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Kazakhstani singer Luina fails to advance to Rising Star Turkiye final
Kazakhstan’s popular singer Luina has been eliminated from Rising Star Turkiye singing contest.
25 September 2015
Syrian transition could include Assad: Turkey's Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a fierce critic of Bashar al-Assad, suggested for the first time that the Syrian president could have a role to play in a future political transition.
25 September 2015
Kazakhstan's singer Luina advances in Rising Star Turkiye show
Kazakhstan's popular singer Luina, who is taking part in Rising Star Turkiye show, has made it to the third round of the competition.
21 September 2015
Eurasian International Film Festival: from child marriage to art fantasy
10 feature films have made it in the competition program of the 11th Eurasian International Film Festival (EIFF).
21 September 2015
Over 100,000 acclaim Erdogan at Istanbul rally against "terrorism"
More than 100,000 people attended an "anti-terrorism" rally in Istanbul Sunday to back President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's controversial offensive against Kurdish rebels.
21 September 2015
Bulgaria deploying up to 1,000 troops at Turkish border
Bulgaria began deploying up to 1,000 troops to buttress its southeastern border with Turkey as hundreds of migrants remained stranded for a third day on the Turkish side.
17 September 2015
Hundreds of Greece-bound refugees blocked in Turkey for second day
Around 1,000 refugees remained stranded in the northwestern Turkish city of Edirne, near the Greek border, after being barred by Turkish authorities.
16 September 2015
Turkey hunts PKK in Iraq as nationalist violence spreads
Turkish forces crossed into Iraq to pursue Kurdish militants after dozens were killed in the deadliest attacks for years, as protesters assailed offices of the main pro-Kurdish party in a night of nationalist-tinged violence.
09 September 2015
Turkey PM vows to 'wipe out PKK terrorists' after deadly attack
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vowed to "wipe out" Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants from their mountain strongholds after 16 soldiers were killed in a rebel attack.
08 September 2015
Turkish PM slams refugee policy of 'Christian fortress Europe'
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu criticised the "ridiculously small" share of refugees the EU is accepting, labelling the continent the "Christian fortress Europe."
07 September 2015
Kazakhstan's popular singer takes part in Rising Star Turkiye contest
Kazakhstan’s popular singer Luina has taken part in Turkish Rising Star singing competition, which is based on an Israeli interactive reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa (The Next Star).
04 September 2015
Migrants using fake Syrian passports to enter EU: Frontex
A market in fake Syrian passports has sprung up, particularly in Turkey, to help migrants and refugees enter the EU, the head of Europe's border agency Frontex said.
01 September 2015
Erdogan's gamble may not solve Turkey poll impass
Less than five months after the last legislative elections, Turks on November 1 will vote again in one of the biggest gambles of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political career.
01 September 2015
Erdogan urges Turkey to choose 'stability' in November polls
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turkey to vote for "stability" in November 1 polls, as three pro-Kurdish MPs were invited into a caretaker government in an unprecedented move.
27 August 2015
Turkey's Erdogan officially calls snap elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called snap polls after his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) failed to form a coalition government with the opposition.
25 August 2015
Turkey to hold snap polls on Nov 1: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced he would call snap elections likely to be held on November 1, after coalition talks failed in an unprecedented political impasse.
22 August 2015
Turkey's risky offensive can weaken but won't destroy PKK: analysts
Turkey's almost month-long campaign of air strikes against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Turkish southeast and northern Iraq will weaken but cannot destroy the Kurdish militant group.
21 August 2015
Kazakhstan listed in Top 10 World's Riskiest Sovereign Debt?
Kazakhstan has been put on the map of the world's riskiest sovereign debt by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Really?
20 August 2015
Turkey PM formally gives up on coalition as polls loom
Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu informed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan he had failed to form a coalition government, paving the way for new general elections just months after June polls.
19 August 2015
Pro-IS video urges Turks to rise up against 'traitor' Erdogan
A pro-Islamic State jihadist video has urged Turks to rise up against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accusing him of being a traitor who has sided with the United States and Kurdish militants.
19 August 2015