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ANKARA (Reuters) - A prominent figure in the Chechen diaspora in Turkey was shot at his Ankara office late on Wednesday, a North Caucasus refugee association said, the latest in a series of killings of Chechens and their sympathizers in the country in recent years. Many refugees and separatists have settled in Turkey from Russia`s North Caucasus, which fought two bloody wars with Moscow in the 1990s, including opponents of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, an ex-rebel turned Kremlin loyalist, and the brother of Moscow`s most-wanted militant leader Doku Umarov. ...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 16:25 |
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By Jonathon Burch ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has shut its side of the last border crossing with Syria still controlled by President Bashar al-Assad`s government, stepping up security following two deadly bombings this month. Fifty-one people were killed when twin car bombs ripped through the Turkish border town of Reyhanli in the southern province of Hatay on May 11, deepening fears that Syria`s civil war was dragging in neighboring states. Turkey has accused Syria of involvement in the attacks, but Damascus has denied any role. ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 19:28 |
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ANKARA (Reuters) - More than 100 senior Turkish army officers face prosecution demands they spend the rest of their lives in jail for their alleged role in toppling Turkey`s first Islamist-led government 16 years ago, a Turkish TV channel reported on Wednesday. The investigation into former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan`s 1997 ouster is the latest in a series of judicial cases targeting the once all-powerful Turkish military, whose influence has been curbed sharply in the last decade. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, in power for the last 10 years, was a member of Erbakan`s Islamist party. ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 15:44 |
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By Jonathon Burch ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has shut its side of the last border crossing with Syria still controlled by President Bashar al-Assad`s government, stepping up security following two deadly bombings this month. Fifty-one people were killed when twin car bombs ripped through the Turkish border town of Reyhanli in the southern province of Hatay on May 11, heightening fears that Syria`s civil war was dragging in neighboring states. Turkey has accused Syria of involvement in the attacks. Damascus has denied any role. ...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:29 |
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A hot air balloon collided with another balloon mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey and crashed to the ground on Monday, killing two Brazilian tourists and injuring 23 other people on board, officials said.
Monday, May 20, 2013 12:17 |
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Two hot air balloons collided mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey on Monday, causing one of them to crash to the ground, officials said. One Brazilian tourist was killed while 24 other people on board were injured.
Monday, May 20, 2013 12:01 |
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An official says a hot air balloon has crashed in central Turkey, killing one person and injuring 24 others on board.
Monday, May 20, 2013 08:12 |
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An official says a hot air balloon has crashed in central Turkey, killing one person and injuring 24 others on board.
Monday, May 20, 2013 07:54 |
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By Paul Taylor PARIS (Reuters) - Turkey`s achievement of investment-grade status crowns a decade of rapid growth, financial stability and political reform by a `tiger` economy on the seam of Europe and Asia, but the rising power still faces pitfalls in a dangerous neighborhood. Moody`s Investors Service raised its rating on Ankara`s sovereign bonds to Baa3, or investment grade, from Ba1 late on Thursday, following in the footsteps of Fitch credit ratings agency, which took that step last November. ...
Friday, May 17, 2013 17:39 |
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Officials say a container of fuel being smuggled into Turkey from Syria has exploded, killing 10 people.
Friday, May 17, 2013 16:53 |
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