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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Prime Minister Binali Yildirim speak at the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges Economic Council in Ankara on Feb. 7. Voters will decide in April whether to give Erdogan broad, new powers that would

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Turkey's President Erdogan Pushes For Broader Powers

10:51am February 09, 2017

by Peter Kenyon

Turks will vote in April on constitutional changes to eliminate the post of prime minister and shift his powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Critics warn the changes will lead to one-man rule.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet says it is scrapping the controversial law against insulting foreign heads of state.

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Germany Is Scrapping Law That Bans Insulting Foreign Leaders

8:18pm January 25, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Justice Minister Heiko Mass called the law "obsolete and unnecessary." Last year, the law was invoked in a controversial case against a comedian because of a lewd poem criticizing Turkey's leader.

A man adjusts a victim's photograph displayed with floral tributes and Turkish flags outside the Reina nightclub following the attack in Istanbul earlier this month.

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Suspect In Istanbul Nightclub Attack Has Confessed, Say Turkish Officials

5:25am January 17, 2017

by Mark Katkov

The suspect was identified as a citizen of Uzbekistan born in 1983. Istanbul's governor says Abdulgadir Masharipov was trained in Afghanistan and appeared to have entered Turkey illegally.

A couple walk past the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, days after a gunman killed 39 people on New Year's night.

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After Nightclub Attack, Fear Descends On Secular Turks

9:08am January 08, 2017

by Peter Kenyon

After the New Year's attack on a nightclub in Istanbul that left 39 dead, secular Turks feel like years of pressure are now outright danger. Some are leaving areas that could be targets for attack.

An image grab taken from an AFPTV video released on Saturday shows people gathering amidst at the site of a car bomb attack in the rebel-held town of Azaz in northern Syria.

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Blast Hits Syrian Border Town, Killing At Least 43

9:24am January 07, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

A U.K.-based monitoring group says the explosion in rebel-held Azaz, on the border with Turkey, was caused by a fuel tanker rigged with a bomb. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility.

People wave Turkish flags as they march in Istanbul on Tuesday at a memorial for the victims of the nightclub attack on New Year's Day.

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Turkey Arrests Suspects Reportedly Linked To Deadly Nightclub Shooting

12:55pm January 03, 2017

by Mark Katkov

Police arrested two foreign nationals that they described as suspects at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency. The deadly attack killed at least 39 people.

Several previous cease-fires have collapsed after a matter of days, but there is hope that this one will hold. On Saturday the U.N. Security Council supported the efforts by Russia and Turkey to end the violence.

U.N. Security Council Supports Russia-Turkey Peace Efforts In Syria

4:08pm December 31, 2016

by Maggie Penman

On Saturday the Security Council unanimously passed a resolution in support of a bid by Russia and Turkey to end the violence in Syria. This week a cease-fire was announced in the war-torn country.

Syrians walk past destroyed buildings in the former rebel-held Ansari district in Aleppo last Friday after Syrian government forces regained control of the divided city.

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Agreement Reached On Syria Cease-Fire

10:57am December 29, 2016

by Mark Katkov

The nationwide cease-fire is to begin at midnight local time. Russia and Turkey will act as guarantors. The agreement does not include areas under the control of ISIS.

Bread sauce, a sauce made with milk, breadcrumbs and spices, is a staple at traditional Christmas dinners in England.

Eat Ye Bread Sauce While Ye May: Brits Go Medieval On Christmas Day

4:03pm December 23, 2016

by Alison Richards

Made with breadcrumbs, milk, onion and spices, bread sauce is a key part of traditional English Christmas dinners. It's a culinary relic of medieval times when bread-soaked sauces were all the rage.

Turkeys at an organic farm in Tona village, an hour from Kolkata, India.

To Cook A Holiday Turkey in Kolkata, It Takes A Village, 2 Butchers And 3 Cabs

5:28pm December 22, 2016

by Sandip Roy

Turkeys aren't native to India. But these days in Kolkata, you can buy a turkey for your Christmas dinner. But cooking a holiday turkey can still send you on a surreal adventure.