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Report: 11 al-Qaida suspects detained in Turkey
Turkish police have detained 11 people suspected of links to al-Qaida and seized 25 kilograms (55 pounds) of plastic explosives as well as alleged ...
AP Interview: Wrestling plans election in Turkey
Fighting to retain wrestling's Olympic status, the sport's governing body plans to meet in Turkey within weeks to elect a president and press for ...
Istanbul wants wrestling if it wins Olympic bid
The head of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics hopes a winning vote coincides with wrestling being reinstated to the program by the IOC.
Schalke facing daunting task at Galatasaray
Schalke coach Jens Keller could hardly face a more daunting Champions League debut when his team visits Galatasaray for the first leg of the last 16 ...
Int'l Jazz Day to celebrate Turkish jazz link
Pianist Herbie Hancock will celebrate the special connection between Turkey and jazz music forged decades ago when the Turkish ambassador opened his ...
Turkish trial shows soccer corruption at the top
Turkey loves both soccer and strong men, so it's no surprise that Aziz Yildirim is a household name. A civil engineer, Yildirim made a fortune in ...
Body of NYC woman killed in Turkey to return to US
The body of a New York City mother of two who was killed in Turkey while on a solo vacation is being returned to the U.S. Sarai Sierra's remains are ...
Husband of NYC woman found dead: Haven't told kids
The husband of a New York City woman found dead in Turkey says he hasn't had the strength to tell his children their mother is gone. Steven Sierra ...
Turkish police seek clues in NYC woman's death
Turkish authorities finished an autopsy Monday on a New York City woman found dead in Istanbul and submitted DNA samples from it to a crime lab for ...
Turkey: US Embassy bomber had terror conviction
The suicide bomber who struck the U.S. Embassy in Ankara spent several years in prison on terrorism charges but was released on probation after being ...
Suicide bomber kills guard at US Embassy in Turkey
In the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a ...
Report: Man released in Turkey missing woman case
A man questioned over the disappearance of a New York City woman in Istanbul has been released from police custody but may be called again to help ...
Turkish police examine video for missing American
A special Turkish police task force looking for a missing New York City woman was sifting through "thousands of hours" of video recovered from about ...
Turkey seeks person who contacted missing American
Turkish police on Wednesday were trying to trace a person who apparently corresponded with a New York City woman through social networking sites ...
Turkish police release footage of missing US woman
The husband of a New York City woman who went missing while vacationing alone in Istanbul was interviewed by police Tuesday in hopes of helping the ...
Istanbul police try to trace missing US woman
Police in Istanbul were scanning security camera footage Monday to try to trace a New York City woman who went missing while vacationing alone in the ...
Fire rages through historic Istanbul building
A fire tore through a former Ottoman mansion along the Bosporus for hours on Tuesday, badly damaging the historic building before firefighters brought ...