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Turkey's Erdogan rallies supporters in Germany Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rallied thousands of supporters in Germany, weeks before his Islamic-rooted party will contest June parliamentary elections.

11 May 2015 12:47

Foreign leaders congratulate Nursultan Nazarbayev on reelection Foreign leaders have congratulated the Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on his victory in the presidential elections.

29 April 2015 22:00

Mustafa Akinci: new Turkish Cypriot leader seen as dove Mustafa Akinci, who won a run-off for the Turkish Cypriot leadership, is a veteran politician seen as best placed to revive peace talks with the Republic of Cyprus.

27 April 2015 12:59

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 11:09

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 16:32

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 10:04

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 20:19

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 14:47

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 11:44

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 19:51

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 16:37

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 13:32

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 10:57

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 14:42

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 16:12

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 03:20

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 13:16

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 12:26

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 14:44

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 11:59

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