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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• April 25th 2009 – January 31st 2009
• January 30th 2009 – November 2nd 2008
• October 31st 2008 – September 14th 2008
• September 3rd 2008 – July 14th 2008
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• June 7th 2008 – April 17th 2008
• April 12th 2008 – February 26th 2008
• February 25th 2008 – January 3rd 2008
• December 26th 2007 – November 13th 2007
• November 11th 2007 – October 20th 2007
• October 19th 2007 – September 26th 2007
• September 19th 2007 – July 25th 2007
• July 23rd 2007 – May 30th 2007
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• March 7th 2007 – January 19th 2007
• January 9th 2007 – November 9th 2006
• November 9th 2006 – October 4th 2006
• October 4th 2006 – August 25th 2006
• August 11th 2006 – June 1st 2006
• June 1st 2006 – April 1st 2006
• March 31st 2006 – January 14th 2006
• January 12th 2006 – November 11th 2005

Turkey: news

Istanbul blast amid Kurd tension

Friday, March 31st 2006, 21:47
related places: Istanbul

Kurdish militants claim responsibility for an Istanbul bomb blast that killed one person and injured 13 others.
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Kurd unrest escalates in Turkey

Thursday, March 30th 2006, 16:22

Hundreds of Kurds clash with police as street violence spreads in south-eastern Turkey.
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Turkey bomb 'linchpin' on trial

Monday, March 20th 2006, 16:46
related countries: Syria
related places: Istanbul

A Syrian accused of helping mastermind a series of deadly blasts in Turkey goes on trial in Istanbul.
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Hopes fade in Turkey bus plunge

Thursday, March 9th 2006, 15:08

Some 30 people are feared dead after a bus plunges into a river in Turkey, as hopes of finding more survivors fade.
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'Three dead' in east Turkey blast

Thursday, March 9th 2006, 9:49

Three people are reportedly killed in a bomb attack in Turkey's Kurdish-dominated south-east.
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Turkey wants militant recaptured

Thursday, March 2nd 2006, 16:08
related countries: Belgium

Turkey tells Belgium its police must find and extradite a convicted left-wing militant who has gone missing.
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Turkish talks on Iraqi violence

Tuesday, February 28th 2006, 1:52
related countries: Iraq
related places: Ankara

The Iraqi and Turkish prime ministers are to meet in Ankara to discuss Iraq's escalation of violence.
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Turkey rejects Israeli criticism

Friday, February 17th 2006, 16:31
related countries: Israel

Turkey rejects further Israeli criticism of its decision to hold talks with the Palestinian militant group, Hamas.
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Hamas leaders invited to Russia

Thursday, February 16th 2006, 17:01
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Hamas is formally invited for talks in Moscow, as it steps up its diplomatic initiative with a visit to Turkey.
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Several hurt in Turkey shop blast

Monday, February 13th 2006, 20:25
related places: Istanbul

At least 11 people are hurt in an apparent bomb blast outside a supermarket in Istanbul, Turkish officials say.
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Istanbul net cafe bomb kills one

Thursday, February 9th 2006, 22:39
related places: Istanbul

A bomb blast claimed by a Kurdish group leaves one person dead and 16 injured at an internet cafe in Istanbul.
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Scuffles in Turkey 'insult' trial

Tuesday, February 7th 2006, 21:14

Five writers go on trial in Turkey for comments they made about the killing of Armenians during WWI.
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Arrest over Turkey priest killing

Tuesday, February 7th 2006, 10:11
related countries: Italy
related places: Trabzon

Turkish police arrest a youth suspected of killing an Italian Catholic priest in the northern port of Trabzon.
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Shooting kills priest in Turkey

Sunday, February 5th 2006, 17:40
related countries: Italy
related places: Trabzon

A Italian Catholic priest is shot dead outside his church in the northern Turkish port of Trabzon, police say.
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Turkey urges fresh Cyprus talks

Tuesday, January 24th 2006, 17:38
related countries: Cyprus

Turkey proposes reviving UN talks on the reunification of Cyprus, offering to lift trade restrictions.
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Pope gunman jailed 'until 2010'

Monday, January 23rd 2006, 12:50

The gunman who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 must spend another four years in jail, Turkish prosecutors say.
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Court drops Turkish writer's case

Monday, January 23rd 2006, 11:42

A Turkish court drops a case against renowned writer Orhan Pamuk, which had drawn Western criticism.
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French bird flu case is negative

Sunday, January 22nd 2006, 21:37
related countries: France

A French woman tested for bird flu after returning from Turkey does not have the disease, health officials say.
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Turkey ends Pope gunman freedom

Friday, January 20th 2006, 23:12

The gunman who shot Pope John Paul II returns to prison after a Turkish appeals court overrules his early release.
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'Bird flu secrecy' angers Turkey

Friday, January 20th 2006, 16:59

Turkey says neighbouring countries are hampering its fight against bird flu by refusing to declare outbreaks of the virus.
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Turkish tourists set free in Iran

Tuesday, January 17th 2006, 20:07
related countries: Iran

Three Turkish tourists kidnapped in Iran while on a paragliding trip are freed amid denials of a ransom deal.
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Pope gunman avoids military duty

Monday, January 16th 2006, 17:15

The Turkish gunman who tried to kill Pope John Paul II is ruled unfit for military service, military doctors say.
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Fourth bird flu death in Turkey

Monday, January 16th 2006, 15:40

A 15-year-old girl who died on Sunday tests positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.
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Belgium bird flu tests negative

Saturday, January 14th 2006, 15:08
related countries: Belgium

A man taken to hospital in Belgium after returning from Turkey tests negative for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.
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