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Now playing Next No Comment No comment: At least one dead after landslide in eastern Turkey A fatal landslide occurred in the Cayeli district of Rize following heavy rainfall. 19/11/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Protest in Turkey against mayor's arrest over alleged terror links Ahmet Özer, the mayor of Istanbul’s Esenyurt district and a member of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), was detained on Wednesday by anti-terrorist police over his alleged connection to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party or PKK. 01/11/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after Ankara attack The strike came hours after suspected Kurdish militants set off explosives and opened fire at the aerospace and defence company TUSAS. 24/10/2024
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Now playing Next Turkey Turkey’s far-right leader suggests parole for PKK’s Öcalan This surprising suggestion comes as President Erdoğan is reportedly seeking support from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) to push for constitutional changes. 22/10/2024
Now playing Next Turkey Turkish preacher and Erdoğan's rival Fethullah Gülen dies, media claim Ankara claimed that Gülen, who died at the age of 83, was behind the failed coup to topple Erdoğan in 2016, an accusation Gülen denied. 21/10/2024
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Now playing Next Turkey Turkish station denies licence loss over 'Armenian genocide' phrase Open Radio's founder said that an on-air use of the phrase 'Armenian genocide' had been taken out of context. 18/10/2024
Now playing Next No Comment No Comment: Turkey provides aid to Lebanon A convoy of six ships left Mersin in Turkey to evacuate Turkish citizens and deliver 300 tonnes of aid to Lebanon. 10/10/2024
Now playing Next Turkey Plane makes emergency landing in New York after pilot dies mid-flight Captain İlçehin Pehlivan died mid-flight from Istanbul to Seattle. He had been with the airline since 2007. 09/10/2024
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