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Turkey to develop ties with Syria — PM Yildirim
Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has said his country will aim to develop relations with Syria. Mr Yildirim said Turkey needed to boost diplomatic relations in the region. His televised speech appears to suggest a sharp U-turn by the government. Diplomatic ties between Turkey and Syria were severed after the Syrian...
Bombing at Turkey police station kills 3, agency reports
At least three people were killed and seven others were injured in a car bombing at a police station in southeastern Turkey Saturday, according to state-run news agency Anadolu. A security source and local officials said the blast in Mardin was the work of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Anadolu reported. "Mardin...
Turkey helicopter crash kills seven in Giresun
A Turkish military helicopter has crashed in the north-east of the country, killing seven people and injuring the other eight on board. The Sikorsky S-70 was carrying senior military officers and members of their families, among them several children. It came down in hilly terrain in Giresun province near the Black Sea. No...
‘Brussels hasn’t heard the wake up call’ Outrage as EU pushes forward with Turkey talks
THE EU has not learnt from the "wake up call" of a Brexit vote as Brussels has pushed forward with talks on Turkey's controversial membership bid. The fresh discussions come after Turkey demanded an acceleration on its application in return for taking back migrants seeking asylum in Europe. But members of...
ISIS leadership involved in Istanbul attack planning, Turkish source says
Turkish officials have strong evidence that ISIS leadership was involved in the planning of the Istanbul airport terrorist attack, a senior government source told CNN on Thursday. Officials believe the men — identified by state media as being from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan — entered Turkey about a month ago...
EU opens new phase in Turkey membership bid talks
The EU has opened a new chapter in Turkey's EU membership talks, covering budget contributions to the bloc. By moving on with the negotiations the EU is delivering on a pledge it made to Turkey in March, said Slovakia — the country now set to manage EU affairs. Turkey's bid to join the EU is highly controversial...
Turkey violence: How dangerous is instability?
Turkey's biggest cities, Ankara and Istanbul, have been hit by a spate of deadly bombings. The latest, targeting Ataturk airport in Istanbul, is one of Europe's busiest transport hubs, attracting more than 60 million travellers a year. For so long a beacon of stability between Europe and the Middle East, Turkey has...
Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: Deaths rise to 42 as Turkey mourns
Turkey has observed a national day of mourning after a gun and suicide bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk airport killed 42 people, including 13 foreign nationals. Three attackers arrived in a taxi and began firing at the terminal entrance late on Tuesday. They blew themselves up after police fired back. Officials earlier...
President Obama Reaffirms Goal to Defeat ISIS in Wake of Istanbul Attack
President Obama indirectly blamed ISIS for Tuesday's terrorist attack in Istanbul, calling the carnage "an indication of how little these vicious organizations have to offer" to society. “We stand with the people of Turkey and we intend to do what's necessary to make sure that these kinds of terrible...
Turkey LGBT: Scuffles at banned Istanbul transgender event
Turkish riot police have fired tear gas and plastic bullets after transgender rights activists gathered in Istanbul in defiance of a ban on marching. Several dozen activists turned up and were surrounded by police, after which scuffles began, with one man reportedly tearing up a gay rights banner. The march was banned in order...
Turkey border guards ‘shot Syrian children’ — monitors
Turkish border guards have shot dead at least eight Syrians, including four children, who were trying to cross into Turkey, activists say. A further eight people were injured, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group. The shooting took place at a border crossing north of the Syrian town of Jisr...
Islamists attack Radiohead fans at Turkish release party
A group of men attacked fans at a Radiohead listening party Friday in Istanbul, apparently angry the fans were drinking during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Amateur video — reported to have been live-streamed on Periscope — appears to have captured the incident. In the video, the unidentified attackers enter...
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