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Recordings, Posted Online, Rattle Officials in Turkey - New York Times Fri, 28 Mar 2014 02:23:49 GMT

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Recordings, Posted Online, Rattle Officials in Turkey New York Times ISTANBUL — If any meeting was meant to be private, it was this one: the top spy chief, the foreign minister and his deputy, and a top military official discussing secret plans for possible military action in Syria. But in Turkey little, it seems, is ... An increasingly autocratic prime minister is losing touch with voters and ...The Economist Turkey calls Syria security leak 'villainous,' blocks YouTubeReuters AKP faces tough test in Turkey's local pollsAljazeera.com Bloomberg -RT all 1,167 news articles »

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In Local Election, a Referendum on Turkey's Leader - New York Times Fri, 28 Mar 2014 19:08:19 GMT

In Local Election, a Referendum on Turkey's Leader New York Times Normally, local elections in Turkey are minor affairs – hinging on parochial concerns like zoning laws and municipal services. But these are anything but ordinary times in Turkey, as the corruption scandal and street unrest have threatened the rule of Mr.

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Turkey Muzzles YouTube, Media Ahead of Elections - Wall Street Journal Fri, 28 Mar 2014 14:55:57 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Turkey Muzzles YouTube, Media Ahead of Elections Wall Street Journal ... in Washington and Brussels. The ban, which blocked Turkish media from broadcasting the content of an audio leak, consolidated Turkey's place in a small club of nations with draconian Internet censorship rules, including China, Syria and North Korea.

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Turkey and Twitter: major authors join PEN International appeal end to ban - The Guardian Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:30:53 GMT

The Guardian

Turkey and Twitter: major authors join PEN International appeal end to ban The Guardian Turkey's Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk has said that the situation in his country "is going from bad to worse and even towards terrible" following the government's attempts to block access to Twitter, as a phalanx of major writers, from Zadie Smith to ...

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Turkey blocks YouTube after audio recording leaked - USA TODAY Thu, 27 Mar 2014 19:30:53 GMT

USA TODAY

Turkey blocks YouTube after audio recording leaked USA TODAY An audio recording leaked on YouTube appears to reveal that top Turkey officials were plotting to fake an attack against their own country as an excuse to wage war on Turkey. Turkey on Thursday blocked access to YouTube in the same week it banned ...

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Syria spillover taints Turkey poll in border province - Reuters Fri, 28 Mar 2014 17:45:27 GMT

Syria spillover taints Turkey poll in border province Reuters HATAY (Reuters) - It is already past lunchtime and souvenir shop owner Halil Santoglu has yet to make a sale - a frequent complaint these days in this once bustling bazaar as the war in nearby Syria wreaks havoc with the economy of Turkey's southern ... and more »

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Turkey Blocks YouTube as Audio of High-Level Meeting on Syria Leaks - New York Times (blog) Thu, 27 Mar 2014 22:18:53 GMT

Turkey Blocks YouTube as Audio of High-Level Meeting on Syria Leaks New York Times (blog) As the English-language Hurriyet Daily News reports, Turkey's foreign ministry said in a statement that the audio was recorded during “a top-secret meeting in the foreign minister's office.” The conversation concerned plans to secure a site of ...

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Brain drains while the heart stays: Is leaving Turkey an option? - CNN Fri, 28 Mar 2014 13:30:11 GMT

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Brain drains while the heart stays: Is leaving Turkey an option? CNN (CNN) -- I moved from Turkey to New York right after college and stayed for 10 years. I instantly felt I belonged. No matter how small my apartment was, how little money I had or how bad the streets smelled, I was happy. I went to graduate school ...

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Turkey Blocks Access to YouTube - Mashable Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:50:04 GMT

Turkey Blocks Access to YouTube Mashable Turkey has blocked access to YouTube, just a week after the country blocked Twitter, and only three days ahead of local elections in the country. Turkish netizens started reporting the block after 10:30 a.m. ET. The ban was ordered on Thursday after ...

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Turkey bans YouTube after Syria security talk leaked - Yahoo News Thu, 27 Mar 2014 16:10:17 GMT

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Turkey bans YouTube after Syria security talk leaked Yahoo News Ankara (AFP) - Turkey banned YouTube on Thursday after the video-sharing website was used to spread damaging leaked audio files from a state security meeting debating possible military action in Syria. The recording purports to be of senior Turkish ...