Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 19:59
World number three Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the end-of-season WTA Championship in Istanbul due to the shoulder injury that kept her out of the recent US Open.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 15:05
After a terrific performance at the US Open, Somdev Devvarman has made a shock first round exit from the ATP Challenger event in Istanbul.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 00:05
A 22-year-old man was killed in southern Turkey during fresh protests over the authorities` violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrations in June, officials and local media said.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 18:59
The bloody Syrian civil war cost Istanbul votes over Tokyo to host the world`s biggest sporting event in 2020, two influential International Olympic Committee members said.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 11:22
Istanbul bid says that of the three candidates they would need to spend the least on `dedicated Olympic projects`.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 10:45
The race for three cities hoping to land the 2020 summer Olympics will go down to the wire after two years of campaigning as Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo grapple with their own problems ahead of the September 7 vote.
Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 11:21
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said parliament could cut its summer recess short to vote on reforms aimed at increasing Kurdish rights, amid calls for the peace process to pick up speed.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 00:08
Turkish police fired teargas in Istanbul to disperse several hundred people protesting against the police crackdown on anti-government demonstrations.
Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 18:43
In a humane gesture, Pakistan facilitated the emergency landing of an international airline in Karachi after an Indian passenger on board suffered a heart-attack and needed emergency medical care.
Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 21:53
Troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad seized several buildings on the edges of rebel-held districts of Homs as they pressed an eight-day assault on the central Syrian city, activists said on Saturday.
Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 21:47
A feminist activist from the radical group Femen staged a topless protest at an Istanbul airport on Friday to denounce Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan`s religious conservatism.
Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 08:49
Thousands of protesters returned to Istanbul`s Taksim Square today, demanding justice for a demonstrator slain by police fire during demonstrations that have swept Turkey this month.
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