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Turkey Strengthens Rights of Syrian Refugees - New York Times Mon, 29 Dec 2014 23:16:27 GMT

New York Times

Turkey Strengthens Rights of Syrian Refugees New York Times ISTANBUL — Turkey has issued new regulations that grant Syrian refugees secure legal status in the country for the first time, clarifying and expanding rights for more than a million people who are rapidly assimilating into Turkish society. After ... Turkey confers greater rights on Syrian refugeesHaaretz The Pulse of the Middle EastAl-Monitor Children live in Hatay refugee camp in southern TurkeyGlobal Times Tamil Guardian all 9 news articles »

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Large Underground City Discovered in Turkey - Archaeology Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:29:41 GMT

History

Large Underground City Discovered in Turkey Archaeology NEVŞEHIR, TURKEY—An underground city estimated to be 5,000 years old has been discovered in Turkey's Central Anatolian province, surrounding Nevşehir fortress, which sits on a conical-shaped hill. The area was being prepared by the Housing ... Vast Underground City Found in Turkey May Be One of the World's LargestHistory Massive ancient underground city unearthed in Turkey could be world's biggestInternational Business Times UK Massive ancient underground city discovered in Turkey's NevşehirHurriyet Daily News Ancient Origins -Al-Arabiya -Opposing Views all 28 news articles »

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Turkey's future - The Economist Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:13:00 GMT

The Economist

Turkey's future The Economist “I DON'T order you to fight, I order you to die.” With those words Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, rallied his troops against the British-led forces fighting for the Dardanelles in 1915 during the first world war, when Turkey was ... Turkey's top judicial body suspends graft probe prosecutors: agencyReuters Turkey's top judicial body suspends prosecutors over probe into inner circle ...ABC Online Turkey sacks four prosecutors behind anti-Erdogan graft probeThe Daily Star World Politics Review all 101 news articles »

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Turkey, Iran at war over trucking - Al-Monitor Wed, 31 Dec 2014 01:18:26 GMT

Turkey, Iran at war over trucking Al-Monitor A trucking war has escalated between Turkey and Iran amid mutual retaliation and the latest round of talks in Tehran failing to produce a compromise. The two neighbors' commercial rivalry, particularly for the Central Asian market, has further ... and more »

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Cold Turkey Limiting Freedom of Speech in Turkey - Huffington Post Tue, 30 Dec 2014 15:43:01 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Cold Turkey Limiting Freedom of Speech in Turkey Huffington Post While a slew of American actors, politicians and entertainers were lining up to offer their insights on what the company should do and the importance of free speech, they were regrettably silent about events taking place elsewhere in the world, namely ... 'Tough year' for journalists in Turkey, says a recent reportHurriyet Daily News Al-Awsat: Media freedoms in Turkey only on paperToday's Zaman (press release) (blog) all 45 news articles »

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Arrests in Turkey - New York Times Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:14:18 GMT

Arrests in Turkey New York Times The Turkish government has taken many recent steps to reinforce human rights and freedom of expression in Turkey, and over the last 12 years has made significant progress in promoting democratization and transforming the judicial system to ensure fair ...

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Turkey's Erdoğan to chair first cabinet meeting as president - The Guardian Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:14:36 GMT

The Guardian

Turkey's Erdoğan to chair first cabinet meeting as president The Guardian Chairing the cabinet meeting is an important step in his clear drive to enshrine the presidency as Turkey's number one job, both in theory and in practice. Erdoğan led the Turkish government as prime minister from 2003 to 2014 and in August won the ... How Turkey sabotaged its futureNew Vision Turkey discusses threats in 2014's final National Security Council meetingDaily Sabah Erdogan Boasts That Turkey has “World's Freest Press” As Teen Faces Trial for ...TheTower.org The Independent -www.worldbulletin.net -ABC News all 132 news articles »

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Top German MP: Merkel should condemn Turkey for hosting Hamas official - Jerusalem Post Tue, 30 Dec 2014 23:51:16 GMT

Jerusalem Post

Top German MP: Merkel should condemn Turkey for hosting Hamas official Jerusalem Post BERLIN – The presence of top Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal at a conference of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party prompted German Green party politician Volker Beck on Tuesday to slam the Merkel administration for failing to criticize Turkey ... US: We told Turkey we object to Mashal visitYnetnews all 2 news articles »

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Iraq oil exports via pipeline through Turkey reach 32.2 mln bbls - Al-Arabiya Tue, 30 Dec 2014 21:10:43 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Iraq oil exports via pipeline through Turkey reach 32.2 mln bbls Al-Arabiya Iraq exported a total of 32.2 million barrels of oil to world markets via a Kurdish-built pipeline going through Turkey since May, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Tuesday. In a press conference reviewing the year, Yildiz said Turkey's ... and more »

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Cold, Snow Ending 2014 in Greece, Turkey - AccuWeather.com Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:20:48 GMT

Cold, Snow Ending 2014 in Greece, Turkey AccuWeather.com As frigid air sinks into southern Europe, snow will pile up across parts of Greece and Turkey through New Year's Day. The cold will combine with a storm tracking slowly from the Mediterranean Sea to Turkey to produce the lengthy snow event through ... and more »