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Turkey Strengthens Forces on Syrian Border - New York Times Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:04:53 GMT

The Daily Star

Turkey Strengthens Forces on Syrian Border New York Times ANTAKYA, Turkey — The Turkish military sent troops, armored personnel carriers and missile batteries to the Syrian border on Monday, shoring up defenses against a country that has plunged into turmoil with some serious potential repercussions for Turkey. Turkey: For Ankara, Fears of a Kurdistan RisingEurasiaNet Tens of thousands flee Syria's largest citySan Jose Mercury News Syrian Brigadier General Defects To Turkey From LatakiaHuffington Post all 334 news articles »

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Greece boosting guards at border with Turkey in case of Syrian refugee influx - Washington Post Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:02:42 GMT

MiamiHerald.com

Greece boosting guards at border with Turkey in case of Syrian refugee influx Washington Post ATHENS, Greece — Greece is quadrupling the number of guards at its border with Turkey and boosting other defenses in part because of a potential influx of Syrian refugees, a government minister said Monday. Greece is the busiest entry point for ... Greece adds 1800 guards to its border with Turkey over Syria fightingFox News all 154 news articles »

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U.S. women throttle Angola in basketball, will face Turkey next - CBSSports.com Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:15:33 GMT

Boston Globe

U.S. women throttle Angola in basketball, will face Turkey next CBSSports.com The team lost its opener to Turkey by 22 points meaning African nations have only won one of their 25 games in the Olympics since Congo -- formerly known as Zaire -- first qualified in the 1996 Atlanta Games. Nigeria owns the only victory, beating ... USA basketball win streak reaches 35UPI.com all 257 news articles »

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Investment Grade May Worsen Turkey Current-Account, RenCap Says - Bloomberg Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:01:05 GMT

Investment Grade May Worsen Turkey Current-Account, RenCap Says Bloomberg “Without policy intervention, a rating upgrade could even be negative for Turkey in the medium term,” Mert Yildiz, an economist, said in an e-mailed report from Moscow today. “In the absence of policy intervention, we would expect, as a first impact ... Turkey's credit rating upgrade: holy grail or poisoned chalice?Financial Times (blog) all 3 news articles »

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Turkey beats Czech Republic in women's basketball - Sacramento Bee Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:44:18 GMT

Sports World Report

Turkey beats Czech Republic in women's basketball Sacramento Bee Nevriye Yilmaz led a balanced attack with 11 points, 13 rebounds and five steals, as Turkey held off the Czech Republic, 61-57, in the women's basketball tournament. Emine Tugba Palazoglu and Bahar Caglar added 11 points apiece for the Turks, who ... Turkey holds off Czech Republic 61-57 in Olympic women's basketball with ...Washington Post Turkey wins a thriller against Czech Republic – Olympics Women Basketball ...bettor.com (blog) Olympics Women Basketball 2012 Live Stream: Watch Czech Republic vs ...Sports World Report all 21 news articles »

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Escaping Syria to a Barren Plain of Sweat and Grit - New York Times Tue, 31 Jul 2012 01:21:30 GMT

New York Times

Escaping Syria to a Barren Plain of Sweat and Grit New York Times CEYLANPINAR, Turkey — At the gates of an enormous refugee camp here, among all the women with scarves knotted under their chins and men with thick hands and coarse woolen trousers, there was one young couple who just did not seem to fit in.

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Colleague says Al-Jazeera correspondent wounded in Syria, taken to Turkey for ... - Washington Post Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:34:55 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Colleague says Al-Jazeera correspondent wounded in Syria, taken to Turkey for ... Washington Post ANKARA, Turkey — An Al-Jazeera cameraman says a colleague was wounded while they were covering clashes in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo. Hakan Bayginer says Ankara-based Al-Jazeera correspondent Omar Khashram was injured Monday ... Al-Jazeera reporter wounded in Syria, taken to TurkeyHurriyet Daily News all 111 news articles »

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Iran's oil minister to visit Turkey, meet officials - Reuters Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:46:51 GMT

Business Recorder (blog)

Iran's oil minister to visit Turkey, meet officials Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran is expected to try to revive demand for its oil in Turkey, its biggest European customer, this week when, according to Turkish energy ministry officials, its oil minister is to meet with Turkish officials in Ankara. Iranian oil ... Iranian oil minister to visit TurkeyBusiness Recorder (blog) Iran oil minister to visit Turkey this weekReuters AlertNet all 34 news articles »

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Syria explicitly accuses Saudi, Qatar, Turkey of supporting armed insurgents - Xinhua Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:28:43 GMT

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Syria explicitly accuses Saudi, Qatar, Turkey of supporting armed insurgents Xinhua DAMASCUS, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Foreign Ministry on Monday overtly accused Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey of rendering financial support and arms supplies to the armed insurgent groups on ground in Syria. In a letter sent to the chief of the UN ... Syrian brigadier general defects to TurkeyRapid City Journal Saudis mum on aid center in Turkey for Syrian rebelsmsnbc.com Syria regime lashes out at Saudis, Qatar, TurkeySpringfield News-Leader Newser all 4,689 news articles »

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Colossal human sculpture unearthed in Turkey - Christian Science Monitor Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:50:47 GMT

ScienceBlog.com (blog)

Colossal human sculpture unearthed in Turkey Christian Science Monitor The pieces date back to about 1000 B.C. to 738 B.C. and belong to the Neo-Hittite Kingdom of Patina in what is now southeastern Turkey. They were found at what would have been a gate to the upper citadel of the capital, Kunulua. An international team ... Extraordinary human sculpture found in TurkeyScienceBlog.com (blog) Ancient human figure unearthed in TurkeyUPI.com Giant Neo-Hittite Human Sculpture Found In TurkeyScience 2.0 all 16 news articles »