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2001
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Turkey, January 2001
Turkey, February 2001
Turkey, March 2001
Turkey, April 2001
Turkey, May 2001
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Istanbul
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| Jan.2 |
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Ship survivor found
| Jan.3 |
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2 die in bomb attack
| Jan.4 |
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Leftists claim suicide bombing
| Jan.6 |
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Crew charged over ship deaths
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| Feb.1 |
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Debate turned violent 2 members of parliament have been questioned in connection with a fight that ended with a fatal heart attack
| Feb.21 |
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Money market crisis Banks rushed to buy billions of dollars, shares on the main index have lost 29%
| Feb.22 |
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Turkey floating its currency Labour and business groups have called for a government shake-up as workers fear serious hardship
| Feb.24 |
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New economic measures Prime Minister Ecevit has resisted calls for a government reshuffle. He promised new measures to combat the crisis economy
| Feb.26 |
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Turkey moves to stabilise currency IMF to review a 3-year anti-inflation programme backed by $11 billion
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| Mar.19 |
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Human rights reform A programme of wide-ranging reforms had been approved to secure European Union membershi
| Mar.31 |
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Protest against economic reform Thousands protest IMF-backed reforms. Government meets union leaders and employers to muster support
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| Apr.3 |
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Galatasaray defeated Real 3-2
| Apr.7 |
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Protest against economic policy Thousands demonstrates against government's handling of an economic crisis that has cut the value of lira by 40%
| Apr.14 |
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Protests greet crisis plan Tens of thousands gathered in Istanbul to demand government resignations. Economy minister has called to accept sacrifices | |
| Apr.15 |
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Crisis plan defended Kemal Dervis, economy minister, is very confident his new reform package can save Turkey
| Apr.18 |
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Real, Galatasaray 3-0
| Apr.22 |
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Gunmen took 100 hostages 20 armed Chechen rebels stormed a luxury hotel in central Istanbul. They allowed women and children to leave | |
| Apr.23 |
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Hotel hostages released Hostages held at Istanbul hotel have been freed unharmed. Pro-Chechen captors surrendered
| Apr.28 |
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Prison hunger strike The death toll in has reached 20 as protest against transfer from large wards to new prisons
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| May.1 |
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Turkey urged to ease prison crisis EU has warned country to resolve a dispute with inmates in which 20 hunger strikers have died
| May.16 |
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Military plane crash kills 37 CASA CN-235 cargo plane was carrying 31 troops and 6 crew members. It suffered a technical malfunction | |
| May.19 |
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Fatal plane crash Spanish-designed CASA CN-235 cargo aircraft, a military cargo plane, crashed on a test flight
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| Jun.6 |
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Demoted minister quits S. Tantan was dismissed as Interior Minister and moved to a junior post. He was known for anti-corruption inquiries | |
| Jun.22 |
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Opposition party banned The Constitutional Court has banned the Islamic Virtue Party, which had 102 seats in parliament
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| Jul.18 |
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U.S. pilot survives Turkish crash Air Force pilot parachuted from F-16 on the way to patrol the northern 'no-fly zone' in Iraq
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| Sep.5 |
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Sweden qualifies for World Cup
| Sep.10 |
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Suicide bomber kills 2 Blast in central Istanbul near a police checkpoint injured 21, mostly policemen
| Sep.24 |
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Constitutional reform debated 37 constitutional amendments will qualify country for European Union membership
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| Oct.3 |
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Turkey aims for EU membership 34 changes to the constitution include limiting the death penalty
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| Nov.1 |
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Turk special forces boost alliance Turkey was to deploy 90-man unit to Northern Afghanistan | |
| Nov.14 |
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Turkey, Austria 5-0
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