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December 31, 2000 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
 * A bomb going off at 11.45 pm local time in a clothing store at İstiklal Avenue, Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey injures 10.

Politics and elections
 * The first phase of the local elections starts in Pakistan.

January 1, 2001 (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
 * The Marmara Hotel is stoned and the windows of Osmanlı Bank is smashed in Taksim Square, Istanbul, Turkey.
 * Traffic accident in Denizli, Turkey with 5 dead.

Disasters and accidents
 * A freighter carrying many refugees sinks offshore Antalya's Kemer district in Turkey due to bad weather conditions, while trying to illegally enter Greece, with 6 dead, 48 missing and 32 survivors.
 * Fire at new year celebrations in a café in Volendam, Netherlands kills 8 and injures around 200 people.
 * Explosion in Italy during new year celebrations kills two.
 * An earthquake, 7.2 of magnitude strikes the city of Davao, Philippines and the surrounding Mindanao island.
 * Close to 200 homes are inundated due to torrential rains in Antalya, Turkey that started after midnight.
 * Fire at a boat of 40 in Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey. No casualties.
 * At least 84 dead in a ferry accident in the Meghna River, Bangladesh.

Politics and elections
 * USA, Israel and Iran sign up for war crimes court.
 * 700 members of Falun Gong are arrested during a demonstration of meditation practise at the Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China.
 * Romania is elected for the chairmanship in OSCE.

January 4, 2001 (Thursday)
Politics and elections
 * Arafat meets with Mubarak.