2018 ⟶ Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi Consulate in Istanbul
October 2: Exiled Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi...
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🤕 Assassination Attempt on Pope John Paul II
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Turkey👮 Turkish Government Launches Purges After Failed Coup
The government of Turkey begins a series of purges in reaction to a failed coup d'état attempt.⟶
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Turkey💣 Assassination of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara
Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, is assassinated at an art exhibition in Ankara.⟶
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Russia🔪 Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi Consulate in Istanbul
October 2: Exiled Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, triggering a diplomatic crisis for Saudi Arabia.⟶
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Saudi ArabiaTurkey📜 Turkey Withdraws from the Istanbul Convention
March 20: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces his country's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, the first country to do so.⟶
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Turkey✈️ Belarus Forcibly Lands Ryanair Flight to Arrest Journalist Roman Protasevich
May 23: Ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian authorities to detain dissident journalist Roman Protasevich.⟶
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