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Syria tears into Turkish president, calls him 'tyrant'
World | Dec 01, 2016, 07:28 AM ISTSyria's Foreign Ministry slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the remarks he recently made against the Syrian government, branding the Turkish leader as "tyrant." "Syria will not allow this tyrant to intervene in its
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Turkey: Fire at a dormitory for girls kills 12, injures 22
World | Nov 30, 2016, 09:40 AM ISTAt least 12 people,most of them children, were killed and 22 injured when a fire broke out at a middle school dormitory for girls in southern Turkey. Adana Governor Mahmut Demirtas said one teacher and
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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 fires 10k civil servants, shut 15 media outlets in latest crackdown
World | Oct 31, 2016, 08:03 AM ISTThe Turkish government has sacked a further 10,000 civil servants and closed 15 more media outlets in the latest crackdown over the failed July coup. Turkey said it had dismissed a further 10,000 civil servants
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Turkish resort popular with British tourists hit by two rockets
World | Oct 14, 2016, 06:18 PM ISTTwo rockets landed near the Mediterranean resort of Antalya in Turkey hitting a pen ground and shelter used by a fishing company, said news reports. Nobody was harmed. Dogan news agency said the rockets
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Turkish govt orders arrest of 125 police officers
World | Oct 11, 2016, 05:23 PM ISTThe Turkish government today issued arrest warrants against 125 police officers, who are suspected of having ties with Islamic preacher Fetullah Gulen, who was accused of being the mastermind of the country's failed attempted coup
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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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Gripped by ‘fear’ after failed coup, Turkey extends emergency rule by three months
World | Oct 04, 2016, 07:16 AM ISTTurkey today announced that it will maintain the state of emergency imposed in the wake of July’s failed coup for another three months.
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WATCH! THIS amazing BMW built by Turkish engineers is a real-life transformer (See Pics)
Sep 23, 2016, 05:47 PM ISTIf you are a robot freak and a die-hard fan of the Transformers franchise, you will be thrilled to watch this real-life BMW transformer made by Turkish engineers. A team of 12 engineers and four
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ISIS expelled from territory along Turkish-Syrian border, claims Turkey
World | Sep 05, 2016, 07:29 AM ISTTurkey’s Prime Minister and a Syrian opposition group on Sunday reported that the Turkish troops and allied Syrian rebels have expelled the Islamic State group from the last strip of its territory it controlled along the Syrian-Turkish border.
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Turkey: 8 police officers killed in car bomb attack in Cizre
World | Aug 26, 2016, 12:45 PM ISTAt least eight police officers were killed in a car bomb attack on a police headquarters in Cizre town of southeast Turkey today.
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12 year old was suicide bomber at Turkey wedding, Islamic State 'likely perpetrator': Erdogan
World | Aug 22, 2016, 10:09 AM ISTA 12 year old child was the suicide bomber who killed at least 51 people and wounded nearly 70 others at a wedding in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, decrying the attack
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Outfit responsible for coup in Turkey 'infiltrated' India: Turkish Foreign Minister
World | Aug 22, 2016, 06:39 AM ISTThe Turkish government has claimed that Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation (FETO), blamed for last month's failed coup to topple President Tayyip Erdogan, has "infiltrated" India. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu during talks with his In
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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,
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IS kidnaps 2,000 civilians from northern Syrian town while evacuating
World | Aug 12, 2016, 11:32 PM ISTIn a yet another act of terror, the militants of Islamic State today kidnapped as many as 2,000 civilians while evacuating their last position in the northern town of Manbej near Turkey, said reports. A
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Forgive me for my past alliance with Fethullah Gulen: Turkey President Erdogan
World | Aug 03, 2016, 07:23 PM ISTTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who is known for his tough stand on policy matters today sough forgiveness from his countrymen for his past alliance with US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen.
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Pakistan gets Turkey's support over Kashmir issue
World | Aug 02, 2016, 11:47 PM ISTVoicing support for Pakistan, Turkey today backed its demand of sending an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) team to Jammu and Kashmir to probe "human rights violations". Addressing a joint presser with Pakistan's foreign affairs
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Turkey declares three-month state of emergency after failed coup
World | Jul 21, 2016, 06:52 AM ISTTurkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared a three-month state of emergency following Friday night's failed army coup.
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Turkey wants Modi govt to act against ‘Fethullah Gulen group’ in India
India | Jul 20, 2016, 03:17 PM ISTTurkish envoy to India Burak Akcapar believes that the supporters of Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind of the failed coup in Turkey, are also present in India and he has urged the Indian government to take action against them.
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Turkey officially requests US to extradite coup mastermind Fethullah Gulen
World | Jul 20, 2016, 07:18 AM ISTTurkey has officially requested the United States government for the extradition of Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who was accused by Ankara of plotting a failed military coup.