News about Turkey

British journalists shot and beaten in Syria kidnapping Two British journalists were recovering in Turkey on Thursday after being shot and beaten by rebel kidnappers while covering the Syrian conflict, the Times reported.
15 May 2014 13:21
Military brass bands parade to take place in Astana The second international festival of military brass bands will take place in Astana on May 21-25, 2014.
14 May 2014 15:42
Turkey mine blast kills at least 201, hundreds trapped At least 201 people were killed and hundreds more remained trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in western Turkey, the government said Wednesday, warning that rescue efforts faced a race against time.
14 May 2014 10:19
Turkey court hears witnesses in police murder trial A Turkish court heard testimony on Monday that eight men, including four police officers, pummelled a teenage protester to death with baseball bats and truncheons during anti-government demonstrations last year.
13 May 2014 11:27
Brutal child murders spark outrage in Turkey Several brutal murders of children have sparked outrage across Turkey, prompting calls to bring back the death penalty and leading the government to stiffen sentences for child killers.
06 May 2014 11:39
Step aboard Orient Express for journey back in time The Orient Express lets out a whistle and a chug, just as it did 130 years ago when it pulled out of Paris's Gare de Strasbourg on its inaugural journey to Istanbul.
22 April 2014 10:35
Kazakhstan and Turkey agree on 16 additional flights The Kazakhstan Transport Ministry has arranged for 16 additional flights a week to Turkey for the summer season.
21 April 2014 22:03
Twitter blocks two accounts on its Turkish network Twitter blocked two accounts on Sunday that had been used to spread corruption allegations against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his government and his inner circle.
21 April 2014 10:43
Historic mass in Turkish-held north Cyprus 'like a miracle' With a nighttime procession lit by the glimmer of devotional candles and the flash of smartphone cameras, a church in Turkish-held northern Cyprus hosted its first Easter mass in nearly 60 years.
20 April 2014 11:40
Eight drown as immigrant boat sinks off Turkey Eight people died, including a child, and five others were missing on Wednesday after a boat carrying migrants towards Greece capsized off western Turkey, local media reported.
17 April 2014 13:52
Turkey bans YouTube after Syria security talk leaked Turkey banned YouTube after the video-sharing website was used to spread damaging leaked audio files from a state security meeting debating possible military action in Syria.
28 March 2014 10:31
Turkey ruling party accused of copyright breaching by Kazakh composer Kazakhstan composer Arslanbek Sultanbekov has accused the Turkish ruling party of breaching his copyright.
23 March 2014 19:06
Erdogan's regime hit with new recording of alleged corruption Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's regime, mired in a corruption scandal, suffered a new blow on Sunday with the online release of another allegedly incriminating phone call involving an ex-minister and a businessman.
10 March 2014 23:26
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana to perform chartered flights to Turkey The reason behind the decision to start chartered flights is lowering demand for direct and transit flights both within Kazakhstan and to Russia and Ukraine.
07 March 2014 16:28
Turkey PM says YouTube, Facebook could be banned Turkey's embattled prime minister has warned that his government could ban social media networks YouTube and Facebook after a raft of online leaks added momentum to a spiralling corruption scandal.
07 March 2014 15:22
Turkey frees all suspects in corruption probe A Turkish court on Friday released the last five suspects, including the sons of two ministers, detained in a corruption probe that has struck at the heart of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government.
01 March 2014 11:42
80 Kazakhstan travel agencies to claim damages from Turkish companies 78 Kazakhstan travel agencies have requested the General Prosecutor's Office to assist them in claiming damages from Turkish companies over disrupted tours in 2013.
27 February 2014 13:11
Nazarbayev talks with Turkish President President Nursultan Nazarbayev has had a telephone conversation with Turkish President Abdullah Gul.
15 February 2014 16:08
Turkey election candidate slain before vote A ruling party candidate in Turkish local elections next month has been killed in an armed attack in Istanbul.
13 February 2014 17:12
Energy is 'game changer' in new Cyprus peace drive Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders meet Tuesday to relaunch talks on ending the island's division after a nearly two-year break, with optimism that the energy card could provide a breakthrough.
11 February 2014 14:58
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