Place: Sea of Marmara

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Instantly enthralled by Istanbul's museums, markets, history and restaurants

Donal O’Keeffe visits the major Turkish city that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait and is fascinated by its magical blend of museums, markets, history and restaurants.

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Eoin Edwards walks in the footsteps of Jesus in Jerusalem

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Turkey opens Europe-Asia railway tunnel

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Counting down to summer fun

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Hijacker shooting ends Turkey ferry siege

world

Turkey to build Istanbul canal

Turkey plans Bosphorus by-pass

Turkey is to build a new waterway to bypass the heavily congested Bosphorus.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2011

Greenpeace in oil rig demonstration in Turkey

Greenpeace activists climbed aboard an oil rig off Turkey today in a bid to prevent it from leaving for Greenland to begin deep-water drilling in the Arctic.

Fri, 22 Apr, 2011

30 injured as Turkish ferry collides with ship

Dozens of passengers were injured when a Turkish ferry rammed head-on into a Ukrainian-flagged freighter ship anchored in the Sea of Marmara today.

Mon, 13 Aug, 2007

Pope prays for reconciliation in Turkey's Blue Mosque

Pope Benedict XVI prayed beside an Islamic cleric in one of Turkey’s most famous mosques today in a dramatic gesture of outreach to Muslims, after causing outrage with remarks linking violence and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.

Thu, 30 Nov, 2006