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Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia: Monitoring group
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Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia: Monitoring group

Turkey has blocked online encyclopedia Wikipedia, the Turkish telecommunications watchdog said on Saturday, citing a law allowing it to ban…
Turkey arrests American and Briton entering from Syria
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Turkey arrests American and Briton entering from Syria

One American and one British man, allegedly members of the "Islamic State" militant group, IS, were arrested in Turkey after…
Turkey detains 800 people over suspected links to US-based cleric
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Turkey detains 800 people over suspected links to US-based cleric

Turkish authorities detained 800 people overnight suspected of links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, security sources said on Wednesday, in…
Council of Europe warns of rising media self-censorship
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Council of Europe warns of rising media self-censorship

Journalists are increasingly resorting to self-censorship to avoid falling foul of the authorities in the face of physical and psychological…
Turkey says European rights court has no jurisdiction over referendum
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Turkey says European rights court has no jurisdiction over referendum

Turkey's justice minister said on Thursday that any opposition challenge to a referendum that expanded President Tayyip Erdogan's powers would…
European leaders respond cautiously to Turkey vote
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European leaders respond cautiously to Turkey vote

Germany said on Monday the close result in Turkey's referendum on expanding Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's powers was a big…
Erdogan declares referendum victory, opponents plan challenge
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Erdogan declares referendum victory, opponents plan challenge

President Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in a referendum on Sunday to grant him sweeping powers in the biggest overhaul of…
Turks vote in historic referendum on expanding Erdogan’s power
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Turks vote in historic referendum on expanding Erdogan’s power

Turks began voting in a hotly contested referendum on Sunday that could place sweeping new powers in the hands of…
Suspect in Russia metro bombing was deported from Turkey: Turkish official
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Suspect in Russia metro bombing was deported from Turkey: Turkish official

Akbarzhon Jalilov, the man Russian police suspect of blowing up a St Petersburg metro carriage, entered Turkey in late 2015…
4 hurt in explosion in mainly-Kurdish city in Turkey: reports
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4 hurt in explosion in mainly-Kurdish city in Turkey: reports

At least four people were injured and one person was trapped beneath debris following an explosion Tuesday that occurred inside…
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