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Germany to back EU talks with Turkey: source - Reuters Sun, 20 Oct 2013 12:43:22 GMT

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Germany to back EU talks with Turkey: source Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is to drop the opposition it raised in June to opening a new chapter of talks with European Union membership candidate Turkey after its crackdown on a wave of anti-government protests earlier this year, a source said. Turkey rejects EU view of handling of protests, pleased with reportReuters UK Turkey rejects EU criticism of crackdownYahoo News Progress report 'certificate' of Turkey's determination for reforms: EU ministerHurriyet Daily News www.worldbulletin.net -Channel News Asia -Al-Bawaba all 20 news articles »

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Joy in Lebanon and Turkey after hostage swap deal - RTE.ie Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:00:28 GMT

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Joy in Lebanon and Turkey after hostage swap deal RTE.ie Jubilant scenes in Lebanon and Turkey have greeted the return home of nine Lebanese and two Turkish hostages freed in a swap deal. A plane with nine Lebanese hostages freed from northern Syria landed safely in Beirut last night - nearly a year and a ... Pilots kidnapped in Lebanon arrive back in TurkeyYahoo News Abducted Turkish Airlines pilots released in SyriaFRANCE 24 Abducted pilots reach Turkey as Shiite pilgrims freedThe Times of Israel www.worldbulletin.net -The Daily Star all 353 news articles »

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Turkey must show allegiance to west as doubts rise over ties - Financial Times Sun, 20 Oct 2013 11:50:57 GMT

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Turkey must show allegiance to west as doubts rise over ties Financial Times Three issues have converged to create the doubt: Ankara's decision to buy a Chinese missile defence system; its alleged ambivalence towards al-Qaeda affiliated fighters in Syria; and, most recently, allegations that Turkey betrayed Iranians spying for ... Turkey Readjusts North Syria StrategyAl-Monitor Turkey's war on al-Qaeda groups in SyriaAl-Arabiya What is Turkey's MENA role today?Ekklesia NBCNews.com (blog) all 13 news articles »

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Report That Turkey Exposed Spies Strains Its Relations With Israel - New York Times Fri, 18 Oct 2013 01:12:17 GMT

New York Times

Report That Turkey Exposed Spies Strains Its Relations With Israel New York Times By ISABEL KERSHNER. Published: October 17, 2013. JERUSALEM — Persistently strained relations between Israel and Turkey have not been helped by a report that last year Turkey revealed to Iran the identities of up to 10 Iranians who had spied for Israel.

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Deputy PKK Commander: Turkey Has Stopped the Peace Process - Rudaw Mon, 21 Oct 2013 02:56:08 GMT

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Deputy PKK Commander: Turkey Has Stopped the Peace Process Rudaw Karasu, an ethnic Turk who is also known as Huseyin Ali, reacted to a decision by Turkey's Ministry of Justice last week that barred Selahattin Demirtas, co-chairman of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) from visiting the jailed PKK leader Abdullah ...

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Muslim rockers inspired by Pink Floyd take on Turkey - USA TODAY Sat, 19 Oct 2013 21:06:32 GMT

Muslim rockers inspired by Pink Floyd take on Turkey USA TODAY KAS, Turkey — What do you get when you mix a medieval Sufi poet with one of the greatest '70s rock acts of all time? A Muslim rock band led by a Turkish imam whose music is an Islamic version of peace and love. "If I hurt your heart, I believe that I ... and more »

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Turkey blames Israel for report it leaked intelligence to Iran, source says - Haaretz Sat, 19 Oct 2013 19:56:30 GMT

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Turkey blames Israel for report it leaked intelligence to Iran, source says Haaretz A Washington Post report last week claimed that Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MT) had given Iranian intelligence the names of 10 Iranians who had been in contact with the Mossad. The move was ordered by Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip ...

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Turkey rejects claims it blew Israeli agents' cover - CNN Thu, 17 Oct 2013 21:23:43 GMT

Turkey rejects claims it blew Israeli agents' cover CNN (CNN) -- Turkey's top diplomat angrily rejected U.S. newspaper reports alleging the Turkish government leaked Israeli intelligence secrets to Iran. "This is just a smear campaign. This is not true. It is dirty propaganda," Foreign Minister Ahmet ...

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Turkey waits for more Hollywood productions - Hurriyet Daily News Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:04:33 GMT

Turkey waits for more Hollywood productions Hurriyet Daily News Zeynep Santıroğlu Sutherland is a Turkish producer, who brought the shooting of famous Hollywood productions such as the Oscar winning “Argo” and BAFTA winning “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” to Turkey. Sutherland believes that it will pave the way for the ...

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Liberman: Let's stop deluding ourselves about Israel-Turkey relations - Jerusalem Post Sat, 19 Oct 2013 17:42:26 GMT

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Liberman: Let's stop deluding ourselves about Israel-Turkey relations Jerusalem Post Turkey has no intention of improving relations with Israel, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Avigdor Liberman said on Saturday. “My opposition to apologizing to Turkey is not new, and I expressed it clearly before and after it ... Turkey's 'Anti-Terror' Law Casts Increasingly Wide NetVoice of America Turkey blows Israel's cover for Iranian spy ringWashington Post Turkey revealed Israeli spy ring to Iran-reportReuters Al-Monitor -Haaretz -The Times of Israel all 131 news articles »