A bus hit the scene of a road crash near Gaziantep on Saturday morning, killing 16 people and injuring 21. Hours later a truck hit a crowd of people 250km (150 miles) away in Mardin, also killing ...
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday he hopes neighbouring Syria "finds peace", as rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad advance towards the capital, Damascus.