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Turkey threatens to ban social media sites

Turkish Priminister ready to ban sites such as Facebook after damaging leaks  
The Turkish Prime Minister says he is ready to block sites like You Tube and Facebook as he tries to curb the wave of damaging disclosures fuelling new allegations of corruption
07 Mar 2014
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Turkey bans Nymphomaniac over nudity

Nymphomaniac  
Danish director Lars Von Trier's controversial film Nymphomaniac is banned in Turkey over sex scenes and nudity
04 Mar 2014
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Parliament bans schools linked to Erdogan rival

Many of the schools targeted are run by Fethullah Gulan, an Islamic cleric who Mr Erdogan accuses of running a covert campaign to topple him  
The private preparatory schools are a major source of income for cleric who Erdogan says has invented corruption claims against him
01 Mar 2014
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Turkish prime minister targeted in second incriminating audio tape

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey  
Mr Erdogan said a similar post on the video-sharing site on Monday was fake
26 Feb 2014

Turkish PM concedes government phones are tapped

Turkey's prime minister has said tapes purporting to be conversations with his son over money are a 'shameless montage'
25 Feb 2014

Erdogan cries foul over money tapes leak implicating son

Turkey prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan meeting with security officials after 'coup plot' tapes of phone calls with his son emerges
25 Feb 2014

Turkey PM says incriminating tapes are fake

In the recordings two people alleged to be Mr Erdogan and his son are heard discussing means of getting rid of large amounts of cash
25 Feb 2014

'Turkey is more than a country'

Books Turkey has followed a turbulent path in recent years. It is like an oddball relative, and understanding it a lifelong effort, says Elif Shafak
4 out of 5 stars
23 Feb 2014
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Turkey in eye of emerging market storm

Hedge funds close in on countries with the worst current account profiles and Turkey is looking naked
17 Feb 2014
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On the campaign trail with Erdogan's Istanbul rival

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not only facing the most serious crisis of his 11-year leadership. His slipping popularity also means he faces the possibility of humiliation in his own back yard - with defeat for his candidate in elections for the mayor of Istanbul
16 Feb 2014
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Ukraine investigates Sochi 'hijack attempt' for terror links

Ukrainian authorities are questioning a man who claimed he had a bomb and tried to force a plane to land in Sochi in an "advanced state of drunkenness"
08 Feb 2014

Bomb threat forces Ukraine plane to land after hijack attempt

A flight from Ukraine has landed safely in Turkey after a passenger reportedly attempted to hijack the plane and force it to divert to Sochi
07 Feb 2014

Ferry crashes onto shore in Turkey

A ferry makes a dramatic final docking by crashing into land at speed, before being taken apart after 24 years of service
01 Feb 2014

Argentina is no danger to the world - but the eurozone is

Emerging markets are making bad headlines, but it is the eurozone that is in a really poor way, says Jeremy Warner
31 Jan 2014
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Turkey faces 'war' within its borders as PM cracks down on opponents

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is firing judges, sacking policemen and raising concerns about the fragility of the country's democracy according to diplomats and academics
23 Jan 2014

Turkey continues with huge purge of judges

Turkish prime minister refuses to backdown from controversial moves against judiciary and security services
22 Jan 2014

Christians called to 'martyrdom' says Welby

Modern Christians are "called" to suffer and even die for the faith in a new era of 'martyrdom', says Archbishop of Canterbury
14 Jan 2014

Muslim attitudes to headscarfs revealed

A survey has shown what level of cover is regarded as acceptable in different Muslim-majority countries
10 Jan 2014

Epiphany celebrations

Christians across Europe celebrate the feast of Epiphany.
06 Jan 2014

Erdogan blames 'foreign-backed' elements for dirty plot against Turkey

Turkish prime minister uses New Year address to tackle allegations of ruling party corruption
01 Jan 2014

Turkey lashes out at EU 'interference' in corruption scandal

Recip Tayyep Erdogan's embattled government rejects EU criticism of its handling of investigation
29 Dec 2013

Turkey's politicians, gold dealer and the pop star

Recip Tayyip Erdogan's formula for success has returned to haunt him as a corruption probe threatens to bring his empire down
29 Dec 2013

Turkey PM Erdogan's party turn on him as corruption probe deepens

More ministers resign as army says it will 'not be dragged into politics'
27 Dec 2013

Turkish PM Erdogan struggles to hold on to job as corruption scandal widens

Turkey’s embattled prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is struggling to hold on to his position as his son became the latest high-profile figure named in a widening corruption investigation
26 Dec 2013

Turkey PM faces resignation call as three ministers quit in corruption scandal

Three members of Turkey's cabinet have resigned over a high-level corruption scandal, and one called on Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to follow suit
25 Dec 2013
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Protestors clash with Turkish riot polic...Protestors clash with Turkish riot policemen during a protest against the demolition of Taksim Gezi Park on May 31, 2013, in Taksim quarter of Istanbul. Police reportedly used tear gas on early May 31 to disperse a group, who were standing guard in Gezi Parki to prevent the Istanbul metropolitan municipality from demolishing the last remaining green public space in the center of Istanbul as a part of a major renewal project of Taksim. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILICBULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images  

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