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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and former Turkish president Abdullah Gul (C) react after attending the funeral of a victim of the coup attempt in Istanbul on July 17, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC)
August 27, 2016, 11:59 am
Turkey arrests 3 former diplomats over attempted coup
One of detainees was adviser to past president, while another set up 2013 meeting between ex-PM and alleged plot mastermind Gulen
By AFP
In this May 28, 1960 photo, citizens stand at a newsstand read of the capture of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes after a military coup, in Istanbul, Turkey. (AP Photo)
July 16, 2016, 9:03 pm
A look at Turkey’s long history of military coups
Army staged 3 coups between 1960-1980, forced a premier out of power in 1997, and threatened to intervene in 2007 elections
By CHRISTOPER TORCHIA
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the parliament in Ankara, July 15, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/ADEM ALTAN)
December 29, 2014, 5:08 pm
Erdogan to chair cabinet in unprecedented move
Turkish president expands powers, aims to rewrite constitution after parliamentary elections
By AFP
People walk past a campaign poster of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday, August 9, 2014, in Istanbul. (photo credit: Ozan Kose/AFP)
August 9, 2014, 7:22 pm
Erdogan vows ‘strong new Turkey’ in final election rally
Turkish PM rouses tens of thousands of supporters, boasts of ‘more proactive’ foreign policy as president
By AFP
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the Turkish Parliament in Ankara on June 24, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Adem Altan)
July 1, 2014, 2:36 pm
Erdogan wins nomination for presidential vote
Current prime minister wants to see largely symbolic position vested with more authority
By AP
Delegates from the P5+1 and Iran meet in Geneva, at the start of two days of talks regarding Tehran's nuclear program, Tuesday, October 15, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Fabrice Coffrini)
June 10, 2014, 12:42 am
Tehran says Geneva nuclear talks with US ‘constructive’
Iran negotiator: Extension of 6 months possible if P5+1 negotiations do not yield agreement; State Department says ‘not enough’ progress made
By AFP and TOI staff
Turkish President Abdullah Gul (R) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speak during a press conference at the presidential palace in Ankara, on June 9, 2014. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN)
June 9, 2014, 8:59 pm
Iran, US hold direct nuclear talks in Geneva
In Turkey, President Rouhani calls for ‘a Middle East without any nuclear weapons’
By AFP and TOI staff
Anti-government protesters rally near the monument for the town's miners in Soma, Turkey where the mine accident took place, Friday, May 16, 2014. Hundreds of protesters took part in the march against the government and there were clashes with the police forces. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history. (photo credit: AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)
May 17, 2014, 5:44 am
Turkish firm, gov’t deny negligence in mine fire
Survivor of blaze that killed 298 miners blames the company as hundreds call for Erdogan’s resignation
By Suzan Fraser and Desmond Butler
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (photo credit: AFP/Adem Altan/File)
May 16, 2014, 3:59 pm
Erdogan shouts anti-Israeli slur at protester: report
Turkey’s PM faces fresh criticism over video footage that shows him yelling at angry demonstrators at mine disaster site
By Fulya Ozerkan
Rescuers carry out a dead miner on May 14, 2014 after an explosion and fire in a coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC)
May 14, 2014, 11:04 pm
Israel offers aid to Turkey after mine disaster
Ankara thanks Foreign Ministry for offer; death toll climbs to 274, with some 150 people still missing
By TOI staff and AFP
Recep Tayyip Erdogan (photo credit: AP/File)
April 4, 2014, 3:55 pm
Erdogan fumes as Twitter ban lifted in Turkey
Lower court rules against blocking YouTube; PM considers a run for the presidency after party’s success in local elections
By Fulya Ozerkan
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey. (photo credit: AP Photo/File)
March 23, 2014, 8:16 am
Turkey: Twitter allows ‘character assassinations’
Users evade Erdogan government crackdown on messaging service after incriminating links were posted
By Susan Fraser
Illustrative: A Twitter app on an iPhone screen. (AP/Richard Drew/File)
March 21, 2014, 6:18 pm
Erdogan’s Twitter block appears to backfire
Tech-savvy Turkish users, President Abdullah Gul among them, quickly find ways to circumvent a government ban
By Suzan Fraser
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a press conference on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/Adem Altan)
March 21, 2014, 1:09 pm
Turkey’s Erdogan blocks access to Twitter
Intended to quash dissemination of incriminating recording, move is highly contested, even among PM’s allies
By AP
Turkish former president Abdullah Gul (photo credit: Pierre Terdjman/Flash90)
February 20, 2014, 10:19 am
Turkey president loses Twitter followers over web law
80,000 social media users stop following Abdullah Gul after he backs Internet censorship measure
By AFP
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