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Gun attack in two Turkish beach clubs

One person has been killed and four injured after a gunman opened fire on two beach clubs in the Turkish resort of Bodrum.

30/07/2017

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Freak storm causes havoc in Istanbul

28/07/2017

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Plane damaged in freak storm in Turkey

A French airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Istanbul's Ataturk airport after being hit by hailstones during a freak storm.

28/07/2017

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Summer rainstorms see Istanbul pounded by hailstones the size of golf balls

27/07/2017

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17 Turkish journalists go on trial accused of supporting terrorism

Demostrations take place in Istanbul as the trial of 17 employees of Turkish opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet gets underway.

24/07/2017

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Protesters detained in Turkey as part of government's widening crackdown

Turkish police detained 47 protesters in capital Ankara on Sunday (July 23) demonstrating in support of two teachers arrested for going on a hunger strike

23/07/2017

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Turkey reacts angrily as Germany piles on pressure

Turkey has reacted angrily to pressure from Germany to release the six human rights activists it is continuing to hold in pre-trial detention, one of them a German national.

20/07/2017

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Anger over Turkey's detention of Amnesty activists

Turkey releases four of ten detained Amnesty International activists but holds on to the other six while it investigates terror related charges

18/07/2017

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Turkish court rules human rights activists must remain in jail

The group has been detained pending trial for membership of a terrorist organisation

18/07/2017

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Protests as Turkey extends emergency rule

Several arrests during protests over widescale sackings under Turkey's continuing emergency rule

17/07/2017

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Turkey extends emergency rule for another three months

Turkey extends emergency rule for another three months on Monday, almost a year after it was imposed in the wake of last July's failed military coup.

17/07/2017

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Turkey: Erdogan backs death penalty for coup supporters

On the anniversary of the failed coup attempt, Turkey’s president openly backs reinstating the death penalty for supporters of the putsch.

16/07/2017

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Erdoğan marks anniversary of failed coup

people flock to mark event despite crackdown

15/07/2017

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Turkey purge continues with 7,000 public sector workers dismissed

15/07/2017

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After Turkey's coup, a life in exile

Euronews speaks to two men exiled by Turkey's government about the impact on their lives.

14/07/2017

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What has changed in Turkey since the coup attempt?

14/07/2017

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No way to implement justice

Turkish journalist slams the courts and media

14/07/2017

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Journalist helped stop 2016 coup attempt in Turkey

Hande Firat was the Ankara correspondent for a major Turkish newspaper and helped stop last year's coup attempt by broadcasting the President live from her mobile phone. In this interview she looks back on the frightening sequence of events.

14/07/2017

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Courts overwhelmed a year after Turkey's attempted coup

13/07/2017

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Anniversary of Turkish coup

A year ago, the Armed Forces attempted a coup in Turkey. Hundreds died, it lasted less than a day, and many face lengthy prison sentences as a result.

13/07/2017

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'I was offered $250,000 for Erdogan coup phone'

13/07/2017

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Five ISIL suspects killed in police raid in central Turkey

The deaths in the city of Konya came as Turkish authorities launched a series of raids on suspects from the self-proclaimed Islamic State group.

12/07/2017

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Austria bars Turkish minister from failed coup anniversary rally

Vienna said economy minister Nihat Zeybekci's visit would represent a "danger for public order and security".

10/07/2017

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Massive anti-government rally in Istanbul

Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul on Sunday at the culmination of 25-day march that has grown into the biggest protest against a government crackdown following last July's failed military coup.

09/07/2017

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The end of the road: Turkish opposition march finishes in Istanbul

'Casting off a shirt of fear': Turkish opposition leads thousands to end of 450km Ankara-Istanbul anti-government march.

07/07/2017

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Turkey detains rights activists including local Amnesty chief

Turkish police have detained 10 people including the local director of Amnesty International, in a raid the NGO called a "grotesque abuse of power". No reason was given for the arrests.

07/07/2017