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In Turkey, police arrest journalists and executives - CNN Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:42:34 GMT

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In Turkey, police arrest journalists and executives
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Istanbul (CNN) -- Turkish police on Sunday arrested senior journalists, media executives and even the scriptwriter for a popular television series on charges of "forming, leading and being a member of an armed terrorist organization." The more than two ...
Turkey's Erdogan says media raids a response to 'dirty' plotReuters
Turkey Arrests Journalists in CrackdownDaily Beast
Turkey media arrests: Erdogan rejects EU criticismBBC News
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The Fight Against ISIS on the Border Between Turkey and Syria - TIME Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:49:16 GMT

The Fight Against ISIS on the Border Between Turkey and Syria
TIME
Every day, groups of Kurdish men and women gather to watch the war from across the border in Turkey as their relatives fight the extremist organization. One Kurdish supporter, Hasan Kara, spoke with fear if Kobani were to fall in the hands of ISIS. “As ...

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Russia Hopes To Make Turkey A 'Strategic' Partner With New P... - Business Insider Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:44:01 GMT

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Russia Hopes To Make Turkey A 'Strategic' Partner With New P...
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Energy-poor Turkey stands to benefit from Moscow's surprise decision to drop the $45-billion South Stream natural gas pipeline project, analysts say. At the same time, it raises questions about whether Turkey will become a pawn in the broader energy ...

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Turkey criticised for detaining journalists - Aljazeera.com Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:11:12 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Turkey criticised for detaining journalists
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The US and EU have criticised Turkey over the police crackdowns and more than two dozen detentions, targeting two opposition media outlets. Istanbul police raided on Sunday the country's most-read newspaper and a national television close to Fetullah ...


Turkey's Media Raids Could Presage Wider Crackdown - Voice of America Mon, 15 Dec 2014 20:29:45 GMT

Voice of America

Turkey's Media Raids Could Presage Wider Crackdown
Voice of America
ISTANBUL—. Turkey's government is facing growing international pressure following police raids on media establishments. But the Turkish president has dismissed criticism and said the country's national security is at stake. Turkish President Recep ...


​Revitalized Turkey drifts away from Europe and towards Eurasia - RT Sun, 14 Dec 2014 01:41:42 GMT

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​Revitalized Turkey drifts away from Europe and towards Eurasia
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In Turkey, I found a nation of deep contrasts, but a country incredibly sure of its statehood and fastened together by a strong overriding identity. Unlike its Black Sea neighbors, most of whom are searching for a stable course, Turkey is assured and ...
Why Turkey's president wants to revive the language of the Ottoman EmpireWashington Post (blog)
Can Oil Move Turkey Out of the Fragile Five?Wall Street Journal (blog)
Turkey "Improves" EducationMiddle East Forum

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Turkey Detains 27 Tied to President's Rival - Wall Street Journal Mon, 15 Dec 2014 04:46:02 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Turkey Detains 27 Tied to President's Rival
Wall Street Journal
ISTANBUL—Police detained the editor of Turkey's largest-selling newspaper and several other prominent figures, signaling a new crackdown on one of the president's political rivals before June elections. In a series of raids on Sunday in 13 cities ...


Turkey arrests: Raids target Gulen-linked critics of Erdogan - BBC News Sun, 14 Dec 2014 18:06:00 GMT

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Turkey arrests: Raids target Gulen-linked critics of Erdogan
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Turkish police have made at least 23 arrests during raids on a newspaper and TV station with close ties to US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen. Those detained are accused of forming an illegal organisation and trying to seize control of the state ...


EU Says Turkey's Arrests of Journalists Violates Values - Bloomberg Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:50:54 GMT

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EU Says Turkey's Arrests of Journalists Violates Values
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Yesterday's detentions are “against the European values and standards Turkey aspires to be part of,” the EU's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, and the commissioner for EU enlargement, Johannes Hahn, said in a statement. They warned that Turkey ...


Turkey media arrests: Mogherini leads EU criticism - BBC News Sun, 14 Dec 2014 20:13:55 GMT

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Turkey media arrests: Mogherini leads EU criticism
BBC News
Top European Union officials have sharply criticised a mass arrest of media representatives in Turkey. Foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini and the commissioner heading EU enlargement talks said the arrests went "against European values". At least ...