Stray bullet kills man after Eid prayers in Turkey
August 20th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Ankara, Aug 19 (IANS) A 32-year-old man died in Turkey Sunday after being hit by a stray bullet fired at the courtyard of a mosque after Eid prayers, Xinhua reported.The ... Read more...
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Turkey eases restrictions on freedom of speech
April 30th, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Ankara, April 30 (DPA) Turkish parliament early Wednesday passed amendments to the Article 301 of the criminal code which criminalizes "insulting Turkishness" and which has been strongly criticized by the European Union ... Read more...
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Turkish editor held in crackdown on nationalist radicals
March 21st, 2008 - 11:25 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Ankara, March 21 (DPA) The Turkish police Friday took into custody the editor of a staunchly secularist newspaper and two other prominent secularists in the latest crackdown on a group of suspected ... Read more...
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