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Change in the air in Turkey ? - BBC News Mon, 26 Aug 2013 02:44:51 GMT

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Change in the air in Turkey ? BBC News ... Justice and Development Party took power more than a decade ago. Emre Azizlerli of the BBC Turkish Service explores the strange new alliances forged in Turkey's anti-government protests, and asks if this diverse movement can hold together. and more »

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Australia vs. Turkey at 3rd World Youth Open Championships - New York Times (blog) Sun, 25 Aug 2013 22:12:32 GMT

Australia vs. Turkey at 3rd World Youth Open Championships New York Times (blog) Before getting to the finals, we must look at the diagramed deal, the last of the junior semifinal between Australia and Turkey. At this point, Turkey enjoyed a lead of 10 international match points. South was in six clubs at both tables. And each West ...

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Gezi Park: Turkey's new opposition movement - BBC News Mon, 26 Aug 2013 02:05:56 GMT

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Gezi Park: Turkey's new opposition movement BBC News It is a sunny afternoon in August. Sitting under the dappled shade of the plane trees, I watch a group of council workers tend the flowers by the central fountain of the park. A stray dog idly lies on the grass to escape Istanbul's heat, while men and ...

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Turkey Plays Chicken With Markets - Wall Street Journal Sun, 25 Aug 2013 19:45:14 GMT

Turkey Plays Chicken With Markets Wall Street Journal The current-account deficit was running at 6.5% of gross domestic product at the end of June, and Turkey relies on portfolio inflows to fund nearly all of it. Higher rates would help keep capital flowing in and help tame inflation. The central bank ... Turkey struggles to prop up liraeNCA Turkey: Capital Outflow Endangers Economic StabilityFriedlNews (registration) all 5 news articles »

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Ankara denies arms shipment to Syria via Turkey - Hurriyet Daily News Sun, 25 Aug 2013 12:08:16 GMT

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Ankara denies arms shipment to Syria via Turkey Hurriyet Daily News Earlier, opposition sources had claimed that 400 tons of arms had been sent into Syria from Turkey to boost insurgent capabilities against Syrian government forces, after a suspected chemical weapons strike on rebellious suburbs of Damascus. The source ... Western-Mid East military action prepared for Syria. Israel, Jordan, Turkey ...DEBKA file Turkey urges immediate UN probe into chemical attack in SyriaCCTV Turkey calls for action after Syria attackReuters Canada Free Press -Hudson Hub-Times all 1,906 news articles »

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Witch hunt hurts Turkey's financial center aspirations - Hurriyet Daily News Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:02:47 GMT

Witch hunt hurts Turkey's financial center aspirations Hurriyet Daily News The investigation started by the government into financial transactions during the Gezi protests has harmed Turkey, according to a economist. The obsession about an 'interest rate lobby' and the associated witch hunt is preventing the correct economic ...

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How Turkey Went From 'Zero Problems' to Zero Friends - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:35:40 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

How Turkey Went From 'Zero Problems' to Zero Friends Foreign Policy (blog) Not so long ago, Turkey seemed to have found the elusive formula for foreign policy success. Its newly-adopted philosophy, "zero problems with neighbors," won praise both at home and abroad as Ankara reengaged with the Middle East following a half ... Erdogan's Israel-Bashing Imperils Turkey's Energy Hub DreamsBloomberg In this sublime struggle of ours: After Egypt, on Turkey and terrorAljazeera.com Support for Muslim Brotherhood isolates TurkeyDeutsche Welle ABC News -Arab News all 233 news articles »

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Universities in eastern Turkey more popular - Hurriyet Daily News Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:02:47 GMT

Universities in eastern Turkey more popular Hurriyet Daily News An increasing number of students from the western part of Turkey are choosing to attend university in eastern Turkey thanks to the ongoing peace process. Around 95 percent of the placements in universities in eastern Turkey have been filled according ...

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'Turkey's partiality' adds to bloodshed in region - Hurriyet Daily News Sun, 25 Aug 2013 21:02:47 GMT

'Turkey's partiality' adds to bloodshed in region Hurriyet Daily News Despite the government's self-proclaimed foreign policy of “zero problem with neighbors,” Kılıçdaroğlu said Turkey was no longer friends with any of its neighboring countries, including Iran, Iraq and Syria. He described the use of chemical weapons in ...

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Turkey Caucus Should Speak Out on Anti-Semitism - Commentary Magazine Sun, 25 Aug 2013 19:24:35 GMT

Turkey Caucus Should Speak Out on Anti-Semitism Commentary Magazine I've written a number of times about the Congressional Turkey Caucus, the congressional organization which seeks to promote and encourage a strong U.S.-Turkey relationship. While many Caucus members simply join to burnish foreign-policy credentials or ...