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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• January 7th 2010 – October 11th 2009
• October 11th 2009 – July 18th 2009
• July 14th 2009 – April 30th 2009
• April 30th 2009 – February 15th 2009
• February 14th 2009 – November 3rd 2008
• November 2nd 2008 – September 14th 2008
• September 3rd 2008 – July 14th 2008
• July 10th 2008 – June 6th 2008
• June 6th 2008 – April 11th 2008
• April 3rd 2008 – February 24th 2008
• February 23rd 2008 – December 22nd 2007
• December 19th 2007 – November 2nd 2007
• November 1st 2007 – October 15th 2007
• October 13th 2007 – August 26th 2007
• August 26th 2007 – July 2nd 2007
• July 2nd 2007 – May 13th 2007
• May 12th 2007 – April 18th 2007
• April 16th 2007 – February 5th 2007
• February 2nd 2007 – November 29th 2006
• November 29th 2006 – October 17th 2006
• October 16th 2006 – September 4th 2006
• August 31st 2006 – June 22nd 2006
• June 19th 2006 – May 4th 2006
• April 16th 2006 – January 22nd 2006
• January 20th 2006 – December 2nd 2005
• November 30th 2005 – November 11th 2005

Turkey: news

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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Turkey 'plotters' trial resumes

Thursday, October 23rd 2008, 7:47

The trial of 86 people accused of being part of an ultra-nationalist plot to provoke a military coup is due to resume in Turkey.
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Fenerbahce 2-5 Arsenal

Tuesday, October 21st 2008, 20:40
related places: Istanbul

Arsenal produce a fine attacking display to thrash Fenerbahce 5-2 in their Champions League match in Istanbul.
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Disarray at Turkish terror trial

Monday, October 20th 2008, 15:41
related places: Istanbul

The trial of more than 80 people accused of an ultra-nationalist coup plot adjourns in Istanbul after a chaotic opening.
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Turkish troops in rebel clashes

Thursday, October 16th 2008, 9:13

Five Turkish soldiers and five Kurdish rebels are killed in fighting in south-east Turkey, the Turkish military says.
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Turkish plane 'hijacker' subdued

Wednesday, October 15th 2008, 11:59
related countries: Russia

Passengers overpower a hijacker who tried to take over a Turkish Airlines plane flying to St Petersburg, officials say.
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Turkey apology over prison death

Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 21:15

Turkey's justice minister issues a rare apology over the death of a human rights activist allegedly beaten by prison officers.
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Turkish planes bomb northern Iraq

Monday, October 13th 2008, 7:55
related countries: Iraq

Turkey's military says its planes bombed Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, in the seventh cross-border raid in recent days.
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Turkey hits rebel targets in Iraq

Friday, October 10th 2008, 11:35
related countries: Iraq

Turkish jets bomb suspected Kurdish rebels inside Iraq, the army says, days after the policy is extended.
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Turkey extends Iraq raid window

Wednesday, October 8th 2008, 17:09
related countries: Iraq

Turkish MPs extend the army's mandate to carry out raids against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq by one year.
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Turkey sends new raids into Iraq

Tuesday, October 7th 2008, 8:33
related countries: Iraq

Turkish warplanes carry out further air strikes against Kurdish rebels in Turkey and Iraq, after last week's deadly attack on Turkish troops.
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PKK 'holding two Turkish troops'

Monday, October 6th 2008, 12:21

Kurdish rebels say they are holding two Turkish soldiers - though it is not clear whether they are alive or dead.
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Turkish troops killed in clashes

Saturday, October 4th 2008, 9:15
related countries: Iraq

Fifteen Turkish soldiers and 23 Kurdish rebels die in fighting close to Turkey's border with Iraq, the military says.
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Turkey's widening diplomatic horizons

Monday, September 29th 2008, 13:21
related places: Ankara

Jonathan Marcus boards the night train bound for Ankara in search of Turkey's new foreign policy.
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East meets West

Monday, September 29th 2008, 1:14

Turkish woman builds mosque with inclusion in mind
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Turkey planes hit PKK rebels Iraq

Friday, September 26th 2008, 10:18
related countries: Iraq

Turkish warplanes have attacked suspected Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq in an overnight raid.
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Turkish singer defiant in court

Wednesday, September 24th 2008, 12:57

Turkish singer Bulent Ersoy is defiant in court after being accused of turning the public against the military.
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Izmir babies died 'of infection'

Tuesday, September 23rd 2008, 10:02
related places: Izmir

A bacterial infection is believed to have caused the deaths of 13 babies within 24 hours at a hospital in Izmir, Turkey, doctors say.
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Baby deaths in Turkish hospital

Monday, September 22nd 2008, 9:05
related places: Izmir

Turkish authorities investigate the deaths of 13 newborn babies over a 24-hour period at a hospital in the western city of Izmir.
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Passenger ferry sinks in Turkey

Monday, September 15th 2008, 8:48
related places: Bandirma

A ferry carrying nearly 100 people sinks off Turkey's north-western coast, leaving at least one person dead and five missing.
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Passenger ferry sinks in Turkey

Sunday, September 14th 2008, 22:22
related places: Bandirma

A Turkish ferry carrying about 150 passenger sinks near the north-western port of Bandirma, with one person reported dead.
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Passenger ferry sinks in Turkey

Sunday, September 14th 2008, 22:22
related places: Bandirma

A Turkish ferry carrying about 150 people sinks near the north-western port of Bandirma, leaving at least one person dead.
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