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September 7
Saudi Arabia jails eight over Khashoggi murder
A Saudi Arabian court has jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, state media reported, four months after his family forgave his killers enabling death sentences to be set aside.
World
September 7
Life sentence for main suspect in Turkish nightclub shooting
A Turkish court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing 39 people in a gun attack at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day, 2017, Turkey's state-owned Anadolu news agency reported.
World
February 5
Plane skids off runway and breaks up in Istanbul, 139 injured
A Pegasus Airlines plane flying into Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport skidded off the end of the wet runway and broke into three pieces after landing on Wednesday, injuring 139 people, Istanbul's Governor said.
World
June 23
Turkey's opposition heading for win, in blow to Erdogan
Turkey's main opposition is headed for a decisive victory in Istanbul's re-run election, dealing one of the biggest blows to President Tayyip Erdogan during his 16 years in power.
World
November 17
CIA believes Saudi prince ordered journalist's killing - source
The CIA believes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, a source familiar with the matter has said.
World
October 22
Turkey's president to speak on Khashoggi killing
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would make all necessary statements about the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a meeting with members of his ruling AK Party in parliament on Tuesday (local time).
World
July 24
Turkish police detain 61 protesters in Ankara
Turkish police detained 61 protesters in the capital Ankara demonstrating in support of two teachers jailed two months ago for going on hunger strike, private broadcaster CNN Turk reported.
World
July 7
Cyprus reunification talks collapse
Talks to reunify the divided island of Cyprus collapsed in the early hours of Friday, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said after a stormy final session.
World
June 23
Arab states issue ultimatum to Qatar
Four Arab states that imposed a boycott on Qatar have issued an ultimatum to Doha to close Al Jazeera television, curb ties with Iran, shut a Turkish base and pay reparations demands so far reaching it would appear hard to comply.
World
June 13
Isolation of Qatar violates Islamic values: Erdogan
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan denounced the isolation of Qatar by neighbouring states as a violation of Islamic values and akin to a "death penalty" imposed in a crisis that has reverberated across the Middle East and beyond.
World
June 12
One dead after quake shakes Greece, Turkey
A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the western coast of Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos, killing one woman and rattling buildings from the Aegean Turkish province of Izmir to the Greek capital Athens.
World
April 16
Turkey's Erdogan declares referendum victory
President Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in a referendum on to grant him sweeping powers in the biggest overhaul of modern Turkish politics, but opponents said the vote was marred by irregularities and they would challenge its result.
World
April 13
Chemical weapons experts to investigate Syria attack
A team of experts from the global chemical weapons watchdog has been sent to Turkey to collect samples as part of an investigation into an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria last week that killed 87 people.
Opinion
February 27
Turkish PM behaving like a cornered rat
It's a ''treacherous attack'' and a ''dirty conspiracy'', claimed Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose image as a devout Muslim and an honest man is the key to his political success.
World
July 29
Unrest in Turkey as PM holds huge rally
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rallied hundreds of thousands of supporters at an Istanbul parade ground as riot police fired teargas several kilometres away in the city centre to disperse anti-government protesters.
World
June 8
Turkey rules out early polls as call to end protest ignored
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party ruled out early elections as thousands of anti-government demonstrators defied his call for an immediate end to protests.
World
June 8
Turks defy PM as protests rumble on
Thousands of Turks have dug in for a weekend of anti-government demonstrations despite Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's demand for an immediate end to the worst political unrest of his decade in power.
World
June 7
Turkish PM cheered as protests go on
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has told thousands of cheering supporters his authority came from the ballot box and urged them not to be drawn into violence, in a show of ruling party strength after a week of fierce anti-government protests.
World
June 3
Protesters 'extremist': Turkey PM
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has accused anti-government protesters of walking "arm-in-arm with terrorism", remarks that could further inflame public anger after three days of some of the most violent riots in decades.
World
May 20
World must act against Syria: Turkey
Turkey accused a group with links to Syrian intelligence of carrying out car bombings that killed 46 people in a Turkish border town, and said it was time for the world to act against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
World
May 20
Deadly blasts hit Turkey border town
Twin car bombs have killed 43 people and wounded many more in a Turkish town near the Syrian border and the government says it suspects Syrian involvement.
World
November 9
Turkey continues retaliatory strikes
Turkey has returned fire after Syrian mortar bombs landed in a field in southern Turkey, a day after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan warned Damascus that Turkey would not shy away from war if provoked.
World
November 9
Turkey 'not far' from war with Syria
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has warned that his country is "not far" from war with Syria following cross-border attacks this week - words which highlighted the danger that the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Asaad will drag in its neighbours.
World
November 9
Turkey steps up Syria strikes
Turkey has stepped up retaliatory artillery strikes on a Syrian border town, killing several Syrian soldiers, while its parliament approved further military action in the event of another spillover of the Syrian conflict.
World
November 9
Turkey fires into Syria after shelling
Turkish forces have fired across the frontier into Syria after a shell launched from Syria landed in Turkey's border town of Akcakale, underlining Ankara's warning that it will respond with force to any violence spilling over into its territory.
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