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Not on Ballot, Turkey's Premier Still Gets Push From Party in Local Elections - New York Times Mon, 31 Mar 2014 02:38:27 GMT

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Not on Ballot, Turkey's Premier Still Gets Push From Party in Local Elections New York Times “This nation has given a message to Turkey and to the world,” Mr. Erdogan proclaimed in an emotional late-night victory speech in Ankara, the capital, in front of thousands of supporters. “They said this nation will not bow and Turkey will not be ... Turkey elections: test of Erdogan's rule?Aljazeera.com A referendum on Erdogan's ruleThe Economist (blog) 8 killed in local election clashes as Turkey splits over rival partiesRT The Guardian -Mashable all 2,333 news articles »

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Is the Syrian Civil War About to Go Fully Regional? - The New Republic Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:05:38 GMT

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Is the Syrian Civil War About to Go Fully Regional? The New Republic On Thursday, a video was posted on YouTube containing an alleged recording of high-ranking Turkish officials discussing a potential military intervention into Syria in defense of a tiny Turkish exclave 25 miles south of the Turkey-Syria border. In its ... Turkey accused of sending fighters to SyriaAljazeera.com Border province punishes Turkey's policy on Syria in pollsReuters Turkey-Syria border on fireHurriyet Daily News Ahram Online all 209 news articles »

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Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan declares victory after local elections - CNN Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:50:24 GMT

Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan declares victory after local elections CNN Even before results were announced, a triumphant Erdogan spoke to cheering supporters from the balcony of the headquarters of his ruling Justice and Development Party, calling the vote a victory for democracy in Turkey. Erdogan said he delivered an ...

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Turkey hijacks servers in social media crackdown - BBC News Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:11:49 GMT

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Turkey hijacks servers in social media crackdown BBC News Turkey has started hijacking net addresses as it steps up attempts to block access to social media. Addresses belonging to Google, Level 3 and OpenDNS have all been hijacked by order of the Turkish government. The hijack means that people using those ... Turkey Blocks Google, Level 3 DNS ServicesPC Magazine Turkey's online censorship just took a sinister Orwellian turnQuartz Google says Turkey is intercepting web traffic to spy on...The Verge RT -Ars Technica -Sydney Morning Herald all 87 news articles »

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Turkey PM Has Boost in Apparent Local Election Win - ABC News Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:00:45 GMT

Turkey PM Has Boost in Apparent Local Election Win ABC News "I thank my Lord for granting such a victory, such a meaningful result," Erdogan said at a victory rally in Ankara, speaking to a crowd of supporters who had been chanting, "Turkey is proud of you!" Incumbent candidates from Erdogan's Justice and ...

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Turkey's Teflon Don - Foreign Policy (blog) Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:14:32 GMT

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Turkey's Teflon Don Foreign Policy (blog) Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan triumphantly addressed thousands of supporters last night from the balcony of his party's headquarters in the capital of Ankara. He thanked his supporters for "protect[ing] the ideal of a great Turkey," and ...

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Turkey awaits results of local elections - Aljazeera.com Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:10:56 GMT

Turkey awaits results of local elections Aljazeera.com Turkey was awaiting results as polls closed in local elections in which Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had a central role, even though his name was not on the ballot paper. Erdogan, who cast his vote at a polling station in Istanbul earlier on ...

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The Impact of Turkey's Takedown of a Syrian Fighter Jet - ABC News Sun, 30 Mar 2014 11:14:45 GMT

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The Impact of Turkey's Takedown of a Syrian Fighter Jet ABC News Though analysts have called it an escalation, it's not the first time Turkey's military has been drawn into the conflict next door. Syria shot down a Turkish plane in 2012, and that autumn, Turkey opened fire on Syrian government positions after a ...

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Turkey's Erdogan declares victory in polls despite graft crisis - Reuters Sun, 30 Mar 2014 22:35:45 GMT

Turkey's Erdogan declares victory in polls despite graft crisis Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in local polls that had become a referendum on his rule and said he would "enter the lair" of enemies who have accused him of corruption and leaked state secrets. "They will pay ...

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Different Visions Shape Turkey - WBUR Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:29:53 GMT

Different Visions Shape Turkey WBUR The win comes despite months of problems for Erdogan, including a corruption scandal and his bans on Twitter and YouTube. The country Erdogan is shaping bears little resemble to the vision of Turkey's founder, Mustafa Atatürk. Who was he and what kind ... and more »