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Turkey's "Communist Mayor" And His Mission To Conquer Istanbul
Fatih Macoglu, the popular "Communist Mayor" of a city in eastern Turkey, is now vying for control of a vibrant and hip Istanbul district along the Asian banks of the Bosphorus.
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Two Gujarat Families Who Became "Untraceable" In Turkey Found: Police
Amid reports that six members of two families from a village in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district were kidnapped in Istanbul by traffickers, police on Wednesday cited their parents saying they are found and currently staying at a hotel in Turkey.
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Turkish Police Foil 'Sensational' ISIS Attack In Istanbul
Turkish police on Thursday detained two suspected members of the ISIS who were allegedly planning a "sensational attack" similar to the massacre at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's night, state run media reported. The Istanbul police raided a suspected IS cell in the Kagithane district on the European side of the city, detaining two men identifi...
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Helicopter Carrying Business Executives Crashes In Istanbul, Kills 5
A helicopter carrying high-level business executives crashed onto a Turkish highway on Friday after hitting a television tower in an outlying district of Istanbul, NTV television said.
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In Istanbul District, Horror But Scant Surprise At Links To Nightclub Shooter
In a working-class Istanbul neighbourhood that Central Asian migrants have called home for decades, there is horror but scant surprise that a gunman who killed 39 people in a nightclub on C may have spent time in their community.
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3 Wounded In Blast Caused By Suspicious Package In Istanbul: Report
Three people were wounded by an explosion in Istanbul on Monday thought to have come from a package sent by courier to an electronics company in the Maltepe district of the city, broadcaster CNN Turk said.
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Deputy Mayor In Istanbul Shot In Head, In Critical State: Reports
An unknown assailant shot the deputy mayor of Istanbul's Sisli district in the head on Monday and he was in a critical condition, Turkish broadcaster NTV reported.
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Istanbul Bomb Attack Kills 11, Including 7 Policemen: Governor
A car bomb attack on a Turkish police bus killed 11 people, seven of them police officers, in the central Istanbul district of Vezneciler on Tuesday, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters near the scene.
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Turkish Police On High Alert In Deserted Streets After Bombing
Police were on high alert across Turkey today after the previous day's attack by a suicide bomber in Istanbul's most popular shopping district, killing three Israelis and an Iranian, with dozens more people wounded in the blast.
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Police, Pro-Kurdish Protesters Clash In Istanbul
Turkish police on Sunday clashed with pro-Kurdish protestors in a flashpoint district of Istanbul, leaving at least two wounded, an AFP photographer and reports said.
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10 Suspects Charged Over Istanbul Bomb Attack
A Turkish court on Sunday charged ten people over the suicide bombing in the heart of Istanbul's tourist district that killed 10 Germans, media reported.
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High Probability ISIS Terrorists Responsible For Istanbul Blast: Officials
There is a high probability that ISIS terrorists were responsible for an explosion in the heart of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet tourist district which killed at least ten people today, two senior Turkish security officials told Reuters.
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Syrian Suicide Bomber Thought To Be Behind Istanbul Blast: Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan
A Syrian suicide bomber is thought to have been responsible for an explosion in the heart of Istanbul's historic tourist district today which killed 10 people including Turks and foreigners, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
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Syrian Bomber Suspected As Blast Kills 10 In Istanbul Tourist Hub: Tayyip Erdogan
A Syrian suicide bomber is thought to be responsible for an attack which killed at least ten people including foreigners in the heart of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet tourist district today, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
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Pipe Bomb Explodes on Overpass Near Istanbul Metro, 5 Injured
Five people were injured when a pipe bomb exploded on an overpass near an Istanbul metro station on Tuesday, the district mayor said, halting some train operations and heightening security fears in Europe's biggest city.
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Turkey's "Communist Mayor" And His Mission To Conquer Istanbul
Fatih Macoglu, the popular "Communist Mayor" of a city in eastern Turkey, is now vying for control of a vibrant and hip Istanbul district along the Asian banks of the Bosphorus.
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Two Gujarat Families Who Became "Untraceable" In Turkey Found: Police
Amid reports that six members of two families from a village in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district were kidnapped in Istanbul by traffickers, police on Wednesday cited their parents saying they are found and currently staying at a hotel in Turkey.
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Turkish Police Foil 'Sensational' ISIS Attack In Istanbul
Turkish police on Thursday detained two suspected members of the ISIS who were allegedly planning a "sensational attack" similar to the massacre at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's night, state run media reported. The Istanbul police raided a suspected IS cell in the Kagithane district on the European side of the city, detaining two men identifi...
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Helicopter Carrying Business Executives Crashes In Istanbul, Kills 5
A helicopter carrying high-level business executives crashed onto a Turkish highway on Friday after hitting a television tower in an outlying district of Istanbul, NTV television said.
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In Istanbul District, Horror But Scant Surprise At Links To Nightclub Shooter
In a working-class Istanbul neighbourhood that Central Asian migrants have called home for decades, there is horror but scant surprise that a gunman who killed 39 people in a nightclub on C may have spent time in their community.
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3 Wounded In Blast Caused By Suspicious Package In Istanbul: Report
Three people were wounded by an explosion in Istanbul on Monday thought to have come from a package sent by courier to an electronics company in the Maltepe district of the city, broadcaster CNN Turk said.
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Deputy Mayor In Istanbul Shot In Head, In Critical State: Reports
An unknown assailant shot the deputy mayor of Istanbul's Sisli district in the head on Monday and he was in a critical condition, Turkish broadcaster NTV reported.
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Istanbul Bomb Attack Kills 11, Including 7 Policemen: Governor
A car bomb attack on a Turkish police bus killed 11 people, seven of them police officers, in the central Istanbul district of Vezneciler on Tuesday, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters near the scene.
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Turkish Police On High Alert In Deserted Streets After Bombing
Police were on high alert across Turkey today after the previous day's attack by a suicide bomber in Istanbul's most popular shopping district, killing three Israelis and an Iranian, with dozens more people wounded in the blast.
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Police, Pro-Kurdish Protesters Clash In Istanbul
Turkish police on Sunday clashed with pro-Kurdish protestors in a flashpoint district of Istanbul, leaving at least two wounded, an AFP photographer and reports said.
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10 Suspects Charged Over Istanbul Bomb Attack
A Turkish court on Sunday charged ten people over the suicide bombing in the heart of Istanbul's tourist district that killed 10 Germans, media reported.
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High Probability ISIS Terrorists Responsible For Istanbul Blast: Officials
There is a high probability that ISIS terrorists were responsible for an explosion in the heart of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet tourist district which killed at least ten people today, two senior Turkish security officials told Reuters.
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Syrian Suicide Bomber Thought To Be Behind Istanbul Blast: Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan
A Syrian suicide bomber is thought to have been responsible for an explosion in the heart of Istanbul's historic tourist district today which killed 10 people including Turks and foreigners, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
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Syrian Bomber Suspected As Blast Kills 10 In Istanbul Tourist Hub: Tayyip Erdogan
A Syrian suicide bomber is thought to be responsible for an attack which killed at least ten people including foreigners in the heart of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet tourist district today, President Tayyip Erdogan said.
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Pipe Bomb Explodes on Overpass Near Istanbul Metro, 5 Injured
Five people were injured when a pipe bomb exploded on an overpass near an Istanbul metro station on Tuesday, the district mayor said, halting some train operations and heightening security fears in Europe's biggest city.
