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  • turkey steps up border security to confront is

    Turkey steps up border security to confront IS

    World | October 11, 2014 7:21 IST

    Ankara: Turkey tried to strengthen security measures along the Turkish-Syrian border so as to confront threats from the Islamic State (IS) militant organisation in Syria by sending a dozen of military tanks to its southeastern

  • syria calls turkey s anti terror campaign huge deception

    Syria calls Turkey's anti-terror campaign 'huge deception'

    World | October 05, 2014 6:31 IST

    Damascus: Syria's Deputy Foreign Faisal Mekdad said on Saturday that the recent decision of the Turkish government to join the US-led anti-terror coalition was "a huge deception", the state news agency SANA reported.The Turkish government

  • turkey supports macedonia s bid to join nato

    Turkey supports Macedonia's bid to join NATO

    World | September 18, 2014 6:26 IST

    Ankara: Turkey will continue to support Macedonia's aspiration to join NATO and the European Union (EU), Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday."Turkey supports Macedonia for NATO membership and will continue to do so.

  • voting begins in turkey s presidential polls

    Voting begins in Turkey's presidential polls

    World | August 10, 2014 11:35 IST

    London: Voting in Turkey's first ever presidential election is underway on Sunday, authorities said.Three candidates are vying for the position; outgoing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, diplomat Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, and Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas, the

  • turkey denies involvement in us air strikes in iraq

    Turkey denies involvement in US air strikes in Iraq

    World | August 10, 2014 7:52 IST

    Ankara: Turkey on Saturday denied any involvement in the US air strikes on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria(ISIS) sites in northern Iraq."The US is using all its resources to bomb ISIS sites that it

  • turkish women defy deputy pm with laughter

    Turkish women defy deputy PM with laughter

    World | July 31, 2014 16:01 IST

    New Delhi: Turkish women are posting photos of themselves laughing and smiling on social media with a vengeance.They were smiling in defiance of the deputy prime minister, Bülent Arinç, who in a speech to mark

  • turkish pm says israel is more barbaric than hitler

    Turkish PM says Israel is 'more barbaric than Hitler'

    World | July 20, 2014 23:28 IST

    Ankara: Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, while lambasting Israel's ground invasion of Gaza,on Sunday accused the Israeli government of "barbarism that surpasses Hitler", a leading British daily reported."(Israelis) have no conscience, no honour, no

  • protest staged in turkey against israeli gaza offensive

    Protest staged in Turkey against Israeli Gaza offensive

    World | July 20, 2014 7:05 IST

    Istanbul: Almost 5,000 pro-Palestine protesters staged a demonstration against Israeli attacks in Gaza late Saturday night.Responding to a protest call by Turkish humanitarian aid foundation IHH, people started to gather in front of the Israeli

  • indian maoists have links in philippines europe government

    Indian Maoists have links in Philippines, Europe: Government

    Politics | July 16, 2014 9:47 IST

    New Delhi: In a revelation that adds a new dimension to the Left-wing extremism in the country, the government Tuesday said Maoists in India have "close links" with Maoist groups in the Philippines and Turkey,

  • turkey lifts youtube ban

    Turkey lifts YouTube ban

    World | June 04, 2014 8:00 IST

    Istanbul: Turkey's government Tuesday lifted its ban on YouTube following last week's verdict by the country's apex court which said the ban violates the basic right of freedom of speech.The announcement was made by the

  • turkey begins exporting iraqi kurdistan oil minister

    Turkey begins exporting Iraqi Kurdistan oil: Minister

    May 23, 2014 16:53 IST

    Ankara: Turkey has begun exporting oil supplies from Iraqi Kurdistan to international markets, its energy minister said today. “The oil shipment started at 10 pm local time (1900 GMT) yesterday from the Ceyhan port” in southern

  • 274 dead in turkey s worst ever mine disaster

    274 dead in Turkey's worst-ever mine disaster

    World | May 15, 2014 7:35 IST

    Soma (Turkey): In a relentless procession that ignited wails of grief, rescue workers coated in grime lumbered out of a mine in western Turkey again and again today, struggling to carry stretchers laden with bodies

  • top 10 countries in the world for holidays

    Top 10 countries in the world for holidays

    World | October 31, 2014 10:47 IST

    New Delhi: To break the monotony of life and take rest from the usual routine, holidaying is a must.Here is a list of 10 countries that are most popular for holidaying with 50 million tourists

  • how turkey still tweets despite twitter ban

    How Turkey Still Tweets Despite Twitter Ban

    March 24, 2014 7:15 IST

    New York: Not long after Turkey's prime minister imposed a ban on Twitter, Internet users in Turkey went on - what else? - Twitter to find ways to circumvent the blockade. Twitter Inc. and Turkish

  • turkish pm threatens to ban facebook youtube

    Turkish PM threatens to ban facebook, youtube

    March 08, 2014 16:59 IST

    Ankara, Turkey: Turkey's prime minister has threatened drastic steps to censor the Internet, including shutting down Facebook and YouTube, where audio recordings of his alleged conversations suggesting corruption have been leaked in the past weeks,

  • ancient hell 2300 year old torture chamber discovered in

    Ancient hell: 2300 year old torture chamber discovered in Turkey

    World | January 25, 2014 7:00 IST

    New Delhi: Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered a 2,300-year-old prisons in the northwestern province of modern-day city of Bursa that they say was used for execution during the ancient Bithynia Kingdom. Archeologist claims so as

  • watch in pics turkey s first undersea commuter train

    Watch in pics: Turkey's first undersea commuter train

    World | October 31, 2013 6:38 IST

    Istanbul:Turkey officially launched an undersea commuter train on Tuesday . It connects the Asian and European sides of Istanbul.The project aims to ease Istanbul's heavy traffic and reduce Travel time between the two sides of

  • know about fascinating underground city of turkey derinkuyu

    Know about fascinating underground city of Turkey, Derinkuyu

    World | June 09, 2014 9:47 IST

    New Delhi: In the historical region of Cappadocia, there are over 200 underground cities in the   Nevşehir Province of Turkey. Carved out of unique geological formation, these cities were claimed to be used by refugees

  • tv presenter in turkey fired for showing cleavage on screen

    TV presenter in Turkey fired for showing cleavage on screen

    World | October 13, 2013 6:18 IST

    New Delhi: A television host in Turkey has been fired after the spokesman for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) allegedly criticized her for wearing a dress on air that

  • terror needs to be dealt with individually collectively

    Terror needs to be dealt with individually, collectively, says President

    India | October 08, 2013 19:47 IST

    On Board Special Air India plane: Raising the issue of cross border terrorism during his first visit to Turkey, a traditional ally of Pakistan, President Pranab Mukherjee today said the menace must be dealt with

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