sound, shouted run’
The guide of a group of Ger-man tourists who were targeted by a suicide bom-ber in Istanbul said she heard the moment the attacker released his expl-osive charge and then shouted “run!” to her clie-nt
14 Jan 2016 6:09 AM
Turkey detains 3 Russians in anti-IS raid after bombing
Turkish authorities identified the bomber as a Syrian born in 1988, who had recently entered Turkey .
13 Jan 2016 3:32 PM
Istanbul attack strikes tourists, 10 die
A Syrian suicide bomber on Tuesday struck the heart of Istanbul’s busiest tourist district, killing 10 people, nine of them Germans, in the latest deadly attack blamed on Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist
13 Jan 2016 1:16 AM
Turkey PM convenes emergency security meeting after Istanbul blast
Those taking part in the meeting include powerful Interior Minister Efkan Ala and spy chief Hakan Fidan, say reports.
12 Jan 2016 3:49 PM
10 dead, 15 injured in blast at Istanbul tourist hub, police seals off area
According to local television reports, blast may have been caused by a suicide bomber.
12 Jan 2016 3:42 PM
Terror link suspected in Istanbul blast: Turkish official
The blast has left 10 people dead and 15 injured.
12 Jan 2016 3:12 PM
14 dead in two deadly migrant bus crashes in Turkey: report
One the bus overturned and rolled into a gorge in western Balikesir province.
09 Jan 2016 3:13 PM
Twitter sues Turkey over ‘terror propaganda’ fine
Micro-blogging site Twitter filed a lawsuit in an Ankara court on Thursday, seeking to annul a fine by the Turkish authorities for not removing content Turkey says is “terrorist propaganda”, a source
08 Jan 2016 5:57 AM
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