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With a Burst of Color, Turkey's Public Walkways Become a Focus of Quiet Protest - New York Times (blog) Wed, 04 Sep 2013 00:32:48 GMT

With a Burst of Color, Turkey's Public Walkways Become a Focus of Quiet Protest New York Times (blog) Before the municipality joined the effort to bring back the rainbow look, people across Turkey had already taken up brushes in solidarity and painted public stairs in their cities in similar colors. yavaş yavaş türkiye'nin sokakları gökkuşağı rengine ...

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Syrian conflict brings sectarian tensions to Turkey's tolerant Hatay province - The Guardian Tue, 03 Sep 2013 21:53:53 GMT

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Syrian conflict brings sectarian tensions to Turkey's tolerant Hatay province The Guardian While many find themselves at the Yayladagi refugee camp near the border in Hatay, the wider knock-on effect in the province, famous for being Turkey's most tolerant, has been palpable. Many of the Alawite and Sunni families living there are directly ...

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Turkey and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Promise ... - Brookings Institution Tue, 03 Sep 2013 18:40:03 GMT

Turkey and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Promise ... Brookings Institution On September 3, the Center on the United States and Europe (CUSE) at Brookings hosted a panel discussion on the significance of TTIP for Turkey, featuring Brookings TUSIAD Senior Fellow and Turkey Project Director Kemal Kirişci. In his remarks, Kirişci ... and more »

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Uneasy truce holds as Kurdish guerrilla forces withdraw from Turkey - The Guardian Tue, 03 Sep 2013 13:02:39 GMT

The Guardian

Uneasy truce holds as Kurdish guerrilla forces withdraw from Turkey The Guardian Since May the air strikes by Turkish fighter jets and low-flying helicopters have stopped on the mountain ridges between Turkey and Iraq. In the Kurdistan Workers' party (PKK) camps, scattered all the way along the border, the rebels are enjoying the ... Kurdish Battles in Syria Raise Turkish FearsBloomberg PKK threatens to end truce with TurkeyAsharq Alawsat English 11 PKK rebels surrender in Southeast TurkeyGlobal Times all 13 news articles »

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Six killed as smuggled ammunition explodes on Turkey-Syria border - Reuters Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:25:28 GMT

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Six killed as smuggled ammunition explodes on Turkey-Syria border Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - A consignment of live ammunition exploded as it was being smuggled into Turkey, killing six people on the border with Syria on Tuesday, the provincial governor's office said. The ammunition mixed with scrap metal was being taken into ... Reports: Explosion on Syria-Turkey border kills sixThe Independent Six Dead on Turkey-Syria Border in Warehouse ExplosionNaharnet.com Report: 6 killed on Turkish-Syria borderMiamiHerald.com all 18 news articles »

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Revenge or democracy? Turkey's divisive coup trial - Deutsche Welle Tue, 03 Sep 2013 18:45:14 GMT

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Revenge or democracy? Turkey's divisive coup trial Deutsche Welle Turkey's former military chief and other high-ranking officers began testifying in court on Monday (02.09.) about their alleged role in ousting the country's Islamist-led coalition government in 1997. The trial has been hailed by the Islamic ... Former generals on trial in TurkeyAljazeera.com Turkey: Ex-Military Chief Goes on Trial for 1997 CoupNew York Times Turkey opens trial over 1997 'post-modern' coupBBC News Financial Times -www.worldbulletin.net all 48 news articles »

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5000-Year-Old Gaming Pieces Found In Turkey (PHOTO) - Huffington Post Tue, 03 Sep 2013 21:02:11 GMT

5000-Year-Old Gaming Pieces Found In Turkey (PHOTO) Huffington Post A fascinating find in southeastern Turkey may provide clues to the leisure activities of ancient cultures in the region thousands of years ago. Earlier in August, Turkish archaeologists working at a burial site at Başur Höyük, near Siirt, Turkey ...

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Turkey's Gold Imports Declined to Seven-Month Low in August - Bloomberg Tue, 03 Sep 2013 10:55:40 GMT

Turkey's Gold Imports Declined to Seven-Month Low in August Bloomberg Turkey's gold imports declined 63 percent to a seven-month low in August as prices reached the highest in three months. Silver imports fell 9.3 percent. Gold imports fell to 13.66 metric tons, the least since January, from 37.02 tons in July, according ... and more »

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Is Turkey Backpedaling on Syria? - Al-Monitor Tue, 03 Sep 2013 20:45:47 GMT

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Is Turkey Backpedaling on Syria? Al-Monitor After the British parliament voted against supporting an American strike in Syria and US President Barack Obama decided to seek congressional approval for any military operation against President Bashar al-Assad's regime for the Aug. 21 chemical attack ... Syrians flow across Turkey border, staying silent on air strikes debateAl-Arabiya Military intervention in Syria: Turkey under threatTrend.az all 1,089 news articles »

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Search for Emirati missing in Turkey stepped up - gulfnews.com Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:12:08 GMT

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Search for Emirati missing in Turkey stepped up gulfnews.com Image Credit: Courtesy: Al Shehi family; Missing Emirati Jasem Ali Al Shehi. Abu Dhabi/Ras Al Khaimah: The UAE and Turkish authorities are optimistic that a 33-year-old Emirati man who went missing in Turkey on August 25 will be found. Top diplomats ... Search continues for Emirati who disappeared in TurkeyThe National Emirati missing in Turkey for 9 daysEmirates 24/7 all 6 news articles »