Istanbul bombing: Turkish minister has accused Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) for the attack saying Erdogan's opponents are indicted so that they are excluded from the Presidential elections.
The cause of the explosion was not clear. Social media users said shops were shuttered and the avenue was closed down.
Turkish authorities in Istanbul, a metropolis of 16 million people, suspended intercity bus service and temporarily blocked travel to the city from Turkey’s Thrace region. People stranded on roads abandoned vehicles to walk home or crowded subway and other public transportation.
When the traditional cry of “Is there a doctor on the flight?” went unanswered on Saturday, Turkish Airlines staff helped 26-year-old Afghan Soman Noori give birth at 30,000 feet, Demiroren News Agency said.
In the country of 83 mn people, more than 41 million have received 1st dose of vaccine, while 28 mn have been administered 2nd dose, the ministry said, Xinhua news agency reported.
The Canadian defeated Paula Badosa 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals, she will play Patricia Maria Tig in Sunday’s decider.
Coronavirus in Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier said the government would continue to impose curfews on 31 provinces on weekends until the end of May. Meanwhile, the Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that it extended the travel restrictions for 31 provinces until Monday midnight.
A plane carrying 177 people, including six crew members, skidded off the runway as it tried to land in Istanbul. The devastating photos showed the aircraft crashing into a field and breaking into pieces. According to authorities, at least 52 people were injured.
Dubbed as phase-1A of the project - Istanbul New Airport - will have a capacity to handle 90 million passenger per year, making it the largest such facility in the world.
A statement carried on Saudi state TV on Friday night was the first official confirmation of Khashoggi's death in Turkey 18 days ago, and the first acknowledgment by Saudi Arabia of its role in it, reports CNN.
Turkey 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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Reina club attacker after being caught by Turkish police in Istanbul
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Thirteen Turkish soldiers were killed and 48 wounded today in a car bomb blast that targeted a bus transporting them in the central city of Kayseri.
At least 15 people were killed and dozens wounded in a twin blast outside a major soccer stadium in Istanbul on Saturday night.
India today called upon all the sides in Turkey, which has witnessed violence after an attempted military coup, to support democracy and mandate of the ballot and avoid bloodshed even as it advised its nationals to stay indoors.
Fethullah Gulen, the US-based Muslim cleric has been accused by Ankara of orchestrating the coup attempt in Turkey.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan today said that those who were involved in coup attempt will be punished and called on his followers to take to the streets to defend his government.
Turkish officials said Saturday morning the government had appeared to have repelled an attempted military coup following a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire across the capital that left at least 17 dead, according to state-run media. Tur
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