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City police not riot police burned protest tents in Istanbul park
[UPI News] – ISTANBUL, Turkey, June 20 (UPI) — Five people, including four Istanbul, Turkey, municipal police officers, have been suspended for burning protesters’ tents in Gezi Park, officials...
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Turkey US speeding up talks on giving arms to Syrian rebels
[UPI News] – ANKARA, Turkey, June 21 (UPI) — Turkey and the United States say they have accelerated talks on how to deliver arms to Syrian rebels since Washington decided to supply them with military...
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Turks pays twice EU average for alcohol
[UPI News] – ISTANBUL, Turkey, June 22 (UPI) — Consumers in Turkey pay twice what other European citizens pay for alcoholic beverages, government statistics said.The state-run Turkish Statistical...
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Turkish police nab 20 in raid
[UPI News] – ANKARA, Turkey, June 25 (UPI) — Turkish police arrested some 20 people in raids at 30 sites in Ankara Tuesday, accusing them of terrorism linked to the Gezi Park protests, officials...
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Obama Erdogan discuss Turkish unrest
[UPI News] – ANKARA, Turkey, June 25 (UPI) — The unrest in Turkey was discussed during a telephone call between President Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the White House...
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Turkey demands Iraq restore peace after suicide bombing kills many
[UPI News] – ANKARA, Turkey, June 26 (UPI) — Turkey is demanding Iraq‘s government take steps to restore peace following the death of at least 11 people in a suicide attack in northern Iraq.Two Turkmen...
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Nearly 300 children arrested during Gezi Park protests in Turkey
[UPI News] – ANKARA, Turkey, June 27 (UPI) — Nearly 300 children were detained during the recent Gezi Park demonstrations in Turkey, officials said.A report by the Gundem Cocuk, or Children on the...
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Turks take to streets after protester killed
[UPI News] – ISTANBUL, Turkey, June 29 (UPI) — Turkish public sector workers joined ethnic Kurds in a peaceful protest in Istanbul Saturday after a teen was killed in a clash with police Friday.The...
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Exclusive Brit tourist stabbed in Turkey for kissing a local girl
News RSS Feed Exclusive: Brit tourist stabbed in Turkey for kissing a local girl | The Sun |News Ad Frame The Sun Saturday, June 29, 2013 Accessibility links Skip to content Skip to local navigation...
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Fire breaks out at Turkish fireworks factory
[UPI News] – GEYVE, Turkey, June 30 (UPI) — A fire erupted at a fireworks factory in western Turkey, causing explosions, officials said, adding that no one was injured in the incident.The Dogan News...
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Turkish police say 15 suspects in Gezi Park violence have terror links
[UPI News] – ANKARA, Turkey, July 5 (UPI) — Turkish police said they detained 15 people accused of being terrorists and provoking protests in recent nationwide demonstrations over Istanbul’s Gezi...
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Police block protest in Istanbul square
[UPI News] – ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 6 (UPI) — About 3,000 protesters tried to enter Taksim Square in Istanbul Saturday but were stopped by police with water cannons and tear gas.The protesters were...
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Gezi Park protest death toll rises to five
[UPI News] – ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 10 (UPI) — The death toll from the Gezi Park protests rose to five Wednesday with a death of a student who was injured at the Istanbul, Turkey, park, officials said....
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Experts PKK restructuring but not disarming
[UPI News] – ANKARA, Turkey, July 13 (UPI) — The Kurdistan Workers’ Party is reshaping its hierarchy under a settlement with the Turkish government but isn’t disarming, experts say.The Kurdistan...
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Thousands protest urban projects bill in Istanbul
[UPI News] – ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 13 (UPI) — Thousands of people rallied in Istanbul, Turkey, to protest a bill passed by Parliament giving a government ministry full authority over all urban...
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Police seek British teen who left with Turkish man who threatened her
[UPI News] – MARMARIS, Turkey, July 15 (UPI) — Turkish police say they are seeking a British schoolgirl who disappeared with a man who reportedly threatened to harm her family if she didn’t go with...
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One killed by stray bullets from Syria
[UPI News] – CEYLANPINAR, Turkey, July 17 (UPI) — Stray bullets from Syrian territory killed one Turkish resident and injured another in the border town of Ceylanpinar, officials said. Mashun Ertugrul,...
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Seven die in land dispute between two Turkish families
[UPI News] – MUS, Turkey, July 17 (UPI) — A land dispute between two families resulted in the death of seven people Wednesday and the injury of nine others, Turkish authorities said.The fighting took...
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Rights group says Turkey needs better rules on use of tear gas
[UPI News] – ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 17 (UPI) — Turkey needs better guidelines on the use of tear gas, a human rights groups said Wednesday, citing reports gas canisters were fired directly at...
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Turkey warns Armenia over claims for long-lost land
[UPI News] – BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 18 (UPI) — Turkey‘s foreign minister has warned Armenian officials to “know the limits” of their attempts to regain land lost 100 years ago to Ottoman forces.During...
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