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Turkey vows no cover-up despite purge of graft investigators - Reuters Tue, 24 Dec 2013 16:00:01 GMT

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Turkey vows no cover-up despite purge of graft investigators
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's president pledged on Tuesday there would be no cover-up in a high-level corruption case, despite a government-ordered purge of police investigating it that drew protests at home and a caution from the European Union.
Anti-government protesters clash with police in Turkey over corruption scandalDeutsche Welle
BlackRock Buys Turkey Shares After Turmoil Spooks MarketsBloomberg
Corruption scandal, police firings spark renewed unrest in TurkeyLos Angeles Times
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Growing Mistrust Between US and Turkey Is Played Out in Public - New York Times Tue, 24 Dec 2013 06:07:07 GMT

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Growing Mistrust Between US and Turkey Is Played Out in Public
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ISTANBUL — Coming together over crisis has been a hallmark of the relationship between the United States and Turkey in recent years. So it was an especially troubling sign of degraded trust that a meeting between Turkish and American diplomats was ...

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Hard news for Turkey's journalists - BBC News Tue, 24 Dec 2013 06:21:53 GMT

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Hard news for Turkey's journalists
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"The police were just behind us. The first tear gas they threw hit me. I clutched my head. Blood was pouring out." Ahmet Sik is a widely respected, well-known investigative journalist in Turkey. He recalls the day he got injured while covering the ...
Journalists banned from entering police stations across TurkeyHurriyet Daily News

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ENERGY > Turkey-KRG oil flow to begin after tests: Minister - Hurriyet Daily News Tue, 24 Dec 2013 22:05:54 GMT

ENERGY > Turkey-KRG oil flow to begin after tests: Minister
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Test flows for northern Iraqi oil have been completed up to Ceyhan, Turkey's southern coastal district of the Mediterranean Adana province, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yıldız has said, adding that oil flow would start following the tests. “Both the ...

UPDATE 3-Turkey vows no cover-up despite purge of graft investigators - Reuters Tue, 24 Dec 2013 21:01:27 GMT

UPDATE 3-Turkey vows no cover-up despite purge of graft investigators
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ANKARA, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Turkey's president pledged on Tuesday there would be no cover-up in a high-level corruption case, despite a government-ordered purge of police investigating it that drew protests at home and a caution from the European Union.

Power struggle between old friends in Turkey - Deutsche Welle Tue, 24 Dec 2013 13:15:26 GMT

Power struggle between old friends in Turkey
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Power struggle between old friends in Turkey. The corruption scandal in Turkey's leadership circles is putting increasing pressure on Prime Minister Erdogan. Imam Gülen has become an influential opponent with many followers in the police and judiciary.
Scandal-hit Turkey risks becoming another source of regional instabilityHurriyet Daily News

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Turkey bans journalists from police stations - CNN Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:10:12 GMT

Turkey bans journalists from police stations
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The wholesale dismissal of scores of senior police officers in recent days appears to be retaliation for the arrests of the sons of two Cabinet ministers, as well as dozens of other suspects, in a corruption investigation that Turkey's prime minister ...

Turkey relaxing stance on Israeli compensation for Gaza flotilla victims - Haaretz Tue, 24 Dec 2013 08:53:17 GMT

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Turkey relaxing stance on Israeli compensation for Gaza flotilla victims
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Turkey is being more flexible over Israeli compensation for the victims of an Israel Defense Forces raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla over three years ago, offering to accept a lower figure than it had demanded in the past, a senior Israeli official ...
Compensation talks between Turkey and Israel almost finalizedHurriyet Daily News
Turkey refutes claims on Israeli compensation for Gaza flotilla victimsTurkish Press

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Anti-Santa campaigns heat up in Turkey as Christmas arrives - Hurriyet Daily News Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:37:56 GMT

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Anti-Santa campaigns heat up in Turkey as Christmas arrives
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A Muslim youth group and a neighborhood authority led two separate anti-Santa campaigns on the eve of Christmas in Turkey. The Istanbul University branch of a group called Anatolia Youth Association (AGD) released an illustration of a Muslim youth ...
Christmas in TurkeyAl-Monitor

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Turkey's biggest hospital chain sold to private equity firm - Hurriyet Daily News Tue, 24 Dec 2013 22:05:54 GMT

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Turkey's biggest hospital chain sold to private equity firm
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We have enjoyed working with the talented management team, and wish them continued success with their new partners,” he said. “Medical Park is one of a number of investments Carlyle has made in Turkey since 2007, and we remain committed to both the ...

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