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[Watch] Passengers emergency evacuate crash-landed Airbus A330

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Political tensions in Turkey and Greece over key economic moves

The recent interest rate cut in Turkey and the latest kiss of life to the Greek economy have been the source of intense debate within both those

Turkey

Turkey: Thousands turn out for funeral of writer Yasar Kemal

Thousands gathered in Istanbul on Monday to say a final farewell to Yasar Kemal, one of Turkey’s best-known writers. The works of the 91-year-old

Turkey

Rally in Istanbul to denounce violence against women

A rally has been held in Istanbul to voice outrage over a 20-year-old woman's brutal death

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United Kingdom

Turkish CCTV images show British girls on their way to join ISIL

Security camera footage emerges of three British schoolgirls believed to have joined ISIL

Turkey

Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to disarm

Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his followers to lay down their arms, in step towards ending the 30 year-old insurgency in Turkey.

Turkey

Turkish author Yasar Kemal dies at 92

Yasar Kemal, one of Turkey’s best-known writers, has died at the age of 92. He passed away in hospital in Istanbul following respiratory and organ

Turkey

Jailed Kurdish leader calls for and end to the PKK's armed struggle against Turkey

The jailed leader of Turkey’s largest rebel Kurd group has called for it to disarm and end to its thirty year armed struggle. Abdullah Ocalan said

Turkey

Former Miss Turkey faces jail for "insulting" Recep Erdogan on Instagram

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Kabul suicide car bomb targets foreign forces, at least 2 dead

Kabul’s heavily fortified diplomatic area has been rocked by an explosion. A suicide bomber drove a car crammed with explosives into a convoy of

Turkey

Drone does the shopping in Ankara

Syria

Suleyman Shah: Syria reacts to Turkish 'agression'

The Syrian government has denounced Turkey’s operation to remove the remains of Suleyman Shah – the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire

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Turkey: Men don miniskirts to denounce violence against women

Syria

Mission successful: Ottoman forefather's remains removed from Syria

Mission successful, according to the Turkish government, as soldiers guarding the tomb of Suleyman Shah are evacuated from Syria and his remains exhumed.

Turkey

Men in 'miniskirt protest' against student death in Turkey

Turkish men have donned miniskirts to denounce violence against women at a protest in Istanbul after a 20-year-old student was beaten to death after

Turkey

Snow storm hits Istanbul closing Bosphorus to shipping

A snow storm has hit Istanbul grounding planes halting traffic and forcing the temporary closure of the Bosphorus Strait shipping channel. Turkish

Turkey

Kurdish militant call for concrete steps from Turkey over peace process

Turkey’s fragile peace process with Kurdish militants risks falling apart if no progress is made, according to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)

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BoE uncertainty on inflation unsettles world and MENA markets

Turkey

Kurds and Turkish police clash on anniversary of PKK leader's capture

Clashes between Kurds and Turkish security forces have once again broken out in Cizre province in the south east of the country. Demonstrators fought

Turkey

Turkey women protest over slaying of student 'who resisted rape'

Women have taken to the streets across Turkey to denounce the brutal murder of a student, killed after allegedly resisting a rape attempt by a