All news on the topic: Turkey (Türkiye)

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'I was beaten up by Turkish police and jailed because I 'looked gay''
Miguel Alvaro was solo holidaying in Istanbul last month when he went out to meet a friend for lunch and became lost, so asked policemen for directions before suddenly he was detained
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Son told mum he missed her in last call before he died with dad on holiday
Dylan Fitzpatrick's mum shared the last conversation she had with her young son, who died alongside his dad in a moped crash in Turkey, saying he was the "kindest, kindest person" who "loved life"
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Boy, 10, and dad killed in moped crash while carrying out 'final errand'
Eoin Fitzpatrick, 36, was tragically killed alongside his 10-year-old son, Dylan, on the last day of their holiday in Turkey when a moped they were riding was hit by a bus
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'I went to Turkey to fix my teeth and was left with rotting holes in my head'
Sarah Watson, who is from Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, was left "frightened" to eat as she feared her veneers would fall out - but all she wanted was "a nice smile"
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Couple's TUI holiday nightmare as illness forces them to fly home 3 days early
Terry, 35, and Sarah Hawkins, 32, were among some tourists who became unwell after travelling to Rixos Sungate resort in Antalya, Turkey - and have now instructed lawyers to take legal action
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'I spent £3k on Turkey teeth that went wrong - I look like a shark in a horror'
When Jack James flew to Turkey to get veneers fitted, he never anticipated the horror that would unfold. Now £7,500 later, his teeth still aren't what he hoped they'd be
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Brit tourist, 27, dies in pal’s arms after crash on ‘first holiday abroad’
The Manchester man died in his best friend's arms after a collision on a scooter while on his first holiday abroad in Turkey, it has been reported
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Mum dies after collapsing in airport thinking she only had sunstroke on holiday
Melissa Kinsella, from Moreton in Merseyside, was just 30 when she tragically suffered a fatal heart attack while on holiday with her partner and their three kids in Antalya, Turkey
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TikTok gives a new voice to singer who survived after being shot in the head
Turkish singer Mutlu Kaya was shot in the head eight years ago but miraculously survived - and she now shares her daily life on TikTok where she campaigns for women right and against violence
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Turkey's Erdogan poised to claim victory as election goes to another round
As neither candidate in the Turkey election has more than the required 50% of the vote, the election will head to a second round on May 28 between Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu
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Russian rips flag out of Ukrainian's hands - who then smacks him in the face
Ukrainian Oleksandr Marikovsky was holding his country's flag in the Turkish capital Ankara and was poised to have his photo taken just as a Russian MP tore it from his hands
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Man slit wife's throat after searching online for ways to get away with murder
In his chilling search history the Turkish man had looked up "punishment for killing a cheating wife" and "which diseases do not have a criminal liability"
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Man plummets to death after skydivers collide in mid-air with Brit detained
Thomas Aitken, 45, was detained by police following the death of 30-year-old Orkut Baysal. The pair crashed mid-air in the province of Mugla, southwestern Turkey, on Sunday
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Two soldiers killed as 'speeding' bus skids and overturns on tight curve
A bus carrying military personnel overturned while travelling down the Sirnak-Uludere motorway in Balveren, Turkey. Two soldiers have been killed and others onboard were injured
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Chilling last moments of woman, 18, caught on CCTV before she was found dead
A young woman who left home for a job interview in Turkey never returned home and her last moments were caught on CCTV, where she was seen getting into a white van
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25 tourists struck down by food poisoning at TUI resort - one taken to hospital
Families forked out up to £4,000 for breaks at the Rixos Sungate hotel in the Mediterranean - but more than 10 families were said to be suffering from food poisoning
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Families harrowing hunt for loved ones after Turkey earthquakes
Turkey suffered two twin earthquakes of 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude, in the early hours of February 6, and over two months later families are still looking for lost loved ones
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Boy, 7, pulled alive from rubble of Turkey earthquake was left orphaned
In a video taken in the ambulance after Emir was rescued from the debris of his home, the young survivor has no idea he is an orphan
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Survivors of Turkey earthquake tell amazing stories of survival two months on
The first tremor, in the early hours of February 6, had a Richter magnitude of 7.7, while the second was 7.6. They killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and over 7,000 in northern Syria
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Brit gran, 54, dies after having a Brazilian bum lift and tummy tuck in Turkey
Carol Keenan died after visiting a clinic in Istanbul as her heartbroken partner and daughter say the grandmother-of-eight was not made aware of the dangers of cosmetic surgery
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Youngest EuroMillions winner details getting second boob job after sepsis scare
Jane Park, now 27, jetted out to Turkey to undergo more cosmetic surgery earlier this month, despite previously saying she 'nearly died' from sepsis following a botched bum lift
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At least 14 killed as victims swept away by floods in disaster after earthquake
Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said 12 people were killed by the floods in the southeastern Sanliurfa province while two others died in the neighbouring Adiyaman province in Turkey
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'Compassionate' chip shop owner dies in Turkey earthquake while visiting family
Nuri Dilek from Essex was reportedly visiting family in his native Turkey when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck on February 6, which has since killed nearly 50,000 people and counting
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British medics arrive in Turkey as 80,000 people still sleeping outside in -8C
NHS nurse Melanie Johnson is leading a team of 35 medics sent by UK-Med to respond to the devastating earthquake in Turkey which has killed at least 46,000 people
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Dad breaks back using body to save kids after ceiling collapses in earthquake
While the death toll in Turkey is markedly higher, the quakes in Syria have compounded conditions that were already nigh unliveable - those who survived share their horror