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Vienna Islamic Centre, (AFP/Joe Klamar)

June 12th, 2018 - 11:10 GMT

Why are Seven Mosque's Being Closed by the Austrian Government?

Last Friday, the Austrian government announced it will ban the preaching and teaching of the Koran in seven mosques and check whether 40 to 60 imams should be expelled.

This image of Erdogan make the Rabaa sign while opening the Coca-Cola factory on Saturday was widely circulated on social media (Twitter)

August 14th, 2017 - 12:03 GMT

Why is Turkey Fuming Over Erdogan Opening a Coca-Cola Factory?

The move from Uber comes amid competition pressure on the company from rivals, including homegrown app Bitaksi. (shutterstock)

April 12th, 2017 - 07:38 GMT

Free rides for all from Uber on Turkish referendum day

Six years in, the progressively proxy nature of Syria's war has left civilians more vulnerable to violence and society more fractured and susceptible to sectarian conflict. (AFP/File)

January 25th, 2017 - 09:54 GMT

Licence to kill: The proxy war of foreign powers in Syria

Syrians offload aid after a convoy of Syrian Arab Red Crescent and UN vehicles arrived in a rebel-held area on the outskirts of Damascus. (AFP/Amer Almohibany)

September 15th, 2016 - 09:45 GMT

Eastern Aleppo cut off from food supply routes

A woman waves flags during a pro-Erdogan rally in Taksim square in Istanbul on July 22, 2016, following the failed military coup attempt of July 15. (AFP/Ozan Kose)

July 24th, 2016 - 02:57 GMT

Turkey braces for mass pro-Erdogan rallies in major cities

"A woman who rejects motherhood, who refrains from being around the house, however successful her working life is, is deficient," said Turkey's president Erdogan at a speech Sunday to open a new building of the Women's and Democracy Association. (AFP/Adem Altan)

June 6th, 2016 - 03:25 GMT

Women without children are 'incomplete,' says Turkey’s Erdogan at women's rights ceremony

Turkish police push people away just after an explosion on the pedestrian Istiklal avenue in Istanbul on March 19, 2016. (AFP/Bulent Kilic)

March 20th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

'I wish the wounded Israeli tourists were dead': Turkish official tweets after Istiklal bombing

Tensions with the ethnic minority continue to rise. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

July 23rd, 2015 - 07:50 GMT

As Kurds fight Daesh across the border, what is Turkey’s plan to help?

Erdogan and the AKP are pushing for a lot more than parliamentary seats in this election. (AFP/File)

June 7th, 2015 - 01:42 GMT

Turkey's polls: Erdogan may not be on the ballot, but his future rests on this election

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April 3rd, 2014 - 06:50 GMT

You know things are bad when....Turkey goes asking for Gulf money