Hindi originated in Turkey?
August 24th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 24 (IANS) Indo-European languages including English, French, German and Hindi originated in Turkey 8,000 to 9,500 years ago, according to a study.Scientists led by Remco Bouckaert from the ... Read more...
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People saved from burning ship off Turkey
August 4th, 2012 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, Aug 4 (IANS) Passengers and crew of a luxury cruise ship were evacuated after a huge fire engulfed the vessel off Turkey Friday.The ship carrying 100 people caught fire ... Read more...
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Terror attack foiled in Turkey
July 8th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, July 7 (IANS) A major terror attack was foiled Saturday when Turkish security forces seized 150 kg of explosives in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, Xinhua reported.Security forces found ... Read more...
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No hostility for Turkey: Syria (Lead)
June 24th, 2012 - 9:21 am ICT by IANS
Damascus, June 24 (IANS) A day after shooting down a Turkish military plane which penetrated Syrian territorial waters, Syrian government has said it holds no hostility towards Turkey despite its ... Read more...
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Turkey to do whatever needed over jet incident
June 24th, 2012 - 6:34 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, June 24 (IANS) Turkish President Abdullah Gul has vowed to do whatever is required following the incident in which a Turkish jet was shot down by Syria over the ... Read more...
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47 tonnes of hashish seized in Turkey in 2011
March 15th, 2012 - 1:18 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, March 14 (IANS) A total of 46.9 tonnes of hashish and 6.4 tonnes of heroin were seized by police in Turkey in 2011, the Anatolia news agency reported.Police detained ... Read more...
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Fighter jet crashes in central Turkey, killing pilot
March 14th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by BNO News
KONYA, Turkey (BNO NEWS) -- A fighter jet crashed in the central region of Turkey on early Tuesday afternoon, killing the pilot, military officials said on Wednesday. There were no survivors.The accident ... Read more...
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Limb transplant patient dies in Turkey
February 28th, 2012 - 8:36 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Feb 28 (IANS) The patient who received the world's first quadruple limb transplant in a university hospital in Ankara died Monday.Sevket Cavdar died "despite all precautions and intensive care ... Read more...
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World’s first quadruple limb transplant
February 26th, 2012 - 5:42 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Feb 26 (IANS) The world's first successful quadruple limb transplant operation was carried out at a Turkish hospital.Two arms and two legs of a deceased donor were transplanted to ... Read more...
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Turkey donates 85 homes to flood-hit Pakistani city
January 28th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, Jan 28 (IANS) A humanitarian foundation in Turkey has donated 85 homes to a Pakistani city devastated by floods in 2010 and 2011, the Anatolia news agency reported Saturday.The ... Read more...
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Turkey conducts its first face transplant
January 22nd, 2012 - 9:40 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Jan 22 (IANS) Doctors in Turkey Saturday began the country's first ever face transplant surgery on a 19-year-old Turkish national, the Anatolia news agency reported.The face of a 45-year-old ... Read more...
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Turkey seized 11 tonnes of hashish in 2011
December 17th, 2011 - 9:45 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Dec 17 (IANS) The Turkish police seized about 11 tonnes of hashish in southeastern Turkey and arrested over 400 people for drug-smuggling in 2011, Anatolia news agency reported Friday.The ... Read more...
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Passenger ferry hijacked in Turkey (Lead)
November 12th, 2011 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Nov 12 (IANS) A passenger ferry bound for Turkey's Golcuk town from Kocaeli (Izmit) has been hijacked, officials said Friday.The captain of the ship was taken hostage, Ercan Topaca, ... Read more...
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Turkey quake toll rises to 582
October 29th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, Oct 29 (IANS) The toll in a powerful earthquake that hit Turkey Oct 23 has risen to 582, while the number of injured reached 4,152, the government said Saturday.At ... Read more...
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Russian tourist dies in Turkey
September 21st, 2011 - 10:15 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Sep 21 (IANS) One Russian man was killed and 17 others wounded when a bus carrying Russian tourists overturned in Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported.The accident took place ... Read more...
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Apostle St. Philip’s tomb found in Turkey
July 27th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, July 27 (IANS) The tomb of Saint Philip, one of the 12 apostles of Jesus Christ, has been discovered in Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday.The discovery was ... Read more...
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7 ‘terrorists’ killed in clash in Turkey: report
April 1st, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, April 1 (IANS) At least seven terrorists were killed in a clash with security forces in south Turkey Friday, said a local media report.The militants sneaked into Turkey ... Read more...
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Yacht owned by founder of Turkey used by prostitution ring
December 21st, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 21 (ANI): A yacht that belonged to the late founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, is said to have been used by an international prostitution ring catering to rich ... Read more...
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Blast in Turkey leather factory
October 4th, 2010 - 7:19 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Oct 4 (IANS) At least three people died and five were injured in a blast at a leather factory in Turkey Sunday, a media report said.Two workers were killed when the ... Read more...
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Turkish ship crashes in Greek port
September 16th, 2010 - 7:32 am ICT by IANS
Athens, Sep 16 (IANS) A Turkish ship with 213 people onboard crashed at a port in Greece, injuring 30 people of whom 20 were Britons, officials said.
The accident occurred Wednesday when the ... Read more...
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13 killed in car crash in Istanbul
September 14th, 2010 - 8:33 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, Sep 14 (IANS) A car accident in an industrial area in Turkey's largest city of Istanbul killed 13 people and injured 13, a media report said.
A passenger van was hit by ... Read more...
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77 kg heroin seized in Turkey
August 28th, 2010 - 5:03 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Aug 28 (IANS) Police in Turkey's largest city of Istanbul confiscated around 77 kg of heroin and detained six suspects in a major anti-drug operation.
Police also conducted raids Friday in the ... Read more...
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Bridegroom fires gun, kills three in Turkey
August 9th, 2010 - 6:36 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Aug 9 (IANS) A bridegroom fired an AK-47 rifle in the air at his wedding and accidentally killed three of his relatives and wounded eight others in Turkey.
Bridegroom Tevfik Altun's father ... Read more...
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Turkey charges 196 people with coup plot (Lead)
July 20th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, July 20 (IANS) A Turkish court has charged 196 people, mostly retired senior army officers, with a coup plot to topple the ruling government.
The 968-page indictment approved by an Istanbul court ... Read more...
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Turkey charges 196 people of coup plot
July 20th, 2010 - 7:33 am ICT by IANS
Istanbul, July 20 (IANS) A Turkish court has charged 196 people, mostly retired senior army officers, of a coup plot to topple the ruling government.
The 968-page indictment approved by an Istanbul court ... Read more...
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Turkish favour marriages through internet
July 9th, 2010 - 11:05 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, July 9 (IANS) More and more people in Turkey are getting interested in marriages through the internet due to the lack of proper social atmosphere and time.
Hundreds of Turkish people were ... Read more...
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165 kg heroin seized in Turkey
June 11th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, June 11 (IANS) At least 165 kg of heroin was seized and 11 people detained for drug trafficking in Turkey Friday, an official said.
The drug was found stashed inside a truck ... Read more...
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10 held, 400 kg drugs seized in Turkey
June 9th, 2010 - 6:52 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, June 9 (IANS) Ten people were arrested and more than 400 kg of contraband drugs was seized from different areas in Turkey Tuesday, Anatolia news agency reported.
Acting on a tip-off, an ... Read more...
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Archaeologists discover Old Testament-era tablet
April 9th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 9 (ANI): Archaeologists at University of Toronto have unearthed a cache of cuneiform tablets that contain a largely intact Assyrian treaty from the early 7th century BCE.The 43 by 28 ... Read more...
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38 killed in Turkey earthquake
March 8th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, March 8 (IANS) Thirty-eight people were killed Monday in a 6.0-magnitude earthquake which hit Elazig province of eastern Turkey, media reports said.
NTV channel reported 38 deaths while the semi-official Anatolia news ... Read more...
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17 killed in Turkey coal mine blast
February 24th, 2010 - 5:32 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Feb 24 (IANS) Seventeen people were killed in a gas explosion in a coal mine in northwest Turkey, Xinhua reported quoting Turkish news agency Anatolia.
The incident occurred Tuesday when a methane ... Read more...
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One killed in Turkey explosion
December 6th, 2009 - 7:46 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Dec 6 (IANS) One person was killed and another injured by an explosion in the Turkish capital city, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported Sunday.
The blast occurred in a working place ... Read more...
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Israeli envoy’s car pelted with eggs in Turkey
November 4th, 2009 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, Nov 4 (DPA) Israel's ambassador to Turkey was forced to cancel a university visit in the country's Black Sea region Wednesday after a group of students pelted his car with eggs.
Ambassador ... Read more...
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Archaeologists find 5,000-year-old Venus figure in Turkey
September 27th, 2009 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Ankara (Turkey), September 27 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has found a 5,000-year-old Venus figure as part of an excavation being carried out in Canakkale's Ezine district in Turkey.According to a ... Read more...
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Eight Kurdish rebels killed in Turkey
September 14th, 2009 - 7:06 am ICT by IANS
Anakara, Sep 14 (Xinhua) Eight rebels of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) were killed by Turkish security forces in southeastern Turkey, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported Sunday.
The security forces clashed ... Read more...
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