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Turkey school shooting wounds 16, attacker dead

Turkey school shooting wounds 16, attacker dead

An ex-student opened fire at his former high school Tuesday in Turkey, wounding 16 people including students before killing himself in a showdown with police, officials said. Special security forces were deployed to the school in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa, where students were evacuated, the local governor, Hasan

Turkey in cultural diplomacy push to bring history home

Turkey in cultural diplomacy push to bring history home

When an ancient bronze statue of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius landed back on Turkish soil after decades abroad, it was more than a symbolic homecoming. It marked the latest victory in Turkey's increasingly assertive push to recover antiquities illegally taken abroad -- a campaign supported by a newly-developed

Thousands rally in Istanbul to mark year since mayor's arrest

Thousands rally in Istanbul to mark year since mayor's arrest

Thousands of people gathered outside Istanbul City Hall Wednesday to mark one year since the arrest of the city's mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu in a graft probe widely seen as a politically motivated act against the key opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Waving Turkish flags, crowds including university

Iranian protesters fled 'hell' at home, watch war from exile

Iranian protesters fled 'hell' at home, watch war from exile

Iranian activist Farhad Sheikhi fights back tears as he recalls the crack of gunfire and his fellow protesters falling under a hail of bullets. Now, having fled to Iraq, he watches from afar as American and Israeli strikes pound his country. "I literally saw hell," said the 34-

Iranian Kurds hunted by drones in Iraqi Kurdistan

Iranian Kurds hunted by drones in Iraqi Kurdistan

When a deafening drone tore a hole in her roof in northern Iraq, Iranian Kurd Amine Poursaid, gripped by fear of another attack, packed her family's belongings and prepared to escape. She is one of thousands of Iranian Kurds opposed to the Islamic republic and who are living

Turkey's jailed mayor says demand for change cannot be stopped

Turkey's jailed mayor says demand for change cannot be stopped

Political efforts to cripple Turkey's main opposition and lock up its presidential candidate will never stifle the people's frustration with the government and their growing demand for change, Istanbul's jailed mayor told AFP in an interview. "An irreversible process for a change in

Turkey's Erdogan dismisses secular critics of Ramadan school plan

Turkey's Erdogan dismisses secular critics of Ramadan school plan

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday defended a directive introducing Ramadan-related activities in public schools, rejecting criticism from opponents who said the move undermined Turkey's secular principles. Education Minister Yusuf Tekin issued a circular ordering schools from preschool to high school nationwide to organise religious activities during