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Video: Massive Brawl In Turkish Parliament, Blood On Floor As MPs Fight
Video footage showed MPs for the ruling AKP party rushing in to punch Ahmet Sik at the lectern and dozens more joining a melee, some trying to hold others back. Blood spattered the white steps of the speaker's podium.
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Turkey Presents Bill To Get Millions Of Stray Dogs Off The Streets
Turkey's ruling party presented a bill to parliament on Friday that aims to round up millions of stray dogs, a plan that has alarmed animal lovers who say a mass neutering campaign would be a better solution than locking dogs up in shelters.
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Turkey Passes Law to Regulate Social Media Content
Turkey passed a law regulating social media content. It requires foreign social media sites to appoint Turkish-based representatives to address authorities' concerns over content and includes deadlines for removal of material they take exception to.
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Turkey Says Saudi Journalist's Murder "Savagely Planned"
The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside Riyadh's Istanbul consulate was "savagely planned", Turkey's ruling party spokesman said on Monday, the first official indication from Ankara it believes a plot was hatched in advance.
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Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Vows Fight Against Enemies As He Returns To Lead Party
President Tayyip Erdogan pledged to fight Turkey's enemies at home and abroad today ahead of his election as leader of the ruling AK Party, which will make him the first Turk in 70 years to serve simultaneously as head of state and of a political party.
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Turkish Police Kill Two Suspected ISIS Terrorists In Ankara Raid
Turkish police killed two suspected ISIS terrorists in a clash during a raid on an apartment in Ankara overnight, who they believe were planning an attack. The raid came before the ruling AK Party was expected to elect President Tayyip Erdogan as their leader after constitutional reforms approved last month.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Rejoins Turkey Ruling Party After Near 3-Year Absence
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejoined the ruling party on Tuesday after an absence of almost three years, the first major change to come into effect following a controversial vote to boost his powers.
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Turkey Pulls Plug On 20 Radio, TV Channels In Post-Coup Emergency Decree
Turkey has ordered the closure of 20 television and radio stations, including one that airs children's programmes, on charges they spread "terrorist propaganda", adding to fears that emergency rule is being used to stifle the media.
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Car Bomb Hits Eastern Turkish City Of Van, 19 Injured: Ruling Party Lawmaker
A car bomb rocked the eastern Turkish city of Van on Monday, leaving 19 people including two police officers wounded, a ruling party lawmaker said.
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Turkey Ruling Party Orders Clean-Up After Coup Attempt: Report
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has ordered the party to be "cleaned" of supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's arch foe US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, state media reported on Friday.
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Turkey's Ruling Party Orders Purge Of Members Linked To 'Gulenist Terror Group'
Turkey's ruling AK Party today ordered a internal purge of members with links to Fethullah Gulen, the US based cleric whom the government holds responsible for last month's failed coup.
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Turkey Blocks Access To WikiLeaks After Ruling Party Email Dump
Turkey's Internet watchdog has blocked access to the WikiLeaks website in Turkey, it said, after the whistleblower organisation released nearly 3,00,000 emails from the ruling AK Party.
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Turkey's Main Opposition Urges Respect For Rule Of Law In Coup Response
Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) said today the reponse to a failed coup attempt must be conducted within the rule of law and that the plotters and those who helped them must be tried in the courts.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Loyalist To Be Appointed As Turkish PM
Turkey's Transport Minister Binali Yildirim will be formally appointed as head of the ruling party and as the new prime minister on Sunday, strengthening the grip on power of his mentor President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkish Prime Minister To Announce He Is Stepping Down
Turkish media reports say Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will call an emergency convention of his ruling party and announce that he is stepping down as premier, amid a growing rift with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Video: Massive Brawl In Turkish Parliament, Blood On Floor As MPs Fight
Video footage showed MPs for the ruling AKP party rushing in to punch Ahmet Sik at the lectern and dozens more joining a melee, some trying to hold others back. Blood spattered the white steps of the speaker's podium.
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Turkey Presents Bill To Get Millions Of Stray Dogs Off The Streets
Turkey's ruling party presented a bill to parliament on Friday that aims to round up millions of stray dogs, a plan that has alarmed animal lovers who say a mass neutering campaign would be a better solution than locking dogs up in shelters.
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Turkey Passes Law to Regulate Social Media Content
Turkey passed a law regulating social media content. It requires foreign social media sites to appoint Turkish-based representatives to address authorities' concerns over content and includes deadlines for removal of material they take exception to.
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Turkey Says Saudi Journalist's Murder "Savagely Planned"
The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside Riyadh's Istanbul consulate was "savagely planned", Turkey's ruling party spokesman said on Monday, the first official indication from Ankara it believes a plot was hatched in advance.
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Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Vows Fight Against Enemies As He Returns To Lead Party
President Tayyip Erdogan pledged to fight Turkey's enemies at home and abroad today ahead of his election as leader of the ruling AK Party, which will make him the first Turk in 70 years to serve simultaneously as head of state and of a political party.
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Turkish Police Kill Two Suspected ISIS Terrorists In Ankara Raid
Turkish police killed two suspected ISIS terrorists in a clash during a raid on an apartment in Ankara overnight, who they believe were planning an attack. The raid came before the ruling AK Party was expected to elect President Tayyip Erdogan as their leader after constitutional reforms approved last month.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Rejoins Turkey Ruling Party After Near 3-Year Absence
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejoined the ruling party on Tuesday after an absence of almost three years, the first major change to come into effect following a controversial vote to boost his powers.
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Turkey Pulls Plug On 20 Radio, TV Channels In Post-Coup Emergency Decree
Turkey has ordered the closure of 20 television and radio stations, including one that airs children's programmes, on charges they spread "terrorist propaganda", adding to fears that emergency rule is being used to stifle the media.
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Car Bomb Hits Eastern Turkish City Of Van, 19 Injured: Ruling Party Lawmaker
A car bomb rocked the eastern Turkish city of Van on Monday, leaving 19 people including two police officers wounded, a ruling party lawmaker said.
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Turkey Ruling Party Orders Clean-Up After Coup Attempt: Report
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has ordered the party to be "cleaned" of supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's arch foe US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, state media reported on Friday.
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Turkey's Ruling Party Orders Purge Of Members Linked To 'Gulenist Terror Group'
Turkey's ruling AK Party today ordered a internal purge of members with links to Fethullah Gulen, the US based cleric whom the government holds responsible for last month's failed coup.
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Turkey Blocks Access To WikiLeaks After Ruling Party Email Dump
Turkey's Internet watchdog has blocked access to the WikiLeaks website in Turkey, it said, after the whistleblower organisation released nearly 3,00,000 emails from the ruling AK Party.
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Turkey's Main Opposition Urges Respect For Rule Of Law In Coup Response
Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) said today the reponse to a failed coup attempt must be conducted within the rule of law and that the plotters and those who helped them must be tried in the courts.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Loyalist To Be Appointed As Turkish PM
Turkey's Transport Minister Binali Yildirim will be formally appointed as head of the ruling party and as the new prime minister on Sunday, strengthening the grip on power of his mentor President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkish Prime Minister To Announce He Is Stepping Down
Turkish media reports say Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will call an emergency convention of his ruling party and announce that he is stepping down as premier, amid a growing rift with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
