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Istanbul
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4 killed in bomb attack
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| Jan.27 |
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Train crash kills 9
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| Jan.31 |
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19 die in fireworks building blast
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| Feb.2 |
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Turks protest over headscarf plan
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| Feb.8 |
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Turks set to ease headscarf ban The parliament is expected to amend the constitution to ease the ban on women wearing Islamic headscarves in universities
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| Feb.22 |
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 Turkish troops enter Iraq  Turkish ground forces have crossed the border into northern Iraq to target Kurdish rebels to be sheltering there
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 'Dozens dead' in Turkish assault Turkey's army says its ground offensive has left five soldiers and dozens of Kurdish rebels dead
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| Feb.23 |
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Turkey: 35 Kurd rebels killed At least 35 Kurdish rebels have been killed in fighting as the offensive against the rebels came under criticism from Baghdad
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PKK 'shoots down Turkish chopper' Kurdish rebels say they have shot down a Cobra attack helicopter during clashes
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| Feb.25 |
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Turks claim 41 rebels killed| 2 military personnel died in a further day of fighting. The White House is in 'constant dialogue' with Iraq and Turkey about the operation | |
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| Feb.26 |
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Iraq denounces Turkish offensive
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| Feb.29 |
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Turkish troops pull out of Iraq Turkey says its troops have been withdrawn after an offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels
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 Turkey urges PKK to end struggle Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Kurdish rebels to lay down their arms and embrace democracy
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| Mar.21 |
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Peace talks to restart The Cypriot president Demetris Christofias and the Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat have agreed to resume talks on reunifying the is...
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| Mar.22 |
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Turkish police clash with Kurds
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| Mar.29 |
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'Kurdish rebels killed'
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| Mar.31 |
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Rulers face trial over Islamic policies
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| Apr.12 |
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'World peace' hitcher is murdered  Giuseppina Pasqualino di Marineo, 33, was an Italian artist who was hitch-hiking to the Middle East dressed as a bride to promote world peac...
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| Apr.29 |
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Controversial law reformed
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| May.11 |
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Massa completes title hat-trick
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| May.25 |
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Blast wounds five near Turkish Embassy
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| Jun.5 |
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Court annuls Turkish scarf reform| Highest court has annulled a parliamentary reform allowing college students to wear Muslim headscarves | |
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| Jun.6 |
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Headscarf ruling attacked
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| Jun.7 |
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 Portugal impress in 2-0 win over Turkey Portugal made a confident opening to their Euro 2008 campaign with an impressive win over Turkey in their Group A clash
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| Jun.11 |
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Turks rain on Swiss Euro 2008 parade
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| Jun.15 |
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Comeback puts Turkey through
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| Jun.20 |
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 Turkey shock Croatia in penalty drama Croatia largely dominated the match. Rakitic missed 2 out of the first 3 penalties for Croatia to give Turkey a 3-1 advantage
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| Jun.29 |
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Anwar seeks sanctuary in Turkish embassy Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has sought refuge in the embassy in Kuala Lumpur
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| Jun.30 |
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Anwar quits Turkey embassy refuge
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| Jul.9 |
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Gunmen open fire outside U.S. embassy U.S. ambassador: The shootout outside the U.S. consulate which left six people dead was an 'obvious act of terrorism'
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| Jul.11 |
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Attack 'driver:' No idea about plot
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| Jul.14 |
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86 indicted on terror charges Prosecutors indicted secular Turks, including ex-army officers, for their alleged involvement in plots to topple the Islamic-rooted government
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| Jul.20 |
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 Kurdish rebels release German hostages 3 Germans kidnapped by PKK, were released after more than a week in captivity. They have been kept in the mountains under bad conditions
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| Jul.27 |
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Two blasts killing 13 Deadly explosions, 15 meters from each other, rocked suburban Istanbu, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 100 others
| The first blast occurred in a telephone booth and the second went off as crowds gathered
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| Jul.28 |
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Thousands mourn bomb victims
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| Aug.1 |
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15 dead as dorm collapses
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| Aug.2 |
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13 arrested in bombings | Of those arrested, 10 were sent to judicial court. Interior Minister Besir Atalay described the attack as the 'work of the bloody separatist group | |
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| Sep.6 |
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Protests greet Turkish president Thousands of Armenians lined the streets of the capital Yerevan, protesting Abdullah Gul who drove past in the first ever visit by a Turkish...
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| Sep.14 |
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Ferry sinks just after leaving port Map of Bandirma Turkey The ferry leaving Bandirma carried about 100 vehicles and 150 people, and sank within sight of land. Only 1 death was immediately confirmed
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| Sep.22 |
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Hospital infection kills 13 babies An infection spread by IV treatment led to the deaths of 13 premature newborns at a hospital in western Turkey
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| Oct.12 |
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Turkey again strikes Kurdish rebels in Iraq Turkey launched another round of airstrikes against Kurdish targets. Warplanes and artillery units bombed Kurdistan Workers Party positions
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