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Turkey's PKK rebels say they kidnapped lawmaker - Chicago Tribune Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:13:22 GMT

DAWN.com

Turkey's PKK rebels say they kidnapped lawmaker
Chicago Tribune
TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish militants said on Monday they were behind the kidnapping of a Turkish opposition lawmaker and that increased military operations after his abduction at the weekend were putting his life at risk. Clashes between the ...
Turkey army seeks to free kidnapped lawmakerOman Daily Observer
Report: Kurdish rebels claim kidnapping lawmaker in eastern TurkeyWashington Post
Is Turkey so naïve to be surprised by PKK acts?Hurriyet Daily News

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Turkey's Iranian oil buys hit new low in July - Reuters Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:01:15 GMT

Turkey's Iranian oil buys hit new low in July
Reuters
Turkey's sole refiner, Tupras, has been forced to lift even less Iranian oil than it had itself promised to the West as EU measures have stopped European firms, which dominate the marine insurance sector, from offering cover on Iranian crude. The EU ...

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Assad presents Turkey with another dilemma - Financial Times Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:34:49 GMT

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Assad presents Turkey with another dilemma
Financial Times
Over the past month, accelerated by the Syrian rebel offensives in Damascus and Aleppo, the Assad regime pulled back most of its forces from its north-eastern border with Turkey. Syrian Kurds have stepped into the vacuum; Kurdish flags fly over all but ...
The Kurds in Syria, the PKK and TurkeyJournal of Turkish Weekly
Turkey, US Planning for Syria's CollapseThe Epoch Times
IRAQ: Turkey And The Lost ProvinceStrategy Page
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US, Turkey Boost Cooperation on Syria, Clinton Says - Businessweek Sun, 12 Aug 2012 16:10:48 GMT

New York Times

US, Turkey Boost Cooperation on Syria, Clinton Says
Businessweek
The U.S. and Turkey will create a working group to deal with the impact of refugees from Syria, terrorism and the potential threat of chemical weapons, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said at a joint press conference with Clinton in Istanbul ...
Clinton visits Turkey to step up Syrian proxy warWorld Socialist Web Site
US and Turkey to Tighten Coordination on SyriaNew York Times
US, Turkey explore no-fly zones over SyriaNBCNews.com (blog)
Reuters -MiamiHerald.com -Voice of America (blog)
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Turkey's Wheat Crop Seen Declining 11% After Dry April by UN - Businessweek Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:39:36 GMT

Turkey's Wheat Crop Seen Declining 11% After Dry April by UN
Businessweek
Turkey's wheat crop, the Middle East's biggest, is estimated to have slid 11 percent after a cold March and below-average rain in April, the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organization reported. Harvesting has just finished, and production probably ...

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Iran returns Turkey's rescue aid for quake victims: report - Xinhua Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:57:45 GMT

Globe and Mail

Iran returns Turkey's rescue aid for quake victims: report
Xinhua
TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Iran have not accepted Turkey's rescue aid for the Iranian quake victims, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported Monday. The rescue aid from Turkey had been sent to Iran without coordination, and since Iran had already ...
Turkey Offers Aid to Iran after Quake Kills over 250Journal of Turkish Weekly

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Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey nears 60000: government - Reuters Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:01:16 GMT

Press TV

Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey nears 60000: government
Reuters
REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) - More than 4000 people fleeing violence in Syria have entered neighboring Turkey in the past three days, bringing the total number of Syrian refugees there to 59710, Turkish authorities said on Monday. At the end of July ...
Syrian refugees in Turkey reach close to 60000: officialThe Daily Star
Turkey PM, security officials meet over Syria unrestPress TV
Ankara discusses influx of SyriansHurriyet Daily News

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Turkey's Misguided Foreign Policy - International Business Times Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:28:59 GMT

International Business Times

Turkey's Misguided Foreign Policy
International Business Times
When Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) assumed power in 2002, it sought to bolster Turkey's international influence through a "zero problems with neighbors" foreign policy, which entailed resolving outstanding disputes with all surrounding ...
How Turkey's Foreign Policy Gamble BackfiredAl-Monitor

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Turkey - Factors to Watch on Aug 13 - Reuters Mon, 13 Aug 2012 06:01:40 GMT

Turkey - Factors to Watch on Aug 13
Reuters
ISTANBUL Aug 13 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Monday. The lira was at 1.7860 against the dollar at 0535 GMT, easing from 1.7838 late on Friday. The two-year benchmark yield closed flat at 7 ...


Report: Syrian astronaut flees to Turkey - Washington Post Sun, 12 Aug 2012 06:58:18 GMT

Report: Syrian astronaut flees to Turkey
Washington Post
ANKARA, Turkey — Syria's first man in space has fled to Turkey and joined opposition forces fighting President Bashar Assad's regime, the latest in a string of high-ranking defections from the conflict-stricken country, Turkey's state-run news agency ...

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