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Turkey's PM Attacks Popular TV Show - Voice of America Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:22:37 GMT

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Turkey's PM Attacks Popular TV Show Voice of America ISTANBUL — Turkey is witnessing something of a battle royal. The country's most popular soap television series, "Magnificent Century," is about Turkey's most famous sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent. The costume drama has been a hit not only inside ... and more »

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Turkey Plans to Lift Bans on Hundreds of Publications - New York Times Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:01:37 GMT

Turkey Plans to Lift Bans on Hundreds of Publications New York Times The book, it emerged in heated discussion with security officials at the airport, still figures on a list of nearly 2,000 publications that are officially banned in Turkey by half-forgotten orders of various courts, ministries, emergency rule officials ... and more »

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Syrian Strikes Heighten Urgency of Patriot Missile Deployment in Turkey - Voice of America Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:09:09 GMT

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Syrian Strikes Heighten Urgency of Patriot Missile Deployment in Turkey Voice of America Turkey has long feared that an increasingly desperate Assad government may resort to striking Turkish targets with its Russian-designed missiles and warplanes, in retaliation for Ankara's hosting and support of Syrian rebels and refugees. IHS Jane's ... and more »

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Yelp takes its reviews to Turkey - CNET Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:17:58 GMT

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Yelp takes its reviews to Turkey CNET The local business reviews site announced today it has expanded into Turkey, the 20th country in which Yelp has launched its service. Yelp plans to focus its efforts on Istanbul, the country's largest city, Miriam Warren, Yelp VP of New Markets, said ... Yelp Goes Transcontinental With Launch in TurkeyInternational Business Times (press release) Yelp launches in Turkey, its 20th countryThe Next Web (blog) all 16 news articles »

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Gas Field Off of Cyprus Stokes Tensions With Turkey - New York Times Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:09:48 GMT

Gas Field Off of Cyprus Stokes Tensions With Turkey New York Times NICOSIA, CYPRUS — In October, the government of Cyprus announced it was negotiating possible licensing deals with 15 companies to explore for natural gas in a deep-water zone off the island's southwest coast. The government says it expects to sign ... and more »

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Why Turkey Can't Be a Model for the Future of the Arab Spring - The Atlantic Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:41:47 GMT

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Why Turkey Can't Be a Model for the Future of the Arab Spring The Atlantic It is 5 a.m. in Istanbul, and I am looking for coffee. Having arrived in Istanbul's old city the night before and seriously jetlagged, I decided to walk into the Eyup quarter, which hosts Istanbul's most sacred mosque, Eyup Sultan. I hoped the revered ... The Myth of Neo-Ottomanismal-Akhbar English all 3 news articles »

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Turkey and Iraq Kurds close to energy deal - Financial Times Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:20:57 GMT

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Turkey and Iraq Kurds close to energy deal Financial Times The proposed deal, which would range from exploration to export, would seek to create a new “energy corridor” that by the end of the decade could send Turkey as much as 3m barrels a day of oil, 1m of which would be taken from other regions of Iraq, and ... Turkey weighs pivotal oil deal with Iraqi KurdistanWashington Post all 179 news articles »

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Turkey's Problem With Media Freedom - The Atlantic Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:18:04 GMT

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Turkey's Problem With Media Freedom The Atlantic The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says a record 232 journalists are currently imprisoned around the world, with Turkey being the worst offender. In a report released December 11, the U.S.-based media watchdog says 49 journalists are behind ... NGO slams Turkey, Iran for imprisoning journalistsJerusalem Post Turkey is world's worst jailer of journalists: Press watchdogPress TV Turkey extends lead in reporter jailing leagueHurriyet Daily News Washington Post -Fox News all 592 news articles »

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Adi Nes's best photograph: a man, a turkey and an imaginary village - The Guardian Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:42:45 GMT

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Adi Nes's best photograph: a man, a turkey and an imaginary village The Guardian I took this in February this year, in the Jezreel Valley in Israel. It's the final shot in a series of 14 images of an imaginary village I created. It's also meant to represent Israel, to a certain extent. My fictional village is a small, dreamlike ...

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Assertive Turkey key to US in shifting Middle East - Jerusalem Post Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:53:04 GMT

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Assertive Turkey key to US in shifting Middle East Jerusalem Post Photo: REUTERS/Osman Orsal. WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL - With its caustic rhetoric on Israel and its gold-for-gas trade with Iran, Turkey is not the deferential US ally it once was as it carves out a growing role in the fast-changing politics of the Middle East. Former Diplomat: Syria, Iraq Turkey's 'Worst Mistakes'Al-Monitor Turkey and the 'Arab Winter'Hurriyet Daily News all 13 news articles »