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Turkey Graft Probe Begets Campaign of Reprisals as Toll Mounts - Bloomberg Thu, 09 Jan 2014 02:05:26 GMT

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Turkey Graft Probe Begets Campaign of Reprisals as Toll Mounts Bloomberg Turkey's ruling party ordered purges of police chiefs and moved to tighten control of the judiciary, as a top official said there's no chance of a truce in the struggle with prosecutors leading a corruption probe. The government will keep firing those ... Turkish Government Shuffles Police and Seeks More Control Over JudiciaryNew York Times EU fears for Turkey judiciary as crisis deepensThe Daily Star Turkey moves to curb powers of judiciaryGlobalPost Press TV all 35 news articles »

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Purge of Police Said to Be Move by Turkey to Disrupt Graft Inquiry - New York Times Wed, 08 Jan 2014 00:24:23 GMT

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Purge of Police Said to Be Move by Turkey to Disrupt Graft Inquiry New York Times Analysts in Turkey saw the dismissals as part of a continuing effort by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government to marginalize those it believes are driving the investigation. The government has already dismissed more than a dozen high-ranking ... Is instability the 'new normal' for Turkey?CNN International Police purge in Turkey spreads to regionsBBC News EU expresses 'concern' over police sackings in TurkeyDeutsche Welle RTE.ie -Financial Times -EurActiv all 613 news articles »

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Turkey is reneging on its deal with Israel - Jerusalem Post Wed, 08 Jan 2014 19:39:00 GMT

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Turkey is reneging on its deal with Israel Jerusalem Post ANKARA, Turkey – A recent corruption scandal has rocked Turkey, with three ministers resigning. Refusing to step down, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that “foreign powers” have conspired against Turkey; the pro-government ... Insight: 'Earth is gold' - graft probe turns eyes to Turkey building boomReuters all 23 news articles »

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Turkish Govt Removes Police Who Launched New Probe - ABC News Wed, 08 Jan 2014 10:56:18 GMT

Turkish Govt Removes Police Who Launched New Probe ABC News A corruption scandal that has rocked Turkey's government expanded Wednesday as police detained two dozen people in Izmir for questioning in a new bribery and fraud investigation and the government hit back by removing high-ranking police in that city ...

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Iraqi Kurdistan's Oil Exports Via Turkey by Jan. 31 - Voice of America Wed, 08 Jan 2014 23:10:52 GMT

Iraqi Kurdistan's Oil Exports Via Turkey by Jan. 31 Voice of America ANKARA — The first crude has started to flow through Iraqi Kurdistan's new pipeline across Turkey and the first independent exports are expected to begin at the end of this month, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said on Wednesday. The first ... Turkey energy deal with KRG lacks transparencyAl-Monitor Iraqi Kurdistan sees first oil exports via Turkey pipeline by end of JanuaryThe Globe and Mail UPDATE 1-Iraqi Kurdistan's first oil exports via Turkey pipeline seen by end-JanReuters Wall Street Journal -Reuters UK all 11 news articles »

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Political Feud In Turkey Makes For Unlikely Allies - NPR Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:47:43 GMT

Political Feud In Turkey Makes For Unlikely Allies NPR Turkey's ruling AK Party teamed up with the powerful Gulen movement over a decade ago to strip the country's secular military elite of its political clout. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan strengthened his hold on power with years of controversial ... and more »

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A state crisis in Turkey? - BBC News Tue, 07 Jan 2014 20:19:47 GMT

A state crisis in Turkey? BBC News This was followed by other breaking news - a simultaneous corruption operation in five cities across Turkey, with more than 25 people, businessmen and state officials, detained on suspicion of bribery and fraudulent tenders. Then the Supreme Board of ...

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ECONOMICS > Japan, Turkey agree on trade, nuclear power tie-ups - Hurriyet Daily News Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:10:28 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

ECONOMICS > Japan, Turkey agree on trade, nuclear power tie-ups Hurriyet Daily News The two sides also signed an agreement to set up a science and technology university in Istanbul which is expected to facilitate technology transfers and help Turkey build expertise in nuclear energy. Japan pledged support for the project in May. Abe ... Japan, Turkey Plan Talks on Economic PartnershipABC News Japan, Turkey to pursue economic partnership agreementThe Japan Times Japan, Turkey to speed up work for nuclear reactor exportsGlobalPost all 311 news articles »

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ECONOMICS > Turkey predicts brief economic impact from graft probe - Hurriyet Daily News Wed, 08 Jan 2014 15:22:18 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

ECONOMICS > Turkey predicts brief economic impact from graft probe Hurriyet Daily News Uncertainty caused by Turkey's corruption scandal could hit economic growth in the near term, Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek said on Jan. 7, while ratings agency Fitch warned that a prolonged crisis could weaken the country's creditworthiness. Turkey predicts brief economic impact from graft probeReuters UK Turkey downplays effect of political crisis on economyGlobalPost More Letter Writing for Turkey's Central Bank GovernorWall Street Journal (blog) all 55 news articles »

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Turkey Needs Less Money in Politics, and Less Politics in Court - Carnegie Europe Wed, 08 Jan 2014 10:37:43 GMT

Turkey Needs Less Money in Politics, and Less Politics in Court Carnegie Europe Until last month, one could not be blamed for thinking that nothing was rotten in the state of Turkey. The combined effect of government pressure, ubiquitous self-censorship and the conflicts of interest of media owners made reporting on corruption a ...