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 15th 2009 – September 28th 2009
• September 27th 2009 – June 26th 2009
• June 9th 2009 – April 23rd 2009
• April 19th 2009 – January 25th 2009
• January 22nd 2009 – October 23rd 2008
• October 21st 2008 – August 17th 2008
• August 14th 2008 – July 6th 2008
• July 5th 2008 – May 27th 2008
• May 11th 2008 – March 23rd 2008
• March 22nd 2008 – February 12th 2008
• February 11th 2008 – December 17th 2007
• December 16th 2007 – October 28th 2007
• October 26th 2007 – October 10th 2007
• October 10th 2007 – August 20th 2007
• August 18th 2007 – June 26th 2007
• June 25th 2007 – May 5th 2007
• May 5th 2007 – April 10th 2007
• April 8th 2007 – January 23rd 2007
• January 21st 2007 – November 27th 2006
• November 27th 2006 – October 12th 2006
• October 12th 2006 – August 29th 2006
• August 28th 2006 – June 7th 2006
• June 5th 2006 – April 3rd 2006
• April 3rd 2006 – January 16th 2006
• January 14th 2006 – November 11th 2005

Turkey: news

Iran president hails Turkish ties

Thursday, August 14th 2008, 12:33
related countries: Iran

Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad highlights strong links between Iran and Turkey ahead of a two-day visit.
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Head of Roman empress unearthed

Thursday, August 14th 2008, 11:58

Archaeologists in Turkey find a colossal marble head, thought to be of Hadrian's "daughter-in-law".
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Turkish soldiers killed in blast

Monday, August 11th 2008, 15:01

At least nine Turkish soldiers are killed in an explosion in the east of the country, Turkish media report.
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Turkish soldiers killed in blast

Monday, August 11th 2008, 10:46

At least eight Turkish soldiers are killed in an explosion in the east of the country, Turkish media report.
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Istanbul bombings 'suspects held'

Saturday, August 2nd 2008, 20:43
related places: Istanbul

A number of suspects are arrested over bombings in Istanbul that killed 17 people, Turkey's interior minister says.
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Turkish school collapse kills 16

Friday, August 1st 2008, 9:29

A girls' dormitory collapses in southern Turkey, killing at least 16 students and injuring 27, after a gas canister exploded.
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EU hails ruling on Turkish party

Thursday, July 31st 2008, 9:11

The EU expresses relief at the Turkish Constitutional Court's decision not to ban the ruling AK Party.
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Narrow escape

Thursday, July 31st 2008, 1:42

Court decision on Turkey's ruling party splits opinion
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Turkey's ruling party escapes ban

Wednesday, July 30th 2008, 15:22

Turkey's Constitutional Court decides not to ban the ruling AK Party, but imposes financial sanctions against it.
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Turkish police make bomb arrests

Wednesday, July 30th 2008, 14:59
related places: Istanbul

Turkish police seize nine people over the bombings in Istanbul that killed 17 people and injured 150, reports say.
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Turkish jets 'attack PKK hideout'

Tuesday, July 29th 2008, 15:46

The Turkish military says its fighter planes have attacked a hideout of the Kurdish rebel PKK in northern Iraq.
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Turkish PM links PKK to bombings

Monday, July 28th 2008, 16:32
related places: Istanbul

Turkey's prime minister implies Kurdish separatists were behind the bombs that killed 17 people in Istanbul.
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Court to decide on Turkish ruling party

Monday, July 28th 2008, 12:31

A Turkish court meets to decide if the ruling AK Party should be banned for anti-secularism, hours after a bomb attack hits Istanbul.
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Istanbul rocked by twin bombings

Monday, July 28th 2008, 11:41
related places: Istanbul

At least 17 people are killed and some 150 injured by two bombs in Istanbul, as the country awaits a key court decision.
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Turkish jets target PKK in Iraq

Thursday, July 24th 2008, 10:16
related countries: Iraq

Turkish warplanes attack 13 Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, the Turkish military says.
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German hostages freed in Turkey

Sunday, July 20th 2008, 11:40
related countries: Germany

Three German climbers taken hostage by Kurdish armed rebel group the PKK have been freed, officials say.
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Turkish court adviser backs AKP

Thursday, July 17th 2008, 8:39

An adviser to Turkey's Constitutional Court recommends it should not shut down the governing AK Party, officials say.
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Turkish operation 'kills 22 PKK'

Tuesday, July 15th 2008, 10:17

The Turkish military says it has killed 22 Kurdish guerrillas over the last five days in an operation in south-east Turkey.
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Turkey charges 86 for 'coup plot'

Monday, July 14th 2008, 11:59

Turkey's chief prosecutor files an indictment against 86 people accused of involvement in a coup plot.
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Five dead as Turkey battles PKK

Monday, July 14th 2008, 11:36

Two Turkish soldiers and three Kurdish rebels are killed in clashes in south-eastern Turkey, near the border with Iraq.
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Turkish PM boosts ties with Iraq

Thursday, July 10th 2008, 20:37
related countries: Iraq
related places: Baghdad

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Baghdad for talks, says Iraq and Turkey will join forces to fight Kurdish rebels.
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Turkey investigates al-Qaeda link

Thursday, July 10th 2008, 13:50
related countries: United States
related places: Istanbul

Turkish police look into reports that one of the gunmen involved in a battle outside the US consulate in Istanbul had al-Qaeda links.
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US consulate in Turkey attacked

Wednesday, July 9th 2008, 20:16
related countries: United States
related places: Istanbul

Three Turkish policemen and three gunmen are killed in a shoot-out outside the US consulate in Istanbul.
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'Three Germans seized' in Turkey

Wednesday, July 9th 2008, 13:27

Three Germans are kidnapped by Kurdish guerrillas while climbing in eastern Turkey, a local governor says.
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Two arrests in Turkey 'coup plot'

Sunday, July 6th 2008, 14:42

Two retired generals are remanded in custody in Turkey over a suspected plot to overthrow the government.
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