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Istanbul blast: "I thought there was an earthquake"

Turkish police have made clear the attack could have been much more devastating if the square, also known as the Hippodrome of Constantinople, had

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Turkey's terrorism attack timeline

Turkey is involved in regional and national conflicts.

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Turkey imposes visa requirements on Syrians arriving by air and sea from third countries

It is already reported that some 400 Syrians transiting through Beirut were refused boarding on two flights

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Turkish cleric and 68 others on trial for accusing Erdogan's son of corruption

The trial of a US based Muslim cleric opens in Istanbul.

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Latest migrant tragedy leaves 27 dead off Turkish coast

Turkish locals taking to the Aegean beaches on Tuesday were shocked to find another grim harvest from the refugee crisis; at least 27 bodies from a

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Turkey: falling snow injures two

On one of the busiest streets in the city of Rize, Turkey, large chunks of snow, which had piled up on the roof of a mosque, fell down onto

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Deadly bus crash in snow-hit Turkey

Icy roads are being blamed for a bus accident in Turkey on Monday that left at least seven people dead. More than 20 others were injured when the

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[Photo gallery] Istanbul under a blanket of snow

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled at Istanbul’s two international airports as the city lies under a blanket of snow. Schools in Istanbul have

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Turkey: civilians feel strain of government push to wipe out PKK

From town to bloody battlefield, Cizre is one of dozens of areas affected by the fighting in Turkey’s restive southeast. Hundreds of thousands of

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Is Turkey set for constitutional reform?

Turkey’s ruling AK party and the main opposition CHP have agreed to restart efforts at constitutional reform. A similar cross-party initiative

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Turkey's Erdogan slams pro-Kurdish Demirtas for "provocation and treason"

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused one of the co-leaders of the pro-Kurdish HDP Party of “provocation and treason.” Selahattin

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Turkish exporters face bleak 2016 as Russian sanctions approach

With Russian sanctions against Turkey coming into force now just days away on January 1 in the bazaar the cost of a dispute with Moscow has been

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Kurdish groups in southeastern Turkey call for self-rule

Kurdish groups in southeastern Turkey are calling for self-rule. It follows a summit of the Democratic People’s Congress (DTK), a coalition of

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Ethnic Turks repatriated from eastern Ukraine

Hundreds of ethnic Turks living in conflict-ridden eastern Ukraine are being repatriated by the Turkish government.

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Erdogan dissuades Bosphorus Bridge jumper

A dramatic scene on Istanbul’s Bosphorus Bridge on Friday as Turkish President Erdogan dissuaded a man from committing suicide. Erdogan motorcade

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Fighting intensifies in southeastern Turkey

Hundreds of mourners have marched through streets of the Turkish city of Diyarbakir to reach the city centre with the coffins of two PKK militants

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Erdogan vows to continue fight against PKK

Fighting continued in the Turkish town of Cizre Wednesday, as government forces shelled buildings they say were being used by the outlawed Kurdistan

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Istanbul: one person dead in Sabiha Gokcen airport blast

A blast at Sabiha Gokcen — Istanbul’s second-largest airport — has killed one person and injured another. Both victims were female cleaners, who were

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Alarm over Kurdish civilian casualties in operation Turkey says is targeting militants

Tens of thousands have fled their homes in numerous locations where the operation is taking place