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| 2016 Nov.3 |
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Turkey pro-Kurdish leaders Demirtas and Yuksekdag detained The two co-leaders of Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party have been detained along with other MPs
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| 2016 Jul.20 |
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Turkey coup attempt: State of emergency announced Turkey's president has declared a state of emergency for three months following Friday night's failed army coup
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| 2016 Jul.15 |
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Turkish coup attempt  Map of Ankara Turkey An unsuccessful coup d'état was staged against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his government by a faction within the Armed Forces
| In a TV statement the group responsible for the coup named themselves the Turkish Peace Council. At least 290 people were killed and more than a thousand injured. In Ankara, the Parliament and the Presidential Palace were bombed
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| 2016 Apr.24 |
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Kurdish PKK warns Turkey of long fight for freedom The Kurdish rebel PKK movement has told the BBC that it is ready to intensify its fight against Turkey because Ankara is trying to make it surrender
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| 2016 Mar.14 |
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Ankara bombing: Erdogan seeks to widen terrorism definition Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said it is necessary to redefine terrorism to include those who support such acts
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| 2016 Mar.13 |
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 President Erdogan vows to bring terror 'to its knees'  Turkish President has vowed to bring terrorism 'to its knees' after an attack in the capital Ankara that killed at least 34 people
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| 2016 Feb.18 |
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Turkey accuses Syria Kurds of deadly attack Turkey's president says there is evidence to prove the Kurdish YPG militia based in Syria were behind Wednesday's deadly bombing in Ankara
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| 2016 Feb.17 |
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 Ankara blast: Turkey vows retaliation for bomb attack Map of Ankara Turkey| Turkey has vowed to retaliate against the perpetrators of a powerful blast in the capital that left at least 28 people dead and 61 injured | |
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| 2016 Jan.30 |
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 Turkey says Russia violated its airspace Map of Ankara Turkey| Turkey says a Russian SU-34 has violated its airspace and it has summoned the Russian ambassador to Ankara | |
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| 2015 Nov.30 |
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 Turkey challenges Russia over IS oil trade claim Map of Ankara Turkey| Turkey has challenged Russia to prove its claim that Ankara shot down a Russian plane in order to protect its oil trade with Islamic State (IS) | |
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| 2015 Nov.26 |
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Turkey 'will work' to calm tension over downed Russian jet Map of Ankara Turkey| PM Ahmet Davutoglu has said Ankara 'will work with Russia and our allies to calm tensions' after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane | |
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| 2015 Oct.12 |
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PM blames Ankara bombing on Islamic State Map of Ankara Turkey| The Islamic State (IS) group is the prime suspect in the Ankara bombings that killed nearly 100 on Saturday, Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu has said | |
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| 2015 Oct.10 |
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Turkey enters mourning after Ankara blasts Turkey is beginning 3 days of mourning after 2 blasts at a peace rally in the capital killed at least 95 people, the deadliest ever such attack in Turkey
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| 2015 Sep.8 |
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Turkey's pro-Kurdish HDP party offices attacked in Ankara A crowd has attacked the headquarters of Turkey's pro-Kurdish HDP party, amid rising violence between Turkish forces and the militant Kurdish PKK group
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| 2015 Jun.7 |
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 AKP faces challenge to form government Map of Ankara Turkey| Turkey's AK party faces a challenge to form a government after losing its majority at a general election for the first time in 13 years | |
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| 2015 May.9 |
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Former Turkish President and coup leader Kenan Evren dies Map of Ankara Turkey| Former Turkish President Kenan Evren has died at the age of 97. In 1980 General Evren launched a coup that overthrew the government | |
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| 2014 Nov.28 |
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Pope Francis in Turkey urges faiths to combat fanaticism Pope Francis has called for an interfaith dialogue to counter fanaticism and fundamentalism, at the start of a key visit to Turkey
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| 2014 Aug.10 |
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hails new era for Turkey Map of Ankara Turkey| Outgoing PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed his victory in Turkey's first direct presidential election as a new era for the country | |
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| 2014 Jun.1 |
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Turkey capital hit by fresh clashes Map of Ankara Turkey| Fresh clashes have hit the Turkish capital, Ankara, a day after unrest broke out on the first anniversary of mass anti-government rallies | |
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| 2013 Jun.16 |
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Fresh violence as PM Erdogan holds rally Fresh unrest has erupted in Ankara and Istanbul, with police firing tear gas and water cannon amid continuing anti-government protests
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| 2013 Jun.13 |
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Turkish PM meets park protesters Map of Ankara Turkey Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has held talks with members of a key protest group, hours after issuing a 'final warning' to demonstrators
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| 2013 Jun.8 |
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Ankara protesters clash with police Map of Ankara Turkey| Police in the Turkish capital Ankara have used tear gas and water cannon on demonstrators as anti-government protests get into a second week | |
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| 2013 Jun.5 |
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Turkey protesters demand dismissal of police chiefs Map of Ankara Turkey| Activists in Turkey have demanded the sacking of police chiefs in Istanbul, Ankara and other cities over their forces' violent responses to protests | |
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| 2013 Jun.1 |
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Turkey assesses protest damage Turkish police have arrested more than 900 people during two days of protests, the most sustained anti-government outburst for years
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| 2013 Jun.1 |
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Park protests spread across Turkey Police have clashed with protesters in the capital and in Istanbul, on the 2nd day of unrest sparked by plans to build a shopping centre on a city park
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| 2013 Mar.1 |
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Kerry calls Turkish PM's remark about Zionism 'objectionable' U.S. Secretary of State is chiding the Turkish prime minister for a slam on Zionism while touting the ties the United States has with Turkey and Israel
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| 2013 Feb.1 |
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Turkish attack a reminder of Cold War dynamics Map of Ankara Turkey| Turkish authorities have blamed the U.S. Embassy suicide bombing on the group, better known as DHKP-C | |
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| 2013 Feb.1 |
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Fatal blast outside U.S. Embassy Map of Ankara Turkey| One person died Friday in an apparent suicide bombing at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara | |
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| 2012 Oct.13 |
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 U.N. envoy to Syria in Turkey for talks as tensions escalate Map of Ankara Turkey| The joint U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria was due in Turkey for talks aimed at putting a lid on boiling diplomatic tensions between Damascus and Ankara | |
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| 2012 Oct.10 |
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  Syrian passenger plane forced to land in Turkey Map of Ankara Turkey| Turkish fighter jets have forced a Syrian passenger plane suspected of carrying weapons to land in Ankara | |
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| 2012 Apr.4 |
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Turkish coup leaders fail to appear in court Map of Ankara Turkey| Two aging former military commanders who masterminded a 1980 coup d'etat in Turkey failed to appear in court Wednesday due to health reasons | |
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| 2012 Mar.29 |
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Police fire tear gas and water cannons on demonstrators Map of Ankara Turkey| Police in Ankara fire tear gas and water cannons on thousands of demonstrators | |
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| 2009 Sep.3 |
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  Turkey, Iraq and Syria in water summit Map of Ankara Turkey| Ministers met in Ankara to discuss water shortages in the major Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which run through all three countries | |
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| 2009 Apr.5 |
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 Obama backs Turkey EU accession Map of Ankara Turkey| US President has arrived on a two-day visit, after giving his support to Ankara's efforts to join the European Union | |
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| 2009 Mar.7 |
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Obama to visit Turkey in April Map of Ankara Turkey| Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in Ankara on a diplomatic tour, had said earlier that Obama would visit Turkey soon | |
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| 2008 Feb.2 |
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Turks protest over headscarf plan Map of Ankara Turkey| Thousands have rallied in Ankara to protest against a government plan to allow women to wear the Islamic headscarf in universities | |
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| 2007 Nov.3 |
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Rice: U.S. backs Turkey on PKK fight Secretary of State assured Turkish officials that rebels based in northern Iraq were a 'common threat' and that the United States would help Ankara
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| 2007 Oct.26 |
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Iraq, Turkey hold critical talks Map of Ankara Turkey| A high-level Iraqi delegation met with Turkish counterparts in Ankara for talks aimed at averting a full-scale cross-border offensive by Turkish forces | |
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| 2007 May.22 |
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Rush hour blast strikes busy market Map of Ankara Turkey| A powerful blast believed to be a bomb ripped through an Ankara shopping district, killing at least 5 people | |
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| 2006 May.18 |
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Protest over judge shooting Map of Ankara Turkey| Tens of thousands of people have marched through Ankara, in protest at the killing of a judge by an Islamist gunman | |
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| 2006 May.17 |
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Judge dies in court attack A gunman has shot dead a prominent judge and wounded 4 others in an attack on highest court in Ankara
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| 2006 Jan.8 |
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 Three new bird flu cases Map of Ankara Turkey| 2 children and an adult, who were hospitalized in the capital, Ankara, have tested positive | |
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| 2004 Aug.11 |
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4 dead as trains collide Map of Ankara Turkey| 2 passenger trains collided southeast of the capital of Ankara | |
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| 2004 Jul.22 |
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36 dead in train wreck Map of Ankara Turkey| A high-speed train traveling from Istanbul to Ankara derailed in northwestern Turkey. At least 43 people were injured | |
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| 2004 Jun.27 |
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 Bush praise for key ally Turkey Map of Ankara Turkey| President has praised Muslim nation that embraced democracy during talks in Ankara | |
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| 2003 Nov.7 |
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Turkey drops Iraq troops plan Map of Ankara Turkey| A foreign ministry said Ankara made its decision after talks between Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul and Colin Powell | |
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| 2002 Jan.8 |
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 Fury over Mecca castle demolition Map of Ankara Turkey| Ankara has accused Saudi Arabia of a cultural massacre following the demolition of an historic Ottoman castle | |
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