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30 Jan
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Greece’s new PM Tsipras reported to be from northwestern Turkey

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Greece’s new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, the leader of leftist Syriza, is a grandson of a family who had moved to Greece from Turkey’s northwestern province of Kırklareli, a local newspaper published in the northwestern province of Edirne has claimed. ...

29 Jan
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ECHR adjourns ruling on Turkey’s Worker’s Party chair over 1915 statements

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delayed on Jan. 28 its ruling in the case of Workers’ Party (İP) Chairman Doğu Perinçek, who was sentenced in Switzerland for publicly denying that the 1915 killings of Ottoman Armenians amounted to ...

27 Jan
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Holocaust remembrance unites Turkey and Israel

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Despite having strained relations with Israel, Turkey seeks to mend humanitarian ties. In a landmark move, the country will be represented by Parliamentary Speaker Cemil Çiçek at the upcoming Holocaust remembrance event to be held in the capital Ankara for ...

27 Jan
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Qantas will charter a special flight to Istanbul for Anzac centenary at Gallipoli in April

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QANTAS will add a special flight for Australians to attend Anzac centenary commemoration services in Turkey. The airline will fly a reconfigured Boeing 747 aircraft which seats 364 passengers from Sydney to Istanbul via Perth on April 21, 2015, subject ...

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