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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• 'Bird flu secrecy' angers Turkey – Anwar quits Turkey embassy refuge
• Arabic press praises Erdogan – Car explodes at Turkey checkpoint
• Caspian pipeline is declared open – Cyprus row hits EU-Turkey talks
• Cyprus slams Turkish F1 'trick' – EU plans crisis talks on Turkey
• EU resumes Turkey accession talks – Finns strive for EU-Turkey deal
• Firm claiming to make shoes thrown at Pres... – Fresh blast hits Turkish resorts
• Fresh cases of bird flu in Turkey – Insurers halt work on Turkish dam
• Iran anger at Lebanon aid 'block' – Israel-Syria talks 'constructive'
• Israeli PM holds talks in Turkey – Kurds mark festival of New Year
• Leading Turkey reporters charged – Nato ministers face tough talks
• New move to lift Turkey scarf ban – PKK rebels release Turkish troops
• PM 'undermined' Turkey secularism – Second Turkish 'plot' trial opens
• Secular rally targets Turkish PM – Turk guilty in 'genocide' case
• Turk PM warns on EU meddling – Turkey attacks China 'genocide'
• Turkey awaits go-ahead over Iraq – Turkey eases ban on headscarves
• Turkey ends French military ties – Turkey names new military chief
• Turkey orders fresh insult trial – Turkey threatens Iraq border raid
• Turkey to 'never give up' EU bid – Turkey's Kurdish clashes continue
• Turkey's PKK peace plan delayed – Turkish Christian priest abducted
• Turkish court adviser backs AKP – Turkish Kurds riot after bombing
• Turkish leader approves cabinet – Turkish PM regrets EU 'obstacles'
• Turkish PM rejects ceasefire call – Turkish ship seized off Somalia
• Turkish singer defiant in court – Turkish vote again inconclusive
• Turkish warplanes 'bomb PKK base' – Turks want Santa's bones returned
• Two arrests in Turkey 'coup plot' – Weapons 'rife in Turkish schools'
• Women attack Turkey constitution – Youth charged with Dink murder

Turkey: news

'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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'Cologne Caliph' verdict quashed

Wednesday, November 30th 2005, 14:51
related places: Muslim

A Turkish court overturns the conviction of a Muslim radical jailed for plotting to overthrow Turkey's secular system.
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'Dozens dead' in Turkish assault

Saturday, February 23rd 2008, 5:22
related countries: Iraq

Turkey says dozens of Kurdish rebels have been killed as its ground assault in northern Iraq enters a third day.
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'Honour killing' brother jailed

Thursday, April 13th 2006, 9:08
related countries: Germany

A German court jails a Turkish man aged 19 for shooting his sister in a so-called "honour killing".
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'Kurd attack' kills 12 in Turkey

Sunday, September 30th 2007, 17:45

At least 12 people have been killed in a Kurdish rebel ambush on a minibus in south-east Turkey, officials say.
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'Last Ottoman' dies in Istanbul

Thursday, September 24th 2009, 15:17
related places: Istanbul

Ertugrul Osman - the would-be sultan known in Turkey as the "last Ottoman" - dies in Istanbul at the age of 97.
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'Many hurt' in Turkey explosion

Sunday, April 16th 2006, 17:47
related places: Istanbul

Thirty people are injured in an explosion near a cafe in a suburb of Istanbul, Turkish police say.
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'Mr Ocalan' ruling in Turkey

Tuesday, March 6th 2007, 21:54

A politician in Turkey is sentenced to six months in prison for calling Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan "Mr".
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'No timetable' for Turkey assault

Wednesday, February 27th 2008, 19:56
related countries: Iraq

A Turkish official says military action against the PKK in northern Iraq will go on "until terrorist bases are eliminated".
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'PKK members' held in Paris raids

Monday, February 5th 2007, 14:17
related countries: France
related places: Paris

French police arrest 13 Turkish Kurds on suspicion of helping to finance guerrillas of the PKK.
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'Propaganda'

Saturday, March 21st 2009, 4:32

Turkish film about 1915 'genocide' revives old dispute
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'Real Borat' hopes to make film

Thursday, November 9th 2006, 16:51

A Turkish man who claims he is the inspiration for spoof Kazakh journalist Borat says he plans to make his own film.
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'Stray shot' causes Turkey blast

Thursday, June 1st 2006, 14:10
related places: Istanbul

A stray bullet causes an explosion in a five-storey building in Istanbul, Turkey, injuring at least 14 people, reports say.
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'Taleban' kill Turkish engineer

Monday, April 3rd 2006, 6:37
related countries: Afghanistan

A Turkish engineer is killed by suspected Taleban militants in western Afghanistan, officials say.
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'Three bird flu cases' in Ankara

Sunday, January 8th 2006, 13:12
related places: Ankara

Two children and an adult test positive for bird flu in the Turkish capital Ankara, the city's governor says.
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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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'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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'Torture death'

Friday, December 5th 2008, 13:01

Case throws spotlight on Turkish police brutality
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'US backed' Turkish raids on Iraq

Sunday, December 16th 2007, 23:55
related countries: Iraq, United States

Turkey's air strikes against Kurdish rebels in Iraq had advance approval from the US, Turkey's military says.
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'World peace' hitcher is murdered

Saturday, April 12th 2008, 14:42
related countries: Italy

A female Italian artist hitch-hiking to the Middle East to promote world peace is murdered in Turkey.
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Ahmedinejad in Turkey for summit

Monday, November 9th 2009, 12:02
related countries: Iran
related places: Istanbul

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in Istanbul for an Islamic summit as pressure mounts on Iran over its nuclear programme.
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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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Ankara restores Armenian church

Thursday, March 29th 2007, 15:25
related countries: Armenia

In a rare move Armenian officials visit eastern Turkey for the reopening of a 10th-Century church.
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Anwar 'to quit embassy sanctuary'

Monday, June 30th 2008, 10:11
related countries: Malaysia

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim vows to leave the Turkish embassy after seeking sanctuary amid sodomy claims.
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Anwar quits Turkey embassy refuge

Monday, June 30th 2008, 13:52
related countries: Malaysia

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim leaves the Turkish embassy, after seeking sanctuary amid sodomy claims.
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'Bird flu secrecy' angers Turkey – Anwar quits Turkey embassy refugeArabic press praises Erdogan – Car explodes at Turkey checkpointCaspian pipeline is declared open – Cyprus row hits EU-Turkey talksCyprus slams Turkish F1 'trick' – EU plans crisis talks on TurkeyEU resumes Turkey accession talks – Finns strive for EU-Turkey dealFirm claiming to make shoes thrown at Pres... – Fresh blast hits Turkish resortsFresh cases of bird flu in Turkey – Insurers halt work on Turkish damIran anger at Lebanon aid 'block' – Israel-Syria talks 'constructive'Israeli PM holds talks in Turkey – Kurds mark festival of New YearLeading Turkey reporters charged – Nato ministers face tough talksNew move to lift Turkey scarf ban – PKK rebels release Turkish troopsPM 'undermined' Turkey secularism – Second Turkish 'plot' trial opensSecular rally targets Turkish PM – Turk guilty in 'genocide' caseTurk PM warns on EU meddling – Turkey attacks China 'genocide'Turkey awaits go-ahead over Iraq – Turkey eases ban on headscarvesTurkey ends French military ties – Turkey names new military chiefTurkey orders fresh insult trial – Turkey threatens Iraq border raidTurkey to 'never give up' EU bid – Turkey's Kurdish clashes continueTurkey's PKK peace plan delayed – Turkish Christian priest abductedTurkish court adviser backs AKP – Turkish Kurds riot after bombingTurkish leader approves cabinet – Turkish PM regrets EU 'obstacles'Turkish PM rejects ceasefire call – Turkish ship seized off SomaliaTurkish singer defiant in court – Turkish vote again inconclusiveTurkish warplanes 'bomb PKK base' – Turks want Santa's bones returnedTwo arrests in Turkey 'coup plot' – Weapons 'rife in Turkish schools'Women attack Turkey constitution – Youth charged with Dink murder