Turkey

2022-06-06 Turkey Wants to Be Known as ‘Türkiye’

The United Nations confirmed earlier this month that it had accepted a request from Turkey to change the country’s official…

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2020-11-03 Turkish Rescuers Pull Girl from Collapsed Building 4 Days After Earthquake

Rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir have pulled a young girl out alive from the remains of a collapsed…

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2020-07-07 Museum or Mosque? Turkey Debates the Hagia Sofia

In its more than 1,400-year existence, Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has meant many things to many groups of people. The…

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2019-11-07 Many Syrian Refugees in Turkey Do Not Want to Return Home

Many Syrian refugees in Turkey want to stay in the country although Turkey plans to send them back home. Turkish…

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2019-10-30 Turkey Condemns US House Bills on Sanctions, Armenians

Turkey has objected to legislation passed by the United States House of Representatives. The Turkish foreign ministry said it called…

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2016-02-23 Turkey Demands Total US Support Against YPG

Turkey asked the United States for unconditional support in the fight against the Syrian Kurdish YPG. The United States supports the YPG,…

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2015-12-19 Turkey Strengthens Border with Syria

Turkey says it is taking steps to strengthen its border with Syria. But some experts are unsure if the country…

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2015-11-25 Beware of Exploding Turkeys, Say Health Officials

Ask the majority of Americans about the highlight of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, and they think of oven-roasted turkey. But with the…

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2015-10-28 Press Freedom Under Threat in Turkey

A coalition of media rights groups says freedom of the press is under attack in Turkey. The coalition's representatives recently…

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2015-10-18 Report Shows Distrust and Division in Turkey

A new study of public opinion in Turkey shows deep divisions in how the Turkish people view their country and…

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2015-10-16 Turkey Warns US, Russia Not to Arm Kurds in Syria

Turkey is warning the United States and Russia against arming Kurdish fighters in Syria. It says the fighters are linked…

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2015-07-29 Turkey Bombs Kurdish Rebel Targets in Iraq

Until about 10 days ago, the talk around Turkey was whether a coalition government should be formed before early August.…

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2015-05-29 State Limits on Media Raise Concern in Turkey

Turkey will hold elections in June. Before then, a Turkish government lawyer wants to close several TV stations linked to…

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2015-04-22 Turkey’s Atheists Face Threats

Turkey is officially a secular country. But 99 percent of the population is Muslim. Many of these people are deeply religious. The…

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2015-04-13 Turkey Rejects Pope’s Comments on Armenian Genocide

Turkish officials have strongly criticized Pope Francis for his use of the word "genocide" to describe the mass killing of…

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