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Raids and Graft Inquiry in Turkey Are Seen by Some as Muslim Cleric's Plot - New York Times Wed, 18 Dec 2013 19:12:44 GMT

New York Times

Raids and Graft Inquiry in Turkey Are Seen by Some as Muslim Cleric's Plot New York Times As the details played out on television and on the front pages of newspapers on Wednesday, many observers in Turkey and abroad suggested that the corruption allegations against those close to Mr. Erdogan — and the promise of more extraordinary ... Turkey's Erdogan says corruption probe aims to smear governmentReuters Police chiefs removed in Turkey after bribery arrestsBBC News Turkey corruption scandal: sons of 3 government ministers detained by policeeuronews Bloomberg -Businessweek -New York Daily News all 541 news articles »

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Turkey PM Erdogan condemns 'dirty' corruption probe - BBC News Wed, 18 Dec 2013 17:38:45 GMT

Turkey PM Erdogan condemns 'dirty' corruption probe BBC News Commentators in Turkey believe the arrests - and subsequent firings - are evidence of a new dramatic fault-line in Turkish politics, one within the AK Party itself, the BBC's James Reynolds reports. The feud is believed to involve supporters of ...

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BlackRock to Third Point Blindsided as Turkey Shares Plummet - Bloomberg Wed, 18 Dec 2013 14:26:34 GMT

ETF Trends

BlackRock to Third Point Blindsided as Turkey Shares Plummet Bloomberg BlackRock Inc. (BLK), the world's biggest money manager, and billionaire Dan Loeb's Third Point LLC. are among investors hurt by slumping Turkey stocks as a corruption probe into businessmen and politicians prompted declines. Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS ... Corruption Charges Ruffle Turkey ETFETF Trends Turkey: 84 detained in high-level corruption investigationDescrier 3 operations in Turkey corruption casewww.worldbulletin.net all 32 news articles »

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Turkey again jails most journalists, annual index finds - Al Jazeera America Wed, 18 Dec 2013 22:01:40 GMT

Al Jazeera America

Turkey again jails most journalists, annual index finds Al Jazeera America For the second consecutive year, Turkey jailed more journalists than any other country, with Iran and China ranking close behind in an annual report released Wednesday by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). "Jailing journalists ... Turkey detains 40 of the world's 211 journalists behind barsCBC.ca Turkey tops list for jailing journalistsNew Zealand Herald Turkey again named world's leading jailer of journalistsHurriyet Daily News all 94 news articles »

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Why Turkey's Tuesday Stock Market Meltdown Is A Much Bigger Deal Than You ... - Business Insider Wed, 18 Dec 2013 19:45:09 GMT

Business Insider

Why Turkey's Tuesday Stock Market Meltdown Is A Much Bigger Deal Than You ... Business Insider Turkey's tumble was caused by political factors, a battle between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and his new opposition, lead by a cleric in self imposed exile named Fethullah Gulen. Despite the fact that he's been living in Pennsylvania since ...

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Turkey arrests ministers' sons over graft - Aljazeera.com Tue, 17 Dec 2013 17:29:11 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Turkey arrests ministers' sons over graft Aljazeera.com Tuesday's dawn raids targeted 37 people in Turkey's largest city Istanbul and the capital Ankara suspected of fraud or bribery in connection with public tenders for construction projects, media reports said. Istanbul governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu ...

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Israeli airlines to resume flights to Turkey after six-year hiatus - Jerusalem Post Wed, 18 Dec 2013 15:31:56 GMT

The Times of Israel

Israeli airlines to resume flights to Turkey after six-year hiatus Jerusalem Post Civil Aviation Authority Director-General Giora Romm and his Turkish counterpart Bilal Ekşi signed an agreement in Ankara Tuesday allowing for the renewal of flights by Israeli carriers to Turkey. This announcement follows months of discussion between ... After six-year hiatus, Israeli planes to fly to Turkey againThe Times of Israel Israel renews flights to TurkeyGlobes Israeli airlines to resume flights to Turkey after more than five-year freezeHaaretz Arutz Sheva -The Jewish Press -The Voice of Russia all 14 news articles »

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Ed Balls Branded A 'Turkey' By David Cameron At Christmas PMQs - Huffington Post UK Thu, 19 Dec 2013 03:58:53 GMT

The Guardian

Ed Balls Branded A 'Turkey' By David Cameron At Christmas PMQs Huffington Post UK Taking a swipe at Balls during PMQs, Cameron told Miliband: "You don't need it to be Christmas to know when you're sitting next to a turkey". Balls had been continuing his his favourite habit of making hand gestures at Cameron in order to wind the ... David Cameron calls Ed Balls a 'turkey' over anonymous Labour briefingsThe Guardian PMQs sketch: David Cameron's turkey shootTelegraph.co.uk Ed Miliband and David Cameron talk turkey at Prime Minister's QuestionsMirror.co.uk BBC News -Spectator.co.uk (blog) -Descrier all 36 news articles »

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Turkey Premier Lashes Out Over Arrest of Allies - Wall Street Journal Wed, 18 Dec 2013 21:10:45 GMT

Turkey Premier Lashes Out Over Arrest of Allies Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Turkey's prime minister said a graft probe that has snared dozens of his political allies was part of an internal plot to topple his government, and promised to retaliate against those responsible as a new round of elections nears ...

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Turkey transfers 32 police chiefs in high-profile corruption case - Financial Times Wed, 18 Dec 2013 15:24:56 GMT

Turkey transfers 32 police chiefs in high-profile corruption case Financial Times A high-profile corruption and smuggling case against people close to Turkey's government was disrupted on Wednesday when the interior ministry transferred 32 senior police offers and two new prosecutors were picked for the investigation. The moves came ...