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NEWS ABOUT: Istanbul

Istanbul stories: 15 news summaries

Turkish Women Lured to Fake Big Brother, Filmed Naked

Police rescue 9 after calls from worried relatives

Sep 11, 09 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police rescued nine young women who had been lured to a Turkish villa where they were duped into believing they were part of a Big Brother-style reality show and photographed naked, reports the BBC and local media. The women stayed in the villa for 2 months, initially believing they were... More »

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Turkey • reality TV • Internet • women • Istanbul • Big Brother • nude photo • nude • naked

 20 Killed in Turkish Floods 

Downpour leaves 20 injured, more stranded

Sep 9, 09 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Flash floods gushed across a major highway and a commercial district in Istanbul today, killing at least 20 people and stranding dozens in cars or on rooftops, AP reports. Eight people are missing. Fueled by the worst rain in decades, waters rose more than 3 feet high in the city's... More »

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Turkey • severe weather • flooding • rain • Istanbul • flash floods • disaster

(Newser) - Turkish police have arrested a Syrian man who planned to try to assassinate President Obama, CBS News reports today. The Turks moved on the man, who appears to have been impersonating an Al-Jazeera correspondent, based on information from Saudi intelligence services. The plot was to be carried out in Istanbul,... More »

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Turkey • Saudi Arabia • Syria • Istanbul • assassination attempt • al-Jazeera • President Obama • Alliance of Civilizations

 Obama Touts 
 Chicago's 2016 
 Olympics Bid 

President-elect appears via video before selection committee, his first such push

Nov 21, 08 3:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama made a surprise appearance today in a video address to the International Olympic Committee, pushing Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Games, the Tribune reports. The video, shepherded to Istanbul by Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, showed Obama talking about his belief “in the Olympic movement,... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Rio de Janeiro • Tokyo • Istanbul • Madrid • 2016 Olympics • International Olympic Committee • President Obama

 Istanbul Bombs Kill 13, Injure 70

Blasts considered terror attack: governor

Jul 27, 08 5:03 PM CDT
(AP) - Two bombs exploded just minutes apart in Istanbul, killing 13 and injuring around 70 others today in a square packed with people, the governor said. The bombs were placed in trash cans and police were investigating who might be behind the blasts. "There is no doubt that this is... More »

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Turkey • Istanbul • bomb explosion • terrorist attack

 Turkey Nabs Consulate Attacker 

Police find getaway car, then catch fugitive, agency reports

Jul 10, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police have caught a fugitive gunman wanted in connection with yesterday's attack on the US consulate in Istanbul, a Turkish news agency reports. The private Dogan news agency says the man, who fled the scene amid the chaos, has been caught after his getaway car was found earlier today. There... More »

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Turkey • terrorist • arrest • Istanbul • gunman • terrorist attack • US Consulate

Turkey Detains
4 in Attack on US Consulate

Istanbul shootout is now officially blamed on terrorists

Jul 10, 08 7:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Authorities have apprehended four people in connection with yesterday’s attack on the US consulate in Istanbul, according to a Turkish news agency. The assault left three policemen and three shooters dead, with another assailant escaping in a getaway car. It’s unclear if the driver is among the four... More »

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Turkey • Istanbul • al-Qaeda • terrorist attack • US Consulate

UPDATED

 Turkey Suspects al-Qaeda
 in US Consulate Attack 

Shootout leaves three policemen, three assailants dead

Jul 9, 08 11:51 AM CDT
(AP) - Turkish police say they suspect al-Qaeda is behind today's attack on the US consulate in Istanbul. So far, no one has claimed responsibility, but a police official confirmed the suspicion to the AP on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief journalists on the investigation. More »

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Turkey • Middle East • Istanbul • al-Qaeda • terrorist attack • US Consulate

 6 Killed in Shootout
 at US Consulate
 in Istanbul 

3 police killed, gunmen flee in vehicle

Jul 9, 08 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least six people were killed today in a shootout when gunmen opened fire outside the American consulate in Istanbul, CNN reports. Three of the dead were police officers manning a security post outside the consulate. Three gunmen were also killed, according to Turkish officials. No consulate employees or US... More »

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Turkey • terrorism • Istanbul • terrorist attack • US Consulate

16 Arrested
in Plot to Kill Turkish Laureate

Journalist, party leader involved in plan to murder writer Pamuk

Mar 21, 08 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A nationalist party leader, a veteran journalist, and a top academic have been arrested over a plan to kill dissident Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk. The leader of the Workers’ Party and former rector of Istanbul University, along with a general, and retired colonel, are among 16 who were detained over... More »

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Turkey • Kurds • assassination • Istanbul • Armenian genocide • Orhan Pamuk

Publisher Faces Prison for Book on Armenians

Accused of 'insulting Turkishness' with book urging reconciliation

Dec 5, 07 11:03 AM CST
(Newser) - A Turkish publisher goes on trial today in Istanbul for violating that country's controversial law against "insulting Turkishness." Ragip Zarakolu is accused of contravening the notorious Article 301 by publishing a book by a London-based author promoting reconciliation between Turks and Armenians. The trial of a relatively moderate... More »

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Turkey • free speech • Istanbul • Orhan Pamuk • Article 301 • Ragip Zarakolu

Passenger Jet Crashes in Turkey, Killing 57 Aboard

Plane from Istanbul disappeared just before landing in southwestern Turkey

Nov 29, 07 11:29 PM CST
(Newser) - A passenger jet carrying 57 people crashed in southwestern Turkey, killing all aboard, the BBC reports. The MacDonnell Douglas 83, operated by budget airline Atlasjet, disappeared from radar just before landing in the town of Isparta. The cause remains under investigation, but the Turkish PM said the tail may have... More »

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Turkey • plane crash • Istanbul • Atlasjet

Hijacking Ends Peacefully
in Turkey

Pair protesting US surrender after passengers and pilots flee

Aug 18, 07 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two hijackers of a Turkish plane claiming to be protesting US foreign policy surrendered yesterday after nearly all 136 people on board fled from the tarmac unharmed and the rest were released, the BBC reports. The men, believed to be a Turkish national and a Palestinian, tried to force their... More »

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Turkey • terrorism • Muslim • plane • Istanbul • Antalya • Atlas Jet • hijack • Cyprus • al-Qaeda

Million Turks Rally for Secularism

Apr 30, 07 6:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Secular Turks staged an enormous rally yesterday amid a constitutional crisis over the election of the next president, the BBC reports. As many as a million protesters turned out in Istanbul to oppose ruling-party candidate Abdullah Gul, who they're afraid is orchestrating an Islamic coup in the country even as... More »

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Islam • Turkey • Middle East • politics • European Union • Abdullah Gul • protests • modernization • rally • radical • secularism • Istanbul • election

The Uncontainable Kurds

Mar 18, 07 8:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tehran resident and frequent commentator on Iran, Christopher de Bellaigue, travels west to Turkey to examine the status of Kurds in Turkey. He describes how some have become the fully assimilated Turks that the government so much wanted them to become; but that many have maintained a separate ethnic and... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Turkey • Kurdistan • Kurds • Istanbul

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