News: Turkey

We have started to collect the most important news related to Turkey in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Turkey – overview

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• May 20th 2013 – March 17th 2013
• March 13th 2013 – December 4th 2012
• December 4th 2012 – October 11th 2012
• October 11th 2012 – August 31st 2012
• August 25th 2012 – June 22nd 2012
• June 20th 2012 – April 1st 2012
• March 31st 2012 – January 17th 2012
• January 13th 2012 – November 13th 2011
• November 12th 2011 – October 21st 2011
• October 20th 2011 – August 18th 2011
• August 17th 2011 – June 18th 2011
• June 18th 2011 – May 20th 2011
• May 20th 2011 – January 19th 2011
• January 12th 2011 – September 17th 2010
• September 16th 2010 – July 6th 2010
• July 2nd 2010 – May 24th 2010
• May 20th 2010 – February 26th 2010
• February 26th 2010 – November 26th 2009
• November 25th 2009 – July 20th 2009
• July 20th 2009 – April 17th 2009
• April 13th 2009 – December 5th 2008
• December 4th 2008 – August 19th 2008
• August 19th 2008 – June 29th 2008
• June 25th 2008 – April 12th 2008
• April 12th 2008 – February 7th 2008
• February 7th 2008 – November 13th 2007
• November 13th 2007 – October 11th 2007
• October 11th 2007 – August 7th 2007
• August 4th 2007 – May 20th 2007
• May 17th 2007 – April 5th 2007
• March 29th 2007 – December 11th 2006
• December 11th 2006 – October 12th 2006
• October 12th 2006 – August 1st 2006
• July 27th 2006 – May 17th 2006
• May 10th 2006 – January 8th 2006
• January 8th 2006 – November 11th 2005

Turkey: news

Tourists die in Turkey balloon crash

Monday, May 20th 2013, 19:24

Three Brazilian tourists are killed and more than 20 others injured as two hot-air balloons collide in Turkey's Cappadocia region.
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VIDEO: Turkey's 'Italian' makeover underway

Friday, May 17th 2013, 22:42
related countries: Italy

At a time of economic doom and gloom across much of Europe - the credit rating for Turkey has been upgraded.
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Turkish bonds yield at record low

Friday, May 17th 2013, 11:34

Turkish bond yields have hit new lows as investors greeted Moody's increase in the country's credit rating to investment grade.
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Obama seeks to defuse controversies

Friday, May 17th 2013, 3:15
related countries: United States
related places: White House

President Obama calls for beefed-up embassy security and names a new head of the federal tax agency, as he seeks to steady an administration buffeted by recent political storms.
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US 'saw Syria chemical evidence'

Thursday, May 16th 2013, 20:31
related countries: Syria, United States

President Barack Obama says the US has seen evidence of chemical weapons being used in Syria, after talks with Turkey's prime minister.
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VIDEO: Syrian refugees now fleeing Turkey

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 6:07
related countries: Syria
related places: Reyhanli

Hundreds of refugees who fled to Turkey to escape the conflict in Syria are turning back, following the detonation of two car bombs in the southern town of Reyhanli which left 46 people dead.
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Turkish fighter crashes near Syria

Monday, May 13th 2013, 21:43
related countries: Syria

The pilot of a Turkish F-16 fighter jet is found dead after the plane crashed near Turkey's border with Syria, reports say.
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VIDEO: Inside a town caught in the middle

Monday, May 13th 2013, 18:55
related countries: Syria
related places: Reyhanli

Tensions are rising between locals and Syrian refugees in the Turkish border town of Reyhanli, following deadly car bombs on Saturday.
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Syria denies role in Turkey blasts

Sunday, May 12th 2013, 19:05
related countries: Syria
related places: Reyhanli

Syria says it was not behind two car bombs which claimed the lives of 46 people in the Turkish border town of Reyhanli on Saturday.
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Turkey hostages freed in Afghanistan

Sunday, May 12th 2013, 15:48
related countries: Afghanistan

Four of eight Turkish nationals captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan have been freed, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says.
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Turkey warns of response to bombing

Sunday, May 12th 2013, 8:58
related countries: Syria

Turkey warns it will take any necessary measure to protect itself after two car bombs exploded in a town on its border with Syria.
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VIDEO: Blasts kill dozens in Turkish town

Saturday, May 11th 2013, 22:38
related countries: Syria

Many people have been killed and dozens wounded in car bomb attacks in a Turkish town close to the Syrian border, the interior minister has said.
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Deadly blasts hit Turkey border town

Saturday, May 11th 2013, 21:30
related countries: Syria
related places: Reyhanli

Twin car bombs kill at least 43 people and injure at least 100 in the Turkish town of Reyhanli, near the Syrian border.
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Turkey says Syria used chemical arms

Saturday, May 11th 2013, 0:58
related countries: Syria

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has evidence that Syria has used chemical weapons in the fight against rebel forces.
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PKK rebels 'begin leaving Turkey'

Wednesday, May 8th 2013, 12:20
related countries: Iraq

Fighters from the PKK Kurdish rebel group begin leaving Turkey for their safe havens in Iraq under a ceasefire, according to Kurdish sources.
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Japan signs Turkey nuclear deal

Friday, May 3rd 2013, 20:23
related countries: France, Japan

The Turkish government has signed a $22bn (£14bn) deal with a Japanese-French consortium to build a new nuclear power station.
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Olympic champion Cakir faces ban

Friday, May 3rd 2013, 18:55
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Cakir

Turkey's Asli Cakir, who won gold in the women's 1500m at London 2012, faces a lifetime ban after anti-doping charge.
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Clashes mar May Day march in Turkey

Wednesday, May 1st 2013, 15:54
related places: Istanbul

Riot police in the Turkish city of Istanbul use water cannon and tear gas to prevent leftist May Day marchers reaching the main square.
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VIDEO: Inside the PKK's headquarters in Iraq

Friday, April 26th 2013, 3:58
related countries: Iraq
related places: Qandil

James Reynolds reports from the headquarters of Kurdish rebel group, the PKK, in the Qandil mountains in northern Iraq, as it announces the withdrawal of its fighters from Turkish territory.
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PKK fighters face life after Turkey withdrawal

Thursday, April 25th 2013, 20:40

Rebels face future after Turkey withdrawal
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PKK announces Turkey withdrawal

Thursday, April 25th 2013, 15:17

The military leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) says fighters will begin to withdraw from Turkey in early May as part of a peace plan.
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Gunmen abduct bishops in Syria

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013, 7:07
related countries: Syria
related places: Aleppo

Militants in a rebel-held area of northern Syria abduct two bishops travelling from the Turkish border back to the city of Aleppo.
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German neo-Nazi trial delayed

Monday, April 15th 2013, 12:35
related countries: Germany

The trial of an alleged German neo-Nazi for the murders of 10 people has been delayed following a row over limits on access to Turkish journalists.
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Turkish pianist guilty over insults

Monday, April 15th 2013, 9:05
related places: Muslim

World-renowned Turkish pianist Fazil Say receives a 10-month suspended jail sentence over controversial charges of insulting Muslim values.
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Turkey protests delay 'coup' trial

Monday, April 8th 2013, 14:23
related places: Istanbul

The trial of 275 alleged coup plotters in Turkey is delayed after police clash with thousands of protesters outside the courthouse near Istanbul.
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Kerry warns Iran time is limited

Sunday, April 7th 2013, 21:47
related countries: Israel, Syria, United States

US Secretary of State John Kerry discusses Iran and ties with Israel on a visit to Turkey, before talks in the West Bank on Middle East peace.
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Crisis offers opportunity to heal Cyprus division

Friday, March 29th 2013, 10:56
related countries: Cyprus

Turkish Cypriots hope for benefits from Cyprus crisis
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VIDEO: Can bank crisis solve Cyprus division?

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 6:40
related countries: Cyprus, Greece

Turkish-Cypriot residents of northern Cyprus are closely monitoring the financial and banking crisis in the southern, Greek-Cypriot region, amid speculation as to what the situation could mean for the future of the island.
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VIDEO: Syrian refugees protest in Turkey

Wednesday, March 27th 2013, 22:51
related countries: Syria

Turkish police have used water cannon and tear gas on Syrian refugees demonstrating against conditions in their camp.
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Israeli apology for flotilla deaths

Saturday, March 23rd 2013, 9:44
related countries: Israel

Israel apologises to Turkey for any errors that resulted in the deaths of nine activists during the raid on a flotilla bound for Gaza in 2010.
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Kurd rebel leader calls Turkey truce

Thursday, March 21st 2013, 18:31

Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan calls a truce and urges his fighters to withdraw from Turkey after years of war - a move welcomed by Ankara.
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VIDEO: Kurd rebel leader calls Turkey truce

Thursday, March 21st 2013, 15:51

Thousands of people gathered for New Year celebrations in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir have heard the jailed leader of the Kurdish rebels, Abdullah Ocalan, call for a ceasefire.
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Double blasts in Turkey capital

Wednesday, March 20th 2013, 5:31

One person is wounded in explosions at Turkey's justice ministry and the headquarters of the governing AK Party, officials say.
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PKK leader to make 'historic' call

Monday, March 18th 2013, 15:43

The jailed leader of Kurdish rebels in Turkey, Abdullah Ocalan, says he will make a "historic" announcement on Thursday as peace talks continue.
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Cyprus leader seeks bailout change

Sunday, March 17th 2013, 20:37
related countries: Cyprus

Cyprus's leader says he is battling EU leaders' demand that all bank customers must pay a one-off levy in return for a 10bn-euro bailout.
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