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Turkey recreates 5,000-year-old loaf of bread
AFP, Published on 28/05/2025
» ESKISEHIR — In the early Bronze Age, a piece of bread was buried beneath the threshold of a newly built house in what is today central Turkey.
More than 340 held after mass protests in Turkey
AFP, Published on 22/03/2025
» ISTANBUL - More than 340 people were arrested following Turkey's biggest street protests in over a decade sparked by the detention of Istanbul's powerful opposition mayor, a minister said on Saturday.
Istanbul's mayor still held as new rally called
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» ISTANBUL - Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, remained in police custody Thursday over graft and terror allegations after being held the day before, as his party called for more protests in Turkey's largest city.
'Living in dictatorship': Istanbul mayor's arrest sparks anger
AFP, Published on 19/03/2025
» ISTANBUL - "We're living in a dictatorship," said Kuzey, an Istanbul shopkeeper after police detained the city's popular opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on corruption allegations.
'Animals are thirsty': Dust and bones on Turkey's shrinking lake
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» VAN (TURKEY) - Shepherd Ibrahim Koc recalls his youth with fondness as he grazes cattle on a barren field that was once lush with vegetation on the edge of Turkey's largest lake.
Erdogan sworn in for third term as Turkish president, vows unity
AFP, Published on 03/06/2023
» ANKARA - Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in for a third term as president on Saturday, promising to serve "impartially" after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule.
Erdogan confronts polarised Turkey after historic win
AFP, Published on 29/05/2023
» ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday confronted the tough task of uniting his deeply divided country after winning a historic run-off election to extend his two-decade rule to 2028.
Erdogan seeks third decade of rule in Turkish runoff
AFP, Published on 28/05/2023
» ISTANBUL: Turkey voted Sunday in a historic runoff that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan entered as the firm favourite to extend two decades of his Islamic-rooted rule to 2028.
Erdogan pays homage to Islamic idol on eve of vote
AFP, Published on 27/05/2023
» ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pays homage on Saturday to his executed Islamic predecessor in an attempt to rally his conservative base on the eve of a historic runoff vote.
Turkish opposition plots fightback against Erdogan
AFP, Published on 17/05/2023
» ISTANBUL: Turkey's opposition tried on Wednesday to recover from a crushingly disappointing election performance and launch a new attack aimed at beating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a May 28 runoff.