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Turkey seeks to tighten grip on Twitter after protests - Reuters Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:01:02 GMT

Turkey seeks to tighten grip on Twitter after protests Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey said on Wednesday it had asked Twitter to set up a representative office inside the country, which could give it a tighter rein over the microblogging site it has accused of helping stir weeks of anti-government protests.

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Thanks, But No: Social Media Refuses To Share With Turkey - NPR Wed, 26 Jun 2013 19:09:03 GMT

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Thanks, But No: Social Media Refuses To Share With Turkey NPR Turkey's battle with the Internet took a new twist on Wednesday. A Turkish government minister said Twitter has refused to cooperate with the government, but that Facebook had responded "positively" and was "in cooperation with the state." Turkish ... SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY > Minister says Twitter turned down cooperation ...Hurriyet Daily News Turkey eyes Twitter control after weeks of anti-government protestsAfterdawn.com all 28 news articles »

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Erdogan Tightens Grip on Turkey, Putting Nation at Crossroads - Wall Street Journal Thu, 27 Jun 2013 02:39:12 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Erdogan Tightens Grip on Turkey, Putting Nation at Crossroads Wall Street Journal Germany, Turkey's largest trading partner, this week sought to block the start of new talks about Turkey entering the European Union. The U.S., which has called on Turkey to show restraint, is watching to see if the protests constrain Mr. Erdogan's ... Turkey protests restrict Erdogan's foreign activismJerusalem Post Turkey: 20 Are Arrested for ProtestsNew York Times BBC part of conspiracy to destabilize Turkey: ErdoganPress TV Open Democracy -Aljazeera.com -Al-Monitor all 515 news articles »

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EU delays Turkey talks amid arrests - Aljazeera.com Wed, 26 Jun 2013 03:37:33 GMT

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EU delays Turkey talks amid arrests Aljazeera.com Turkey's bid for membership of the European Union has hit another stumbling block, with member states postponing a new round of talks for at least four months. The EU further criticised Turkey's crackdown on anti-government protests and delayed the ... EU delays Turkey membership talks after German pressureBBC News EU Agrees to Continue Talks on Turkey's Bid to Join BlocWall Street Journal Turkey's EU BidNew York Times Press TV -Yahoo! News all 213 news articles »

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Lira Set for Week-High as Turkey Sells Dollars for Fifth Day - Bloomberg Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:24:09 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Lira Set for Week-High as Turkey Sells Dollars for Fifth Day Bloomberg “Most emerging market investors remain very reluctant, especially of countries with large current-account deficits, such as Turkey and India,” Ilan Solot, a currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. in London, wrote in e-mailed comments today. Turkey Probes Market SelloffWall Street Journal (blog) all 4 news articles »

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European Union, Turkey avoid rupture in relations - CNN International Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:55:19 GMT

European Union, Turkey avoid rupture in relations CNN International Istanbul (CNN) -- The European Union avoided a rupture of relations with Turkey by agreeing to open a new round of membership negotiations with the Turkish government. But the date for the next round of talks on the nation joining the EU will be ...

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HS2: an economic turkey that just became even more expensive - The Guardian Wed, 26 Jun 2013 18:38:10 GMT

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HS2: an economic turkey that just became even more expensive The Guardian Bad news: the economic turkey that is HS2 has just become more expensive. Forget £32.8bn, the working assumption until Wednesday for the cost of building the high-speed railway. The new price tag is £42.6bn, the transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, ... and more »

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Turkey aims to reach 48.5 million tourists - Hurriyet Daily News Wed, 26 Jun 2013 21:06:46 GMT

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Turkey aims to reach 48.5 million tourists Hurriyet Daily News Turkey aims to reach around 48.5 million tourists annually between 2014 and 2018, a 4.6 percent increase over the 2007-2012 period, and increase tourism income per visitor $932, a 2.3 percent increase, in accordance with the targets in the latest ...

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For many German Turks, Merkel's tough Turkey stance makes sense - Reuters UK Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:39:05 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

For many German Turks, Merkel's tough Turkey stance makes sense Reuters UK BERLIN (Reuters) - For Recep Demir, a businessman from Germany's large Turkish diaspora, Chancellor Angela Merkel's opposition to Turkey joining the European Union makes perfect sense. The chancellor, seeking a third term in power in elections in ... POLITICS > Çağlayan slams Merkel over Turkey remarksHurriyet Daily News Turkey and the EU, a difficult relationshipthenewfederalist.eu Turkey and the EU: A broken relationship?European Voice Scrape TV all 27 news articles »

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Erdogan Turkey's 'new dictator': Republican People's Party leader - Press TV Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:03:44 GMT

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Erdogan Turkey's 'new dictator': Republican People's Party leader Press TV The unrest in Turkey began on May 31 after police broke up a sit-in held at Taksim Square to protest against a proposal to redevelop Gezi Park, which is a traditional gathering point for rallies and demonstrations as well as a popular tourist destination. Turkey's Opposition Faces Leadership Crisis After Protests Tulin DalogluAl-Monitor all 3 news articles »