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A Debate Becomes a Brawl as Turkey's Parliament Votes to Rein In Courts - New York Times Sat, 15 Feb 2014 21:18:24 GMT

BBC News

A Debate Becomes a Brawl as Turkey's Parliament Votes to Rein In Courts New York Times ISTANBUL — Turkey's Parliament met through the night, Friday into Saturday, and passed a controversial new bill that gives the government greater control over the judiciary — but not before a brawl on the floor of the assembly left one lawmaker with ... Policy punch-up as brawls break outs in Turkey's parliament over judicial reformeuronews Turkish MPs pass judicial reforms amid brawlBBC News Turkey tightens control over judiciaryAljazeera.com CNN -Wall Street Journal -New York Daily News all 245 news articles »

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Censorship in Turkey - The Economist Sat, 15 Feb 2014 11:42:46 GMT

UN News Centre

Censorship in Turkey The Economist WILL he or won't he? All eyes are on Turkey's president, Abdullah Gul, a co-founder with the prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, of the ruling Justice and Development (AK) party. A bill imposing drastic curbs on the internet, which critics say would ... The Long Road to Turkey's EU AccessionHuffington Post Turkey's new law on Internet curbs draws concern from UN rights officeUN News Centre Turkey's Internet Law Stirs New ControversyRudaw RT (blog) -Yahoo!7 News all 97 news articles »

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Violence on anniversary Kurdish leader's arrest in Turkey - euronews Sat, 15 Feb 2014 16:11:53 GMT

Press TV

Violence on anniversary Kurdish leader's arrest in Turkey euronews There have been clashes on the streets of Cizre in southeast Turkey, as police tackle Kurdish protesters the 15-year anniversary of the capture of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. Protesters threw petrol bombs and stones at riot police who responded with ... Kurds clash with police in southeast TurkeyAljazeera.com Police Clash With Kurdish Protesters in TurkeyABC News Police clash with Kurdish protesters in southeast TurkeyU.S. News & World Report Press TV -Yahoo News all 48 news articles »

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The Last Chance To Stop Turkey's Harsh New Internet Law - New Yorker (blog) Sat, 15 Feb 2014 14:45:07 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

The Last Chance To Stop Turkey's Harsh New Internet Law New Yorker (blog) It can be easy to overlook Turkey's President, Abdullah Gül, who is overshadowed by the country's far more powerful, and visible, Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, an object of greater fascination for the international press. But right now Gül is ... Turkey's Competing Impulses On IsraelInternational Policy Digest all 5 news articles »

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Turkey tackles privacy and freedom of speech - Al-Arabiya Sat, 15 Feb 2014 20:20:35 GMT

Turkey tackles privacy and freedom of speech Al-Arabiya In times like this, I feel the need to recall the famous saying of Mark Twain; “When a person cannot deceive himself, the chances are against his being able to deceive others.” This explains the situation and the outcry from AK Party opponents in ... and more »

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Turkey's media pressure points - Aljazeera.com Sat, 15 Feb 2014 10:56:57 GMT

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Turkey's media pressure points Aljazeera.com A few weeks ago the Listening Post looked at Turkey and the corruption scandal pitting Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government against critical news outlets. That story has been intensifying. On February 10, the editor of a leading newspaper ... Turkey PM Erdogan meets Kurdish regional PM Barzaniwww.worldbulletin.net all 7 news articles »

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Turkey Terrorizing Customers, Employees At Eighty-Four Gas Station - CBS Local Sun, 16 Feb 2014 02:02:55 GMT

Turkey Terrorizing Customers, Employees At Eighty-Four Gas Station CBS Local The big, brown turkey has been hanging around the BP gas station and 7-Eleven convenience store along Route 519 in Eighty-Four for three weeks now. Employees say if it's not hanging out on top of the fuel pumps, it's chasing frightened customers in ...

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Column one: Why Turkey is gone for good - Jerusalem Post Thu, 13 Feb 2014 20:32:15 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Column one: Why Turkey is gone for good Jerusalem Post Anti-Semitic attacks have become regular events in Turkey. In December, after leaving an anti-corruption rally in Istanbul, a young woman was attacked by 10 to 15 supporters of Prime Minister Recip Tayyip Erdogan who had just left a support rally for ... Turkey's Erdogan: Lift Gaza Sea Blockade or No Relations with IsraelThe Jewish Press Turkey-Israel relations 'close' to normalization: FM DavutoğluHurriyet Daily News Israel won't lift Gaza blockade to appease TurkeyThe Times of Israel Bloomberg all 119 news articles »

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Biggest donor Turkey stops direct budget support to Somalia - Reuters Africa Thu, 13 Feb 2014 20:09:43 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Biggest donor Turkey stops direct budget support to Somalia Reuters Africa Turkey's support for the current government has angered Islamist al Shabaab rebels, who in July raided Turkey's embassy compound in Mogadishu, killing three people and wounding nine others. CENTRAL BANK SCANDAL. The government of President ... Somalia: Turkey Stops Direct Funding to SFGSomaliland Sun Turkey cuts Somalia aid amid corruption claimsHurriyet Daily News Turkey condemns attack on UN convoy in SomaliaGlobal Times all 21 news articles »

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Turkey's Parliament Squabble and Scrap Before Vote - NBCNews.com Sat, 15 Feb 2014 18:44:18 GMT

Turkey's Parliament Squabble and Scrap Before Vote NBCNews.com Turkey's parliament erupted into a physical free-for-all Saturday — sending one bloodied lawmaker to the hospital — as party tensions boiled over during a 20-hour debate. Members of the Republican People's Party, or CHP, and the ruling Justice and ... and more »