Tag: Istanbul

Turkish leftist group claims responsibility for Istanbul police attack

The Turkish far-left group DHKP-C has claimed responsibility for a grenade attack on police near the Turkish prime minister's office in Istanbul. DHKP-C (Revolutionary People's...

Drone attacks unwelcome under any situation: PM

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has reiterated that drone attacks are unacceptable under any circumstances. In an interview with Turkish Radio and Television in Istanbul, Nawaz...

Turkey suffers worst night of rioting

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Turkey's four biggest cities and clashed with riot police firing tear gas for...

Protest subsides at Istanbul square

Protests in Istanbul and several other Turkish cities appear to have subsided, after days of fierce clashes following a police crackdown on a peaceful...

Fresh anti-government clashes hit Turkey

Police in the Turkish city of Istanbul have fired tear gas and water cannons against a group of protesters trying to reach a main...

Olympics 2020 bid: Tokyo governor apologizes for remarks against Muslims, Istanbul

Tokyo's outspoken governor, Naoki Inose, who heads the city's bid for the 2020 Olympics, apologized on Tuesday for "inappropriate" comments he made about rival...

Istanbul to Islamabad journey to take 11 days with Gul Train

Director General of Turkey’s State Railways (TCDD) Suleyman Karaman said that in their talks with Pakistani and Afghan ministers, a decision was taken to...

Turkey warns it would strike PKK fighters inside Syria

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Syria of letting Turkey's Kurdish rebels operate inside the north of the country and warned that Ankara...

From Kabul to Istanbul: the rickshaw circus

A Canadian man and his German girlfriend are braving the Taliban to take a rickshaw on one of the world’s most dangerous road trips...

From Kabul to Istanbul: the rickshaw circus

A Canadian man and his German girlfriend are braving the Taliban to take a rickshaw on one of the world's most dangerous road trips...

KMC administrator returns from Istanbul

KMC Administrator Muhammad Hussain Syed on Wednesday returned Karachi after four day visit to Istanbul, Turkey. Prominent industrialist Sardar Yasin Malik, Siddique Shaikh of...

Istanbul to provide vocational, technical training to Karachi

In a bid to enhance mutual cooperation between the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed...

Istanbul model to be used to set up garbage transfer

KMC Administrator Muhammad Hussain Syed said Istanbul model will be used for setting up garbage transfer stations of 2 thousand tons capacity in five...

KMC administrator departs for Istanbul

KMC Administrator Muhammad Hussain Syed on Saturday departed for Istanbul Turkey to attend an international symposium on Life Long Learning Culture & Vocational Educational...

Nuclear talks ‘most probably’ in Istanbul: Iran

A new round of talks on Iran’s controversial nuclear programme will “most probably” take place in Istanbul, Tehran’s foreign minister said during a visit...

Zardari to be in Istanbul today for trilateral meeting on Afghanistan

President Asif Ali Zardari will arrive in Turkey today (Sunday) to attend a trilateral summit on Afghanistan. President Asif Ali Zardari would join President...

Kvitova knocks Wozniacki out of Istanbul

Caroline Wozniacki, who celebrated becoming year-end world number one for the second successive year on Wednesday, marked the occasion by crashing out of the...