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This image provided by the Belgian Federal Police shows a man at Belgium's Zaventem airport whom officials have identified as Ibrahim el Bakraoui. A Belgian prosecutor named him as a suspected suicide bomber in Tuesday's attack on the airport.

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Turkey Says It Deported Ibrahim El Bakraoui And Warned Belgium In 2015

3:23pm March 23, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Belgium was warned about the terrorist ties of one of the brothers suspected in Tuesday's suicide attack in Brussels.

A man stands in front of a site in Istanbul where a suicide bomb blast last weekend ripped through a crowded pedestrian thoroughfare.

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In Wake Of Brussels Attack, A Look At Other Cities Recently Hit By Violence

3:26pm March 22, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

While the tragedy in Brussels is the focus of headlines around the world, there have been a number of other strikes in the past 10 days in places such as Nigeria and Yemen.

A plainclothes police officer kicks a demonstrator as Turkish anti-riot police disperse supporters in front of the headquarters of the Turkish daily Zaman newspaper in Istanbul on March 5. Turkish authorities seized the headquarters in a midnight raid.

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Amid Crackdown In Turkey, Dissatisfaction With President Erdogan Grows

8:32pm March 21, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

A Turkish columnist once hailed the country's leader as a champion of democracy. Now he joins many Turks in gloom and disappointment over the country's course.

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A woman puts a placard at the site of a blast on Istiklal Street, a major shopping and tourist district, in central Istanbul, on Saturday. The sign reads in Turkish, "We are not afraid, we are here, we won't adjust," according to an AFP translation.

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Turkish Interior Minister Says Istanbul Suicide Bomber Was ISIS Member

10:16am March 20, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Efkan Ala said Sunday that the attacker who struck Istanbul on Saturday was a Turkish-born member of ISIS. Four victims died in the blast: three Israelis or Israeli-Americans and one Iranian.

Emergency services inspect the area following a suicide bombing in a major shopping and tourist district in the central part of Istanbul on Saturday.

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Suicide Bomb In Istanbul Kills Five, Wounds 36

9:17am March 19, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The deadly attack comes less than a week after a car bomb killed more than three dozen people in Ankara, Turkey's capital.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks at a ceremony Friday commemorating the 101st anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli in Canakkale, Turkey, Friday. Turkey and the European Union annouced an agreement Friday to deal with Syrian refugees. But Tu

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Why Europe Needs Turkey ... And Turkey Needs Europe

8:39am March 19, 2016

The migrant crisis is the latest example of the fraught, tangled relationship. Europe wants Turkey as a buffer that blocks spillover from Middle East chaos. Turkey wants access to Europe's markets.

French President Francois Hollande (center right) shakes hands with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, (center left) before a meeting during an EU summit in Brussels on Friday.

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Turkey And The EU Strike Controversial Migration Deal In Brussels

1:42pm March 18, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The European Union and Turkey have reached agreement on a plan aimed at stemming the massive flow of people into Europe. It likely will impact the fates of tens of thousands of migrants and refugees.

Family members and friends carry the Turkish flag-draped coffin of Murat Gul, 20, a security agent killed in Sunday's explosion, during his funeral procession in Ankara, Turkey.

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After Bombing In Ankara, Turkey Hits Kurdish Targets In Northern Iraq

2:39pm March 14, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Turkish warplanes are conducting airstrikes against Kurdish targets in Northern Iraq, following a deadly car bomb that killed at least 37 people in Turkey's capital, Ankara.

An explosion ripped through a busy square in central Ankara on Sunday, killing at least 27 people and wounding 75 more.

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Blast In Ankara Kills At Least 27, Wounds At Least 75

3:13pm March 13, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Turkey's capital was struck by a large explosion on Sunday, hitting a transportation hub that was packed with travelers returning from weekend trips.

European Council President Donald Tusk (front center) shakes hands with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (front row, second from left) during a group photo at an EU summit Monday in Brussels.

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EU Leaders, Turkey Near Agreement On Migration Route To Northern Europe

7:18pm March 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A summit in Brussels has ended with participants saying they are closer to an agreement. The EU has been seeking more help from Turkey to cut the flow of migrants. Turkey wants EU membership and cash.