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Turkey court says Twitter ban violates rights - Aljazeera.com Wed, 02 Apr 2014 16:00:45 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Turkey court says Twitter ban violates rights Aljazeera.com Turkey's telecoms authority (TIB) blocked access to Twitter on March 21 after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would "root out" the network, following a stream of anonymously posted audio tapes purporting to expose corruption in his inner ... Turkey Twitter ban: Constitutional court rules illegalBBC News US Congress members call on Turkey to restore access to social mediaToday's Zaman Turkey's constitutional court: Twitter ban violates free speechRT Daily Sabah -Engadget all 159 news articles »

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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

Wall Street Journal

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 PM Has Boost in Apparent Local Election WinABC News Turkey's Controversial Prime Minister Emboldened By Local ElectionsHuffington Post Recep Tayyip Erdogan claims victory in Turkey national pollsFinancial Times Wall Street Journal -The Guardian -The Independent all 2,233 news articles »

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TURKEY WELCOMES SYRIAN ARMENIANS - Daily Sabah Wed, 02 Apr 2014 11:49:11 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 ... Davutoğlu: EU should consult Turkey before criticizing social media banToday's Zaman Turkey's FM to attend NATO meeting on UkraineTrend.az The EU should consult with us before making claims: Turkish FMHurriyet Daily News all 19 news articles »

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Christians flee Syria's Kessab, Twitter cries atrocities, Armenia accuses Turkey - RT Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:04:32 GMT

Asbarez Armenian News

Christians flee Syria's Kessab, Twitter cries atrocities, Armenia accuses Turkey RT The Syrian Army is trying to retake the Christian majority town of Kessab reportedly seized by al-Qaeda-linked forces. The attack made hundreds of ethnic Armenians flee and caused international outcry with Armenia blaming Turkey for supporting extremists. Reality Check—Talking to TurkeyAsbarez Armenian News Fall of Kassab will be costly for TurkeyAl-Monitor Davutoğlu: Turkey's doors wide open to Kessab ArmeniansCihan News Agency TheBlaze.com -Panorama.am -Today's Zaman all 193 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 Turkey's opposition should rediscover its strengthsFinancial Times ThinkProgress -The Guardian all 468 news articles »

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How cats changed the course of democracy in Turkey - Toronto Star Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:25:52 GMT

Toronto Star

How cats changed the course of democracy in Turkey Toronto Star When the power went out during ballot-counting after last week's national election in Turkey, energy minister Taner Yildiz immediately blamed nefarious intruders: Cats. Yildiz said felines had invaded power stations, and that's what was causing the ... Turkey's Latest Enemy of the State: CatsNBCNews.com Turkish Official Blames Election Night Power Outages On A CatHuffington Post Turkey: Cat Blamed for Ankara Election Night Power BlackoutsInternational Business Times UK all 21 news articles »

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Stop Turkey's EU accession, say German parties - Deutsche Welle Wed, 02 Apr 2014 04:55:10 GMT

Stop Turkey's EU accession, say German parties Deutsche Welle On Monday evening (31.03.2014), her party's general secretary, Andreas Scheuer, had called for the negotiations on Turkey's accession to the European Union to be stopped. "It is becoming clear that Erdogan's Turkey does not belong to Europe," he said ... and more »

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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 hijacks servers in social media crackdownBBC News Google says Turkey is intercepting web traffic to spy on...The Verge Google: Turkey is blocking our DNS serviceCNET Sydney Morning Herald all 103 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

The Daily Star

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 is at war with Syria, Erdoğan says in post-election speechToday's Zaman Turkey fires artillery into Syria in border incidentThe Daily Star all 468 news articles »

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YAŞAR YAKIŞ - Today's Zaman Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:24:25 GMT

YAŞAR YAKIŞ Today's Zaman The second reason why Turkey is affected by the Crimean crisis is that Turkey and Russia are on the opposite sides of this issue. Turkey is, naturally, on the side of those who oppose the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation. This is not only ... and more »