Turkey
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US officials to fly to Ankara to discuss government accusations against Fethullah Gulen
Aug 20, 2016News Hour: U.S. Justice and State Department officials will fly to Ankara to discuss government accusations against Fethullah Gulen, the exiled cleric Turkey accuses of masterminding a failed military coup, according to a Justice Department official.... -
6 killed in PKK bombing in Turkish city Diyarbakir
Aug 15, 2016News Hour: Four Turkish police officers and two civilians were killed on Monday in a car bombing outside the southeastern city of Diyarbakir blamed on Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebels, the government said, reports BSS. The... -
Joe Biden to visit Turkey this month
Aug 14, 2016News Hour: US Vice President Joe Biden is expected to visit Turkey later this month, the Turkish prime minister said Saturday, as relations between the two countries are strained over Ankara’s demand to extradite an exiled... -
Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to reinvigorate ties
Aug 10, 2016News Hour: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday pledged to reinvigorate ties after their first meeting since Ankara shot down a Russian warplane last November, reports BSS. Erdogan’s visit to... -
People of Turkey gathered in Istanbul summoned by Tayyip Erdogan to denounce failed coup
Aug 7, 2016News Hour: Hundreds of thousands of Turks gathered in Istanbul on Sunday summoned by President Tayyip Erdogan to denounce a failed coup – a show of strength staged in the face of Western criticism of widespread... -
20 IS suspects detained in anti-terror operation in Southern Turkey
Aug 4, 2016News Hour: At least 20 Islamic State (IS) suspects were detained on Thursday in an anti-terror operation in the south of Turkey, reports BSS The anti-terror police, supported by a helicopter, raided 22 IS hideouts simultaneously... -
Germany and IOM launch programme to facilitate Syrian family reunification
Jul 31, 2016News Hour: On 27 July, IOM Turkey and the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Istanbul launched a programme to help reunite up to 35,000 families in the region with a close Syrian... -
Intensified crackdown on media increases atmosphere of fear
Jul 29, 2016News Hour: As Turkey enters its second week of a three month state of emergency, the ongoing crackdown on civil society and the assault on media freedom has reached disturbing levels, said Amnesty International. Arrest warrants... -
Turkey’s premier meets top military commanders over shake-ups
Jul 28, 2016News Hour: Turkey’s premier meets top military commanders on Thursday over one of the most radical shake-ups in the armed forces’ history after a failed coup, which has already seen 149 generals dishonourably discharged, reports BSS.... -
Turkey issued arrest warrants for 47 former staffs of the Zaman newspaper
Jul 27, 2016News Hour: Turkey issued arrest warrants on Wednesday for 47 former staff of the Zaman newspaper, an official said, in a growing crackdown on people suspected of links to alleged coup mastermind Fethullah Gulen, reports BSS....
