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Turkey rules out early polls, thousands defy call to end protest - Reuters Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:27:49 GMT

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Turkey rules out early polls, thousands defy call to end protest
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"The world is dealing with an economic crisis and things are going well in Turkey. Elections are not held because people are marching on the streets." A few kilometres away, tens of thousands of Turks defied Erdogan's call on Friday for an immediate ...
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Turkey's protests just a slice of a polarized country - Washington Post Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:36:37 GMT

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Turkey's protests just a slice of a polarized country
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ISTANBUL — At a bustling coffee shop in a religiously conservative neighborhood of Istanbul, Ali Ermis looked at the anti-government protests sweeping Turkey and wondered why people were complaining. The economy is improving, he said. His wife, who ...
Tens of thousands defy Turkey PM with fresh protestsAl-Arabiya
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Egypt's Islamists, Opposition Closely Eye Turkey - ABC News Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:32:47 GMT

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Egypt's Islamists, Opposition Closely Eye Turkey
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Liberal-minded Egyptians and supporters of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood now share one thing: the rival sides are closely following protests in Turkey, a country that has provided the heavily polarized and increasingly impoverished Egyptians with a ...

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Turkey protests: Erdogan rejects EU criticism - BBC News Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:04:45 GMT

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Turkey protests: Erdogan rejects EU criticism
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Turkey must investigate the excessive use of force by police against anti-government protesters, a senior EU official has said in Istanbul. EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele was speaking ahead of talks on Turkey's ambition to join the EU.

Strategies: In Turkey's chaos, women entrepreneurs meet - USA TODAY Fri, 07 Jun 2013 12:42:47 GMT

Strategies: In Turkey's chaos, women entrepreneurs meet
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But the city, like Turkey itself, also straddles two mind-sets, especially when it comes to women — modernity vs. tradition. On the streets of Istanbul, you see modern young businesswomen striding confidently and peacefully side by side with women ...

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Turkey: Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesters - Sky News Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:34:21 GMT

Turkey: Police Fire Tear Gas At Protesters
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Opponents accuse Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in power since 2002, of forcing conservative Islamic values on Turkey, a mainly Muslim but staunchly secular nation, and of pushing urban development projects at the expense of local residents.

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protests continue in Istanbul, defying Erdogan - ABC Online Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:01:44 GMT

protests continue in Istanbul, defying Erdogan
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Tens of thousands of protesters have flooded back to Istanbul in a chorus of angry chants and a shower of red flares, challenging a demand from the prime minister to disperse. The protesters in Takism Square are an eclectic mix of secularists, liberals ...

Making the Most of Turkey's Turmoil - Barron's Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:06:52 GMT

Making the Most of Turkey's Turmoil
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Protests in Turkey have added a fresh political consideration for investors, but the country still offers good prospects in the medium-to-long term. A standoff between demonstrators and the prime minister has sent a jolt through Turkish markets ...

Turkey's prime minister invokes Allah, demands protests end immediately - NBCNews.com (blog) Sat, 08 Jun 2013 08:19:49 GMT

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Turkey's prime minister invokes Allah, demands protests end immediately
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ISTANBUL -- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan flew back to a Turkey rocked by days of anti-government unrest on Friday and declared before a sea of flag-waving supporters at Istanbul airport: "These protests must end immediately." "No power but Allah ...

Turkey protests in 90 seconds: How the crisis has escalated - BBC News Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:07:49 GMT

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Turkey protests in 90 seconds: How the crisis has escalated
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Mass protests against the Turkish government are continuing as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returns from an overseas trip. Mr Erdogan has completed a three-day tour of North Africa as demonstrators turned out in Ankara and other cities, many ...