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Australia PM hails Gallipoli soldiers on Anzac Day Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Saturday hailed the sacrifice of the thousands of soldiers from Australia and New Zealand killed in the Battle of Gallipoli.

25 April 2015

Armenians to mark 100 years since Ottoman massacre Armenians worldwide will mark the centenary of an Ottoman massacre of up to 1.5 million of their people on Friday.

24 April 2015

Turkey 'stops Bosnian Serb leader from travelling to Armenia' Turkey stopped Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik's plane from flying over its territory, preventing him from attending a ceremony to mark the centenary of the Armenian genocideю

23 April 2015

Turkey - close and reliable political and economic partner of Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has had a meeting with the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Astana on April 16.

18 April 2015

War of words as Armenians fight for genocide recognition a century on Armenians are still battling to get the World War I slaying of their ancestors recognised as a genocide.

17 April 2015

EU parliament urges Turkey to recognise 'Armenian genocide' The European Parliament urged Turkey to use the centenary of Ottoman-era massacres to "recognise the Armenian genocide".

16 April 2015

President of Turkey to visit Kazakhstan on April 16 President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan on April 16.

15 April 2015

Erdogan vows to brush off any EU parliament genocide decision Turkish President warned Turkey would ignore any decision by the European Parliament qualifying the 1915 killings of Armenians in World War I as genocide.

15 April 2015

Turkey PM slams pope's 'one-sided' Armenia genocide comments Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu lashed out at Pope Francis for "inappropriate" and "one-sided" comments.

13 April 2015

Erdogan son-in-law among Turkey parliament candidates Turkey's main political parties submitted to the election authorities their lists of candidates, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son-in-law among those standing.

08 April 2015

Iran asks Turkish envoy to explain Erdogan comments Iran has asked Turkey's top diplomat in Tehran to explain remarks by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heavily critical of Iran's role in Yemen and the region.

30 March 2015

Kazakhstani fighter Tleuov wins MMA tournament The Royal Plaza Alash Pride vol.3 international tournament in mixed martial arts has ended in Kapshagai near Kazakhstan's Almaty.

25 February 2015

International MMA tournament kicks off in Kazakhstan MMA RPAP vol.3 international tournament has opened on February 20 in Kapshagay, a town near Almaty in Kazakhstan.

21 February 2015

Turkey slams Armenia for halting deal to improve ties Turkey lashed out at Armenian President for his decision to withdraw from parliament a landmark deal aimed at repairing relations between the two nations.

18 February 2015

Turkey's Erdogan says not bothered by 'isolation' on world stage President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted in an interview published he was unconcerned by Turkey's "isolation" on the world stage.

16 February 2015

Orhan Pamuk, anxious observer of the new Turkey Submerged in his new novel, Turkey's Nobel prize laureate Orhan Pamuk gazes out over the city of Istanbul, the main protagonist of his books.

14 February 2015

Turkish leader slams Obama 'silence' in Muslim killings Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized US President Barack Obama's silence over the killing of three Muslim students in North Carolina.

13 February 2015

G20 'determined' to lift growth but rifts remain The world's top 20 economies expressed determination to raise global growth but struggled to overcome divisions over the most suitable methods .

11 February 2015

Erdogan unhappy with Turkish spy chief's resignation Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was unhappy with the decision by powerful intelligence chief Hakan Fidan to resign from his post.

09 February 2015

Hollande urges Turkey to 'break taboos' on Armenia WWI killings French President called on Turkey to take new steps towards the "truth" behind the mass killings of Armenians a century ago, saying "it is time to break the taboos".

29 January 2015

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