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Turkish designs shine at Istanbul fashion week

DozensofmodelsonWednesdaypresentedthelatestcollectionofKadirKilic,aTurkishfashiondesigner,onarunwayatZorluPerformanceArtCenterinIstanbul.Thebiggestfashionshowin

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In pics: TEB BNP Paribas Tennis Stars Series: Sharapova vs. Buyukakcay

Russia'sMariaSharapovahitsareturnduringthematchagainstTurkey'sCaglaBuyukakcayatTEBBNPParibasTennisStarsSeriesinIstanbul,Turkey,onNov.26,2017.Sharapovawonthematc

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U.S. slams arrest of Istanbul consulate staff

TheUnitedStatesEmbassyinTurkeyonThursdayslammedthearrestbyTurkishauthoritiesofIstanbulconsulatestaff,sayingthatWashington"isdeeplydisturbedbythearrest."Theemplo

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Syrian activist and daughter murdered in Istanbul home: Turkish police

ASyrianoppositionactivistandherjournalistdaughterhavebeenfoundmurderedintheirapartmentinIstanbul,theIstanbulpolicedepartmentsaidonFriday.Thebodiesof60-year-oldO

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4 injured in private jet crash in Istanbul airport

AprivatejetcrashedonThursdayeveninginIstanbul'sAtaturkAirport,leavingallthefouraboardinjured,theIstanbulgovernorsaid.Thepilotrequestedpermissionforanemergencyla

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Turkish women march in rights protest in Istanbul

HundredsofTurkishwomenmarchedinthecountry'sbiggestcityIstanbulonSaturdaytoprotestagainsttheviolenceandanimositytheyfacefrommendemandingtheydressmoreconservative

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Turkey marks failed coup anniversary

HundredsofthousandsofTurksralliedtomarktheanniversaryoflastyear'sfailedcouponSaturday,inanoutpouringofmasssupportforPresidentTayyipErdoganthatlaybarethedivision

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Hundreds of thousands demonstrate against Turkish President Erdogan

Hundreds of thousands of people joined the culmination of a 25-day "March for Justice" against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday.

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Erdogan's Istanbul opera house plan sparks excitement, controversy

OnthebuzzingTaksimSquareofIstanbul,thefocalpointofthemoderncity,agiantdisusedbuildingloomsovervisitors,itsglasswindowsbrokenandafewtatteredadvertisingbannersfla

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Turkish police enforce ban on gay, transgender pride march

urkishpolicedeployedincentralIstanbulonSundaytoenforceabanonthecity'sannualgayandtransgenderpridemarch,blockingoffamainstreetanddispersinggroupsofdemonstratorsw

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27 deaths as cold weather sweeps Europe

A cold wave across Europe has taken at least 27 lives in the past few days, including those of several migrants and homeless people, and victims of accidents due to icy roads.

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New Turkey attack kills two as Istanbul gunman hunted

A car bombing blamed on Kurdish militants rocked the Turkish city of Izmir on Thursday, killing at least two people and triggering a deadly shootout as authorities chased the fugitive killer behind the New Year attack in Istanbul.

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35 killed in terror attack on Istanbul nightclub -- governor

Thirty-five people were killed and 40 others wounded in a shooting attack on a popular nightclub in Istanbul early Sunday morning, said Istanbul governor Vasip Sahin.

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Erdogan to open first road tunnel under Istanbul's Bosphorus

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will on Tuesday open the first ever road tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, the latest project completed in his plan of transforming Turkey's infrastructure.

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Turkey mourns after Istanbul bombings blamed on PKK kill 38

Turkey declared a day of national mourning on Sunday (Dec 11) after twin bombings killed 38 people near a football stadium in Istanbul and said Kurdish militants appeared to have staged the attacks.

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UN Security Council slams deadly terrorist attack in Istanbul

The UN Security Council on Sunday "condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks" in Istanbul, Turkey, which left at least 39 people dead and 155 others injured.

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Istanbul striving to be among safest cities in the world

​Istanbul, the most populous city in Turkey, has been working hard to upgrade security measures in an effort to palliate the lingering fear from a spate of terror attacks and a failed military coup.