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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• December 8th 2009 – September 24th 2009
• September 17th 2009 – June 7th 2009
• June 7th 2009 – April 19th 2009
• April 19th 2009 – January 25th 2009
• January 22nd 2009 – October 24th 2008
• October 23rd 2008 – August 19th 2008
• August 19th 2008 – July 10th 2008
• July 9th 2008 – June 6th 2008
• June 5th 2008 – April 11th 2008
• April 3rd 2008 – February 24th 2008
• February 24th 2008 – December 25th 2007
• December 23rd 2007 – November 6th 2007
• November 5th 2007 – October 18th 2007
• October 18th 2007 – September 5th 2007
• September 5th 2007 – July 22nd 2007
• July 21st 2007 – May 25th 2007
• May 25th 2007 – April 28th 2007
• April 28th 2007 – March 6th 2007
• March 6th 2007 – December 25th 2006
• December 19th 2006 – November 6th 2006
• November 5th 2006 – October 2nd 2006
• October 2nd 2006 – August 4th 2006
• August 1st 2006 – May 26th 2006
• May 25th 2006 – March 20th 2006
• March 9th 2006 – January 8th 2006
• January 7th 2006 – November 11th 2005

Turkey: news

More arrests in Turkey coup probe

Thursday, January 22nd 2009, 16:33

Turkish police arrest as many as 30 people over the ongoing investigation into an alleged coup plot.
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Turkey tries to revive EU drive

Monday, January 19th 2009, 17:46
related countries: Belgium
related places: Brussels

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Brussels for talks on his country's flagging bid to join the EU.
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Allies at odds

Friday, January 16th 2009, 6:43
related countries: Gaza Strip, Israel

Turkey outraged by Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip
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Turkey holds 30 over 'coup plot'

Wednesday, January 7th 2009, 16:00

More than 30 people are detained in Turkey in a widening inquiry into an alleged ultra-nationalist coup plot.
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Turkey 'hits PKK targets in Iraq'

Sunday, December 28th 2008, 15:56
related countries: Iraq

Turkish fighter planes bomb suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, Turkish military sources say.
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Insurers halt work on Turkish dam

Wednesday, December 24th 2008, 12:13

Insurers halt their support for a dam project in Turkey amid concern about its environmental and cultural impact.
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Olmert Turkey talks tackle Syria

Tuesday, December 23rd 2008, 9:55
related countries: Israel, Syria

Outgoing Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has held "intensive and fruitful" talks on Syria and Gaza with Turkey's PM, his office says.
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Firm claiming to make shoes thrown at President Bush sees orders surge

Monday, December 22nd 2008, 16:26
related countries: United States

A Turkish shoe firm which claims to have made the shoe thrown at US President Bush says it has seen a surge in orders.
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Flightless Turkey?

Friday, December 19th 2008, 8:08

Vital Turkish bird haven under growing threat
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Britons in fight for Cyprus home

Thursday, December 18th 2008, 11:50
related countries: Cyprus, United Kingdom

An adviser to the EU's top court says a ruling against the British owners of a villa in Turkish-held northern Cyprus should be recognised.
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Turkish PM scorns Armenia apology

Wednesday, December 17th 2008, 17:24
related countries: Armenia

Turkey's PM Erdogan denounces an online petition by Turkish writers apologising for the mass deaths of Armenians in 1915.
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Turkish thinkers' Armenia apology

Monday, December 15th 2008, 17:55
related countries: Armenia

An online petition launches in Turkey, apologising for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Ottoman Armenians in 1915.
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'Torture death'

Friday, December 5th 2008, 13:01

Case throws spotlight on Turkish police brutality
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Turkey jails Kurdish politician

Thursday, December 4th 2008, 17:58

A Turkish court jails Kurdish politician Leyla Zana for 10 years for spreading propaganda for the Kurdish rebel PKK.
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Turkey to hear jail torture case

Tuesday, November 25th 2008, 16:33

Turkey's court agrees to hear the case against 60 police and prison officials accused of torture and ill treatment of four people.
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Battle for rights

Wednesday, November 19th 2008, 16:31

Writers targeted as violent nationalism grips Turkey
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Chemical ship hijacked in Gulf of Aden

Wednesday, November 12th 2008, 18:30

Pirates have seized a Turkish chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden, Turkish maritime officials say.
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UK duchess stands by Turkish film

Thursday, November 6th 2008, 10:03
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: York

Britain's Duchess of York rejects criticism over an undercover film that highlights poor conditions in Turkish orphanages.
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Croatia gets EU entry timetable

Wednesday, November 5th 2008, 13:18
related countries: Croatia, Macedonia

Croatia could conclude EU accession talks next year, but Macedonia and Turkey have a lot more to do, the EU says.
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Free to believe?

Monday, November 3rd 2008, 11:18
related countries: Germany

German example gives Turkey church dispute new focus
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Kurdish protests at Turkish PM visit

Sunday, November 2nd 2008, 21:25

Police clash with demonstrators in Turkey protesting at the visit of PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the restive southeast region.
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Turkey denies Christians church

Friday, October 31st 2008, 10:47
related places: Tarsus

Turkey rules out handing over the revered medieval church in Tarsus, where Catholics want to hold Christian services.
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Turkey denies Christians church

Friday, October 31st 2008, 10:47
related places: Tarsus

Turkey rules out handing over the revered medieval church in Tarsus, where Catholics want to hold Christian services.
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PM 'undermined' Turkey secularism

Friday, October 24th 2008, 8:36

Turkey's PM breached secular principles, says the country's top court, explaining why it punished the ruling AK Party.
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