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Police clash anew with Istanbul protesters
Turkish police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon as they dispersed several thousand demonstrators who had gathered anew in central Istanbul in the latest flare-up of protests.
24 June 2013
Germany-Turkey tensions flare over EU bid
Amid a sharp spike in tensions between Turkey and the EU, Berlin and Ankara summoned each other's ambassadors in tit-for-tat moves Friday as fresh obstacles to the Turkish bid to join the bloc emerged.
22 June 2013
Syria's sectarian war causes Hamas split: analysts
Syria's civil war has caused a split within Hamas over whether to cling to Shiite backers Damascus, Tehran and Hezbollah or side with Sunni allies such as Qatar, Egypt and Turkey.
21 June 2013
Turkey warns it may use army to end protest unrest
Turkey warned on Monday it may bring in the army to help quell nearly three weeks of nationwide anti-government protests as two major union federations went on strike over police violence against demonstrators.
18 June 2013
Turkey PM says 'duty' to oust protesters as clashes rage
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday told a crowd of more than 100,000 supporters it was his "duty" to order a crackdown on an Istanbul protest park.
17 June 2013
Turkey PM in emergency talks as protesters defy 'last warning'
Turkish protest leaders went into emergency talks with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday.
14 June 2013
Turkey PM floats referendum to end Istanbul park protest
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would consider holding a referendum on plans to redevelop an Istanbul park that have sparked nationwide protests.
13 June 2013
Kazakhstan tourist dies at jeep safari in Turkey
Kazakhstan citizen died during a jeep safari in Turkey.
13 June 2013
Uneasy calm in Turkey's riot square after violence
An uneasy calm returned to Istanbul's protest square early Wednesday after running clashes between riot police and protesters.
12 June 2013
Nigmatulin meets Turkish president in Ankara
Chairman of Kazakhstan’s Majilis Nurlan Nigmatulin has met with Turkish President Abdullah Gül during TÜRKPA events in Ankara.
11 June 2013
Turkey PM to meet protest leaders as demos go on
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday agreed to meet with protest leaders whose mass anti-government demonstrations have rocked the country.
11 June 2013
Turkish Pegasus to bring Kazakhstan tourists from Turkey
169 Kazakhstan tourists who are stuck in Antalya because of Sky Airlines bankruptcy will be transported to Aktobe by Turkish Pegasus.
11 June 2013
Turkey PM patience 'has limit' as protest violence flares
Turkey's defiant Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told supporters his patience "has a limit" as police fired tear gas and jets of water at demonstrators in unrelenting protests against his government's decade-long rule.
10 June 2013
Transportation of tourists from Turkey to cost Kazakhstan $1 million
The first group Kazakhstan tourists who could not leave Turkey because of the airline's bankruptcy came back to Kazakhstan on June 9.
10 June 2013
Turkey PM urges end to protests, tells supporters to 'go home'
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an immediate end to mass protests against his rule Friday, but urged supporters to "go home" after they staged a major show of strength welcoming him back from an overseas trip.
08 June 2013
Airline bancruptcy gives extra vacation days to 1,000 Kazakhstan tourists in Turkey
Around 1,000 Kazakhstan citizens cannot leave Antalya, Turkey, because of the Turkish air company's bankruptcy.
07 June 2013
Turkey tourism takes a hit but visitors shrug off unrest
Hotel reservations may be down after a week of violent mass protests in Turkey, but plucky tourists on the ground have taken the unrest in their stride.
07 June 2013
Turkey defends democratic credentials as tear gas flies
Turkey's embattled government insisted on Wednesday it was "not a second-class democracy" even as police tear-gassed protesters massed in the streets calling for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to quit.
06 June 2013
West nurtures 'silent hope' Turkey protests can bring reform
Caught off-guard by the massive protests erupting in Turkey, the country's Western partners have roundly condemned the use of excessive violence.
05 June 2013