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      Andrew Wilks is a freelance journalist based in Istanbul, Turkey. He previously worked as the deputy editor of Anadolu news agency in Ankara and for London-based newspapers.

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      Referee Halil Umut Meler is seen lying on the ground, right, after being punched by MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca, second from left, at the end of the Turkish Super Lig soccer match between MKE Ankaragucu and Caykur Rizespor in Ankara, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. The Turkish Football Federation has suspended all league games in the country after a club president punched the referee in the face at the end of a top-flight match. Koca was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, along with two other people on charges of injuring a public official following questioning by prosecutors. (Abdurrahman Antakyali / Depo Photos via AP)
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      About 2,900 suspected gang members have been arrested so far. EPA
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      MENANovember 17, 2023
      A man walks past damaged buildings, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 14, 2023. REUTERS / Suhaib Salem
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      Experts tell of unheeded warnings that made Turkey's buildings death traps

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      MENAFebruary 15, 2023
      People search for survivors in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Reuters
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      Rescuers search under rubble for survivors of Turkey quake

      Hundreds of buildings reduced to piles of bricks by 7.8 magnitude quake in south-east of country and in northern Syria

      MENAFebruary 06, 2023
      Supporters of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu protest in Istanbul. AFP
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      Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will travel to Turkey soon, the country’s president said. Saudi Royal Palace / AFP
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      Saudi ArabiaJune 17, 2022
      President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi greets the Turkish president at the Palais de la Nation, in Gombe, in the Lukunga district of Kinshasa. AFP
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      Erdogan's Senegal visit cut short by Ukraine, but Turkey's presence in Africa on the up

      The Turkish leader has visited more than 30 states in more than 50 trips to Africa since 2004

      MENAFebruary 23, 2022
      The Izmir Platform of the Confederation of Public Employees Unions protested against the high inflation rate in Turkey and burnt their payslips to highlight the financial difficulties caused by the price of electricity, natural gas, fuel, transport and food. Pacific Press
      Turkey electricity crisis brings thousands on to the streets

      Traders, hoteliers and ordinary people baulk at price increases

      MENAFebruary 08, 2022
      Planes are parked on the runway of Istanbul Airport. Flights have been cancelled owing to blizzards in the Turkish city. AFP
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      Riot police called to Istanbul airport as tourists stranded by snow stage protest

      Heavy snowfall continued to cause disruption in Turkey's largest city on Tuesday

      MENAJanuary 25, 2022
      A man fishes on the Galata bridge in Istanbul. AFP
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      Istanbul grinds to a halt in ‘Icelandic’ snowy conditions

      Couriers skirted a ban on motorbikes on the icy roads

      MENAJanuary 25, 2022
      Shoppers at an open market in Istanbul. Reuters
      Turks try to come to terms with runaway inflation

      Turkey reported year-on-year price rises of 36 per cent for December on Monday

      MENAJanuary 05, 2022
      Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli on June 27, 2018. Reuters
      Erdogan faces coalition rift as economic woes increase

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      EuropeNovember 21, 2021
      Turkish police detained celebrated Syrian singer Omar Souleyman on November 17, 2021, and questioned him about reported ties to Kurdish militants. AFP
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      Syrian singer Omar Souleyman arrested in Turkey

      Local officials have confirmed the performance artist's arrest

      MENANovember 17, 2021
      A supporter of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party, with pictures of jailed former leader and presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtas, at a 2018 campaign event in Istanbul. Reuters
      Turkey slammed for jailing Kurdish leader's wife over doctor's note error

      Accusations of 'guilt by association' after sentence against Basak Demirtas, wife of former HDP co-leader Selahattin Demirtas

      MENANovember 12, 2021
      Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a news conference following a Cabinet meeting in Ankara. Turkish Presidential Press Service via AFP
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      Turkish president was unhappy with their support for jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala

      EuropeOctober 25, 2021
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