An earthquake with a magnitude of around six has struck eastern Turkey, shaking the ground for about a minute. 51 people are dead and more than 71 injured, according to reports.
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Sultan Kosen Tallest Man In The World
September 21st, 2009 |
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Sultan Kosen is the tallest man on the Planet; but despite taking the honor at the London launch of the 2010 edition Guinness World Records last week, Kosen, of Mardin in eastern Turkey, longs for true love.
He hopes his new found celebrity will help him do just that.
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Six die in Turkey village attack
July 21st, 2009 |
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Three men have opened fire in a village in eastern Turkey, killing six people and wounding seven.
The assailants, reportedly a man and his two sons, walked through a village firing shotguns at random at their neighbours, the local governor said.
He said the motive was not clear, but that the men had previously threatened to kill the residents of the village, Karaali, in Elazig province.
All three men fled after the attack, but their family is being questioned.
Governor Muammer Musmal said investigators had been informed that the assailants had "some psychological problems".
In May, gunmen opened fire at a wedding party in south-east Turkey, killing 44 people, including the bride, the groom and six children.
The attack was the result of a long-running feud between two families, officials said. Several of those charged with the murders were members of an officially-sanctioned militia, the Village Guards.</p
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Fatal ammunition blast in Turkey
July 14th, 2009 |
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An explosion of ammunition in south-eastern Turkey has killed four soldiers and injured several more, reports say.
The blast happened on Monday night at a military post in the town of Yuksekova in Hakkari province, near the border with Iraq, the newspaper Hurriyet said.
Several reports suggested the explosion had been accidental.
Turkish troops stationed in the region have been fighting the separatist rebel Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which wants an independent Kurdish state.
More than 40,000 people have been killed since the PKK launched an armed struggle against the Turkish government in 1984. </p
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