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Turkey Restores Access to Instagram after Nine-Day Block
Turkey has restored access to Instagram after the company agreed to cooperate with authorities to address the government's concerns. Instagram was blocked in Turkey on August 2 for not complying with the country's laws, rules, and public sensitivities.
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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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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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2023's Biggest Headlines For India And The World
2023 was a year of big news events for India and the world. The year saw India enter the elite space club with the success of its mission to the moon, and grab the international spotlight by successfully organising the G20 summit
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63 Injured During Anti-Israel Protest In Turkey: Report
Dozens of people, including police officers, were injured during anti-Israel protests in Istanbul after a deadly strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip, authorities said Wednesday.
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McDonald's Comes Under Fire For Giving Free Meals To Israeli Soldiers
Following the food giant's move to provide free food to the Israeli troops, protests erupted in Lebanon on October 13.
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Jack Dorsey Says Twitter Was Threatened With Shutdown in India; MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Denies Claim
Twitter was threatened with shut down in India, Nigeria and Turkey unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, with India wanting to curb journalists' and protesters' use of the social media platform, co-founder Jack Dorsey said on Monday. The Indian government has denied Dorsey's claim, calling it an "outright lie."
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22-Year-Old YouTube Star Killed By Father, Iraqis Call For Protest To Demand Justice
The death of a 22-year-old social media influencer in Iraq has sparked outrage over the ongoing culture of "honour killing" in the country.
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Thousands Of Protestors Join Global Outcry Over Violence Against Women
Thousands of protesters hit the streets of Europe and Latin America on Thursday to demand an end to violence against women, with police in Turkey firing teargas to disperse the demonstrators.
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Turkey Police Use Pepper Gas To Break Up 'Violence Against Women' Protest
Riot police fired pepper gas to disperse demonstrators who gathered in Istanbul on Thursday to protest violence against women, some chanting "government resign", nearly five months after Turkey withdrew from a treaty on the issue.
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A Dam In Turkey Will Soon Submerge One Of The World's Most Ancient Towns
The time had finally come for Ramsiz Alcin to leave, generations after her ancestors settled in this ancient town on the Tigris, decades after the state proposed building a dam down river and after years of protests that had ultimately failed to stop it. The dam would leave Hasankeyf almost totally submerged.
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France, Germany Halt Arms Exports To Turkey Over Syria Offensive
France and Germany on Saturday suspended arms exports to Turkey over its offensive into Syria against Kurdish fighters, as protesters denounced Ankara at rallies in several European cities.
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Turkish Police Fire Tear Gas At May Day Demonstrators In Istanbul
Police in Istanbul fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a group of May Day demonstrators on Monday, a Reuters witness said, as authorities detained more than 200 people at protests around the city.
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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 Restores Access to Instagram after Nine-Day Block
Turkey has restored access to Instagram after the company agreed to cooperate with authorities to address the government's concerns. Instagram was blocked in Turkey on August 2 for not complying with the country's laws, rules, and public sensitivities.
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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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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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2023's Biggest Headlines For India And The World
2023 was a year of big news events for India and the world. The year saw India enter the elite space club with the success of its mission to the moon, and grab the international spotlight by successfully organising the G20 summit
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63 Injured During Anti-Israel Protest In Turkey: Report
Dozens of people, including police officers, were injured during anti-Israel protests in Istanbul after a deadly strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip, authorities said Wednesday.
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McDonald's Comes Under Fire For Giving Free Meals To Israeli Soldiers
Following the food giant's move to provide free food to the Israeli troops, protests erupted in Lebanon on October 13.
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Jack Dorsey Says Twitter Was Threatened With Shutdown in India; MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Denies Claim
Twitter was threatened with shut down in India, Nigeria and Turkey unless it complied with orders to restrict accounts, with India wanting to curb journalists' and protesters' use of the social media platform, co-founder Jack Dorsey said on Monday. The Indian government has denied Dorsey's claim, calling it an "outright lie."
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22-Year-Old YouTube Star Killed By Father, Iraqis Call For Protest To Demand Justice
The death of a 22-year-old social media influencer in Iraq has sparked outrage over the ongoing culture of "honour killing" in the country.
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Thousands Of Protestors Join Global Outcry Over Violence Against Women
Thousands of protesters hit the streets of Europe and Latin America on Thursday to demand an end to violence against women, with police in Turkey firing teargas to disperse the demonstrators.
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Turkey Police Use Pepper Gas To Break Up 'Violence Against Women' Protest
Riot police fired pepper gas to disperse demonstrators who gathered in Istanbul on Thursday to protest violence against women, some chanting "government resign", nearly five months after Turkey withdrew from a treaty on the issue.
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A Dam In Turkey Will Soon Submerge One Of The World's Most Ancient Towns
The time had finally come for Ramsiz Alcin to leave, generations after her ancestors settled in this ancient town on the Tigris, decades after the state proposed building a dam down river and after years of protests that had ultimately failed to stop it. The dam would leave Hasankeyf almost totally submerged.
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France, Germany Halt Arms Exports To Turkey Over Syria Offensive
France and Germany on Saturday suspended arms exports to Turkey over its offensive into Syria against Kurdish fighters, as protesters denounced Ankara at rallies in several European cities.
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Turkish Police Fire Tear Gas At May Day Demonstrators In Istanbul
Police in Istanbul fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up a group of May Day demonstrators on Monday, a Reuters witness said, as authorities detained more than 200 people at protests around the city.
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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.
