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Turkey must reach "mutual" truce to end Kurdish conflict: party - Chicago Tribune Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:11:57 GMT

BBC News

Turkey must reach "mutual" truce to end Kurdish conflict: party
Chicago Tribune
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's main Kurdish party said on Monday that Turkey must agree a mutual ceasefire with Kurdish separatists to have any hope of ending their conflict, rather than making one-sided demands that they disarm. Turkey has seen a ...
Turkey PM Erdogan says Kurdish PKK takes 500 casualtiesBBC News
Turkey holds no quarter for PKKUPI.com
Turkey claims 500 rebels killed in Kurdish campaignTelegraph.co.uk

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Turkey to Sell Its First-Ever Islamic Bond - Wall Street Journal Tue, 18 Sep 2012 01:34:31 GMT

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Turkey to Sell Its First-Ever Islamic Bond
Wall Street Journal
By ART PATNAUDE. Turkey is gearing up to sell its first bond compliant with Islamic law, targeting emerging-market investors as the country tries to diversity its funding sources. The sale of a dollar-denominated sukuk, as Islamic-compliant bonds are ...
Turkey set to raise up to $1.5 bln with debut sukukReuters

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Saudi Arabia stays out of regional talks on Syria - Reuters Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:14:46 GMT

Haaretz

Saudi Arabia stays out of regional talks on Syria
Reuters
The "contact group" of Egypt, Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia arose from an initiative by Cairo, whose new president is looking to make his mark with what he has described as a balanced Egyptian foreign policy. Diplomats and Western officials have been ...
UPDATE 1-Saudi Arabia absent from Egypt-Iran-Turkey talks on SyriaChicago Tribune
Egypt's president, top Turkish diplomat talk SyriaNewsday
Regional contact group sees no quick solution to Syria conflictThe Daily Star
Journal of Turkish Weekly
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Turkey's Towering Ambition - The New York Review of Books (blog) Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:09:28 GMT

The New York Review of Books (blog)

Turkey's Towering Ambition
The New York Review of Books (blog)
In late May of this year, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan—Turkey's powerful prime minister, a devout Muslim, and the self-styled leader of the new Middle East—announced that he would be erecting his own grand mosque above the Bosphorus. It will be more ...

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Enormous Roman mosaic found under farmer's field - NBCNews.com Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:54:34 GMT

NBCNews.com

Enormous Roman mosaic found under farmer's field
NBCNews.com
A giant poolside mosaic featuring intricate geometric patterns has been unearthed in southern Turkey, revealing the far-reaching influence of the Roman Empire at its peak. The mosaic, which once decorated the floor of a bath complex, abuts a 25-foot ...
Massive Roman Mosaic Discovered Under Farmer's Field In TurkeyThe Inquisitr

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Syria keeps promise to Turkey to unleash Kurds - WND.com Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:57:16 GMT

Examiner.com

Syria keeps promise to Turkey to unleash Kurds
WND.com
WASHINGTON – The Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad has begun to unleash the Kurds inside Turkey, where there has been an uptick of Kurdish rebel attacks killing Turkish government troops, according to a report in Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.
Dempsey in Turkey for talksUPI.com
Syria accuses Turkey of helping oppositionSTLtoday.com
Weird coincidences about Turkey, US, Iran, IsraelHurriyet Daily News
Reuters -Department of Defense -Examiner.com
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Talking Turkey: The Business of Tripling Economic Output - Wall Street Journal Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:47:34 GMT

Talking Turkey: The Business of Tripling Economic Output
Wall Street Journal
The next 10 years are ripe with challenges, which Turkey must meet if it wants to join the world's top-10 economies and become a foreign-policy heavy weight, according to more than 30 policy makers including central bank Governor Erdem Başçi and ...


Turkey seeks to relocate some Syrian refugees - The Associated Press Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:14:00 GMT

The Associated Press

Turkey seeks to relocate some Syrian refugees
The Associated Press
ANTAKYA, Turkey (AP) — Already host to 80,000 Syrians in refugee camps, Turkey is now seeking to relocate some of the tens of thousands of others living outside the shelters to relieve pressure on local communities and better handle security in its ...

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Syria accuses Turkey of allowing al-Qaida transit - Dekalb Daily Chronicle Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:40:22 GMT

Syria accuses Turkey of allowing al-Qaida transit
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
DAMASCUS, Syria – Syria accused neighboring Turkey Sunday of allowing thousands of Muslim extremists to cross into its territory, as the government and opposition said an explosion killed at least seven and cut off a main road leading south from the ...

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Turkey Central Bank Expected to Cut Rates - Wall Street Journal Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:16:12 GMT

Turkey Central Bank Expected to Cut Rates
Wall Street Journal
By YELIZ CANDEMIR. ISTANBUL—Turkey's central bank is expected to cut overnight lending rates Tuesday to revive the country's slowing economy. Seven of 10 economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires expect the bank's rate setters to cut overnight ...