Tag: Turkey
Kurdish rebels claim pipeline explosion
Separatist Kurdish rebels are reported to have claimed responsibility for an explosion at an oil pipeline linking Iraq with southern Turkey.[MORE]
Turkey slams Duchess of York orphanage doco
Turkey says a British television documentary about its orphanages using Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, in an undercover role could harm the welfare of the children involved.[MORE]
Duchess of York caught in Turkish orphanage row
The Turkish Government has accused the Duchess of York of smearing Turkey's image by taking part in a television documentary about the country's orphanages which will be aired in Britain today.[MORE]
Breaking through our Gallipoli 'myth'
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ABC Middle East correspondent Ben Knight dissects Australia's ANZAC legend. [MORE]
Rudd dismisses Keating's Gallipoli 'nonsense'
Kevin Rudd hits out at Paul Keating over his comments on the Gallipoli landings.[MORE]
Anzac Gallipoli gatherings misguided, Keating says
Paul Keating says it's misguided for people to gather each year at Anzac Cove to commemorate the landing at Gallipoli.[MORE]
Turkey bombs PKK targets in North Iraq
Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish separatist targets overnight in northern Iraq with the backing of artillery fire from Turkey, the military said.[MORE]
Gallipoli bones will be looked after: RSL
The RSL says it is sure any new bones being unearthed at Gallipoli will be treated properly by the Australian and Turkish authorities.[MORE]
Remains cut in two by Gallipoli roadworks
New roadworks at Gallipoli have unearthed and damaged human remains from World War I.[MORE]
Kewell on the money in UEFA Cup
Australian Harry Kewell has scored to lead Turkish giant Galatasaray to a 1-0 home win over Greece's Olympiakos in the UEFA Cup.[MORE]
Turkey puts alleged coup plotters on trial
A Turkish court is set to begin hearing a case against 86 people accused of membership in an armed group that plotted to overthrow the country's Islamist-rooted government.[MORE]
5 countries elected to UN Security Council
Five new countries have been elected to serve as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. [MORE]
4 Turkish soldiers killed in border clashes
At least four Turkish soldiers have been killed in fighting with Kurdish PKK rebels close to the border with Iraq. [MORE]
Passengers overcome Turkish plane hijacker
Passengers overpowered an apparently drunken man who tried to hijack a Turkish Airlines flight en route to Russia, claiming to have a bomb, officials and media reports said.[MORE]
Turkish air raid targets senior Kurdish rebels in Iraq: army
Turkish warplanes have bombed a Kurdish rebel base believed to contain senior militants in neighbouring Iraq, the army said.[MORE]
Turkey launches strike on Kurdish rebels
Turkey has bombed Kurdish rebel bases near its border, after 17 Turkish troops were killed in fighting four days ago.[MORE]
Dozens killed as Turkish troops clash with PKK
Turkey has vowed to destroy Kurdish rebels after deadly clashes left at least 35 dead, including 15 Turkish soldiers.[MORE]
15 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes
Fifteen Turkish soldiers have been killed in clashes with Kurdish PKK separatist rebels in south-east Turkey, Turkey's General Staff have said, in one of the deadliest attacks on the military this year.[MORE]
Kewell goals again for Galatasaray
Harry Kewell continues to impress at new club Galatasaray, finding the back of the net for his new club's 4-1 rout of Turkish league opponents Konyaspor.[MORE]
13 babies die at Turkish hospital in weekend
Turkish authorities have launched an investigation into a maternity hospital where 13 newborn babies died at the weekend. [MORE]
Kewell on target in UEFA Cup
Socceroos star Harry Kewell was on target in the UEFA Cup overnight as his Turkish side Galatasaray won a 4-3 thriller at Swiss side Bellinzona.[MORE]
4 still missing after Turkish ferry disaster
Officials in Turkey say four passengers are still missing from a ferry that capsized off the country's north-west coast this morning. [MORE]
30 missing after Turkish ferry disaster
At least one person has died and about 30 remain unaccounted for after a ferry carrying at least 100 people and 75 vehicles sank off north-western Turkey, officials say.[MORE]
Downer helms Cyprus talks
Rival Cypriot leaders have begun talks on how to share power in a future unified state, their first substantive negotiations in a bid to end the Mediterranean island's 34-year division.[MORE]
Turkey bus crash kills 16 Iranian tourists
Sixteen Iranian tourists were killed and 32 injured when their bus careered off a bendy road in eastern Turkey, state news agency Anatolian said.[MORE]
