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Old rivalries keeping Turkey on sidelines of Syria fight, analysts say - Fox News Fri, 17 Oct 2014 16:19:14 GMT

Fox News

Old rivalries keeping Turkey on sidelines of Syria fight, analysts say Fox News Old geopolitical rivalries are throwing a wrench into U.S. efforts to bring Turkey on board with the mission to "degrade and destroy" the Islamic State in a Syrian border town. The country's bigger enemy, some analysts say, is still Bashar al-Assad. So ... Turkey has failed Kobani, KurdsBoston Globe Air strikes against ISIS in Kobani are just a PR exercise, Turkey saysNational Post Chris Kilford: Turkey's miscalculationOttawa Citizen Daily Sabah -War on the Rocks all 7,807 news articles »

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Turkey and the Kurds - The Economist Sat, 18 Oct 2014 02:27:40 GMT

The Economist

Turkey and the Kurds The Economist ON OCTOBER 13th Turkish fighter jets rained bombs on rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) thought to be positioned along Turkey's border with Iraq. The attack came after PKK fighters had opened fire on Turkish soldiers near the border post of ... Kurdish separatist: Turkey bombed peace processUSA TODAY Turkey-PKK Peace Deal Shaky but Not BrokenVoice of America Islamist-Kurdish clashes endanger Turkey peace processFinancial Times Rudaw -The Conversation UK -Open Democracy all 84 news articles »

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Frenemies: The Insincere Alliance Between the U.S. and Turkey - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:20:27 GMT

Frenemies: The Insincere Alliance Between the U.S. and Turkey U.S. News & World Report On Oct. 14, US Secretary of State John Kerry said of Turkey: “Turkey, yeah. There's — Turkey is a very valued member of the coalition and has joined the coalition, is doing things in the coalition, is committed to things in the coalition. And as far ... and more »

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Americas|Venezuela Gets UN Seat; Turkey Is Denied - New York Times Thu, 16 Oct 2014 23:02:30 GMT

Business Insider

Americas|Venezuela Gets UN Seat; Turkey Is Denied New York Times UNITED NATIONS — Despite objections by the United States, Venezuela secured a seat on Thursday at the global table of high power, the United Nations Security Council, while Turkey, a vital but complicated American ally, was resoundingly defeated. The UN Just Dealt Turkey A Hugely Embarrassing BlowBusiness Insider Turkey Loses UN Security Council Seat in Huge UpsetNewsweek Turkey loses out on UN Security Council seatBBC News ABC News -Today's Zaman all 676 news articles »

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Some Charges Are Dropped in Scandal in Turkey - New York Times Sat, 18 Oct 2014 00:38:19 GMT

The Guardian

Some Charges Are Dropped in Scandal in Turkey New York Times ISTANBUL — A Turkish prosecutor on Friday dismissed charges against dozens of defendants in a sprawling corruption case that had reached the highest levels of Turkish politics and threatened the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the former prime ... Turkey drops corruption case that dogged government: mediaReuters all 18 news articles »

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Exclusive: Turkey OKs American Drones to Fight ISIS - Daily Beast Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:49:30 GMT

Daily Beast

Exclusive: Turkey OKs American Drones to Fight ISIS Daily Beast One U.S. intelligence official told The Daily Beast that overall Turkey has been willing to allow the United States to fly drones out of Incirlik but has not allowed the United States to fly manned aircraft. Instead, those missions have been flown from ... Unmasking Turkey's ISIL strategyAljazeera.com Turkey opposes Germany sending arms to PKKDaily Sabah Islamist Terrorists Are Quiet Neighbor for Turkey 20 Miles From KobaniBloomberg RT -Hurriyet Daily News -Today's Zaman all 199 news articles »

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UN vote confirms Turkey's waning influence - Al-Monitor Fri, 17 Oct 2014 22:47:59 GMT

Middle East Eye

UN vote confirms Turkey's waning influence Al-Monitor Turkey failed on Oct. 16 to win the coveted nonpermanent seat at the UN Security Council that it hoped would reinforce its influence in regional affairs, which has seriously dwindled in recent years. The result is a disappointment for President Recep ... Why Turkey's plans for a safe zone in Syria are unlikely to materialiseMiddle East Eye French PM supports Turkey's call for creation of safe zone in SyriaDaily Sabah Turkey Calls for Long 'Humanitarian' Safe Zone in SyriaNaharnet all 13 news articles »

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Yes, Turkey is a safe haven - The Globe and Mail Fri, 17 Oct 2014 07:00:13 GMT

Daily Sabah

Yes, Turkey is a safe haven The Globe and Mail The region surrounding Turkey is passing through a time of turmoil and transformation. Due to historical, cultural and social links, Turkey cannot remain and has not remained idle amid developments and humanitarian tragedies on its borders. From the ... Syrian refugees carving out a fresh life in Turkey amid the hardships they faceDaily Sabah all 15 news articles »

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Turkey Demonstrates Why It Does Not Belong in Europe - Commentary Magazine Fri, 17 Oct 2014 10:10:07 GMT

Turkey Demonstrates Why It Does Not Belong in Europe Commentary Magazine It's been the age-old dream of liberal Turks to join the European Union, and many American diplomats still repeat the mantra that Turkey as a member of Europe would be a good thing for both Turkey and for Europe. A decade ago, I certainly would have ... AHU ÖZYURT > Europe's poker over TurkeyHurriyet Daily News ABDULLAH BOZKURTToday's Zaman all 5 news articles »

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As US economy recovers, Turkey's falters - Al-Monitor Fri, 17 Oct 2014 22:47:59 GMT

As US economy recovers, Turkey's falters Al-Monitor In remarks to Al-Monitor, Fatih Ozatay, the former Turkish Central Bank deputy governor who now heads the Finance Institute at the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, offered the following analysis of the converse interaction between the US ...