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Turkey's opposition urges peaceful protests over Istanbul mayor's arrest
The leader of Turkey's main opposition on Friday renewed a call on supporters to take to the streets for peaceful demonstrations against the arrest of Istanbul's mayor and top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, even as authorities widened a ban on protests and criticised the call as irresponsible. (Pics/AFP)
21 March,2025 08:16 PM IST | ronak mastakar
In Photos: Police arrest Istanbul mayor over alleged corruption and terror links
Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul's mayor, a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and several other prominent figures as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links. (Pics/AFP)
19 March,2025 07:59 PM IST | ronak mastakar
In Photos: At least 76 people killed in hotel fire at ski resort in Turkey
A fire raged through a 12-storey hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday during a school holiday, killing at least 76 people, at least two of them when they jumped from the building to escape the flames, officials said. (Pics/AFP)
22 January,2025 02:12 PM IST | ronak mastakar
Paris Olympics 2024: Unforgettable moments from the marquee event
As the Paris Olympics 2024 has concluded, here are some unforgettable moments from the mega event (Pic: AFP/File Pic)
12 August,2024 01:02 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar
IN PHOTOS: Istanbul’s iconic Grand Bazaar flooded with fake luxury items
Cut-price branded perfumes and fake high-end handbags line the ornate alleys of Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, with traditional merchants saying the luxury counterfeits are stripping the marketplace of its character. (Report and Images: AFP)
17 July,2024 02:30 PM IST | Raaina Jain
IN PHOTOS: OIC Summit in Saudi Arabia to discuss Israel-Hamas war
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will travel to Saudi Arabia to attend the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit, where the issue of the Palestine and Gaza crisis was to be discussed. Pics/AFP
11 November,2023 07:48 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
IN PHOTOS: Antony Blinken reaches Turkey amid Israel-Hamas conflict
Hours after an unannounced stop in Iraq, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey in the early hours of Monday (local time) to hold a key diplomatic meeting, news reports said. Pics/AFP
06 November,2023 06:33 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
IN PHOTOS: Suicide bomber detonates device in Turkish capital Ankara
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police, the interior minister said. The attack occurred hours before Parliament was set to reopen after its three-month summer recess with an address by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Pics/AFP (Text AP)
01 October,2023 07:00 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
IN PHOTOS: World leaders reach Delhi to attend G20 summit
Several world leaders, including British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and UN Secretary General Antonia Guterres, arrived in Delhi on Friday to attend the G20 summit, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he looks forward to productive discussions with them over the next two days. Pics/PTI
08 September,2023 06:22 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
In Photos: European firefighters, planes join battle against wildfires in Greece
Water-dropping planes from several European countries joined hundreds of firefighters on Wednesday battling wildfires raging for days across Greece that left 20 people dead, while major blazes also burned in Spain's Tenerife and in northwestern Turkey near the Greek border (Pics/AFP)
24 August,2023 09:55 AM IST | ronak mastakar