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Female suicide bomber hits police station in Istanbul's historic heart

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ISTANBUL -- A female suicide bomber blew herself up inside a police station in Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district on Tuesday, killing one officer and wounding another, the city's governor and Turkish media said.The woman spoke English as she entered the building but her nationality and identity were unknown, Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters at the scene. Turkish media said...

A polling station official holds a ballot paper in Turkey's first direct presidential elections at a polling station in Ankara August 10, 2014.

Turks vote for president as Erdogan envisages 'new Turkey'

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ISTANBUL - Turks voted in their country's first presidential election on Sunday with Tayyip Erdogan (60 years) poised to win and fulfill his dream of what he calls a "new Turkey" and what his opponents say will be an increasingly authoritarian nation. A victory for Erdogan would seal his place in history after more than a decade as prime...