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How the Ergenekon Verdicts May Deepen Turkey's Political Divide - TIME Mon, 05 Aug 2013 23:52:39 GMT

Wall Street Journal

How the Ergenekon Verdicts May Deepen Turkey's Political Divide TIME Their alleged plan was to feed social unrest by staging high-profile assassinations and bomb blasts, creating a pretext for the military to step in and take control — Turkey has a long, dark history of military involvement in civilian affairs ... Turkey Is Tense Ahead of Trial VerdictWall Street Journal Turkey issues sentences in Ergenekon coup plotChristian Science Monitor Turkey's former military chief sentenced to life in prisonLos Angeles Times BBC News -Fox News all 210 news articles »

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Syrian rebels capture military airport near Turkey - Reuters Mon, 05 Aug 2013 22:55:58 GMT

Syrian rebels capture military airport near Turkey Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels captured a main military airport near the border with Turkey on Tuesday, consolidating their hold on a key supply route north of the city of Aleppo, opposition activists said. The reported capture of the Minnig Military ... and more »

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Clashes erupt after Turkey trial verdicts - Aljazeera.com Mon, 05 Aug 2013 15:18:39 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Clashes erupt after Turkey trial verdicts Aljazeera.com Critics, including the main opposition party, have said the charges are trumped up, aimed at stifling opposition and taming the secularist establishment which has long dominated Turkey. They say the judiciary has been subject to political influence in ...

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Turkey bans 31 athletes for doping - Reuters Mon, 05 Aug 2013 14:30:52 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Turkey bans 31 athletes for doping Reuters "The athletes were found to be in violation of Turkey's strict anti-doping laws following testing undertaken by the Turkish anti-doping authority (TADA)," Ugur Erderner, president of Turkey's National Olympic Committee and a member of the World Anti ... Turkey bans 31 track and field athletes for doping violationsGlobe and Mail Turkey hands out two-year drug bans to 31 of its track and field athletes ...Telegraph.co.uk Turkey bans 31 athletes for doping ahead of world championships in MoscowABC Online NBCSports.com -ESPN.co.uk -BBC Sport all 19 news articles »

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A former chief of staff found guilty in Turkey's Ergenekon case - CNN International Mon, 05 Aug 2013 12:09:14 GMT

A former chief of staff found guilty in Turkey's Ergenekon case CNN International Istanbul (CNN) -- [Breaking news update, 8:02 a.m. ET] Ilker Basbug, a former military chief of staff, in Turkey, was sentenced to life in prison Monday in the controversial Ergenekon case, according to CNN Turk. He is the most prominent of hundreds of ...

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Turkey's lack of democracy is storing up problems - The Guardian Mon, 05 Aug 2013 11:08:07 GMT

The Guardian

Turkey's lack of democracy is storing up problems The Guardian Europe may have tactfully delayed negotiations on the next chapter of Turkey's entrance drive until much later in the autumn. It cannot, though, hide the rot of respect that now dogs Ankara's hopes of EU admission, nor the widespread disillusion with ... Erdogan is eroding the freedom of the mediaFinancial Times all 2 news articles »

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Turkey appoints new military commanders - Aljazeera.com Mon, 05 Aug 2013 10:56:20 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Turkey appoints new military commanders Aljazeera.com Turkey has overhauled the top ranks of its military, appointing new army commanders in a move that underlines the government's control over armed forces. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan chaired the Supreme Military Council which made Saturday''s ...

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Timeline: Turkey's 'Ergenekon' trial - Aljazeera.com Mon, 05 Aug 2013 19:22:30 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Timeline: Turkey's 'Ergenekon' trial Aljazeera.com What started as a routine answer to a police call in 2007, turned into perhaps the most important case relating to the civilian-military relationship in Turkey. The alleged network of secularist ultra-nationalists, Ergenekon, draws its name from a ...

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Turkey's retired military head gets life in conspiracy case - CBC.ca Mon, 05 Aug 2013 13:10:47 GMT

CBC.ca

Turkey's retired military head gets life in conspiracy case CBC.ca A court in Turkey has sentenced retired military chief of staff Ilker Basbug to life in prison, and dozens of others including opposition members of parliament have received long prison terms, following a divisive trial of nearly 300 accused of seeking ...

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Turkey court to deliver ruling in high-profile coup trial - Fox News Mon, 05 Aug 2013 08:00:31 GMT

Turkey court to deliver ruling in high-profile coup trial Fox News SILIVRI, Turkey (AFP) – A Turkish court was due on Monday to deliver its first ruling in the trial of 275 people including a former army chief accused of plotting to overthrow the country's Islamic-rooted government. Among the defendants in the high ...