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Erdogan clears first hurdle to be the iron man'

Constitutional commission clears plans for executive presidential system, long sought by Erdogan and Turkey's ruling AK...

31 Dec 2016 2:30 AM IST

A total of 1984 people were injured, they found, of whom 53 (three percent) died. (Photo: Pixabay)

Rubber bullets are not safe: study

This discussion does not in any way suggest that other weapons are safer.

19 Dec 2017 12:06 PM IST

Thanksgiving turkey with orange and sage

Daughter plans to eat her dead mum for Christmas

Woman who has been eating her mum's ashes since she died in May will have her again for Xmas lunch by sprinkling her...

18 Dec 2017 9:59 AM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo: AFP)

Turkey's sultan to add to volatility in Mideast

Mr Erdogan's drifting away from European liberal values will have inevitable consequences.

19 April 2017 1:54 AM IST

Legend has it that St Nicholas, who is depicted with a white beard in icons and was said to have died in 343 AD. (Photo: Pixabay)

Did Santa really exist? Ancient relic offers new clue

Oxford University researchers analysed a micro-sample of a pelvis fragment and found that it dated back to the fourth...

6 Dec 2017 5:16 PM IST

The ruins are thought to be those of a fortress built by the Uratu civilization, which flourished in the Iron Age. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ancient 3,000 years old castle discovered in Turkey's lake

The remarkable ruins are part of an extensive site which stretches roughly a kilometre.

6 Dec 2017 3:10 PM IST

The man (and his food) behind the meme. (Photo: Alfea Jamal)

#SaltBae: Saying goodbye to the man and the meme that kickstarted 2017

More than just a social media phenomenon.

6 Dec 2017 1:12 PM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledges supporters prior to deliver a speech at the Presidential Palace in Ankara. (Photo: AFP)

How Erdogan should use his new power in Turkey

Supporters of the referendum believe that through his authoritarian tactics, Erdogan will protect Turkey from Islamic...

21 April 2017 1:35 AM IST

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Turkey has blocked access to Wikipedia, here's why

A block on all language editions of the Wikipedia website was detected at 8:00am (5:00am GMT) on 29th, monitoring group...

30 April 2017 11:04 AM IST

Mevlut Mert Altintas has been identified at the shooter. (Photo: AP)

Mevlut Mert Altintas: The sharp-suited Turkish cop who killed Russian...

He also threatened terrified spectators, yelling "Allahu Akbar" and saying that the murder was vengeance for Russia's...

20 Dec 2016 1:17 PM IST

A man identified as Mevlut Mert Altintas shouts after shooting Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey. (Photo: AP)

'Don't forget Aleppo. Don't forget Syria': Turkish cop shoots dead...

The attacker shouted 'Allahu Akbar' and then talked about pledging allegiance to jihad in Arabic.

20 Dec 2016 8:07 AM IST