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Turkey Rounds Up Human Rights Lawyers - Voice of America Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:09:32 GMT

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Turkey Rounds Up Human Rights Lawyers
Voice of America
Turkish police try to push back protesters trying to enter a courthouse where prosecutors were to deliver final arguments in a trial against nearly 300 people accused of plotting to overthrow the government, in Silivri near Istanbul. Turkey, December ...
Turkey: Dozens Arrested in Police RaidsNew York Times
Turkey raids target banned Marxist group DHKP-CBBC News
Turkey: Anti-terror arrests target prominent human rights lawyersAmnesty International
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Knives Out: Turkey's and Armenia's War Over Food - The Atlantic Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:40:08 GMT

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Knives Out: Turkey's and Armenia's War Over Food
The Atlantic
As Eurasianet.org reports, many Armenians are up in arms about a recent UNESCO decision to add the Anatolian stew "Keshkek" to its Intangible Cultural Heritage List on behalf of Turkey. They claim that "Keshkek" is actually an Armenian meal, which they ...

Noam Chomsky urges Turkey to pursue Kurdish peace - Yahoo! News (blog) Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:09:51 GMT

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Noam Chomsky urges Turkey to pursue Kurdish peace
Yahoo! News (blog)
Reuters/Reuters - U.S. linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky pauses while addressing the audience at the National Autonomous University's Educational Investigation Institute (UNAM) in Mexico City in this September …more 21, 2009 file photo.
End 'malignant' war with PKK, Chomsky tells TurkeyPress TV
Crowds Gather in Turkey to Honor 3 Kurds Killed in ParisNew York Times
Turkey's Kurdish Issue: How Did We Get Here?Al-Monitor
FRANCE 24 -ABC News
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Can Turkey Could Become 'the China of Europe'? - CNBC.com Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:44:11 GMT

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Can Turkey Could Become 'the China of Europe'?
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Turkey's economy was the fastest growing in Europe in 2011, growing 8.5 percent (the second fastest after China among major emerging market economies). But in 2012 Turkey, like China, experienced a slump in growth as the global economic slowdown ...

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Land before time - south-eastern Turkey - The Star Online Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:11:34 GMT

Land before time - south-eastern Turkey
The Star Online
So it was with no small degree of trepidation that I set off on a bus ride through one of the world's last tourism frontiers, southeastern Turkey (or Turkish Kurdistan, if you like). Bordered by Syria to the south and Iraq to the southeast, this ...

German Chancellor Merkel to visit Turkey - Hurriyet Daily News Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:37:35 GMT

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German Chancellor Merkel to visit Turkey
Hurriyet Daily News
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will pay a one-day official visit to Ankara on Feb. 25. Prior to her visit German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich will have discussions in Turkey Feb. 5 to 7, a visit scheduled recently, according to diplomatic ...
Who's Using Whom In Turkey-Ocalan Talks?Al-Monitor
German Chancellor to visit Turkey on February 25Trend.az

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Turkey: rising foreign debt burden - Financial Times (blog) Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:01:27 GMT

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Turkey: rising foreign debt burden
Financial Times (blog)
If you add that to Turkey's current account deficit – which has come down substantially over the past year but still runs at about $52bn a year – you get a disconcerting picture of the country's external financing needs. In a note, Tim Ash at Standard ...
Lira Falls From 10-Month High on Bets of Basci's Wrath at GainsBusinessweek

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Meetings on tap for deer, turkey management enthusiasts - The Northwest Florida Daily News Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:57:35 GMT

Meetings on tap for deer, turkey management enthusiasts
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is looking at the Panhandle as a testing ground for establishing deer management units (DMUs) in the state. Most of Northwest Florida is currently in Zone D, one of four deer hunting zones in ...

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Azerbaijan Approves Law on TANAP Agreement with Turkey - Fox Business Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:21:07 GMT

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Azerbaijan Approves Law on TANAP Agreement with Turkey
Fox Business
A statement on the website of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said the two sides signed a law that approves the agreement on the project, which will carry Caspian Sea gas across Turkey to Europe and which was endorsed June 26 in Istanbul.
Azerbaijan's head has endorsed an intergovernmental agreement with Turkey ...Azerbaijan Business Center
Baku Gives Green Light to TANAP Pipeline DealRIA Novosti
President Ilham Aliyev ratifies Azerbaijani-Turkish agreement on TANAP projectAPA

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Turkey in focus at conference - Gulf Daily News Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:31:25 GMT

Turkey in focus at conference
Gulf Daily News
MANAMA:A forum showcasing investment opportunities in Turkey will be held on Monday at 10am at Beit Al Tijjar. Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry is hosting the symposium in co-operation with the Turkish Embassy and the Ministry of Economy.