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.

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Turkey: news

Turkish secularist parties unite

Thursday, May 17th 2007, 13:19

Two secularist opposition parties in Turkey unite to challenge the Islamist-rooted AK Party.
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Turkish secularists in new rally

Sunday, May 13th 2007, 20:47
related places: Izmir

At least one million Turks gather in Izmir for a rally in favour of secularism, the fourth in recent weeks.
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Izmir market bombing injures 15

Saturday, May 12th 2007, 10:08
related places: Izmir

Fifteen people are injured after a bomb explodes in a market in the Turkish port of Izmir, police say.
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Turkish MPs back reform package

Thursday, May 10th 2007, 18:36

Turkish MPs back the election of the president by popular vote amid political tensions over Islamic influence.
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First step for Turkey reform plan

Monday, May 7th 2007, 17:40

Turkey's parliament gives initial approval to electoral reforms brought by the ruling AK party.
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New Turkey president poll fails

Sunday, May 6th 2007, 13:50

Turkey's Abdullah Gul fails in a new bid for the presidency amid a row pitting secularists against the ruling party.
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Turks step up pro-secular protest

Saturday, May 5th 2007, 11:17

Tens of thousands of Turks protest again to show their support for Turkey's secular system.
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Turkey's anguish over secularism

Saturday, May 5th 2007, 11:00

Sarah Rainsford reports on the political crisis in Turkey, where a row over the election of a president has made secularists furious.
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Turkish MPs vote for early poll

Thursday, May 3rd 2007, 10:35

Turkey's MPs vote for a ruling party call for July elections aimed at resolving the crisis over the presidency.
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Turkey PM attacks court ruling

Wednesday, May 2nd 2007, 19:26

Turkey's PM calls for early elections and criticises a key court ruling annulling a vote on the presidency.
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Turkey party calls for early poll

Wednesday, May 2nd 2007, 10:24

Turkey's ruling party asks parliament to approve an early general election, amid deadlock over the presidency.
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Turkey's presidency vote annulled

Tuesday, May 1st 2007, 17:33

Turkey's constitutional court annuls a presidential election but the government vows to hold a new vote.
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Hundreds detained in Turkey rally

Tuesday, May 1st 2007, 10:36
related places: Istanbul

Nearly 600 people are arrested during a May Day rally in Turkey, where political tensions are running high.
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Turkish PM makes appeal for unity

Monday, April 30th 2007, 19:00

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeals for national unity over the disputed presidential election.
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Turkish poll crisis goes to court

Monday, April 30th 2007, 10:14

Turkey's highest court examines the row over a new president, pitting secularists against the ruling party.
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Turkish stocks and currency slump

Monday, April 30th 2007, 9:42

Turkey's main stock index and its currency, the lira, fall amid a row over a vote for the country's next president.
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Huge rally for Turkish secularism

Sunday, April 29th 2007, 15:33
related places: Istanbul

Hundreds of thousands gather in Istanbul in support of secularism in Turkey, amid a row over a presidential vote.
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Turkish ruling party warns army

Saturday, April 28th 2007, 14:19

Turkey's government attacks an army threat to intervene in politics, in a row over choosing a new president.
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EU warns Turkish army over vote

Saturday, April 28th 2007, 9:26

The EU warns Turkey's military not to interfere in politics, amid controversy over a presidential vote.
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Army 'concerned' by Turkey vote

Saturday, April 28th 2007, 0:39

Turkey's army warns it is willing to protect the country's secular system after a disputed presidential vote.
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Army 'concerned' by Turkey vote

Friday, April 27th 2007, 22:06

Turkey's army warns against questioning the country's secular system after a disputed presidential vote in parliament.
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Hunt for Turkey collapse victims

Thursday, April 26th 2007, 22:06
related places: Istanbul

Rescuers at the site of a multi-storey building that collapsed in Istanbul continue to search for survivors.
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Turkey 'must have secular leader'

Tuesday, April 24th 2007, 12:54

The man tipped to be Turkey's next president, foreign minister Gul, backs secularism, despite Islamist links.
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F1: Turkey keeps race to 2021

Monday, April 23rd 2007, 11:11

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone guarantees the future of the Turkish Grand Prix for at least the next 15 years.
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Merkel urges Turkey over killings

Monday, April 23rd 2007, 4:24
related countries: Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urges Turkey to tackle intolerance, after the killings of three Christians.
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Turkey arrests on Bible murders

Thursday, April 19th 2007, 14:56

Turkish police detain 10 men over the killing of three employees at a publishing house that prints bibles.
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Three killed at Turkish publisher

Wednesday, April 18th 2007, 16:00

Three people are killed at a publishing house in eastern Turkey that produced bibles, officials say.
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Turks argue over next president

Monday, April 16th 2007, 9:20

Turkish MPs begin the election process for a new president amid controversy about political Islam.
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Secular rally targets Turkish PM

Saturday, April 14th 2007, 14:34
related places: Ankara

Some 300,000 rally in Ankara in support of secularism and against Turkey's PM standing for president.
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Turkey's secularism 'threatened'

Friday, April 13th 2007, 18:50

Turkey's outgoing President Ahmet Necdet Sezer warns the country's secular system is under threat.
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Turkish army chief wants Iraq op

Thursday, April 12th 2007, 15:51
related countries: Iraq

Turkey's top general calls for a Turkish incursion into northern Iraq to target Kurdish PKK rebels.
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Turkish hijacker gives himself up

Tuesday, April 10th 2007, 17:30

A Turkish plane is hijacked on an internal flight, but a man surrenders after it lands in Ankara, Turkish media say.
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Kurdish rebels kill Turkey troops

Sunday, April 8th 2007, 21:15

Eight soldiers and a "village guard" die amid violence between Kurdish separatists and Turkey's government.
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Turks held hostage in Nigeria

Saturday, April 7th 2007, 10:26
related countries: Niger, Nigeria

Two Turkish oil workers are seized in the Nigeria's Delta region, days after the area's last four captives were freed.
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Turkey academics oppose PM's run

Thursday, April 5th 2007, 21:55

Turkey's PM is given a coded warning not to stand for president by an influential panel of senior Turks.
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