Turkey

China says no ‘Uighur problem’

China has no “ethnic problem” in its far west, and Muslim Uighur minorities there enjoy freedom of religion, the country’s foreign ministry has said, following anti-China protests in Turkey over Beijing’s treatment of the group. “Uighurs live and work in peace and contentment and enjoy freedom of religion under the[…]

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Beijing warns citizens of anti-China protests

Beijing has warned its citizens travelling in Turkey to be careful of anti-China protests, saying some tourists have recently been “attacked and disturbed”. The notice, posted on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on Sunday, said there had been “multiple” demonstrations in Turkey targeting the Chinese government. Relations between Turkey[…]

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Hundreds cross into Turkey from Syria

Hundreds of people have fled from Syria into Turkey as moderate fighters and Kurdish forces battle the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group holding the Syrian border town of Tel Abyad. Activists on the Turkish border said that Turkish authorities allowed Syrian refugees in Raqqa province to[…]

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Kurds celebrate gains amid blow to Turkey’s AK party

Supporters of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic party (HDP) were celebrating the group’s gains in Turkey’s parliamentary election, amid a blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AK party), which lost its majority. The HDP picked up about 13 percent of the vote and 79 seats, breaking the[…]

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Turks vote in crucial parliamentary elections

Economic promises, alleged state corruption and the Kurdish situation are some of the issues being considered by Turkish voters as they go to the polls in parliamentary elections on Sunday. The outcome of the polls could also determine whether ruling party politicians can rewrite the constitution to bolster the powers[…]

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Crimean Tatars mark 1944 forced deportation

Crimean Tatars in Istanbul gathered outside the Russian Consulate in Turkey to honor those who died during 1944 forced deportation of the Crimean Tatars, after they were banned from marking the occasion with their traditional memorial demonstration. “Anyone who has a conscience will never forget the pain and cruelty caused[…]

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GOTG patients taken to Turkey

Patients at a Gift of the Givers run hospital in Darkoush in northern Syria will be relocated to Turkey, following an airstrike on Monday. Medical staff and patients were jolted by the missile, which was fired 300 metres away from the Ar Rahma Hospital. While there were no injuries or[…]

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