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News Anchor Pauses Live Interview, Asks Producer To Call Her Mother During Istanbul Earthquake
Visibly shaken and anxious, presenter Meltem Bozbeyoglu asked her producer to contact her mother, as tremors rocked the studio in Istanbul.
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51 Aftershocks Follow Powerful 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake In Istanbul
More than 50 aftershocks rocked the Istanbul region after a powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Sea of Marmara just to the south of Turkey's biggest city on Wednesday, the interior minister said.
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Strong Earthquake Of 6.2 Magnitude Strikes Istanbul
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul on Wednesday, Turkey's AFAD disaster agency said, one of the strongest quakes to strike the city of 16 million in recent years.
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Rs 500 For A Banana: Istanbul Airport Named World's Most Expensive By Travellers
Turkey’s primary airport is charging £15 (Rs 1,697) for a beer and £5 (Rs 565) for one banana.
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Opinion | Turkey: History Comes Back To Bite Erdogan
In 1998, while still mayor of Istanbul, Erdogan was arrested on charges of inciting racial hatred and spent four months in jail. His arrest only made him more popular and brought him to the national stage.
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"Threat To Public Order": Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Covering Protests
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
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Thousands Protest In Turkey Over Erdogan Rival's Arrest, Over 1,500 Detained
Vast crowds have defied a protest ban to hit the streets daily since the March 19 arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
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Turkey Protesters Fill Streets, Defying Erdogan's Crackdown
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a decade, defying a crackdown that has seen almost 1,500 arrested including an AFP journalist.
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Explained: Turkey Tense As President's Main Rival Jailed, Protests Flare Up
Turkey is witnessing the worst street unrest in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul's embattled mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential opposition candidate in the upcoming Turkish presidential election against incumbent President Erdogan.
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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's Main Rival, Jailed Pending Trial
The court said Imamoglu and at least 20 others were jailed as part of a corruption investigation.
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"Immoral, Baseless": Istanbul Mayor As Thousands Protest His Arrest
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest -- for "terrorism" and "corruption" -- came just days before he was to have been formally named as the main opposition candidate in the 2028 presidential race.
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Protests Against Turkey's Erdogan Intensify Over Istanbul Mayor's Arrest
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul late Friday to protest the arrest of the city's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, defying a warning from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey would not tolerate "street terrorism".
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Turkey Detains President's Main Election Rival, Sparking Protests
Turkish police detained Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, Wednesday over graft and terrorism allegations, prompting outrage from the opposition which slammed it as a politically-motivated "coup".
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Turkey Police Detain Istanbul Mayor, Erdogan's Main Rival
Turkish police raided the home of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Wednesday, detaining him over a corruption probe in a move denounced by the main opposition CHP party as a "coup".
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Turkey Issues Fake Alcohol Warning After More Than 100 People Die From Poisoning In Tourist Hotspots
Turkey has issued a warning to avoid bootleg alcohol in the country after around 103 people were reported to have been fatally poisoned in two major cities since the new year.
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News Anchor Pauses Live Interview, Asks Producer To Call Her Mother During Istanbul Earthquake
Visibly shaken and anxious, presenter Meltem Bozbeyoglu asked her producer to contact her mother, as tremors rocked the studio in Istanbul.
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51 Aftershocks Follow Powerful 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake In Istanbul
More than 50 aftershocks rocked the Istanbul region after a powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Sea of Marmara just to the south of Turkey's biggest city on Wednesday, the interior minister said.
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Strong Earthquake Of 6.2 Magnitude Strikes Istanbul
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul on Wednesday, Turkey's AFAD disaster agency said, one of the strongest quakes to strike the city of 16 million in recent years.
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Rs 500 For A Banana: Istanbul Airport Named World's Most Expensive By Travellers
Turkey’s primary airport is charging £15 (Rs 1,697) for a beer and £5 (Rs 565) for one banana.
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Opinion | Turkey: History Comes Back To Bite Erdogan
In 1998, while still mayor of Istanbul, Erdogan was arrested on charges of inciting racial hatred and spent four months in jail. His arrest only made him more popular and brought him to the national stage.
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"Threat To Public Order": Turkey Deports BBC Reporter Covering Protests
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
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Thousands Protest In Turkey Over Erdogan Rival's Arrest, Over 1,500 Detained
Vast crowds have defied a protest ban to hit the streets daily since the March 19 arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.
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Turkey Protesters Fill Streets, Defying Erdogan's Crackdown
Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of Istanbul on Tuesday after a week of the biggest protests to hit Turkey in over a decade, defying a crackdown that has seen almost 1,500 arrested including an AFP journalist.
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Explained: Turkey Tense As President's Main Rival Jailed, Protests Flare Up
Turkey is witnessing the worst street unrest in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul's embattled mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential opposition candidate in the upcoming Turkish presidential election against incumbent President Erdogan.
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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Erdogan's Main Rival, Jailed Pending Trial
The court said Imamoglu and at least 20 others were jailed as part of a corruption investigation.
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"Immoral, Baseless": Istanbul Mayor As Thousands Protest His Arrest
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest -- for "terrorism" and "corruption" -- came just days before he was to have been formally named as the main opposition candidate in the 2028 presidential race.
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Protests Against Turkey's Erdogan Intensify Over Istanbul Mayor's Arrest
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul late Friday to protest the arrest of the city's opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, defying a warning from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey would not tolerate "street terrorism".
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Turkey Detains President's Main Election Rival, Sparking Protests
Turkish police detained Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, Wednesday over graft and terrorism allegations, prompting outrage from the opposition which slammed it as a politically-motivated "coup".
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Turkey Police Detain Istanbul Mayor, Erdogan's Main Rival
Turkish police raided the home of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Wednesday, detaining him over a corruption probe in a move denounced by the main opposition CHP party as a "coup".
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Turkey Issues Fake Alcohol Warning After More Than 100 People Die From Poisoning In Tourist Hotspots
Turkey has issued a warning to avoid bootleg alcohol in the country after around 103 people were reported to have been fatally poisoned in two major cities since the new year.
