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Turkey: Erdogan loses stranglehold on power

Instability could take root in Turkey’s Parliament after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed to retain his majority in Sunday’s general elections.

Turkey quake death toll rises

Rain and snow on Thursday compounded difficulties for thousands rendered homeless after the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey.

Turkey escalates pressure on Gaddafi to leave

Turkey has escalated the pressure on Muammar Gaddafi despite its long-standing ties to the Libyan leader,

Conference on Somalia kicks off in Istanbul

The UN’s Ban Ki-Moon told a conference on Somalia that if the global community does not redouble its efforts there will be little chance of peace.

Masses protest against Turkey head-scarf proposal

About 125 000 flag-waving Turks, mostly women, denounced the Islamic-rooted government on Saturday over its plans to lift a decades-old ban on Islamic head scarves in…

Gunman who shot pope in 1981 to be freed from prison

The Turkish man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 will be released on parole on Thursday, his laywer told The Associated Press on Sunday. A Turkish court on Thursday decided to…

Bird flu claims second teenager in Turkey

A Turkish teenager whose brother died of bird flu also succumbed to the disease on Thursday, a Turkish doctor said, as authorities tried to determine if the siblings had…

Nineteen die in Turkish tunnel fire

A fire that raged through a copper mine in northern Turkey killed 19 workers and injured 17 others on Wednesday. Rescuers were searching the smoke-clogged shafts to make sure…