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Turkish special force police officers and ambulances are seen at the site of an armed attack January 1, 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. (AFP PHOTO/YASIN AKGUL)
April 14, 2017, 12:50 pm
Turkey detains five IS suspects ‘planning polling day attack’
Police cite intelligence of a planned 'sensational' attack to coincide with Sunday's referendum
By AFP
Australians pose for pictures with Turkish children on a boat, named "Gallipoli," in Hamza Bay, at the Gallipoli peninsula, Turkey, early Saturday, April 25, 2015. (photo credit: AP/Emrah Gurel)
April 6, 2017, 11:37 am
Australia warns of Anzac Day terror threat in Turkey
Event commemorating Australian and New Zealander soldiers who fell in WWI battle in Gallipoli said to be potential target
By AFP
This file photo taken on February 2, 2017 shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaving after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara. (AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN)
March 18, 2017, 6:06 pm
Erdogan sees Turkey parliament restoring capital punishment
President says he'd sign such a bill 'without hesitation'; move would sink any chances of Ankara joining European Union
By Stuart Williams
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a rally in Sanliurfa, Turkey, January 6, 2017. (Yasin Bulbul/Presidential Press Service, Pool photo via AP)
February 25, 2017, 4:37 pm
Erdogan biopic to hit screens ahead of referendum
Director insists film's release, ahead of vote seeking to greatly expand Turkish president's powers, is coincidental
By Raziye AKKOC
A replica of the Siloam Inscription at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The original is in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. (יעל י CC BY-SA Wikimedia Commons)
February 23, 2017, 6:39 am
Minister offers Turkish mayor elephants for ancient Hebrew inscription
Miri Regev tries to get back 2,700-year-old Siloam inscription, taken by the Ottomans and still held in Istanbul, marks direct evidence of Bible's account of King Hezekiah's tunnel-building in Jerusalem
By Ilan Ben Zion and TOI staff
Qatar's Gaza envoy Mohammad al-Amadi addresses a ceremony in Gaza City in honor of the construction of the new city of Hamad on January 16, 2017. (Screen capture/YouTube)
February 13, 2017, 6:36 pm
PA fumes at Qatar accusation it doesn’t care about Gaza energy crisis
Rejecting accusations from Qatari envoy, Fatah says it is completely committed to Gazans' well-being
By Avi Issacharoff
A Turkish riot police officer patrols Ataturk airport`s main entrance in Istanbul, on June 28, 2016, after explosions followed by gunfire hit Turkey's largest airport. (AFP/ OZAN KOSE)
February 5, 2017, 2:14 pm
Turkey detains some 400 IS suspects in nationwide raids
Dozens of foreigners among those rounded up nationwide, in biggest raid since New Year's Istanbul terror attack
By AFP
A replica of the Siloam Inscription at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The original is in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. (יעל י CC BY-SA Wikimedia Commons)
January 19, 2017, 11:37 pm
Despite detente, ancient Hebrew text ‘proving’ Jewish ties to Jerusalem set to stay in Istanbul
Netanyahu has hailed Siloam Inscription as evidence 'etched in stone' of Jews' historic connection to holy city, but Israeli officials are not seeking its return
By Ilan Ben Zion
Reina club attacker after being caught by Turkish police in Istanbul, late Monday, Jan. 16, 2017. Turkish media reports say police have caught the gunman who killed 39 people at an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul during New Year's celebrations, detained during a police operation. (Depo Photos via AP)
January 17, 2017, 3:19 am
After long manhunt, Turkish police say nightclub attacker captured
Abdulkadir Masharipov found in Istanbul apartment with 4-year-old son, two weeks after allegedly killing 39 including Israeli teen
By AFP and TOI staff
This hand out picture released by the Turkish police and taken from Dogan News Agency on January 2, 2017 shows the main suspect in the Reina nightclub rampage one day after a gunman killed 39 people, including many foreigners, in an attack at an upmarket nightclub in Istanbul where revellers were celebrating the New Year. AFP/Dogan News Agency / Handout)
January 16, 2017, 11:46 pm
Turkish police capture nightclub attacker – reports
Abdulkadir Masharipov said caught two weeks after allegedly killing 39, including an Israeli woman, in Istanbul
By TOI staff
Turkish special force police officers and ambulances are seen at the site of an armed attack January 1, 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. (AFP PHOTO / YASIN AKGUL)
January 5, 2017, 4:31 pm
Turkey makes new arrests over attack, tightens borders
Still searching for fugitive perpetrator, authorities detain further suspects over nightclub shooting that killed 39
By Raziye AKKOC
A Turkish special force police officer patrols in front of the Reina nightclub in Istanbul on January 4, 2017, three days after a gunman killed 39 people on New Year's Eve. (AFP/Ozan Kose)
January 5, 2017, 12:56 pm
Turkish anti-terror police conduct more raids in club probe
Suspects detained in Istanbul on suspicion of 'aiding and abetting' Islamic State terrorist who killed 39
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC
A police armored vehicle blocks the road leading to the scene of an gun attack in Istanbul, January 1, 2017. (AP)
January 5, 2017, 11:10 am
Hiding, feigning death: Surviving the Turkish nightclub massacre
Terrified party-goers recall seeking cover as gunman systematically slaughtered those around them
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC and CINAR KIPER
In this undated photo obtained Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, a man believed to be the Islamic State gunman who killed dozens at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Eve films himself as he wanders near Istanbul's Taksim square. (DHA-Depo Photos via AP)
January 4, 2017, 12:48 pm
Turkey identifies Istanbul gunman, makes new arrests
Assailant who killed 39, including 1 Israeli, in Istanbul on New Year's Eve is still at large
By AFP
In this undated photo obtained Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, a man believed to be the Islamic State gunman who killed dozens at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Eve films himself as he wanders near Istanbul's Taksim square. (DHA-Depo Photos via AP)
January 4, 2017, 5:20 am
Video shows man believed to be nightclub terrorist in Turkey
Eerie 44-second selfie footage shows suspect's face as he tours central Istanbul square; not known if clip was filmed before or after deadly rampage
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC and Lori Hinnant
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