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Turkey Introduces 'Massacre Law' To Remove Stray Dogs From Streets
Turkey passed a new law Tuesday aimed at removing millions of stray dogs that animal welfare activists worry could lead to a mass culling.
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Turkey Furious As Kurds Rally In Frankfurt With PKK Insignia
Some 30,000 pro-Kurdish demonstrators rallied in the German city of Frankfurt on Saturday calling for "democracy in Turkey" and urging a "no" vote in an upcoming referendum on expanding Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers.
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Iraq, Turkey Summon Each Other's Ambassadors In Protest
Turkey and Iraq summoned each other's ambassadors on Wednesday to protest statements by one country's prime minister and the other's parliament, a move reflecting growing tensions between the two neighbors, both fighting the ISIS.
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Turkey Removes Two Dozen Elected Mayors In Kurdish Militant Crackdown
Turkey appointed new administrators in two dozen Kurdish-run municipalities on Sunday after removing their elected mayors over suspected links to militants, triggering pockets of protest in its volatile southeastern region bordering Syria and Iraq.
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Thousands March Across Istanbul Bridge In Anti-Coup Protest
Thousands of Turkish government supporters on Thursday streamed across one of the two bridges spanning the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul to protest against the coup that sought to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan one week ago.
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After Failed Coup, Tayyip Erdogan Vows To Build Barracks In Central Istanbul
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed today to revive plans for an Istanbul park that sparked anti-government protests in 2013, saying a failed coup bid would not stop a series of building projects, risking further polarisation in the country.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Vows To Forge Ahead With Contested Gezi Park Project
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that a controversial redevelopment of an Istanbul park that sparked major anti-government protests in 2013 would go ahead, despite opposition from secular Turks.
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Petro Poroshenko Says Open To Prisoner Swap With Russia Over Ukrainian Pilot
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday said he was ready to exchange prisoners with Russia to secure the release of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who has gone on hunger strike to protest her detention and trial in Russia.
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Thousands of Kurds Protest in Paris Over Murders of Female Rebels
Carrying hundreds of flags in the red, orange and green of the PKK and pictures of the group's leader Abdullah Ocalan, the demonstrators marched to the site of the killings, where flowers had been laid in memory of the dead.
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Recep Erdogan Dolls Burned, Buried as Russia Fumes at Turkey
Moscow's fury over Ankara's downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border was on full display Friday as pro-government activists staged anti-Turkey rallies, even parading a life-size doll of its president in a coffin.
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Turkish Journalists' Arrests Draws Protests Home, Abroad
Around 2,000 people protested today over the arrest of two prominent journalists on charges of espionage and terrorist propaganda, a case that has revived long-standing criticism of Turkey's record on press freedom under President Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey's Kurds See Fear Behind Election Setback
Turkish police fired tear gas against protesters in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir on Sunday after an election that saw President Tayyip Erdogan's hold on the country tightened and the main pro-Kurdish party almost voted out of parliament.
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Turkish Police Fire Tear Gas to Break Up Istanbul Protest
Turkish police on Tuesday used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse protestors in central Istanbul, detaining over a dozen people, an AFP photographer said.
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Istanbul Bans Planned Anti-IS 'Peace March': Official
The Istanbul authorities on Saturday banned a planned anti-jihadist "peace march" scheduled to take place in the Turkish metropolis this weekend, citing security and traffic congestion.
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Turkey Police Break Up Protests Remembering Teenager Killed in Anti-Government Protests
Turkish police today violently dispersed protests commemorating a teenager killed in 2013 anti-government demonstrations and whose death has become a rallying point for opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey Introduces 'Massacre Law' To Remove Stray Dogs From Streets
Turkey passed a new law Tuesday aimed at removing millions of stray dogs that animal welfare activists worry could lead to a mass culling.
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Turkey Furious As Kurds Rally In Frankfurt With PKK Insignia
Some 30,000 pro-Kurdish demonstrators rallied in the German city of Frankfurt on Saturday calling for "democracy in Turkey" and urging a "no" vote in an upcoming referendum on expanding Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers.
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Iraq, Turkey Summon Each Other's Ambassadors In Protest
Turkey and Iraq summoned each other's ambassadors on Wednesday to protest statements by one country's prime minister and the other's parliament, a move reflecting growing tensions between the two neighbors, both fighting the ISIS.
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Turkey Removes Two Dozen Elected Mayors In Kurdish Militant Crackdown
Turkey appointed new administrators in two dozen Kurdish-run municipalities on Sunday after removing their elected mayors over suspected links to militants, triggering pockets of protest in its volatile southeastern region bordering Syria and Iraq.
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Thousands March Across Istanbul Bridge In Anti-Coup Protest
Thousands of Turkish government supporters on Thursday streamed across one of the two bridges spanning the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul to protest against the coup that sought to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan one week ago.
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After Failed Coup, Tayyip Erdogan Vows To Build Barracks In Central Istanbul
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed today to revive plans for an Istanbul park that sparked anti-government protests in 2013, saying a failed coup bid would not stop a series of building projects, risking further polarisation in the country.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Vows To Forge Ahead With Contested Gezi Park Project
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that a controversial redevelopment of an Istanbul park that sparked major anti-government protests in 2013 would go ahead, despite opposition from secular Turks.
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Petro Poroshenko Says Open To Prisoner Swap With Russia Over Ukrainian Pilot
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday said he was ready to exchange prisoners with Russia to secure the release of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who has gone on hunger strike to protest her detention and trial in Russia.
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Thousands of Kurds Protest in Paris Over Murders of Female Rebels
Carrying hundreds of flags in the red, orange and green of the PKK and pictures of the group's leader Abdullah Ocalan, the demonstrators marched to the site of the killings, where flowers had been laid in memory of the dead.
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Recep Erdogan Dolls Burned, Buried as Russia Fumes at Turkey
Moscow's fury over Ankara's downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border was on full display Friday as pro-government activists staged anti-Turkey rallies, even parading a life-size doll of its president in a coffin.
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Turkish Journalists' Arrests Draws Protests Home, Abroad
Around 2,000 people protested today over the arrest of two prominent journalists on charges of espionage and terrorist propaganda, a case that has revived long-standing criticism of Turkey's record on press freedom under President Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey's Kurds See Fear Behind Election Setback
Turkish police fired tear gas against protesters in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir on Sunday after an election that saw President Tayyip Erdogan's hold on the country tightened and the main pro-Kurdish party almost voted out of parliament.
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Turkish Police Fire Tear Gas to Break Up Istanbul Protest
Turkish police on Tuesday used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse protestors in central Istanbul, detaining over a dozen people, an AFP photographer said.
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Istanbul Bans Planned Anti-IS 'Peace March': Official
The Istanbul authorities on Saturday banned a planned anti-jihadist "peace march" scheduled to take place in the Turkish metropolis this weekend, citing security and traffic congestion.
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Turkey Police Break Up Protests Remembering Teenager Killed in Anti-Government Protests
Turkish police today violently dispersed protests commemorating a teenager killed in 2013 anti-government demonstrations and whose death has become a rallying point for opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
