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Strike looms at Turkey's top airline - CNN Tue, 14 May 2013 16:55:32 GMT

Strike looms at Turkey's top airline CNN (CNN) -- Turkey's flagship airline is facing the threat of a strike after negotiations with the country's main aviation workers union collapsed. The head of the Turkish Civilian Aviation Union, or Hava-Is, said the strike against Turkish Airlines would ... and more »

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Turkey-Kurd Deal On Oil Riles Iraq - Wall Street Journal Tue, 14 May 2013 23:12:24 GMT

AFP

Turkey-Kurd Deal On Oil Riles Iraq Wall Street Journal The deal could help underpin a peace accord that Turkey is negotiating to end a three-decade conflict with its own Kurdish population as it enters a delicate phase, analysts say. It could also help Turkey meet rising energy demand and raise Ankara's ... First Kurdish rebels arrive in Iraq under Turkey peace planReuters 1st Kurdish fighters enter Iraq in deal to end conflict in Turkey, despite ...Fox News Iraq to Complain to UN Over Kurdish Gunmen Crossing From TurkeyBloomberg Al-Arabiya all 56 news articles »

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Turkey's Erdogan to push Obama on Syria after bombings - Reuters Tue, 14 May 2013 18:06:19 GMT

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Turkey's Erdogan to push Obama on Syria after bombings Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkey's prime minister will push President Barack Obama for more assertive action on Syria during a visit to Washington this week, days after car bombs tore through a Turkish border town in the deadliest spillover of violence yet. Turkey detains 4 more suspects in car bomb attacks near Syrian border, death ...Washington Post Turkey's Stubborn Erdogan Is Undone by Obama, AssadBloomberg Why the Syrian quagmire threatens TurkeyCNN International Huffington Post -Al-Monitor -Al-Arabiya all 128 news articles »

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'Aleppo in exile': Syrian refugees starting new life in Turkey - BBC News Tue, 14 May 2013 06:01:07 GMT

BBC News

'Aleppo in exile': Syrian refugees starting new life in Turkey BBC News Two years into the conflict in Syria, many refugees who fled to Turkey are establishing a new life there. More than one million Syrians have fled the country with at least 300,000 ending up in Turkey, according to figures from UNICEF. International ... Turkey bombings prompt outcry over support for Syria rebelsLos Angeles Times UN Security Council strongly condemns Turkey bombingsReuters Turkey bombers must face justice, warns UN Security CouncilAl-Arabiya Daily Beast -Wall Street Journal all 609 news articles »

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Erdogan's IMF Triumph Masks Surge in Private Debt: Turkey Credit - Bloomberg Tue, 14 May 2013 06:55:42 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Erdogan's IMF Triumph Masks Surge in Private Debt: Turkey Credit Bloomberg Turkey paid its last loan installment to the International Monetary Fund after a 52-year relationship, a triumph for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as government debt falls even as private borrowing surges. The Treasury completed a payment of $412 ... Turkey's red letter day – or is it?Financial Times (blog) Turkey terminates decades of IMF debtCourier Mail Turkey's IMF journey as debtor ends, says ministerHurriyet Daily News Turkish Press -Trend.az -www.worldbulletin.net all 24 news articles »

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Turkey: oil search deal reached in northern Iraq - U.S. News & World Report Tue, 14 May 2013 16:08:00 GMT

Turkey: oil search deal reached in northern Iraq U.S. News & World Report ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey says its state-run petroleum company has reached a deal with U.S. company Exxon Mobil to explore for oil in northern Iraq. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that the deal was a "step toward exploring for oil ...

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Erdogan rejects joint probe with Damascus on Turkey blasts - Al-Arabiya Tue, 14 May 2013 16:27:27 GMT

Erdogan rejects joint probe with Damascus on Turkey blasts Al-Arabiya Syria said earlier Tuesday it was willing to carry out a joint investigation with Turkey into the deadly attacks in the border town of Reyhanli that Ankara has accused Damascus of masterminding. “If the government of [Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ...

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Idea of the Day: How We Can Address Press Freedom and Freedom of ... - Center For American Progress Tue, 14 May 2013 15:25:33 GMT

Center For American Progress

Idea of the Day: How We Can Address Press Freedom and Freedom of ... Center For American Progress The issues of press freedom and freedom of expression in Turkey have for several years attracted a great deal of attention and provoked extensive debate both in Turkey and in other Western countries. Dozens of journalists critical of the government ...

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Egypt, Turkey, and Tunisia Are All Slowly Islamizing - The Atlantic Mon, 13 May 2013 15:00:19 GMT

Egypt, Turkey, and Tunisia Are All Slowly Islamizing The Atlantic Thus far in Tunisia, Egypt, and Turkey, Islamists have won, which means the political institutions of the state will, to varying degrees, reflect the priorities of the Muslim Brotherhood, Ennahda, and the Justice and Development Party (AKP ...

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Arabs, Turkey see no role for Assad in future Syria - Al-Arabiya Tue, 14 May 2013 10:06:17 GMT

Arabs, Turkey see no role for Assad in future Syria Al-Arabiya Five Arab countries and Turkey have reiterated that President Bashar al-Assad should have no role in the future of Syria, as Russia and the United States proposed a peace conference. The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the ...