Analyst: Erdogan presidential bid exploiting privileges of office
Hundreds of thousands of ruling AK party faithful attended Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s largest-yet presidential rally in Istanbul Sunday,
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Turkey feeling strain from hosting Syrian refugees
Turkey has maintained an open door policy for people fleeing the conflict in neighboring Syria, but recent violent protests in
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Bulgarian-Turkish border fence completed, Bulgaria’s defence ministry says
The building of a fence at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey has been completed, Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry said, in
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Bulgarian opposition calls for defence minister’s resignation over delays in Bulgarian-Turkish border fence
Bulgarian Defence Minister Angel Naidenov should resign immediately over the latest failure by his ministry, the delays in completing the
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Bulgarian-Turkish border fence to be completed ‘within days’ – minister
Bulgaria is set to complete the controversial project to build a fence on the Bulgarian-Turkish border “within days”, the country’s
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EU calls on Turkey to end Cyprus sea and air ban
The European Union, in the framework of the EU-Turkey Association Council that took place Monday in Luxemburg, has called on
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Turkish police tear gas protesters
Turkish security forces moved on protesters in a public square in Istanbul on the anniversary of last year’s anti-government demonstrations.
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Turkey’s government under fire over mine disaster
Dozens of arrests have been made in connection with the fire and explosion at the Soma coal mine located in
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Turkey wraps up search efforts, with 301 miners dead
Rescuers in Turkey have begun wrapping up search operations at the site of the country’s worst-ever coal mine disaster. On
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