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This week, im in turkey, where theyre gearing up for the countrys 100th Anniversary. Rising from the remains of the Ottoman Empire a century ago, turkey inherited a disparate group of cultures and began a process of rapid modernisation under its founder, ataturk. Im travelling the country to understand how all of these diverse cultures were brought together. From the Burial Grounds of the god kings of ancient anatolia. To the turquoise coast, where Queen Cleopatra is claimed to have once bathed. To an original ottoman coffee house in gaziantep, and the hotel frequented by the founder of the re...

Now this has to be the best possible way to arrive in istanbul down the mighty bosphorus. Its this body of water that separates the city but also separates continents. And look at that, that silhouette with the domes, the minarets just popping up above the horizon. That is dolmabahce palace. Thats where the founder of the republic, Mustafa Kemal ataturk, set about the business of transforming turkey. And from the past to the present, this is taksim district, the heart of modern istanbul. Getting an ice cream in turkey seems like a bit of an extreme sport. I mean, its very. Its for you. She lau...

Turkey inherited a disparate group of cultures and began a process of rapid modernisation under its founder, ataturk. Im travelling the country to understand how all of these diverse cultures were brought together. From the Burial Grounds of the god kings of ancient anatolia. To the turquoise coast, where Queen Cleopatra is claimed to have once bathed. To an original ottoman coffee house in gaziantep. And the hotel frequented by the founder of the republic here in istanbul. Welcome to turkey. Now, this has to be the best possible way to arrive in istanbul down the mighty bosphorus. Its this bo...

Good morning to you on sunday, the 17th of good morning to you on sunday, the 17th of march. Our main story residents in england are to be given more say on whether Traffic Controlling measures should be used in their area. The restrictions in low Traffic Neighbourhoods can include blocking access to some streets and reducing speed limits. So the guidance from the Department For Transport now means councils will have to show they have support from local people and Emergency Services before any Traffic Restrictions can be introduced. Lets get more from our political reporter, leila nathoo. Low ...

afternoon, and said a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. our correspondent duncan kennedy is in bournemouth this morning. duncan, what more can you tell us about this? good morning. it had been a glorious day here in bournemouth yesterday. the sun was shining, the beach was packed with people on their half term break. then this incident, this major incident, was declared about half past four when all the emergency services were called. the police tell us they recovered ten people from the water. we don't know if they were swimming or on some sort of vessel...