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Turkey imposes curfew on youth, shuts borders of 31 cities - Erdogan

Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 06:09 AM

ISTANBUL - Turkey imposed a partial curfew on citizens under the age of 20 effective from midnight on Friday as part of measures against the coronavirus outbreak, President Tayyip Erdogan said. Read more »

Turkey using drug from China for coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 12:00 PM

Turkey's health minister said Monday that the country is using a drug sent from China on patients suffering from the novel coronavirus.  Read more »

Turkey detains 19 people over 'provocative' coronavirus posts

Reuters
Posted at Mar 17 04:24 PM

Turkey has identified 93 suspects who have made "unfounded and provocative" postings on social media about the coronavirus outbreak and has detained 19 of them, the Turkish Interior Ministry said. Read more »

Turkey shoots down two Syria warplanes in escalating offensive

Raziye Akkoc, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 01:24 AM

Turkey shot down two Syrian warplanes on Sunday in an escalating offensive against the Damascus regime as Ankara pressured Europe over the conflict by opening its border for migrants to cross into the continent. Read more »

Turkey-Russia tensions soar after deadly Syria strike

Fulya Ozerkan and Stuart Williams, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 29 02:06 AM

The United Nations called for an immediate ceasefire and NATO held emergency talks, while the EU warned of the risk of a "major open international military confrontation." Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 6, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 12:28 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Airplane accident kills 3 in Turkey

Murad Sezer, Reuters
Posted at Feb 06 10:25 AM

Police officers inspect the Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-86J plane, that overran the runway during landing and crashed, at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport, Turkey on Wednesday.  Read more »

Hopes fade for those trapped as Turkey quake toll rises

Gokan Gunes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 07:09 AM

Hopes faded Sunday of finding more survivors from a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey as more bodies were pulled from the rubble and the death toll climbed to 35.   Read more »

Powerful quake kills 21 in eastern Turkey

Mahmut Bozarslan and Fulya Ozerkan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 05:36 PM

The Turkish government's disaster and emergency management agency (AFAD) said in a series of tweets early on Saturday that five people were pulled alive from the rubble in the eastern province of Elazig.   Read more »

Powerful quake kills 20 people in eastern Turkey

Mahmut Bozarslan and Fulya Ozerkan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 03:38 PM

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 20 people and injured more than 1,000 in eastern Turkey, as rescue teams searched through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors on Saturday.    Read more »

M6.8 quake hits eastern Turkey; 14 dead

Fulya Ozerkan, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 25 06:14 AM

(UPDATED) The death toll of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that hit eastern Turkey on Friday, has increased to 14, causing buildings to collapse and sending panicked residents rushing into the street. Read more »

Turkey delivery man risks 18 years for spitting on pizza

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 06:41 PM

A Turkish prosecutor called for a sentence of up to 18 years for a delivery man who spat on a customer's pizza before handing it over Read more »

Turkey lifts ban on Wikipedia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 07:14 AM

A Turkish court on Wednesday lifted a ban on Wikipedia after almost three years.    Read more »

From Philippines to Thailand: Carlos Ghosn's escape plan spanned the globe

Makiko Inoue, Hisako Ueno and David Yaffe-Bellany, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 07 09:20 AM

A team of operatives working to help Carlos Ghosn escape from Japan spent hundreds of thousands of dollars scoping out airports and other entry points in Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand before his flight last week, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Read more »

Bangsamoro allowed to directly engage with other nations: interim chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 09:28 AM

The Bangsamoro region is allowed under the law to directly engage with foreign investors and other nations with diplomatic ties with the Philippines, its interim chief minister said Tuesday. Read more »

OPINION: Just a question of coordination

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Jan 03 11:43 AM

If only government agencies really coordinate, perhaps we can avoid precipitous, even reckless reaction from our officials. Read more »

China took their parents: the Uighur refugee children of Turkey

Eric Randolph, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 03 11:04 AM

Exiled Uighur activists in November released evidence of nearly 500 camps and prisons being used against their ethnic group in China, saying the overall number of inmates could be "far greater" than the one million usually cited. Read more »

Philippines 'aborts' filing of diplomatic protest vs Turkey over BARMM engagement

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 27 07:58 PM

MANILA - The Philippines has "aborted" its plan to file a diplomatic protest against Turkey, with the top diplomat citing "swift response" from Ankara's envoy in relation to Turkish engagement with the Bangsamoro. Read more »

Philippines no longer filing diplomatic protest vs Turkey

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 27 07:43 PM

The Philippines will no longer file a diplomatic protest against Turkey as its envoy in Manila took "swift response" on issues raised over its engagement with the Bangsamoro.  Read more »

Russia cements role as gas 'kingpin' with 3 new pipelines

Andrea Palasciano and Anna Smolchenko, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 11:57 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping launch Monday a gas pipeline that is the first of three ambitious projects intended to cement Moscow's role as top gas exporter.   Read more »