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Car Bomb in Istanbul Kills 11

NYT > Turkey by By CEYLAN YEGINSU

Explosives in a parked car were detonated by remote control as a police shuttle bus passed through the historic quarter of Beyazit during rush hour.

Deadly Blast Strikes Istanbul

 NYT > Turkey

Amateur video shows the wreckage from an explosion in the city center on Tuesday, as bombers targeted a police shuttle bus, killing 11 people.

Turkey reels after bomb attack kills 11 – video report

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk

At least 11 people have been killed in Istanbul in a bomb attack on Tuesday morning. The explosion was on a busy road intersection in the Vezneciler district near Istanbul University and the Grand Bazaar. The Istanbul city governor, Vasip Şahin, says a car was packed with explosives and detonated next to a bus carrying riot police. Of the victims, seven were police officers and four civilians

VIDEO: Three wounded in ferry crash in Istanbul

Three people were wounded as a result of a ferry crash at Istanbul’s Sirkeci wharf on June 7

4 detained after car bomb kills 11 in Istanbul

CNN

(CNN) Four people have been detained in connection with a car bomb attack targeting a police bus that killed 11 people Tuesday in Istanbul, Turkey’s …

A Deadly Bombing in Istanbul Is One More Sign Terror Has Come to Turkey – TIME

Istanbul bombing targets police bus – USA TODAY

Car bomb in downtown Istanbul targeting police kills 11 – Washington Post

Eleven killed in Istanbul car bomb explosion

CNN

(CNN) At least 11 people were killed — seven policemen and four civilians — and 36 injured when a car bomb targeted a police bus in the historic .

In Istanbul’s Taxis, Buckling Up Is an Insult

 NYT > Turkey by By CEYLAN YEGINSU

What’s the matter, don’t you trust my driving? You must be from out of town. (And, please, pay no attention to the speedometer.)

In Istanbul, drummers keep ancient Ramadan tradition alive

Salon

ISTANBUL (AP) — In the dark of night, when the streets of Istanbul enjoy a rare moment of quiet, Ali Buldu sets out beating his drum to wake up his …

In Istanbul, drummers keep ancient Ramadan tradition alive – The Seattle Times

Istanbul’s Charismatic Street Cats in Focus in New Film “Kedi” Catster Documentary director Ceyda Torun talks about the cats of Istanbul as well as the spiritual and emotional aspects of cat-human relationship

Syria’s Gypsy refugees find sanctuary in an Istanbul ghetto – but for how long?

The Guardian

In Istanbul’s oldest slum, home to many refugees, the Syrian Dom community still face almost universal discrimination. One NGO is providing support

Reflections From a Winter Visit to Istanbul

Huffington Post

In mid-December of 2015, I leave New York to go to Istanbul for the holidays. It doesn’t take long before I’m sucked into the stress that comes with

First Stop: Somer Sivrioglu’s Istanbul

Culinary Backstreets

So my culinary Istanbul is quite different than that of most chefs from the area. I prefer my side to Karşı (across) in food, football and lifestyle. Here are .

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PYD should withdraw, Turkish PM tells US as shelling continues

The Turkish military on Feb. 14 continued to pound Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) positions in Syria’s Azaz district, in the countryside north of Aleppo, as Ankara told Washington that the Kurdish forces should withdraw from their positions

Biden urges Turkey to cease shelling in northern Syria

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has called on Turkey to cease artillery strikes targeting Syrian Kurdish forces in northern Syria, while voicing support for the country’s fight against the outlawed PKK and ISIL

Syria condemns Turkey shelling, urges UN action

Syria’s government on Feb. 14 condemned Turkey for two days of shelling targeting mainly Kurdish forces in the northern province of Aleppo and urged the United Nations to act, state media said

Turkey vows not to be in ‘defensive position’ over Syria

Turkey will no longer be in a “defensive position” over maintaining its national security interests amid developments in Syria, Deputy Prime Minister Yalçın Akdoğan has said, after the Turkish army shelled Democratic Union Party (PYD) militias across the border

Turkey continues assault on Syria Kurds

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition

A Turkish assault on positions claimed by Kurdish fighters in northern Syria continues into a second day.

Saudi Arabia to deploy jets in İncirlik

Saudi Arabia is sending planes to the İncirlik Air Base in the southern Turkish province of Adana, where jets from the U.S.-led anti-ISIL coalition are already based, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has stated, amid reports on Feb. 14 that the jets have already arrived

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