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The authorities arrested one student from the university's education faculty who had been accused of rioting as soon as he stepped out of the exam room, students said. Pro-democracy students ...

Gulen movement set up secret police cells in separate offices, in parallel to the real ones, according to investigations started after the recent appointments within the Turkish National Police Department. ...

There are a number of people who abandoned their former religion and accepted Islam. These people belong to various races, countries, nationalities, colours and professional groups. Many of these people ...

"National income would not have increased from $236 billion to $800 billlion if there was corrupiton," Erdogan says. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his view on Sunday that anti-graft operation ...

Since the onset of the bloody war in March 2011, around 129,403 people, including 102,759 civilians, were killed in crackdown by Syrian regime forces on opposition fighters. The death toll has ...

The Edirne Palace in the northwestern province of Edirne is said to be second only to Topkapı in historical significance. Now works are being carried out to restore the palace ...

Tens of thousands of South Africans converged in sorrow, celebration and pride Tuesday on Soweto's World Cup stadium, to sit side-by-side with presidents, priests and queens at a memorial service ...

Galatasaray and Juventus meet in Istanbul tonight with Group B’s second qualifying place on the line; while only a win will allow the home team to overtake their opponents, a ...

Foreign jihadist fighters are using safe houses in southern Turkey to cross into Syria to fight against government forces, the BBC has learnt. A man running one such house near ...

The walls were intended to protect the buildings on what is usually termed the Acropolis, that is, where Topkapı Palace is today. They are believed to have been six kilometers ...