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Irans seizure of a british-flagged oil tanker was allegedly due to a collision with an Iranian fishing boat. (Photo: AFP)

Iranian oil tanker pursued by US says it is going to Turkey

However, mariners can input any destination into the AIS, so Turkey may not be its true destination.

25 Aug 2019 11:43 AM IST

In Turkey, shoes are placed outside the entrance when someone dies. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Turkish artist uses heels to create awareness on domestic violence

Artist displays 440 pairs of high heels for women murdered in Turkey in 2018.

25 Sept 2019 1:16 PM IST

Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi asked killers not to suffocate...

Sabah newspaper also published Khashoggi's last words before he was apparently drugged and lost consciousness.

11 Sept 2019 7:28 PM IST

A man wipes the face of a Turkish soldier wearing a face mask for protection against the new coronavirus. (AP)

Turkey resumes intercity train services as coronavirus curbs ease

The virus has killed more than 4,300 people in Turkey, from nearly 160,000 infections

28 May 2020 3:16 PM IST

Armed policemen man a checkpoint along a road in Cebu City, central Philippines. (AFP)

Authoritarian regimes are using virus to silence its critics,...

500 signatories, including more than 60 former leaders, wrote an open letter organised by Institute for Democracy and...

25 Jun 2020 3:16 PM IST

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not a fan of social media despite a large following on various platforms. According to the new law, a social media company must designate a local representative, who will be tasked with responding to individual requests to take down content violating privacy and personal rights within 48 hours or to provide grounds for rejection. The company would be held liable for damages if the content is not removed or blocked within 24 hours. (Photo | AP)

Turkey's new social media law will erode freedom of expression, says...

Over 408,000 websites are blocked in Turkey, and it also leads the world in Twitter removal requests, with 6,000 demands...

29 July 2020 5:08 PM IST

India on Thursday lambasted Turkey and asked it to refrain from interfering in Indias internal affairs on the Kashmir issue.. (File Photo- PTI)

Turkey's views on Kashmir biased and factually incorrect: India

Turkish President Erdogan has been extremely critical of India while supporting Pakistan, after India revoked Article...

7 Aug 2020 12:10 PM IST

Bombay high court on Monday allowed all flight operators to allow passengers to occupy middle seats in flights. (AFP Photo)

Turkey, Uzbekistan to resume flights to Kabul; India yet to decide on...

It will be the first time Kabul is hosting commercial flights from the two countries after the Taliban takeover

30 Sept 2021 12:38 PM IST

Rescuers search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the countrys southeast on February 7, 2023. (Adem ALTAN / AFP)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Turkish lesson: Ignoring building codes...

If buildings in an earthquake-prone area are constructed to withstand the shaking, then the people inside are much safer

16 Feb 2023 12:12 AM IST

An aerial picture shows rescuers searching the rubble of buildings for casualties and survivors in the village of Salqin in Syrias rebel-held northwestern Idlib province at the border with Turkey following the earthquake. (Photo: AFP)

AA EDIT | World responds to biggest calamity of the decade

The UN believes 2.3 crore people, including around 10 lakh children, may be affected in Turkey and Syria

8 Feb 2023 12:39 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the Raisina Dialogue, in New Delhi, Thursday, March 2, 2023.

Aakar Patel | What kind of a developed' nation might we be by 2047

If we expect to grow faster, how and what are we doing or going to do that is different from what we have done since...

7 March 2023 12:05 AM IST