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Shut detention camps, Turkey tells China
The statement follows the reported death in a camp of a prominent musician from the Uighur minority.
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NBA star stands tall against Turkish president, now fears assassination
A day after Turkish prosecutors issued an international warrant for his arrest, NBA star Enes Kanter skipped a game in London, citing fears he could be killed by the Turkish government.
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Turkey’s magical hangover cure
Pickles are an integral staple of Turkish cuisine, and a glass of pickle juice is famed as a quick, tasty and natural cure for even the fiercest of headaches.
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Syrian troops mass at edge of Kurdish town threatened by Turkey
Kurdish appeal for help follows Trump’s surprise decision to pull US military out of Syria
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Turkish forces will cross into Kurdish-held Syria – foreign minister
Despite suggestions of a delay in military campaign, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu insists soldiers will enter
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'I can't breathe': Transcript of recording details Khashoggi's final moments before murder
Dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is heard repeatedly saying “I can’t breathe’’ in the horrific final moments before his death on Oct. 2 in Turkey, according to a report Monday. Khashoggi, a columnist for the Washington Post, did not die as a result of a confrontation gone bad as Saudi Arabian officials have claimed.
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CIA Has Recording of Crown Prince Ordering Khashoggi Silenced, Turkish Media Reports
Prominent Turkish columnist says CIA director Gina Haspel had 'signaled' the existence of the recording in a visit to Ankara.
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Trump administration's reported effort to 'barter' a US resident to convince Turkey to ramp down Khashoggi probe stuns foreign-policy veterans
The White House's reported effort to extradite Fethullah Gulen sheds light on President Trump's efforts to ease rising tensions with Turkey.
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Garbage collectors in Turkey have built a library out of thrown away books
Have you ever seen a book on the side of the road and had an internal crisis about whether to pick it up and risk a deadly infectious disease or leave it to be eaten by rats only to lead to an extremely intelligent rat population that will eventually take over the planet? Either way, it’s a lose-lose situation, death by disease or by genius rats.
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Istanbul Vending Machines Offer Subway Credit for Recycled Bottles and Cans
Istanbul on Wednesday rolled out an alternative currency for commuters who need to top up their subway cards but are short of cash: recyclables. The city is installing “reverse vending machines” at metro stations that allow passengers to add credit to their subway cards simply by inserting a plastic bottle or aluminum can into the machine.
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UN demands 'truth' over missing Saudi
The head of the United Nations has demanded "the truth" over the disappearance of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the BBC he feared such disappearances would happen more regularly and become a "new normal". Mr Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, vanished on 2 October after visiting its consulate in Istanbul.
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Missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have 'recorded his own torture and murder on his Apple Watch'
A missing Saudi journalist may have recorded the moments he was allegedly tortured and killed on his Apple Watch, a Turkish newspaper reported. Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, went missing more than a week ago after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish officials have said they believe the 59-year-old was murdered there by a 15-member Saudi “assassination squad”.
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Turkey 'has recording proving Saudi murder'
Turkish officials have audio and video evidence that shows missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the BBC has been told. Mr Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, has not been seen since he entered the building on 2 October. Turkish intelligence had "documented evidence" of the murder, a source close to the investigation said.
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The secret story behind Turkish delight
Istanbul’s Haci Bekir sweet shop has been selling Turkish delight for two centuries, largely thanks to the business savvy of generations of women.
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Turkey asks to search Saudi consulate amid mystery over vanished journalist
Turkey has asked for permission to search the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul as the mystery over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi deepened.
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Saudi writer 'murdered' in consulate
Fears are growing over missing Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi, after Turkish officials said they believed he had been murdered. Mr Khashoggi, a Saudi national, went missing after visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday. A Turkish official told the BBC that initial investigations indicated he was murdered there.
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16-year-old gets 4.5 years in prison for kissing 13-year-old
A court in the southern province of Antalya has handed down a prison sentence of four years and six months to a 16-year-old boy for kissing 13-year-old girl at school. “The expert report about the high schooler [with the initials] A.K. has emphasized that he had undertaken this action with the impulse of puberty and there was no need about punishment, but the prosecutor and judge did not take this into account.
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Gay refugee couple separated in Turkey now 'free and together' in Canada
A gay couple who fled their home countries so they could be together, only to be forcibly separated in Turkey, have arrived safely in Canada, thanks to the efforts of private refugee sponsors. Alireza, who is from Iran, and his partner and Kiran, who is from India, arrived in Vancouver on Thursday, greeted at the airport by members of the Vancouver Rainbow Refugee group who sponsored them. As It Happens is withholding their full names because their families back home still don't know they are gay.
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Erdogan urges Kyrgyzstan to shut down Gulen network
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged Kyrgyzstan on Saturday to crack down on groups linked to the Fethullah Gulen movement which Ankara blames for a failed 2016 coup, something Bishkek has so far refused to do.
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Turkey mulls bill on jailing parents up to 2 years for refusing to vaccinate children
With an anti-vaccination trend on the rise in Turkey, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) deputy chairman Sefer Aycan proposed a new legislation on Thursday, introducing a minimum mandatory prison sentence for parents who don't vaccinate their children. The MHP's Kahramanmaraş Deputy Aycan proposed to introduce a prison sentence of a minimum six months to two years for such parents or guardians in hopes of eradicating contagion of illnesses like tuberculosis, hepatitis, AIDS and many more.
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