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Turkey justice minister answered journalists' questions - Ankara

Turkiye'a justice minister Yilmaz Tunc, answered journalists' questions in the parliament, in Ankara, on March 26, 2025. Eight journalists covering anti-government protests held in Turkey. Arrests condemned as ‘unlawful’ by press freedom groups, highlighting growing repression amid demonstrations against President Erdogan. The journalists were among 10 arrested in dawn raids on their homes earlier this week. An Istanbul court initially ruled the journalists should be released before reversing the decision and issuing an official arrest order, according to their lawyers and representatives. Among the detained are Yasin Akgul of Agence France-Presse and the former AFP photojournalist Bulent Kılıc, who was named Guardian agency photographer of the year in 2014 for his coverage of Ukraine, events on the Turkish border with Syria and the deadly crash of flight MH17. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey justice minister answered journalists' questions - Ankara

Turkiye'a justice minister Yilmaz Tunc, answered journalists' questions in the parliament, in Ankara, on March 26, 2025. Eight journalists covering anti-government protests held in Turkey. Arrests condemned as ‘unlawful’ by press freedom groups, highlighting growing repression amid demonstrations against President Erdogan. The journalists were among 10 arrested in dawn raids on their homes earlier this week. An Istanbul court initially ruled the journalists should be released before reversing the decision and issuing an official arrest order, according to their lawyers and representatives. Among the detained are Yasin Akgul of Agence France-Presse and the former AFP photojournalist Bulent Kılıc, who was named Guardian agency photographer of the year in 2014 for his coverage of Ukraine, events on the Turkish border with Syria and the deadly crash of flight MH17. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey justice minister answered journalists' questions - Ankara

Turkiye'a justice minister Yilmaz Tunc, answered journalists' questions in the parliament, in Ankara, on March 26, 2025. Eight journalists covering anti-government protests held in Turkey. Arrests condemned as ‘unlawful’ by press freedom groups, highlighting growing repression amid demonstrations against President Erdogan. The journalists were among 10 arrested in dawn raids on their homes earlier this week. An Istanbul court initially ruled the journalists should be released before reversing the decision and issuing an official arrest order, according to their lawyers and representatives. Among the detained are Yasin Akgul of Agence France-Presse and the former AFP photojournalist Bulent Kılıc, who was named Guardian agency photographer of the year in 2014 for his coverage of Ukraine, events on the Turkish border with Syria and the deadly crash of flight MH17. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lavrov Meets Erdogan - Ankara

Handout photo show Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (3rd L) at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey on February 24, 2025. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, and Akif Cagatay Kilic, the president's chief foreign policy and security adviser, also attended the meeting with Russian foreign delegation. Photo by Turkish Presidency Press Office via DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syria's Interim President Ahmed al-Shara Visits Turkey

Handout - Turkish Presidential Advisor Akif Cagatay Kilic (L), Turkish Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun (C) and Director of the National Intelligence Organization, Ibrahim Kalin (2nd R) welcome Syrian interim President Ahmad Al-Sharaa (R) with an official welcoming ceremony at Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on February 04, 2025. Photo by Mustafa Kamaci/ Turkish Presidential Press Service via DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230806) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yayla Kilic Gonen (4th R) of Türkiye competes during the Athletics Women's Half Marathon Final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230806) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yayla Kilic Gonen (L) and Fatma Karasu of Türkiye react after the Athletics Women's Half Marathon Final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230806) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yayla Kilic Gonen of Türkiye reacts after the Athletics Women's Half Marathon Final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230806) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yayla Kilic Gonen (R) of Türkiye reacts after the Athletics Women's Half Marathon Final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ATHLETICS (CN)

(230806) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yayla Kilic Gonen (front) of Türkiye competes during the Athletics Women's Half Marathon Final at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230801) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Xia Yuyu (C) of China, silver medalist Yayla Kilic Gonen (L) and bronze medalist Fatma Karasu of Türkiye celebrate during the awarding ceremony of the Athletics Women's 10000m at the 31st FISU summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, August 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230801) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Xia Yuyu (Front, L) of China hugs silver medalist Yayla Kilic Gonen of Türkiye after the Athletics Women's 10000m Final at the 31st FISU summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230801) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yayla Kilic Gonen of Türkiye celebrates after the Athletics Women's 10000m Final at the 31st FISU summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230801) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Silver medalist Yayla Kilic Gonen (L) of Türkiye celebrates with her teammate bronze medalist Fatma Karasu after the Athletics Women's 10000m Final at the 31st FISU summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-ATHLETICS(CN)

(230801) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yayla Kilic Gonen (Front) and Fatma Karasu of Türkiye competes during the Athletics Women's 10000m Final at the 31st FISU summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)

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Türkiye expects boom in health tourism to alleviate economic woes

STORY: Türkiye expects boom in health tourism to alleviate economic woes DATELINE: July 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: HEALTH/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists at an airport in Türkiye 2. various of scene of beach 3. various of a hospital 4. SOUNDBITE (English): ERDEN KILIC, Head of a private hospital in Ankara STORYLINE: Türkiye has seen a notable rise in the number of medical tourists as the country steps up efforts to boost health tourism. According to the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies, in the first three months of this year, the number of visitors to Türkiye for health and medical reasons increased by 37.5 percent compared to the same period in 2022. It said that Türkiye expects to receive over 1.8 million health tourists this year, with an increase of approximately 30 percent. Erden Kilic, a professor of orthopedics and the head of a private hospital in Türkiye's capital city Ankara told Xinhua in a recent interview that he expects a bigger rise. SOUNDBITE (En

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Voting underway in presidential runoff in Türkiye

STORY: Voting underway in presidential runoff in Türkiye DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting in Ankara 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZEYNEP CERMEN, Xinhua reporter "Turkish voters started to cast their ballots on Sunday as of 8 a.m. (0500 GMT) local time for the second round of the presidential election. In Istanbul, the country's largest city with around 11 million eligible voters, many people already showed up at the polling stations before the start. Over 31,000 ballot boxes have been set up across all 39 districts. The second round is expected to be a knife-edge contest between the incumbent president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the joint opposition candidate, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Turkish people will either decide to continue with Erdogan for another five-year term or vote for change and elect Kilicdaroglu. A six-party opposition bloc and several other minor parties back Kilic

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Japanese woman killed in Turkey

NARITA, Japan - Serdar Kilic (far L), the Turkish ambassador to Japan, and his wife (standing next to him) greet the parents of Mai Kurihara, who was killed after a knife attack in Turkey, at Narita airport on Sept. 11, 2013. The Kuriharas arrived at the airport near Tokyo from Sendai to leave for Turkey.

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Tokyo gov. apologizes to Turkish envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose holds a news conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on May 10, 2013. Inose said he apologized to Turkish Ambassador to Japan Serdar Kilic for remarks taken as criticizing rival 2020 Olympic bidder Istanbul.

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At least 98 people poisoned by drinking water in Turkish village

STORY: At least 98 people poisoned by drinking water in Turkish village DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village STORYLINE: At least 98 people Thursday were affected by mass drinking water poisoning in a village in Türkiye's northwestern Bolu province, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced. Fourteen of them are in intensive care, while 43 others are receiving treatment at the hospitals, Koca tweeted. He said that 53 of the patients were children, adding that there were no casualties. Bolu Province Governor Erkan Kilic said the source of the poisoning in Caydurt Yuva village might be water pollution caused by recent rains and floods. The patients were under treatment with complaints of vomiting and nausea, he said, adding that this situation has mainly been observed in children. The sample results from village water tanks are waiting to determine the reason for the poisoning, the governor said. Xinhua N

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Turkey, Armenia to hold 4th round of normalization talks in Vienna

STORY: Turkey, Armenia to hold 4th round of normalization talks in Vienna DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish Foreign Ministry 2. various of an old meeting of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan in Turkey (courtesy of Turkish Foreign Ministry) 3. various of Istanbul Airport in Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) STORYLINE: Turkey and Armenia will hold the fourth round of talks on normalizing bilateral relations in the Austrian capital of Vienna on Friday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday. Turkey sends former diplomat Serdar Kilic to the talks, while Armenia designates Vice President of its National Assembly Ruben Rubinyan as a special envoy. Turkey and Armenia held their first round of normalization talks in Moscow in January, followed by two rounds in Vienna in February and May. In February, the two neighbors resumed charter flights between Istanbul and

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Turkey, Armenia hold 3rd round of normalization talks in Vienna

STORY: Turkey, Armenia hold 3rd round of normalization talks in Vienna DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish Foreign Ministry 2. various of Serdar Kilic, Turkey's special representative for talks with Armenia (courtesy of Turkish foreign ministry) 3. various of Turkish Foreign Ministry 4. various of file shoots of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meeting with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan in Turkey (courtesy of Turkish foreign ministry) STORYLINE: The envoys of Turkey and Armenia held the third round of normalization talks in the Austrian capital Vienna on Tuesday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. "The special representatives reaffirmed the declared goal of achieving full normalization between their respective countries through this process," the ministry said in a statement. In this sense, they had a "sincere and productive exchange of concrete views and discussed possible steps that can be undertaken for tangibl