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A referendum on Erdogan's rule - The Economist (blog) Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:16:45 GMT

Wall Street Journal

A referendum on Erdogan's rule The Economist (blog) TURKEY'S prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, claimed victory after his party performed strongly in nationwide local polls that were billed as a referendum on his rule. With 98% of the ballots counted, his ruling Justice and Development (AK) party had ... Not on Ballot, Turkey's Premier Still Gets Push From Party in Local ElectionsNew York Times Google, Others Blast Turkey Over Internet ClampdownWall Street Journal Turkey's Controversial Prime Minister Emboldened By Local ElectionsHuffington Post ABC News -Aljazeera.com -Yahoo News all 2,232 news articles »

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Turkey: Water cannon blasts protesters in Ankara - BBC News Tue, 01 Apr 2014 21:37:40 GMT

BBC News

Turkey: Water cannon blasts protesters in Ankara BBC News Riot police in Turkey have fired water cannon at demonstrators on the streets of the capital Ankara. The people were calling for a recount of some of the results in Sunday's local elections. The governing AK party of Prime Minister Recep Tayip Erdogan ... Turkey elections: Test of Erdogan's rule?Aljazeera.com Election protests in Turkey as opposition cries foulReuters FOREIGN ANALYSTS OF TURKEY LOST THE ELECTIONDaily Sabah The Guardian -Voice of America all 407 news articles »

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The Syrian Civil War May Be About to Go Fully Regional - The New Republic Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:34:41 GMT

Aljazeera.com

The Syrian Civil War May Be 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 ... Syrian boys become breadwinners as parents struggle in TurkeyReuters Turkey accused of sending fighters to SyriaAljazeera.com TURKEY ATTEMPTS TO BETTER THE CONDITIONS OF REFUGEESDaily Sabah all 427 news articles »

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Turkey's online censorship just took a sinister Orwellian turn - Quartz Mon, 31 Mar 2014 22:27:23 GMT

BBC News

Turkey's online censorship just took a sinister Orwellian turn Quartz Over the weekend, Google reported that Turkey had intercepted traffic to its public domain name system (DNS) service—part of prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's increasingly draconian crackdown against the social media networks that are being used ... Turkey Blocks Google, Level 3 DNS ServicesPC Magazine Turkey hijacks servers in social media crackdownBBC News Google says Turkey is intercepting web traffic to spy on...The Verge Haaretz -Ars Technica -CNET all 103 news articles »

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Turkey votes in crucial local elections amid graft scandal and social media ban - RT Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:57:34 GMT

RT

Turkey votes in crucial local elections amid graft scandal and social media ban RT With Twitter bans, YouTube blocks, damning leaks and a 'shadow government' pulling strings behind the scenes, municipal elections in Turkey are only the beginning of a crucial 15-month voting cycle that could determine Turkey's future for decades to come.

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8 killed in local election clashes as Turkey splits over rival parties - RT Mon, 31 Mar 2014 20:57:34 GMT

RT

8 killed in local election clashes as Turkey splits over rival parties RT Get short URL. A Turkish woman casts her vote in Istanbul on March 30, 2014 as Turkey gears up for local elections ahead of a presidential vote in six months and parliamentary polls next year. (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic). Tags. Clashes, Conflict, Election ...

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TURKEY WELCOMES SYRIAN ARMENIANS - Daily Sabah Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:23:16 GMT

Trend.az

TURKEY WELCOMES SYRIAN ARMENIANS Daily Sabah BRUSSELS — Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, speaking to Daily Sabah on his way to the NATO summit in Brussels, said Turkey would remain sensitive to developments in the region and follow an independent foreign policy, despite the fact that ... Turkey's FM to attend NATO meeting on UkraineTrend.az all 14 news articles »

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Turkey's Citizens Caught in Political Crossfire - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:36:13 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Turkey's Citizens Caught in Political Crossfire Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Since December 17th, Turkey's Prime Minister, Tayyip Erdoğan, has become ensnared by serious political crisis. Facing allegations of corruption and anti-democratic leadership, Erdoğan and his conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) are now ... Turkey: Turning mayoral elections into Armageddon rehearsalPanorama.am US SPOKESWOMAN SAYS, “FORGET ABOUT THE GENTLEMAN LIVING IN ...Daily Sabah Forget about the gentleman living in Pennsylvania, US tells AnkaraHurriyet Daily News all 13 news articles »

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'Turkey likely knew about Syrian rebel siege of Christian town' - RT Tue, 01 Apr 2014 11:08:24 GMT

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'Turkey likely knew about Syrian rebel siege of Christian town' RT Reportedly, on March 21, extremist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda crossed into Syria from Turkey and seized the predominantly Christian town after clashes with Syrian government troops and local self-defense squads. The attack caused hundreds of ... Fall of Kassab will be costly for TurkeyAl-Monitor Turkey's Latest Jihad on Christian ArmeniansTheBlaze.com Hundreds Protest Turkey's Role in Kessab AttacksAsbarez Armenian News Hetq Online all 205 news articles »

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

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 ...