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Turkey Turns Its Back on the EU - New York Times Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:45:14 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

Turkey Turns Its Back on the EU New York Times LONDON — At the height of the Cold War, Turkey's great landmass cemented its place in the Western alliance, its huge conscript army deployed across the sweeping expanse of Anatolia to safeguard NATO's southeastern flank. Even now, with crisis just ... 'No Opposition, No Democracy' in Turkey's electionsWashington Post (blog) Turkey's Erdoğan Tightens His GripBusinessweek Turkey election fraud claims emerge as Twitter ban is droppedFinancial Times Reuters -Aljazeera.com -BBC News all 532 news articles »

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Officials in Turkey 'lift Twitter ban' - BBC News Thu, 03 Apr 2014 17:53:17 GMT

BBC News

Officials in Turkey 'lift Twitter ban' BBC News The Turkish authorities have lifted a ban on Twitter following Wednesday's constitutional court ruling, officials and media reports say. The court had told the country's telecommunication authorities the two-week-old ban must be lifted as it was a ... Turkey lifts Twitter ban after court rulingReuters Turkey Lifts Twitter Ban After Court Calls It IllegalNew York Times Turkey Government Restores Twitter Access After Court RulingBloomberg Wall Street Journal all 520 news articles »

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After his unexpectedly big win, Recep Tayyip Erdogan should be magnanimous - The Economist Fri, 04 Apr 2014 01:44:31 GMT

www.worldbulletin.net

After his unexpectedly big win, Recep Tayyip Erdogan should be magnanimous The Economist IT WAS a triumph by any standards. In Turkey's local elections on March 30th, the ruling Justice and Development (AK) party took over 45% of the vote. Although the results are contested in 41 cities including Ankara, the capital, AK held on easily to ... April 2, 2014 in Featured // The Four Shades of Turkey, and the ArmeniansArmenian Weekly Turkey: Poll bodes ill for Erdogan's criticsMail & Guardian Online Turkey's EU minister rejects 'polarization' claimswww.worldbulletin.net Payvand -Reuters all 30 news articles »

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A turkey flew into a school bus in Ashland Thursday. (Ashland PD photo) - CBS Local Thu, 03 Apr 2014 20:15:32 GMT

WCVB Boston

A turkey flew into a school bus in Ashland Thursday. (Ashland PD photo) CBS Local ASHLAND (CBS) – A turkey crashed through the window of a school bus in Ashland Thursday morning. The bus was picking up middle school students when the 25-pound turkey flew into the closed side window. Ofc. Burman responded to a strange call this ... Wild turkey smashes Ashland school bus windowWCVB Boston Turkey flies into Ashland school busMetroWest Daily News all 3 news articles »

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Turkey's elections and gender politics - Aljazeera.com Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:20:15 GMT

Turkey's elections and gender politics Aljazeera.com In a statement assessing the results of the local elections in Turkey held on March 30, Selahattin Demirtas, BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) co-chair said: "Women are the only winners." In reality, only 37 of the 1,395 mayors elected are women, and ... and more »

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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

RT

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 votes in crucial local elections amid graft scandal and social media banRT Turkey begins espionage investigation after Syria leakReuters Erdogan party takes strong lead in Turkey pollsYahoo News The Guardian -Aljazeera.com -Christian Science Monitor all 2,233 news articles »

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Turkey Flirts With Another Banking Crisis - Businessweek (blog) Thu, 03 Apr 2014 20:41:54 GMT

Turkey Flirts With Another Banking Crisis Businessweek (blog) The scandals are a sign Turkey may be heading for a repeat of its 2001 banking crisis, when state-owned lenders lost $28 billion and were bailed out by the government. “What has come out in recent months is definitely raising concerns that maybe we're ... and more »

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Turkey Unblocks Twitter After Free-Speech Ruling - Mashable Thu, 03 Apr 2014 15:25:55 GMT

Turkey Unblocks Twitter After Free-Speech Ruling Mashable Turkish officials announced that the country has lifted the ban on Twitter on Thursday, according to news reports. Government officials confirmed that they lifted the ban a day after the country's highest court ruled that the Twitter ban was illegal ...

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NO RATE DOWNGRADE FOR TURKEY, SAY EXPERTS - Daily Sabah Fri, 04 Apr 2014 01:28:13 GMT

NO RATE DOWNGRADE FOR TURKEY, SAY EXPERTS Daily Sabah ISTANBUL — Future evaluations about Turkey to come from Fitch after the markets close on April 4 and then Moody's on April 11 will be meticulously watched by market actors and influence their decisions. Making assessments concerning the matter, ...

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

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 ...