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Turkey lashes out over UN demands to open Syria border to refugees

A war of words has intensified over Turkey’s decision to keep its border closed to tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing violence in Aleppo. Aid

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Migrant is plucked to safety from the Aegean sea

A life is saved as many others are lost

World News

Somali plane suicide bomber meant to be on different flight

A suspected suicide bomber who blew a hole in the fuselage of a Daallo Airlines plane last week, was meant to be on a different flight. Daallo

Syria

Syria: Tens of thousands fleeing Aleppo remain stranded at Turkey border

A tent city has sprung up on Syria’s border with Turkey, which is still resisting UN and EU calls to open the crossing and let refugees through

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Migrant crisis: Turkey-EU 'lack of trust' slows action

Last November, the EU struck a deal with Turkey to try and stem the flow of refugees from the country. As the European Commission prepares to assess

Greece

New migrant tragedy claims 27 lives as Greece grapples with refugee crisis

Thousands have died trying to reach Europe. On Monday, at least 27 more migrants and refugees drowned in their attempt. Among the dead were 11

Turkey

Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in camps next to Turkey border

Hundreds more Syrian refugees arrived at the Turkish border, as evening fell on Monday. They joined tens of thousands of people already gathered at

Turkey

Aleppo: Germany and Turkey call on NATO for help with refugees

Ankara caught between humanitarian need and political will

Turkey

Turkey: at least 27 migrants drown as boat sinks off coast near Edremit

At least 27 migrants and refugees have died off Turkey’s Aegean coast trying to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, according to the Turkish

World News

Aleppo: Germany and Turkey come up with a 10-point action plan

Ankara caught between humanitarian need and political will

Europe News

EU piles pressure on Turkey to open border to Syrian refugees

The European Commission is reiterating its call for Turkey to open the border near the southern town of Kilis, where more than 35,000 Syrians are

Turkey

Thousands of Syrians stranded in 'desperate situation' on Turkish border

German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to Ankara for border-control talks as thousands remain stranded at Turkey-Syria frontier.

Turkey

Migrant crisis: Turkish police raid factories producing faulty dinghies

Turkish police have raided three factories producing unlicensed and faulty dinghies, according to local media reports. Almost 50, deemed to be

Netherlands

EU foreign ministers tell Turkey to let in the exodus from Aleppo

Turkey’s foreign minister was invited to an EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Amsterdam on Saturday, where he was told his country had to take in the

Syria

20,000 Syrian refugees stuck on Turkish border after fleeing Aleppo

Tens of thousands of people are leaving the Syrian city of Aleppo or the refugee camps on its outskirts and fleeing towards Turkey. Some 20,000 are

Turkey

Davutoglu promises 'rose garden' in Turkey's Kurdish south-east

Turkey's prime minister has been in the mainly Kurdish south-east of the country after weeks of anti-PKK operations left some areas badly damaged.

Republic of Ecuador

Ecuador: pro-Kurdish protesters clash with police at anti-Erdogan demo in Quito

Scuffles broke out between pro-Kurdish protesters and police in the Ecuadorian capital, Quito, on Thursday. The demonstrators were protesting against

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Istanbul's historic Grand Bazaar set for restoration

This is drone footage of one of the world’s oldest and largest covered markets. It emerged as Turkish authorities announced this week that Istanbul’s

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Turkish disaster agency warns thousands of Turkmens fleeing Syria

Turkish disaster agency AFAD says over 3,600 Turkmens and Arabs have fled across the border from Syria in the four days leading up to February 2

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UN human rights chief urges Turkey to investigate shooting in Cizre

The United Nations’ top human rights official has called for an inquiry into the alleged shooting of unarmed civilians by the army in the south east