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Europe briefing: 6 stories you need to know about today

Take a look back at six of the biggest headlines from Europe this morning.

12/10/2018

Turkey

Turkish media say video shows Saudi men behind critic's disappearance

Turkish outlets have released footage they claim shows a 15-strong team of Saudi intelligence officers who are behind the disappearance of the Saudi journalist.

10/10/2018

Turkey

Did Embassy in DC send Khashoggi to Istanbul?

That’s according to NBC news who said friends of the missing journalist said it prompted concerns that he was being lured into a trap

09/10/2018

Turkey

Was Khashoggi sent to Istanbul by Embassy in DC?

The Saudi journalist, missing for a week, Jamal Khashoggi was sent to the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul from the Saudi Embassy in Washington DC. That’s according to NBC news who said friends of the missing journalist said it prompted concerns that he was being lured into a trap

09/10/2018

Turkey

Istanbul cafe employs Down syndrome staff

“I say to every customer: please don't pity us. We are different, we are overcoming boundaries," says teenage waiter Evren.

09/10/2018

Turkey

Erdogan says he's tracking Saudi journalist's disappearance 'personally'

Turkey's president Tayyip Erdogan says he's tracking Jamal Khashoggi's case personally and hopes for a positive outcome.

07/10/2018

Turkey

Saudi critic Khashoggi 'missing' after embassy visit in Turkey

The American newspaper said that it had been unable to reach Jamal Khashoggi and that it is "very concerned about where he may be."

03/10/2018

Turkey

Watch: Protester ushered out of Erdogan-Merkel press conference

The man was wearing a t-shirt demanding freedom for imprisoned journalists in Turkey

28/09/2018

Destinations

The art of doing nothing in Bodrum

A step-by-step explainer of 'farniente Instagram posting' for dummies

28/09/2018

Turkey

Meet the teenage Turkish swimming champion born without arms

Paralympic swimmer Sümeyye Boyaci says “fish also have no arms but decided to swim”.

21/09/2018

Turkey

Watch: Tourists flock to Cappadocia's for hot-air balloons

Would you go for a ride in one of these?

20/09/2018

Turkey

Watch: Locals push to save Europe's largest wooden building from ruins

Built as a casino and hotel in 1899, the building later became an orphanage which housed about 5,800 minority Greek children before closing its doors in 1964.

17/09/2018

Turkey

Push to save historic orphanage in Turkey

It looks more like the set of a horror movie than the majestic hotel and casino it was intended to be. Now there's a push to save it.

16/09/2018

Turkey

Mothers detained as Istanbul protest turns violent

Police in Turkey use tear gas to break up a regular protest by mothers remembering relatives who disappeared during violence in the 80s and 90s

26/08/2018

Business

Turkish lira falls as tensions rise again with the US

Turkey's lira has weakened further against the dollar after after Donald Trump said he would give Turkey no concessions in return for the release of a detained American pastor.

21/08/2018

Turkey

Shots fired from vehicle at US embassy in Turkey

Relations between the two countries have deteriorated after the arrest of a US pastor in Turkey and trade disputes.

20/08/2018

Business

Erdoğan: Currency crisis an "attack" on Turkey

Erdoğan: Currency crisis an "attack" on Turkey

20/08/2018

Turkey

Erdogan challenges economy 'game-players' as currency plummets

It comes a day after two major ratings agencies downgraded Turkey closer to junk status amid a currency crisis. Standard & Poor's cited extreme lira volatility and forecasted a recession next year

18/08/2018

Business

US threatens new Turkey sanctions over Christian pastor

US threatens new Turkey sanctions over Christian pastor

17/08/2018

Turkey

Turkish court rejects US pastor Andrew Brunson’s appeal

The Christian pastor’s appeal to be released from house arrest has been rejected by a court in Izmir, but an upper court has yet to rule.

15/08/2018

Turkey

Turkey raises tariffs on more US imports as diplomatic row escalates

Ankara is raising tariffs on cars, alcohol and tobacco imports from the US as the row between the two NATO allies intensifies.

15/08/2018

Turkey

Turkish court releases two Greek soldiers pending espionage trial

A Turkish court Tuesday released two Greek soldiers pending their trial on espionage charges, according to state-run news agency Anadolu.

14/08/2018

Turkey

Turkish President announces plan to boycott US electronics

This follows a worsening of relations between the two countries, with the US imposing tariffs on Turkish metal exports last week.

14/08/2018

Turkey

Could Turkey's row with the US push it towards Russia? | Euronews answers

As the lira plunges, President Erdogan says Turkey needs to look for 'new friends' because of long-standing differences with the US.

14/08/2018

Turkey

What's behind Turkey's lira crisis? | Euronews answers

The Turkish government has announced an action plan as the country's currency continues to slide, and an escalating row with the US threatens a full-blown economic crisis.

13/08/2018

Economy

Erdogan blames "plot against Turkey" for plunging lira

Erdogan blames "plot against Turkey" for plunging lira

12/08/2018