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Image caption One of the photographs left in Turkey by a group of Russian hitmen A series of assassinations has taken place in Turkey of men from the countries of the former USSR. There’s evidence that some were carried out by killers from Russia, writes Murad Batal Shishani – including, …

11 December 2016 Last updated at 13:32 GMT The BBC’s Mark Lowen witnesses the toll that a string of deadly attacks – most recently on a football stadium – have taken on Turkish people.

The moment an explosion rocked the Besiktas football stadium in Istanbul was captured on the club’s TV broadcast. Two blasts, believed to be a car bomb and a suicide bomb, have killed at least 38 people and injured many others, reports say.

Media caption“Enough is enough”: BBC’s Mark Lowen witnesses anger outside the stadium Turkish police have detained 235 people for acting on behalf of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the interior ministry says. Those detained include officials from the main Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP). The arrests come two days …

What’s the first thing your friends ask you when you return from a trip? If they’re anything like mine, the burning question is almost always, “How was the food?” And if you’ve just returned from a trip to Istanbul, your answer might be: “The food was over-priced, mediocre, typical tourist …