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Migrants wait in Turkish town of Cesme to cross to Greek island

The Turkish town of Cesme lies on the Aegean coast, just six miles from the Greek island of Chios. For this reason it’s popular with migrants

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Turkey expels British academic over invite to Kurdish New Year celebrations

Demonstrations have been held in support of Chris Stephenson, a well-known lecturer at Bilgi University in Istanbul

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Kurdish group says it was behind Sunday's car bombing in Ankara

A Kurdish militant group has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s (March 13) Ankara car bombing. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) say the attack

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Refugee convention "must be applied" in Turkey says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

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Fighting rages across southeastern Turkey

President Erdogan sets a new definition of terrorism

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Turkey detains suspects in clampdown after Ankara bombing

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has visited some of those injured in Sunday night’s deadly bomb attack in Ankara. Thirty seven people were

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'Everyone is nervous': fear in Ankara as first bomb funerals are held

Everyday life resumed on Monday close to the scene of Ankara’s latest bombing. But understandably there is fear on the streets of the Turkish

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Turkey in shock after third fatal bomb attack in five months

Sunday's carnage in Ankara is the third fatal bomb attack in the Turkish capital in five months

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Spain hits out at Turkey migration 'deal'

Spain hit out on Monday at a German-brokered migration deal with Turkey that will be debated by EU leaders later this week. Chancellor Angela Merkel

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Evidence suggests female PKK militant bombed Ankara - official

Turkish officials say evidence shows one of the bombers involved in Sunday’s Ankara car blast was a female member of the Kurdistan Workers Party

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Ankara bombing: a witness gives his account of what happened

As Ankara’s hospitals struggled to cope with the casualties, the walking wounded began telling reporters what they had seen. One witness had been

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At least 37 dead after car bomb explosion in Ankara, Turkey

A car bomb has caused carnage in the centre of the Turkish capital Ankara. The authorities now say at least 37 people have died and some 75 have been

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Turkey: Dozens killed and injured in Ankara car bomb

*NB An updated version of this story taking account of Monday’s events is available here.* A large explosion – thought to have been caused by a car

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Erdogan warns Turkey's top courts over freed journalists

Turkey’s president warned the country’s top court that it’s survival would be up for debate if it repeated rulings that were against the country

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OHCHR expresses concern over EU-Turkey draft deal on migrants

A UN human rights agency has said it is concerned over the legality expressed apprehension over a draft deal to return migrants from certain

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EU ministers cool on Turkey 'deal'

EU interior ministers gave a cool reaction on Thursday to a tentative deal with Turkey that would see visa restrictions eased in return for stemming

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Turks welcome end of military operation in Sur, Diyarbakir

Residents in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir have welcomed the end of a government-backed operation against militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party

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Five migrants, including baby, drown off Turkish coast

Five Afghan migrants, including two children and a six-month-old baby, have drowned after the boat they were in hit rough weather and capsized off

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Journalists accept Turkey MP's roses days after paper takeover

Turkish authorities have earned a reputation for handing out prison terms to journalists in recent months. But Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu sought

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UN questions legality of controversial EU-Turkey migration deal

The United Nations and Amnesty International have raised concerns that the EU’s proposed migration deal with Turkey could be illegal. They are