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Ten things you need to know about Turkey - Fox News Sat, 29 Mar 2014 12:14:13 GMT

RT

Ten things you need to know about Turkey Fox News Here are ten things you need to know about Turkey. 1. On March 27, the government of Turkey blocked YouTube, less than a week after blacking out Twitter. Ostensibly, this was to prevent the spread of videos that are said to feature the voices of Turkey ... Turkey: Turning mayoral elections into Armageddon rehearsalRT Turkey's political crisis isn't just about Twitter and YouTube. Here are two ...Washington Post (blog) Turkey's most chaotic electionsHurriyet Daily News Today's Zaman all 44 news articles »

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Turkey blocks YouTube days after Twitter crackdown - CNN Sat, 29 Mar 2014 12:35:26 GMT

The Guardian

Turkey blocks YouTube days after Twitter crackdown CNN (CNN) -- The Turkish government banned YouTube on Thursday, less than a week after Ankara made a similar blackout of the social networking site Twitter, which is estimated to have more than 10 million Turkish users. Neither website can be reached on ... Recordings, Posted Online, Rattle Officials in TurkeyNew York Times An increasingly autocratic prime minister is losing touch with voters and ...The Economist Turkey calls Syria security leak 'villainous,' blocks YouTubeReuters The Guardian -Wall Street Journal all 1,267 news articles »

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Syria leak prompts espionage probe in Turkey - Aljazeera.com Sat, 29 Mar 2014 15:07:01 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria leak prompts espionage probe in Turkey Aljazeera.com Turkey has started an espionage investigation after a recorded discussion between top officials on potential military action in Syria was leaked on YouTube, heralding a possible government crackdown on its political opponents after elections on Sunday. Turkey begins espionage probe after Syria leakAl-Arabiya Suleiman Shah and Turkey's Election Invasion of Syria: Wag the Dog Turkish ...Center for Research on Globalization Turkey a 'political war zone' on eve of electionsAl-Monitor all 167 news articles »

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In Local Election, a Referendum on Turkey's Leader - New York Times Sat, 29 Mar 2014 07:13:28 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. Yet these are anything but ordinary times in Turkey, as a corruption scandal and unrest in the streets have threatened the ...

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Loyalty to embattled Erdogan lies deep in Turkey's pious heartlands - Reuters Sat, 29 Mar 2014 12:00:25 GMT

Loyalty to embattled Erdogan lies deep in Turkey's pious heartlands Reuters Here, far from dividing his pious core supporters, the graft scandal and bitter power struggle with a U.S.-based cleric have served only to stir more devotion to a man they see as Turkey's greatest modern leader, delivering hospitals and schools and ...

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

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 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 to receive results of local elections from Cihan news agency - Today's Zaman Sat, 29 Mar 2014 22:19:55 GMT

Turkey to receive results of local elections from Cihan news agency Today's Zaman Turkey to receive results of local elections from Cihan news agency. Write Comment. 0. Add to Google. Turkey to receive results of local elections from Cihan news agency. (PHOTO: TODAY'S ZAMAN). 29 March 2014, Saturday /. The Cihan news agency ... and more »

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Turkey vs Twitter - Aljazeera.com Sat, 29 Mar 2014 13:28:28 GMT

Turkey vs Twitter Aljazeera.com Last month the Listening Post reported on demonstrations in Turkey over a new internet law which allows the government to unilaterally shutdown any website, without going through the courts. The law has since claimed its first victims: Twitter and then ...

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

Yahoo News

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 ...