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| Jan.12 |
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'IS suicide bomber' kills 10 in Istanbul Sultanahmet district
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| Feb.5 |
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Syria war: Thousands fleeing fighting mass at Turkey border
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| Feb.8 |
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Migrant crisis: '24 dead' off Turkey as boat sinks
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| Feb.13 |
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Syria conflict: Turkey shells Kurdish militia
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| Feb.17 |
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At least 28 dead in Turkish capital explosion
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| Mar.4 |
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Police raid critical Zaman newspaper in Istanbul
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| Mar.7 |
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Migrant crisis: EU and Turkey outline hopes for agreement
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| Mar.13 |
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Ankara car bomb kills at least 32
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| Mar.17 |
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Migrant crisis: EU agrees joint position to put to Turkey
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| Mar.19 |
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Istanbul shopping area hit by suicide bomber
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| Apr.3 |
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Migrant crisis: Greece starts deportations to Turkey
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| Apr.23 |
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Merkel and EU officials visit Turkey camp
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| Jun.7 |
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Istanbul bomb attack on police bus kills 11
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| Jun.28 |
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Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: At least 36 dead   Map of Ataturk international airport Istanbul Turkey| A gun and bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk international airport has killed 36 people and injured more than 140. Three attackers opened fire near an entry point to the terminal and blew themselves up... | |
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| 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
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| Jul.17 |
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Turkey coup arrests hit 6,000 as Erdogan roots out 'virus'
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| Jul.20 |
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Turkey coup attempt: State of emergency announced
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| Jul.29 |
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Erdogan to drop lawsuits against people who insulted him
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| Aug.20 |
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Turkey wedding blast: 30 dead and 90 hurt in Gaziantep President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said so-called Islamic State was likely to have carried it out amid reports of a suicide bomber targeting the...
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| Aug.23 |
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Turkey begins anti-IS campaign in Syria
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| Sep.3 |
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IS conflict: Turkey sends more tanks into Syria
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| Dec.10 |
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Besiktas: Stadium blasts kill 38 people Two explosions near a football stadium in Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul, have killed 29 people and injured 166
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| Dec.19 |
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 Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead in Ankara Mevlut Mert Aydintas, 22, a Turkish policeman has shot dead Andrei Karlov, apparently in protest at Russia's involvement in Aleppo
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| Jan.4 |
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Turkey urges calm in Saudi-Iran dispute
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| Jan.12 |
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'IS suicide bomber' kills 10 in Istanbul Sultanahmet district Map of Blue Mosque Istanbul Turkey A suspected member of the ISIS group has killed 10 people, at least eight of them German tourists, in a suicide bomb attack in the Turkish city
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| Jan.13 |
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Deadly car bomb hits police HQ near Diyarbakir, Turkey |
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| Jan.28 |
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Migrant crisis: 24 drown off Samos island near Turkey |
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| Jan.30 |
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Turkey says Russia violated its airspace
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Migrant crisis: Dozens drown off Turkey as boat capsizes |
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| Feb.5 |
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Syria war: Thousands fleeing fighting mass at Turkey border At least 15,000 Syrian refugees fleeing fighting in Aleppo province have gathered at a border crossing with Turkey, UN and Turkish officials...
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| Feb.6 |
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EU calls on Turkey to let Syrian refugees cross border |
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| Feb.7 |
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New refugee camps go up inside Syria as Turkey stems flow
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| Feb.8 |
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Migrant crisis: '24 dead' off Turkey as boat sinks At least 24 migrants have died off the Turkish coast trying to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, Turkish media say
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| Feb.11 |
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Nato deploys Aegean people-smuggling patrols |
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| Feb.12 |
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Five-storey building collapses in Istanbul |
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| Feb.13 |
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Syria conflict: Turkey shells Kurdish militia Turkey has shelled a Kurdish militia in northern Syria and demanded it retreat from territory it has seized, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu ...
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| Feb.14 |
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France urges end to Turkish assault on Kurds |
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Syria calls for UN action on Turkish attacks on Kurds |
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| Feb.15 |
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Syria crisis: Strikes on hospitals 'war crimes'
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| Feb.17 |
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At least 28 dead in Turkish capital explosion Map of Merasim st Ankara Turkey A large explosion has left at least 61 more injured. A vehicle full of explosives was detonated as military buses were passing by
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Ankara blast: Turkey vows retaliation for bomb attack
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| Feb.18 |
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Turkey accuses Syria Kurds of deadly attack
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EU and Turkey to hold special summit in March
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| Feb.25 |
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Turkey journalists freed from prison after court ruling |
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| Mar.4 |
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Police raid critical Zaman newspaper in Istanbul Turkish police have raided the offices of the opposition newspaper, hours after a court ruling placed it under state control
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| Mar.5 |
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Zaman newspaper: Defiant last edition as Turkey police raid
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| Mar.6 |
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Migrant crisis: At least 18 dead as boat sinks |
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| Mar.7 |
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Migrant crisis: EU and Turkey outline hopes for agreement The EU and Turkey have agreed the broad principles of a plan to ease the migration crisis at a summit in Brussels, but delayed a final decis...
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| Mar.12 |
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Turkish guards hit migrant boat with sticks
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| Mar.13 |
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Ankara car bomb kills at least 32 Map of Guven Park Kizilay district Ankara Turkey The explosion happened in key transport hub and commercial area. Several vehicles at the scene were reduced to burnt-out wrecks
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President Erdogan vows to bring terror 'to its knees'
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| Mar.14 |
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Ankara bombing: Erdogan seeks to widen terrorism definition |
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| Mar.17 |
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Migrant crisis: EU agrees joint position to put to Turkey EU leaders have agreed a joint position to put to Turkey in an attempt to reach a deal over the migrant crisis
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| Mar.19 |
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Istanbul shopping area hit by suicide bomber A suicide bomb attack at a busy shopping area in the Turkish city of Istanbul has killed at least five people, officials say
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Migrant crisis: EU-Turkey deal comes into effect
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| Mar.20 |
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Turkey Istanbul bombing: Galatasaray v Fenerbahce postponed |
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| Apr.1 |
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Greece passes law allowing migrants' return to Turkey |
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| Apr.3 |
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Migrant crisis: Greece starts deportations to Turkey The first boats carrying migrants being deported from Greece to Turkey have departed under an EU plan aimed at easing mass migration to Euro...
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| Apr.7 |
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Deportations to resume from Greece to Turkey
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| Apr.12 |
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Police protection for satirist Boehmermann over Erdogan poem |
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| Apr.23 |
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Merkel and EU officials visit Turkey to promote deal
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Merkel and EU officials visit Turkey camp German Chancellor and EU officials are visiting a migrant camp on the Turkish-Syrian border, as they seek to bolster a controversial EU-Turkey...
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Migrant crisis: EU-Turkey deal is 'working'
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| Apr.24 |
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Kurdish PKK warns Turkey of long fight for freedom |
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| May.1 |
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Turkey: 'IS' link to deadly Gaziantep blast |
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| May.2 |
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Migrant crisis: EU 'to grant Turkey visa-free travel'
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| May.11 |
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Turkey 'losing hope' for EU visa-free deal |
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| May.20 |
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Parliament in Turkey backs lifting immunity from prosecution |
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Greek judges tell Syrian refugee Turkey is unsafe |
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| Jun.2 |
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Armenia 'genocide' row: Turkey recalls envoy to Germany |
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| Jun.7 |
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Istanbul bomb attack on police bus kills 11 A car bomb attack targeting a police bus has killed seven officers and four civilians in central Istanbul
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| Jun.17 |
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Spain coasts into Euro 2016 knockout stage with rout of Turkey
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| Jun.20 |
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Turkey charges press freedom activists with 'terrorist propaganda' |
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| Jun.24 |
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Pope speaks of Armenian 'genocide' in Yerevan visit |
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| Jun.28 |
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Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: At least 36 dead Map of Ataturk international airport Istanbul Turkey A gun and bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk international airport has killed 36 people and injured more than 140
| Three attackers opened fire near an entry point to the terminal and blew themselves up after police fired at them. Tuesday's attack looked like a major co-ordinated assault
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| Jun.30 |
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Istanbul airport attackers 'Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz'
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| Jul.5 |
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Turkey helicopter crash kills seven in Giresun |
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| 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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| Jul.17 |
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Turkey coup arrests hit 6,000 as Erdogan roots out 'virus' Turkey has arrested 6,000 people after a failed coup, with President Erdogan vowing to purge state bodies of the 'virus' that caused the revolt
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| Jul.19 |
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Turkey coup: Crackdown toll passes 45,000
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| 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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| Jul.23 |
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Turkey extends detention without charge to 30 days
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Turkey failed coup: Presidential guard to be disbanded
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| Jul.29 |
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Erdogan to drop lawsuits against people who insulted him Turkey's president has said he is withdrawing all lawsuits against people charged with insulting him
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| Aug.7 |
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Turkey coup attempt: Istanbul rally against plot
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Turkey death penalty: Erdogan backs return at rally
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| Aug.8 |
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President Erdogan in Moscow to 'reset' Russia ties
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| Aug.20 |
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Turkey wedding blast: 30 dead and 90 hurt in Gaziantep Map of Gaziantep Turkey| President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said so-called Islamic State was likely to have carried it out amid reports of a suicide bomber targeting the party | |
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| Aug.22 |
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Turkey strikes IS and Kurdish positions in Syria
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| Aug.23 |
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Turkey begins anti-IS campaign in Syria Map of Jarablus Syria The Turkish military has launched an operation to clear the Syrian border town of Jarablus of so-called Islamic State (IS) militants, officials say
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| Aug.27 |
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Turkey suffers first death in cross-border campaign
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| Sep.3 |
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IS conflict: Turkey sends more tanks into Syria The tanks crossed the border near the Turkish town of Kilis and journalists later heard firing and saw plumes of smoke rising on Syrian terr...
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| Nov.3 |
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Turkey pro-Kurdish leaders Demirtas and Yuksekdag detained
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| Dec.10 |
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Besiktas: Stadium blasts kill 38 people Map of Besiktas Stadium Istanbul Turkey| Two explosions near a football stadium in Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul, have killed 29 people and injured 166. Turkey declared a national day of mourning Sunday after twin blasts killed 38 people and wounded 155 others near... | |
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| Dec.17 |
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Car bomb blast killed 13 Turkish troops
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| Dec.19 |
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Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead in Ankara Map of Modern Arts Centre Ankara Turkey| Mevlut Mert Aydintas, 22, a Turkish policeman has shot dead Andrei Karlov, apparently in protest at Russia's involvement in Aleppo | |
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| 2016 |
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| Jan.30 |
Turkey says Russia violated its airspace
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| Feb.5 |
Syria war: Thousands fleeing fighting mass at Turkey border At least 15,000 Syrian refugees fleeing fighting in Aleppo province have gathered at a border crossing with Turkey, UN and Turkish officials...
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| Feb.6 |
EU calls on Turkey to let Syrian refugees cross border |
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| Feb.11 |
Nato deploys Aegean people-smuggling patrols |
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| Feb.13 |
Syria conflict: Turkey shells Kurdish militia Turkey has shelled a Kurdish militia in northern Syria and demanded it retreat from territory it has seized, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu ...
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| Feb.14 |
France urges end to Turkish assault on Kurds |
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| Feb.15 |
Syria crisis: Strikes on hospitals 'war crimes'
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| Feb.17 |
At least 28 dead in Turkish capital explosion Map of Merasim st Ankara Turkey A large explosion has left at least 61 more injured. A vehicle full of explosives was detonated as military buses were passing by
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| Apr.24 |
Kurdish PKK warns Turkey of long fight for freedom |
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| Jun.2 |
Armenia 'genocide' row: Turkey recalls envoy to Germany |
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| Jun.24 |
Pope speaks of Armenian 'genocide' in Yerevan visit |
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| Jul.5 |
Turkey helicopter crash kills seven in Giresun |
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| Jul.15 |
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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| Jul.17 |
Turkey coup arrests hit 6,000 as Erdogan roots out 'virus' Turkey has arrested 6,000 people after a failed coup, with President Erdogan vowing to purge state bodies of the 'virus' that caused the revolt
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| Jul.19 |
Turkey coup: Crackdown toll passes 45,000
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| Jul.20 |
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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| Jul.23 |
Turkey failed coup: Presidential guard to be disbanded
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| Aug.7 |
Turkey coup attempt: Istanbul rally against plot
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| Aug.22 |
Turkey strikes IS and Kurdish positions in Syria
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| Aug.23 |
Turkey begins anti-IS campaign in Syria Map of Jarablus Syria The Turkish military has launched an operation to clear the Syrian border town of Jarablus of so-called Islamic State (IS) militants, officials say
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| Aug.27 |
Turkey suffers first death in cross-border campaign
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| Sep.3 |
IS conflict: Turkey sends more tanks into Syria The tanks crossed the border near the Turkish town of Kilis and journalists later heard firing and saw plumes of smoke rising on Syrian terr...
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| Dec.17 |
Car bomb blast killed 13 Turkish troops
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| 2016 |
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| Jan.28 |
Migrant crisis: 24 drown off Samos island near Turkey |
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| Jan.30 |
Migrant crisis: Dozens drown off Turkey as boat capsizes |
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| Feb.8 |
Migrant crisis: '24 dead' off Turkey as boat sinks At least 24 migrants have died off the Turkish coast trying to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, Turkish media say
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| Feb.12 |
Five-storey building collapses in Istanbul |
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| Mar.6 |
Migrant crisis: At least 18 dead as boat sinks |
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| Jul.5 |
Turkey helicopter crash kills seven in Giresun |
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| 2016 |
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| Mar.20 |
Turkey Istanbul bombing: Galatasaray v Fenerbahce postponed |
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| Jun.17 |
Spain coasts into Euro 2016 knockout stage with rout of Turkey
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| 2016 |
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| Jan.12 |
'IS suicide bomber' kills 10 in Istanbul Sultanahmet district Map of Blue Mosque Istanbul Turkey A suspected member of the ISIS group has killed 10 people, at least eight of them German tourists, in a suicide bomb attack in the Turkish city
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| Jan.13 |
Deadly car bomb hits police HQ near Diyarbakir, Turkey |
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| Feb.17 |
At least 28 dead in Turkish capital explosion Map of Merasim st Ankara Turkey A large explosion has left at least 61 more injured. A vehicle full of explosives was detonated as military buses were passing by
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| Feb.17 |
Ankara blast: Turkey vows retaliation for bomb attack
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| Feb.18 |
Turkey accuses Syria Kurds of deadly attack
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| Feb.25 |
Turkey journalists freed from prison after court ruling |
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| Mar.13 |
Ankara car bomb kills at least 32 Map of Guven Park Kizilay district Ankara Turkey The explosion happened in key transport hub and commercial area. Several vehicles at the scene were reduced to burnt-out wrecks
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| Mar.13 |
President Erdogan vows to bring terror 'to its knees'
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| Mar.14 |
Ankara bombing: Erdogan seeks to widen terrorism definition |
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| Mar.19 |
Istanbul shopping area hit by suicide bomber A suicide bomb attack at a busy shopping area in the Turkish city of Istanbul has killed at least five people, officials say
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| Mar.20 |
Turkey Istanbul bombing: Galatasaray v Fenerbahce postponed |
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| May.1 |
Turkey: 'IS' link to deadly Gaziantep blast |
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| Jun.7 |
Istanbul bomb attack on police bus kills 11 A car bomb attack targeting a police bus has killed seven officers and four civilians in central Istanbul
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| Jun.20 |
Turkey charges press freedom activists with 'terrorist propaganda' |
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| Jun.28 |
Istanbul Ataturk airport attack: At least 36 dead Map of Ataturk international airport Istanbul Turkey A gun and bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk international airport has killed 36 people and injured more than 140
| Three attackers opened fire near an entry point to the terminal and blew themselves up after police fired at them. Tuesday's attack looked like a major co-ordinated assault
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| Jun.30 |
Istanbul airport attackers 'Russian, Uzbek and Kyrgyz'
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| Jul.17 |
Turkey coup arrests hit 6,000 as Erdogan roots out 'virus' Turkey has arrested 6,000 people after a failed coup, with President Erdogan vowing to purge state bodies of the 'virus' that caused the revolt
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| Jul.19 |
Turkey coup: Crackdown toll passes 45,000
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| Jul.23 |
Turkey extends detention without charge to 30 days
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| Aug.7 |
Turkey death penalty: Erdogan backs return at rally
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| Aug.20 |
Turkey wedding blast: 30 dead and 90 hurt in Gaziantep Map of Gaziantep Turkey| President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said so-called Islamic State was likely to have carried it out amid reports of a suicide bomber targeting the party | |
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| Dec.10 |
Besiktas: Stadium blasts kill 38 people Map of Besiktas Stadium Istanbul Turkey| Two explosions near a football stadium in Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul, have killed 29 people and injured 166. Turkey declared a national day of mourning Sunday after twin blasts killed 38 people and wounded 155 others near... | |
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| Dec.17 |
Car bomb blast killed 13 Turkish troops
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| Dec.19 |
Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead in Ankara Map of Modern Arts Centre Ankara Turkey| Mevlut Mert Aydintas, 22, a Turkish policeman has shot dead Andrei Karlov, apparently in protest at Russia's involvement in Aleppo | |
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| 2016 |
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| Jan.4 |
Turkey urges calm in Saudi-Iran dispute
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| Feb.6 |
EU calls on Turkey to let Syrian refugees cross border |
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| Feb.7 |
New refugee camps go up inside Syria as Turkey stems flow
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| Feb.11 |
Nato deploys Aegean people-smuggling patrols |
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| Feb.14 |
Syria calls for UN action on Turkish attacks on Kurds |
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| Feb.17 |
Ankara blast: Turkey vows retaliation for bomb attack
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| Feb.18 |
Turkey accuses Syria Kurds of deadly attack
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| Feb.18 |
EU and Turkey to hold special summit in March
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| Feb.25 |
Turkey journalists freed from prison after court ruling |
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| Mar.4 |
Police raid critical Zaman newspaper in Istanbul Turkish police have raided the offices of the opposition newspaper, hours after a court ruling placed it under state control
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| Mar.5 |
Zaman newspaper: Defiant last edition as Turkey police raid
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| Mar.7 |
Migrant crisis: EU and Turkey outline hopes for agreement The EU and Turkey have agreed the broad principles of a plan to ease the migration crisis at a summit in Brussels, but delayed a final decis...
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| Mar.12 |
Turkish guards hit migrant boat with sticks
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| Mar.13 |
President Erdogan vows to bring terror 'to its knees'
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| Mar.14 |
Ankara bombing: Erdogan seeks to widen terrorism definition |
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| Mar.17 |
Migrant crisis: EU agrees joint position to put to Turkey EU leaders have agreed a joint position to put to Turkey in an attempt to reach a deal over the migrant crisis
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| Mar.19 |
Migrant crisis: EU-Turkey deal comes into effect
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| Apr.1 |
Greece passes law allowing migrants' return to Turkey |
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| Apr.3 |
Migrant crisis: Greece starts deportations to Turkey The first boats carrying migrants being deported from Greece to Turkey have departed under an EU plan aimed at easing mass migration to Euro...
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| Apr.7 |
Deportations to resume from Greece to Turkey
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| Apr.12 |
Police protection for satirist Boehmermann over Erdogan poem |
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| Apr.23 |
Merkel and EU officials visit Turkey to promote deal
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| Apr.23 |
Merkel and EU officials visit Turkey camp German Chancellor and EU officials are visiting a migrant camp on the Turkish-Syrian border, as they seek to bolster a controversial EU-Turkey...
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| Apr.23 |
Migrant crisis: EU-Turkey deal is 'working'
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| Apr.24 |
Kurdish PKK warns Turkey of long fight for freedom |
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| May.2 |
Migrant crisis: EU 'to grant Turkey visa-free travel'
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| May.11 |
Turkey 'losing hope' for EU visa-free deal |
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| May.20 |
Parliament in Turkey backs lifting immunity from prosecution |
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| May.20 |
Greek judges tell Syrian refugee Turkey is unsafe |
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| Jun.2 |
Armenia 'genocide' row: Turkey recalls envoy to Germany |
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| Jun.20 |
Turkey charges press freedom activists with 'terrorist propaganda' |
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| Jun.24 |
Pope speaks of Armenian 'genocide' in Yerevan visit |
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| Jul.20 |
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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| Jul.23 |
Turkey extends detention without charge to 30 days
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| Jul.23 |
Turkey failed coup: Presidential guard to be disbanded
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| Jul.29 |
Erdogan to drop lawsuits against people who insulted him Turkey's president has said he is withdrawing all lawsuits against people charged with insulting him
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| Aug.7 |
Turkey coup attempt: Istanbul rally against plot
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| Aug.7 |
Turkey death penalty: Erdogan backs return at rally
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| Aug.8 |
President Erdogan in Moscow to 'reset' Russia ties
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| Nov.3 |
Turkey pro-Kurdish leaders Demirtas and Yuksekdag detained
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| Dec.19 |
Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead in Ankara Map of Modern Arts Centre Ankara Turkey| Mevlut Mert Aydintas, 22, a Turkish policeman has shot dead Andrei Karlov, apparently in protest at Russia's involvement in Aleppo | |
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