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China-made trains start operating on Turkey’s first high-speed metro line

Turkey’s first high-speed metro line, connecting central Istanbul and the city’s international airport, officially opened to the public on January 22, 2023, and features China-made trains. Built by Chinese company CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive, the trains can run up to 120km (75 miles) per hour.

January 23, 2023
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Turkish security forces have released footage of the moment they raided a house near Istanbul on November 14, 2022, and arrested a woman described as the main suspect in the November 13 bombing in...01:22
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Woman accused of Istanbul bombing captured in police raid
November 15, 2022
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An intoxicated bear cub was found in northwestern Türkiye. She appeared to have gotten high off “mad honey”, a type of rhododendron honey that can have hallucinogenic effects. Eating too much of it...01:17
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Disoriented bear cub high on ‘mad honey’ rescued
August 12, 2022
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Türkiye has struck a deal with Ukraine, Russia and the United Nations potentially allowing the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports that have been blocked by Russia. The deal announced July 13,...02:20
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Deal on Ukraine grain announced
July 14, 2022
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The first round of face-to-face talks in weeks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators have failed to come up with a ceasefire. During the March 29, 2022 talks in the Turkish city of Istanbul,...02:22
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Russia-Ukraine talks fail to clinch ceasefire
March 30, 2022
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on February 24, 2022, said that he supports Ukraine’s struggle to protect its “territorial integrity” at a security summit in Ankara. He expressed “sincere...01:18
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Turkey’s Erdogan supports ‘Ukraine’s territorial integrity’ amid Russian attack
February 24, 2022
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Muzaffer Kayasan is Turkey's longest running Covid-19 patient, recording a continuous coronavirus infection for more than a year. The 56-year-old, who has a weakened immune system from leukaemia,...03:24
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Covid positive for over a year
February 17, 2022
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These cows enjoy green pastures all year round thanks to virtual reality goggles. Turkish rancher/dairy farmer Izzet Kocak says the headsets, accompanied with classical music, soothe the cows and...01:36
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Cows enjoy VR and produce more milk
January 13, 2022
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Thousands of Afghan migrants have fled their country since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021. Some have trekked for weeks, crossing into Iran to seek asylum in Turkey,...02:31
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Afghan refugees flee to Turkey
August 26, 2021
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Turkey is constructing a 40-mile (64km) long wall in the eastern province of Van along the Iranian border. The new concrete structure is intended to stop the influx of Afghan migrants crossing into...01:27
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Turkey builds wall to fend off migrants
August 5, 2021
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A nine-year-old blind musician has made an stunning appearance playing piano in a deserted snowy area under a solitary tree in Turkey’s eastern Mus province. The performance was described as a...01:57
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Blind child pianist in stunning snow show
February 24, 2021
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Wooden cladding on the hotel’s exterior may have accelerated the spread of the blaze  03:59
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Turkish ski resort fire kills at least 76
January 22, 2025
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American explorer rescued from Turkish cave after 9 days
September 12, 2023
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Turkey's Erdogan prevails in election test of his 20-year rule
May 29, 2023
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At least three people were killed by another round of earthquakes that struck southern Turkey late on February 20, 2023. Turkey’s disaster response agency said the magnitude 6.4 earthquake was...00:59
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More earthquakes rock southern Turkey
February 21, 2023
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Huseyin Berber was pulled alive from the rubble of his home in Turkey after being trapped for nearly 187 hours after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake collapsed the building on February 6, 2023. The 62...02:28
2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake
Turkey quake victim drank urine to survive 187 hours
February 16, 2023
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Seventeen-year-old Muhammed Enes Yeninar was freed, along with his older brother, after spending 198 hours underneath the rubble of a building in Turkey’s Kahramanmaras province on February 14,...01:34
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Rescuers free Turkish teen, brother after 198 hours under quake rubble
February 14, 2023
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After being trapped under a large piece of concrete and rubble for over two days, Abdulalim Muaini was finally rescued in Hatay, Turkey, one of the areas hardest hit by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake...01:38
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Man survives Turkey quake, his family did not
February 9, 2023
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met earthquake survivors on a visit to a heavily damaged area on February 8, 2023. Erdogan made assurances that the “situation was under control”, but he...03:25
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Turkish president visits quake survivors as death toll climbs
February 9, 2023
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Rescue efforts are continuing in Turkey, following twin earthquakes that shook the country and neighbouring Syria on February 6, 2022. For relatives of people still missing, waiting for news about...03:32
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Relatives of Turkey quake victims worry from abroad
February 8, 2023
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A second deadly earthquake hit Turkey just hours after an initial 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6, 2023. Seismologists say it was unusually strong, measured at magnitude 7.5. It was just one...02:28
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People escape from collapsing buildings as second quake hits Turkey
February 7, 2023
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A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early on February 6, 2023, killing more than 600 as buildings toppled across the region. Rescuers are now racing against...02:23
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Deadly earthquake kills hundreds across Turkey and Syria
February 6, 2023