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  • death toll in turkey s twin blasts rises to 95

    Death toll in Turkey's twin blasts rises to 95

    World | October 11, 2015 6:28 IST

    Ankara (Turkey) : Two bomb explosions targeted a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara on Saturday, killing 95 people and wounding 246, the government said.The rally was organised by leftist and Kurdish activists.The explosions

  • pm modi expresses sadness over loss of lives in turkey

    PM Modi expresses sadness over loss of lives in Turkey blasts

    Politics | October 10, 2015 20:37 IST

    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed sadness over the loss of lives in twin bomb explosions in Turkish capital Ankara, the deadliest in the city's history."Saddened by the loss of lives due to

  • us questions russian flight incursion into turkey s airspace

    US questions Russian flight incursion into Turkey's airspace

    World | October 05, 2015 21:16 IST

    Madrid: The U.S. does not believe Russia's incursion into Turkey's airspace was an accident, a senior U.S. official said Monday, adding that urgent talks are underway on what to do about the weekend incident.The official

  • after aylan kurdi another drowned toddler washes up on

    After Aylan Kurdi, another drowned toddler washes up on Turkish beach

    World | September 18, 2015 19:58 IST

    Istanbul: A four-year-old Syrian girl's body washed up on a beach in western Turkey on Friday, state media said, just weeks after images of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi shook the world.The yet-to-be identified girl

  • thai police say bangkok bombing suspect fled to turkey via

    Thai police say Bangkok bombing suspect fled to Turkey via New Delhi

    World | September 14, 2015 21:37 IST

    Bangkok:  A key suspect in last month's bombing at a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people has fled to Turkey, Thai police said Monday, in another indication that the attack could be the work of

  • 13 policemen killed in turkey bomb attack

    13 policemen killed in Turkey bomb attack

    World | September 08, 2015 16:07 IST

    Ankara: At least 13 policemen were killed on Tuesday after a police bus was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Turkey's Igdir province.The bus was transporting a group of policemen to the Dilucu border

  • drowned syrian toddler laid to rest

    Drowned Syrian toddler laid to rest

    World | September 04, 2015 17:19 IST

    Damascus:  A Syrian toddler whose lifeless body was found on a Turkish beach was laid to rest on Friday along with his brother and mother, the media reported.Three-year-old Aylan Kurdi, who had drowned along with

  • photographer of drowned syrian toddler was petrified

    Photographer of drowned Syrian toddler was 'petrified'

    World | September 04, 2015 13:12 IST

    Ankara: The photographer who shot the heart-wrenching picture showing a Syrian toddlers lifeless body washed ashore Turkey`s Aegean coast said she was "petrified", the media reported."At that moment, when I saw the three-year-old Aylan Kurdi,

  • foreigner resembling prime suspect in thai bombing arrested

    Foreigner resembling prime suspect in Thai bombing arrested

    World | August 29, 2015 18:24 IST

    Bangkok: A suspected Turkish national resembling the prime suspect in the Brahma Temple bombing was today arrested and several bomb-making tools and materials seized in the first detention in Thailand's worst attack that killed 20

  • turkey s president calls new election after deadline passes

    Turkey's president calls new election after deadline passes

    World | August 25, 2015 7:59 IST

    Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office says the Turkish leader has called a new election a day after a deadline passed for forming a new government following a June election.A presidential statement on Monday didn't

  • turkey us plan a is free zone in northern syria

    Turkey, US plan a IS free zone in northern Syria

    World | July 28, 2015 7:52 IST

    Beirut: US and Turkey have agreed to a plan to root out IS from a strip of Syrian territory along the Turkish border, a plan that could lead to a a safe haven for tens

  • turkish jets hit is targets in syria kurds in iraq

    Turkish jets hit IS targets in Syria, Kurds in Iraq

    World | July 25, 2015 4:10 IST

    Ankara, Turkey (AP):   Turkish news reports say that for the second straight night, Turkish jets have struck Islamic State group targets across the border in Syria. The fighter jets also hit camps of Kurdish

  • turkey allows us to use key air base to strike islamic state

    Turkey allows US to use key air base to strike Islamic State

    World | July 24, 2015 7:16 IST

    Washington (AP):   Turkey has agreed to let the U.S. military launch airstrikes against the Islamic State from a key air base near the Syrian border, senior U.S. officials said Thursday, giving a boost to

  • twitter back online in turkey after temporary blockade

    Twitter back online in Turkey after temporary blockade

    World | July 23, 2015 7:10 IST

    Istanbul: Twitter went back online in Turkey after a court in the southern province of Sanliurfa decided to lift the temporary blockade put to prevent dissemination of any image from Monday's suicide attack in Suruc.The court in Suruc

  • turkey detains 21 members of isis

    Turkey detains 21 members of ISIS

    World | July 11, 2015 13:43 IST

    Ankara:  Turkish authorities arrested 21 suspected Islamic State (IS) members, who were allegedly planning to smuggle foreign fighters into Iraq and Syria through Turkey.The arrested were also suspected of recruiting fighters from Turkey and sending

  • brics leaders to meet again in november

    BRICS leaders to meet again in November

    World | July 09, 2015 13:59 IST

    Ufa (Russia): The next informal meeting of the BRICS leaders will be held at the G20 summit in November in Turkey, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Thursday."The plan for the upcoming period

  • turkey looking forward to pm narenda modi s visit

    Turkey looking forward to PM Narenda Modi's visit

    Politics | June 16, 2015 13:13 IST

    Kolkata:  Eyeing more "senior-level interaction" with India, Turkey is looking forward to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Turkey for the G20 Summit scheduled in November."Well, we are looking at more opportunities for more interaction

  • turkey keen to invest in make in india envoy

    Turkey keen to invest in Make In India: Envoy

    June 16, 2015 13:03 IST

    Kolkata:  Turkish Ambassador Burak Akcapar said on Tuesday his country is keen to invest in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Make In India campaign, particularly in the manufacturing and construction sectors."We are looking into the possible

  • there may be a distant moral for modi in erdogan s reversal

    There may be a distant moral for Modi in Erdogan's reversal

    Politics | June 13, 2015 7:34 IST

    A reduced Tayyip Erdogan will hurt Turkish pride although the pain, as in some forms of sprain, will be a delayed effect. The Turkish election results will also alter the West Asian political dynamics because

  • turkey recalls ambassador over pope s armenia genocide words

    Turkey recalls ambassador over pope's Armenia genocide words

    World | April 13, 2015 10:26 IST

    Vatican city: Pope Francis on Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling the massacre by Ottoman Turks "the first genocide of the 20th century" and urging the international community to

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