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G20: anti-capitalists clash with police in Turkey

Anti-capitalist protesters have gathered in Antalya as the Turkish city plays host to the G20 summit. Their focus is on Aydin Kanza park. G20

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Turkey's rising role in Africa

Under the Ottoman Empire Turkey ruled North Africa for hundreds of years, but after the empire fell in the 1920s, the country lost interest in the

Turkey

High security alert for G20 summit in Turkey

The weekend’s events in Paris have overshadowed the G20 summit due to start on Sunday in the Turkish coastal resort of Antalya . Most world leaders

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Turkey

Traumatised Yazidis reluctant to return to Sinjar..for the moment

In a refugee camp in the mainly Kurdish southeast province of Diyarbakir in Turkey members of the Yazidi community that fled the ISIL occupation of

Turkey

Fourteen dead as migrant boat sinks off Turkey's Aegean coast

At least 14 people, including seven children, have died after their small boat sank off Turkey’s Aegean coast. The fatalities are the latest in the

Turkey

Turkey detains 20 ISIL suspects in Antalya ahead of G20 summit

At least 20 people suspected of links with the so-called Islamic State were arrested in Turkey on Friday, in a region due to host a major gathering

Turkey

Turkey: PKK announces end of ceasefire

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, the PKK, said on Thursday it was calling off a month-long ceasefire. The announcement came a day after Turkey’s

Turkey

Erdogan seeks agreement for change in Turkish constitution

AK party boss and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a long cherished dream; to scrap a 1982 coup-era constitution everyone agrees is no

Business Line

Business Line: Big party for Turkey's ruling party

Turkey’s ruling AK party grabbed a surprisingly robust victory in the weekend’s snap elections. The result has been seen first of all as a triumph

Turkey

Turkish Kurds' poll setback may mean backlash for whole region

As Turkey’s elections wrapped up and the votes were counted, the anticipated elation of the Kurds of the southeastern city of Diyarbakir gave way to

Turkey

Turkey's hidden basilica: Underwater and under wraps but not for much longer

A hidden, underwater treasure from Turkey will soon be revealed to the world – a Byzantine-era basilica only discovered last year by chance, during

Economy

Turkey under pressure to hike interest rates as core inflation rises

Core inflation hit a peak for the year in October, putting pressure on the central bank to tighten policy by raising interest rates. Headline

Turkey

Turkish election victory promises major challenges for Davutoğlu

A pious, pan-Islamist, moderate conservative, Ahmet Davutoğlu beat election predictions with a gentle style. In Konya Province, in the central

Economy

Markets in Turkey surge after AK Party's election victory

Markets in Turkey have surged after the ruling AK Party’s clear victory in the country’s parliamentary election. By early afternoon the main index in

Turkey

Turkey: will peace talks follow poll?

The streets of Diyarbakir are quiet, despite the result of Sunday’s general election in Turkey. It is marked contrast from the poll in June, when the