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Iran, Turkey's New Ally? - New York Times Sun, 29 Dec 2013 23:18:04 GMT

New York Times

Iran, Turkey's New Ally?
New York Times
WASHINGTON — A bribery and corruption scandal has plunged Turkey into crisis, seriously undermining Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority. Mr. Erdogan now faces serious challenges from both secularists suspicious of his Islamist agenda and ...
Erdogan vows graft scandal in Turkey won't topple himWashington Post
The Gulen movement: a self-exiled imam challenges Turkey's ErdoganChristian Science Monitor
Turkey's Economic Vulnerability Exposed as Graft DividesBloomberg
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Turkey: Rift with US-based cleric widens - USA TODAY Sun, 29 Dec 2013 09:40:18 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Turkey: Rift with US-based cleric widens
USA TODAY
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's embattled prime minister on Saturday ratcheted up the rhetoric against a U.S.-based Muslim cleric seen as a threat to his government, for the first time directly suggesting followers have infiltrated the police and ...
Erdogan Says Graft Allegations Undermine Turkey's EconomyBloomberg
Turkey's politicians, gold dealer and the pop starTelegraph.co.uk
Turkey: Erdogan under new pressure to quit as protesters take to the streetsThe Guardian
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Turkey Biggest Loser in World Stocks as Erdogan Crisis Persists - Bloomberg Sun, 29 Dec 2013 22:15:09 GMT

Turkey Biggest Loser in World Stocks as Erdogan Crisis Persists
Bloomberg
The crisis threatens to undo the economic gains Erdogan made in orchestrating a decade of almost uninterrupted growth that earned Turkey its first investment-grade credit ratings since the early 1990s. The investigation, which Erdogan labeled a coup ...


Earthquake strikes south of Turkey - CNN Sat, 28 Dec 2013 16:05:41 GMT

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Earthquake strikes south of Turkey
CNN
(CNN) -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday in the Mediterranean Sea, some 50 miles (80 kilometers) south southwest of Avsallar, Turkey, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 32 miles (51 ...
Earthquake Shakes Mediterranean Coast of TurkeyABC News
Earthquake Strikes in Mediterranean Off the Coast of TurkeyWunderground.com (blog)
Quake shakes Turkey's coastBreakingNews.ie
Irish Independent
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Iran's Oil-For-Cash Scheme - Daily Beast Sat, 28 Dec 2013 15:41:12 GMT

Center for Research on Globalization

Iran's Oil-For-Cash Scheme
Daily Beast
An unfolding corruption scandal in Turkey has uncovered transactions that may have allowed Tehran to circumvent harsh U.S. and E.U. sanctions—a revelation that could destabilize Obama's nuclear deal and threaten the government of Prime Minister ...
Power Struggle Intensifies in TurkeyCenter for Research on Globalization
Turkey's Gülen: Opposition movement or cult?FRANCE 24
Turkey's Corruption Scandal Exposes 'Gas-For-Gold' Scheme With IranInternational Business Times
Business Insider -Public Radio International -Global Times
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Turkey boosts demand for cotton from US, Greece - Kathimerini Sun, 29 Dec 2013 18:58:47 GMT

Business Recorder

Turkey boosts demand for cotton from US, Greece
Kathimerini
Turkey has overtaken China as the biggest buyer of US cotton, US data showed on Friday, as Chinese buyers have boosted their purchases of lower-taxed yarn and cut back on buying raw cotton. Continuing a five-months-long trend since the August 1 start ...
Turkey overtakes China as top US cotton buyerHurriyet Daily News
Turkey overtakes China as No. 1 buyer of US cottonReuters

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Turkish Official Says Officers Could Be Retried - ABC News Sun, 29 Dec 2013 13:55:01 GMT

Turkish Official Says Officers Could Be Retried
ABC News
A senior ruling party official says Turkey's government could change laws to allow the re-trial of hundreds of military officers who were convicted of plotting to overthrow the government. Mustafa Elitas' comments, published in Hurriyet newspaper ...


Turkey Legs Conquer Land of Mouse Ears - New York Times Sat, 28 Dec 2013 01:03:41 GMT

New York Times

Turkey Legs Conquer Land of Mouse Ears
New York Times
Depending on sales over this busiest time of year at six of Disney's North American theme parks, the company in 2013 is likely to serve up an astounding two million of its jumbo turkey legs — bulbous, chewy, piping hot drumsticks the size of Fred ...
Disney's Hot Attraction: Jumbo Turkey Legs?Newser
Disney's Newest Star, Turkey Leg, Wins Hearts and StomachsAviation Record

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Watershed moment arrives for AK party in Turkey - euronews Sat, 28 Dec 2013 00:20:13 GMT

Alliance for Kurdish Rights

Watershed moment arrives for AK party in Turkey
euronews
For the outside world the recent events in Turkey are hard to understand, so euronews talked to Professor Talip Kucukcan from Marmara University. How does he interpret the crisis that has shaken the Prime Minster Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his government, ...
Yet another Obama bungle: TurkeyAmerican Thinker (blog)

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Riots erupt in Turkey over corruption scandal - Aljazeera.com Fri, 27 Dec 2013 22:59:38 GMT

Al Jazeera America

Riots erupt in Turkey over corruption scandal
Aljazeera.com
Twenty-four people, including the sons of two ministers and a state-owned bank's chief were arrested last week as part of an investigation into corruption in Turkey. Erdogan has continued to ignore the demands to step down. "Those who call it a ...
Turkey's prime minister refuses to step down amid protestsAl Jazeera America
Rubber bullets fly as Turkey faces meltdownExpress.co.uk
Turkey police clash with demonstratorsThe Japan News
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