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Libya's military chief, 7 others killed in plane crash in Turkey's Ankara
World | Dec 24, 2025, 07:02 AM ISTLibya's military chief Gen Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad died in a plane crash on Tuesday. Officials said the crash was caused by a technical problem in the aircraft.
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Turkey cuts all ties with Israel amid Gaza conflict, shuts airspace and ports
World | Aug 29, 2025, 10:47 PM ISTTurkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan warned that Israel’s military operations could set the entire Middle East ablaze if not stopped. He called on the international community to take decisive action against Israel and urged global powers to cease their support for its policies.
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Russian-made passenger plane engine catches fire after rough landing in Turkey's Antalya | WATCH
World | Nov 25, 2024, 11:21 AM ISTAll 89 passengers and six crew were safely evacuated from the Sukhoi Superjet 100-passenger plane operated by Azimuth Airlines from the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi.
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Turkey strikes PKK targets in Iraq, Syria after deadly Ankara attack
World | Oct 24, 2024, 07:19 AM ISTFollowing a deadly attack in Ankara, Turkey has launched airstrikes on Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) targets in Iraq and Syria. The Turkish Defense Ministry confirmed the strikes, marking a swift retaliation against the PKK, a group involved in decades-long insurgency against Turkey.
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Turkey launches airstrikes on Kurdish terrorist targets in Iraq after suicide attack in Ankara
World | Oct 02, 2023, 04:33 PM ISTA security camera footage of the "terrorist attack" near the Parliament shows the attacker getting out of the vehicle and blowing himself up. The PKK, designated as a terrorist group by Turkey and the US claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Turkey: Suicide bomber detonates explosive near Parliament in Ankara, two police officers injured
World | Oct 01, 2023, 04:04 PM ISTTurkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that another assailant was killed in a shootout with police. Earlier, Turkish media reported a deafening explosion following by gunfire in Ankara.
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Sweden: Burning of Quran on Eid al-Adha triggers fresh tensions; Turkey warns to reject NATO bid
World | Jun 29, 2023, 10:08 AM ISTEarlier in January this year, the leader of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line, Rasmus Paludan, burned a copy of the Quran near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm.
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Turkey Elections: Erdogan reelected as President for 3rd time despite earthquake, inflation mayhem
World | May 28, 2023, 11:52 PM ISTWith nearly 99% of ballot boxes opened, unofficial results from competing news agencies showed Erdogan with 52% of the vote, compared with 48% for his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
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Turkey’s fiercely contested election to go to second round today; Erdogan's fate at stake I DETAILS
World | May 27, 2023, 11:58 PM ISTErdogan, 69, who has amassed greater powers during his 20 years in office, finished a first-round election on May 14 just short of a victory and also retained a majority in parliament.
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Turkey's President claims ISIS leader killed in Syria; 'Islamophobia spreading like cancer in West'
World | May 01, 2023, 06:58 AM ISTErdogan said that their national intelligence organisation has been following the Daesh "so-called" leader, who has a code name Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi, for a long time.
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No more Turkey: Country in push to be known as ‘Turkiye’
World | Jun 03, 2022, 11:19 AM ISTPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s govt has been pressing for internationally recognized name Turkey to be changed to “Türkiye” (tur-key-YAY) as it is spelled and pronounced in Turkish.
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Turkey to lower COVID vaccination age to 18
World | Jun 24, 2021, 12:00 PM ISTThe govt aims to administer at least the first doses of vaccine to 70 per cent of its population before mid-July, Koca said at a PC on Wednesday after a meeting of the coronavirus scientific board.
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Turkey: Nine killed, 47 injured after speeding train collides with locomotive in Ankara
World | Dec 13, 2018, 02:29 PM ISTImages from the scene showed emergency services working to rescue people from badly damaged carriages.
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Turkey: Shots fired at gate of US Embassy, no casualties
World | Aug 20, 2018, 12:15 PM ISTU.S. Embassy spokesman David Gainer thanked police for their “rapid response” and said no injuries had been reported.
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Turkey marks 1 year since July 15 coup attempt quashed
World | Jul 15, 2017, 03:47 PM ISTTurkey is commemorating the first anniversary of quashing last summer’s coup attempt with events over the weekend in Istanbul and Ankara
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Photographer’s first-hand account of Russian envoy’s assassination
World | Dec 20, 2016, 08:12 PM ISTRussian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, was shot by an off-duty policeman at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey on Monday.
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Russia's ambassador to Turkey shot dead by gunman in Ankara
World | Dec 19, 2016, 11:12 PM ISTRussia's ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov was on Monday badly wounded and later died after an unidentified gunman opened fire at a photo exhibition in the Turkish capital.
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Car bomb attack kills 2, wounds 33 in southern Turkish city
World | Nov 24, 2016, 06:17 PM ISTAt least two people were killed and 33 wounded in a car bomb attack on Thursday targeting a government building in the southern Turkish city of Adana, a senior cabinet official said. Energy Minister Berat
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Turkey: Two suicide bombers blow themselves in Ankara after confrontation with police
World | Oct 08, 2016, 12:09 PM ISTRefusing to surrender before police, two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the outskirts of Turkey capital Ankara, a senior official said. No other casualties have been reported in the incident. Governor Erkan Topaca said
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Turkey: At least 50 killed in suspected suicide bombing by IS
World | Aug 21, 2016, 06:25 PM ISTAt least 30 people were killed in an outdoor wedding party in southeastern Turkey and injuring 94 others, officials said. Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said the "barbaric" attack in the city of Gaziantep,