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Burak Akinci
March 21, 2016, 2:01 am
Istanbul on edge after Islamic State blamed for bombing
Suicide bomber named by Turkish authorities as Mehmet Ozturk from Gaziantep, on the border with Syria
By
Clare BYRNE
and
Burak Akinci
August 5, 2015, 6:38 am
Turkey’s troubles deal new blow to stumbling economy
Renewed violence with the Kurds and lack of government compound faltering tourism and depreciating currency
By
Burak Akinci
June 15, 2015, 9:22 am
Turkey warily girds for return of coalition rule
Having lost its absolute majority, ruling Justice and Development Party hopes to avoid chaos of previous alliances
By
Burak Akinci
June 9, 2015, 2:13 pm
Erdogan to meet Turkish PM after election setback
Ruling party prepares to form a coalition government for first time since taking power in 2002
By
Burak Akinci
January 3, 2015, 11:32 pm
Turkey greenlights first new church in century
Decision comes three months after pope warns against Middle East ‘Christianophobia’ during visit
By
Burak Akinci
November 9, 2014, 12:24 pm
Erdogan’s grand palace: Folly or symbol of a new Turkey?
With 1,000 rooms and a $615 million price tag, Turkish president’s custom-ordered residence faces opposition
By
Burak Akinci
October 16, 2014, 4:35 pm
Kurds hold out in Syria’s Kobani one month into IS assault
International coalition strikes jihadist targets in northern battleground town, but Kurds say they need more help
By
Burak Akinci
and
Mohamad Ali Harissi
October 14, 2014, 8:52 am
Coalition commanders seek plan to counter IS advance
Military leaders of 22 countries to meet in Washington to ‘discuss a common vision’ against Islamic State
By
Burak Akinci
and
Rita Daou
October 13, 2014, 12:53 am
Kurds thwart IS in Syrian town, but Iraq on back foot
Jihadists knocked back in Kobani, but threaten key oil refinery town
By
Burak Akinci
and
Rana Moussaoui
October 12, 2014, 7:48 am
UN warns of looming ‘massacre’ in Kobani
But Kurdish forces in border town manage to halt push by Islamic State to cut off last escape route to Turkey
By
Burak Akinci
and
Mohamad Ali Harissi
April 20, 2014, 1:59 am
French journalists free after 10-month Syria hostage ordeal
Turkish soldiers find men abandoned in no-man’s land on the border
By
Frederic Dumoulin
and
Burak Akinci
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