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Turkey sees promise in pivoting north - Christian Science Monitor Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:18:50 GMT

Christian Science Monitor
Turkey sees promise in pivoting north
Christian Science Monitor
Nowhere is it more evident than the busy industrial city of Trabzon in northeastern Turkey, a regional trade hub because of its location on roads that connect it to both Istanbul and other cities to the east. The cobblestone streets of the city center ...

Turkey seeks more Maghreb resources for diversification - Hurriyet Daily News Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:03:04 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey seeks more Maghreb resources for diversification
Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey renews a crucial LNG deal with Algeria, demanding additional capacity for private buyer. The country is also considering petrol trade with the North African country and oil search in recovering Libya. Energy Minister Taner Yıldız invites Qataris ...
Turkey plans tie-up with Qatar to build LNG terminalThe National
Algeria, Turkey renew gas deal for 10 yearsChannel News Asia
Algeria, Turkey gas agreement extended for 10 yearsindiatvnews.com
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Turkey defiant on concessions to Kurds - Financial Times Sun, 06 Jan 2013 15:45:04 GMT

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Turkey defiant on concessions to Kurds
Financial Times
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, at the weekend ruled out the possibility of his government making big concessions in talks with the jailed Kurdish separatist leader, Abdullah Ocalan. Speaking at a press conference before departing on a ...
Turkey's Erdogan rules out amnesty for Kurdish militantsReuters
Turkey makes game-changing move on Kurdish problemAl-Arabiya
Turkey rules out a general amnesty for PKK membersPress TV
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Turkey flexes economic muscle in Africa - Financial Times Sun, 06 Jan 2013 18:07:57 GMT

Turkey flexes economic muscle in Africa
Financial Times
Selim Bora had never been south of the Sahara before the call came to design and build the conference centre for an African Union summit in just six months. But a week later the 43-year-old Turkish businessman was in Equatorial Guinea. Summa, his ...

Arms shipped to Yemen US-made, no connection to Turkey: Official - Hurriyet Daily News Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:03:37 GMT

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Arms shipped to Yemen US-made, no connection to Turkey: Official
Hurriyet Daily News
Arms that were illegally shipped from Turkey to Yemen were replicas of a U.S. model pistol and displayed no references or markings that indicated that they were produced in Turkey, a Turkish official has said. In November, Yemeni officials seized ...

Turkey, Sweden and Brazil form new body - Hurriyet Daily News Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:03:56 GMT

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Turkey, Sweden and Brazil form new body
Hurriyet Daily News
Speaking at a joint press conference, Davutoğlu said although Turkey, Sweden and Brazil were not geographically close, the three countries shared similar perspectives on international policy. Playing 'global' role “Representing three countries that are ...

Watch Turkey's Youth in 2013 - Al-Monitor Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:52:53 GMT

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Watch Turkey's Youth in 2013
Al-Monitor
The way a year ends usually determines how the next one starts, so Turkey's youth may be the best guide to the opportunities and challenges facing the country's political leadership as it enters 2013.
Turkish PM Erdoğan sees $50 billion in African tradeHurriyet Daily News

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Turkey's first door museum to open in İskilip - Hurriyet Daily News Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:03:13 GMT

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Turkey's first door museum to open in İskilip
Hurriyet Daily News
“The doors of such structures have historic value and we have enumerated all these historic doors in the district to establish Turkey's first door museum. Visitors will enter the district through a very big door as part of this project. They will go on ...

Turkey's EU membership is not a 'given': Swedish FM - The Daily Star Sun, 06 Jan 2013 12:30:30 GMT

The Daily Star
Turkey's EU membership is not a 'given': Swedish FM
The Daily Star
IZMIR, Turkey: Turkey's prospect of joining the European Union at the end of a lengthy process is not a certainty, Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt told AFP Sunday, saying efforts would have to be made by both Ankara and Brussels. "Nothing is given ...

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Turkey lifts ban on thousands of books - Saudi Gazette Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:05:15 GMT

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Turkey lifts ban on thousands of books
Saudi Gazette
ISTANBUL – From communist works to a comic book, thousands of titles banned by Turkey over the decades were taken off the restricted list Saturday, thanks to a government reform. In July, the parliament adopted a bill stipulating that any decision ...
Turkey shelves book-ban and lets back the titillating titlesAl-Bawaba
Turkey lifts ban on thousands of restricted booksThe Times (subscription)

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