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Police in Istanbul fire tear gas, clash with protesters at women’s day march
Istanbul police fired tear gas Sunday to prevent hundreds of women marching on the city’s central avenue on International Women’s Day ... Middle East -
Editor-in-chief of Turkish Sputnik detained in Istanbul amid tensions
Istanbul police on Sunday detained the editor-in-chief of the Turkish edition of Sputnik, the Russian news website said, amid growing tensions between ... Digital -
Turkey says it destroyed ‘chemical warfare facility’ in Syria
A Turkish official said Saturday that Turkey destroyed a chemical warfare facility after dozens of its soldiers were killed by Syrian regime fire in ... Middle East -
Turkey hiding Ottoman-era evidence of Armenian Genocide: Historian
A Turkish historian said the Turkish government is hiding historic telegrams which could provide information about the Armenian Genocide, based on his ... Middle East -
3 dead, 179 hurt after plane overruns runway, breaks into pieces in Istanbul
A Pegasus Airlines plane flying into Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport skidded off the end of the wet runway and broke into three pieces after ... Middle East -
Turkey court gives jail terms to opposition journalists
A Turkish court on Friday issued jail terms to six journalists from an opposition newspaper accused of links to the group blamed by the government for ... Middle East -
Seven dead as migrants' boat sinks in Turkey's Lake Van
Seven people died and 64 were rescued when a boat carrying migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan sank on Thursday in eastern Turkey's ... Middle East -
Turkish wealth fund seeks EBRD’s 10 pct stake in Borsa Istanbul: Report
Turkey’s sovereign wealth fund (TVF) wants to buy the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s (EBRD) 10 percent stake in the ... Economy -
Turkish women rally against rising violence targeting them
Dozens of women protested in Istanbul on Saturday to denounce rising violence against women and the government’s failure to stop brutal attacks ... Middle East -
Earthquake shakes Istanbul: Reuters source
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 shook Turkey's largest city Istanbul on Thursday, according to quake monitors, sending residents out of ... Middle East -
Istanbul mayor slams Ankara sacking of pro-Kurdish mayors
Istanbul’s mayor on Saturday hit out at the Turkish government’s ouster of three pro-Kurdish municipality chiefs during a visit to the ... Middle East -
Saudi woman kidnapped in Istanbul is found: Embassy
A Saudi woman who had been kidnapped in Istanbul was found on Monday, the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Turkey announced, adding that she is in good ... Gulf -
Saudi woman on holiday kidnapped in Istanbul: Aawsat
A Saudi woman was reportedly kidnapped in Istanbul while on holiday in the Turkish city with her family, Asharq al-Awsat reported on Wednesday, citing ... Gulf -
Syrians facing forced removal from Istanbul given temporary reprieve
Turkey has extended to Oct. 30 its deadline for Syrian refugees not registered in Istanbul to leave the city or face forced removal, Interior Minister ... Middle East -
Saudi embassy in Turkey issues warning after armed attack on citizens
Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Turkey issued a warning to its citizens after unidentified gunmen shot at and robbed a group of Saudi nationals in ... Gulf -
One dead as rainstorm floods markets, underpasses in Istanbul
Strong rains in Istanbul on Saturday flooded several neighborhoods, as well as the Grand Bazaar, while officials said one person was found dead in the ... World News -
Six thousand migrants arrested in Istanbul crackdown
A crackdown on unregistered migrants in Istanbul has seen 6,000 arrests including Syrians in the past two weeks, the interior minister said Wednesday. ... Middle East -
Saudi embassy in Turkey issues alert to citizens regarding theft of passports
Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Turkey issued an alert on Monday to its citizens visiting the country regarding the safekeeping of their belongings ... Middle East -
Istanbul’s new mayor ‘prepared’ for government restrictions
The new mayor of Istanbul said on Friday he is ready to work with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan but that he was also preparing to deal with ... Middle East -
Viral video shows lucky catch of toddler falling off a balcony
A viral video has turned a young man into the hero of the hour in Istanbul after he was seen catching a toddler as she plummeted from a second-floor ... Variety -
Istanbul’s new mayor formally takes office
Istanbul’s new mayor Ekrem Imamoglu formally took office on Thursday, a Reuters witness said, days after dealing President Tayyip Erdogan a ... World News -
Erdogan’s candidate concedes defeat in Istanbul vote
Binali Yildirim, the ruling party candidate in the controversial re-run of Istanbul’s mayoral election, conceded defeat on Sunday.Initial ... Middle East -
Jailed leader Ocalan tells Kurdish party to be neutral in Istanbul vote
Lawyers for jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan confirmed on Friday that he had called on the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party ... Middle East -
Ousted Istanbul mayor leading re-run polls after TV debate
The Turkish opposition candidate for Istanbul mayor who was ousted from office when his March victory was annulled bested his ruling party rival in a ... Television & Radio -
Passengers subdue chaotic man on board Turkish Airlines jet
An Associated Press photographer says passengers on board a Turkish Airlines flight to Sudan had to subdue a man who started screaming soon after ... Variety -
Deposed Istanbul mayor vows ‘revolution’ for democracy
Istanbul’s deposed mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who was stripped of his election victory this week, told AFP he would lead a “revolution” ... World News -
Election re-run could again delay Turkey’s economic reforms
Turkey’s long road to economic reform may have grown bumpier this week when authorities ordered a re-run of an Istanbul city election, further ... Economy -
While Erdogan lauds Istanbul vote re-run, Berlin says it is ‘incomprehensible’
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Tuesday criticized plans to re-run Istanbul’s mayoral election as “not transparent and ... World News -
Turkey election body orders Istanbul vote re-run
Turkey’s top election body ordered a re-run of the Istanbul mayoral vote on Monday following the shock defeat of President Recep Tayyip ... Middle East -
Turkey’s election board begins evaluating Istanbul re-run appeal
Turkey’s High Election Board started evaluating on Monday an appeal by President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party to annul and re-run elections ... Middle East