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Turkey, Iraq eye closer cooperation on Syria as relations thaw - Reuters Fri, 25 Oct 2013 12:31:54 GMT

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Turkey, Iraq eye closer cooperation on Syria as relations thaw Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and Iraq, both concerned by the rise of al Qaeda in Syria, said on Friday their strained relations were improving and they would cooperate more closely to limit the spillover from Syria's civil war. The two countries' dealings ... Zarif to visit Turkey next week: DavutogluPress TV Turkey Slams World's Failure in Dealing with Syria CrisisArutz Sheva Iraq, Turkey work to make amendsUPI.com Hurriyet Daily News all 60 news articles »

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Turkey open to other bids if China defence deal fails - Reuters Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:19:11 GMT

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Turkey open to other bids if China defence deal fails Reuters ANKARA Oct 25 (Reuters) - Turkey would be open to new offers for a missile defence system if a deal agreed with a Chinese firm under U.S. sanctions falls through, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Friday as saying. The NATO member's ... China: Don't Politicize Turkey Missile DealABC News US concerns over Turkey missile proposalAl Jazeera America Turkey joins Saudis in showing displeasure over US policy on SyriaJerusalem Post RT (blog) -Al-Monitor -DefenseNews.com all 132 news articles »

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Turkey Legalizes the Letters Q, W, and X. Yay Alphabet! - Slate Magazine (blog) Fri, 25 Oct 2013 22:03:09 GMT

Slate Magazine (blog)

Turkey Legalizes the Letters Q, W, and X. Yay Alphabet! Slate Magazine (blog) Western companies routinely used the banned letters—in advertising and promotion— without consequence, for example in the case of Xerox Turkey, a longstanding, habitual abuser of the dreaded X. Or should I say formerly dreaded? After 85 years, the ... Barzoo Eliassi: The politics of Kurdish identity in TurkeyYour Middle East all 3 news articles »

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Tending to Syria's wounded - Aljazeera.com Sat, 26 Oct 2013 00:16:41 GMT

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Tending to Syria's wounded Aljazeera.com Once in Turkey, an ambulance rushed Ali to hospital, where they could only do so much. Once it was apparent he would need long-term rehabilitation, he was transferred to the Syrian Medical Centre. "His therapy is about practicing the nerves and muscles ... Report: Dozens Charged over Turkey Bombing that Killed 52Naharnet all 6 news articles »

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EU starts talking Turkey - again - Aljazeera.com Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:51:54 GMT

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EU starts talking Turkey - again Aljazeera.com Istanbul, Turkey - It's fair to say that the detailed machinations of European Union membership processes fail to spark the curiosity of many people, and most Turks appear to be among the least interested. The results of these talks, however, may ... Turkey: progress, frustration on EU bidNew Zealand Herald Let Turkey join EUFrontier Post POLITICS > EU Minister accuses Greek Cyprus of blocking further chapter talksHurriyet Daily News all 9 news articles »

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Will Turkey expel Dutch newspaper correspondent? - Reporters without borders (press release) Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:59:45 GMT

Will Turkey expel Dutch newspaper correspondent? Reporters without borders (press release) Reporters Without Borders calls on the Turkish authorities to quickly clarify the situation of Bram Vermeulen, a well-known reporter for the Dutch liberal daily NRC Handelsblad, who is having difficulty extending his residence permit in Turkey ... and more »

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Turkey-Israel Trade Remains Strong Despite Tensions - Voice of America Fri, 25 Oct 2013 19:47:27 GMT

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Turkey-Israel Trade Remains Strong Despite Tensions Voice of America Turkey once ranked as Israel's closest ally in the Muslim world, taking part in joint exercises with the Israeli and American navies in the Mediterranean and allowing Israeli jet pilots to train in Turkey's relatively vast airspace. But since 2010 ... Former Israeli official calls for Turkey to be expelled from NATO ...Iranian all 3 news articles »

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International Oil Companies Gamble on Turkey's Shale Gas - Al-Monitor Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:56:31 GMT

International Oil Companies Gamble on Turkey's Shale Gas Al-Monitor Shell has begun exploring shale gas in Turkey. Despite the scale of this new undertaking, the only sources of information about Turkey's reserves are media speculation and a 2013 report by the US Energy Information Agency (EIA). While this has not ... and more »

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Turkey will take precautions against spying, says President Gül - Hurriyet Daily News Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:31:38 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Turkey will take precautions against spying, says President Gül Hurriyet Daily News Turkey will take the necessary precautions against spying in the event of foreign powers' eavesdropping on Turkish figures, President Abdullah Gül said, regarding the latest reports of covert U.S. surveillance in Europe. “States have their own security ... Turkey precautious over foreign spying: GulPress TV Turkey Will Take Precautions against Spying, Says PresidentPrensa Latina all 6 news articles »

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Turkey's infrastructure - The Economist Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:49:26 GMT

Turkey's infrastructure The Economist Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, initiated the scheme in 2004 in his Justice and Development (AK) party's first term in power. By 2025 over a million commuters are expected to use what even AK's critics concede is an engineering marvel, ... and more »