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Erdogan on a roll - The Economist Sat, 05 Apr 2014 01:22:49 GMT

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Erdogan on a roll The Economist HE SEEMS unbeatable. Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, secured his eighth big win in 14 years when his Justice and Development party (AK) swept to over 45% of the vote in local elections on March 30th. After facing down corruption charges, ... Turkey Turns Its Back on the EUNew York Times Turkey court overturns YouTube banRT Turkey court eases YouTube restrictionsAljazeera.com CNN -CNN International all 458 news articles »

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Be merciful, great Sultan - The Economist Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:50:10 GMT

Be merciful, great Sultan 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 ...

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Turkey Lifts Twitter Ban After Court Calls It Illegal - New York Times Thu, 03 Apr 2014 18:26:30 GMT

BBC News

Turkey Lifts Twitter Ban After Court Calls It Illegal New York Times ISTANBUL — The Turkish government unblocked Twitter on Thursday, a day after the country's highest court ruled that the two-week ban on the social media site violated freedom of expression. Twitter had been blocked in Turkey since March 20, after ... Officials in Turkey 'lift Twitter ban'BBC News Turkey lifts Twitter ban after court rulingReuters Turkey finally lifts Twitter ban, but YouTube is still blockedEngadget all 519 news articles »

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Turkey returns artillery fire into Syria - The Daily Star Fri, 04 Apr 2014 16:38:45 GMT

The Daily Star

Turkey returns artillery fire into Syria The Daily Star ANKARA: Turkey on Friday fired artillery into Syria to retaliate after cross-border shelling hit its territory without causing injuries or damage, the army said. "Six shells hit in Yayladadi in Hatay province and caused no damage," said the Turkish ... Turkish forces fire artillery into Syrian territoryPress TV New missile lock incident near Turkey's Syrian borderwww.worldbulletin.net all 11 news articles »

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Turkey's Erdogan criticises court ruling lifting Twitter ban - Chicago Tribune Fri, 04 Apr 2014 07:13:14 GMT

Turkey's Erdogan criticises court ruling lifting Twitter ban Chicago Tribune Access to Twitter was blocked on March 21 in the run-up to local elections and Turkey's telecoms authority lifted the two-week-old ban on Thursday after the court ruled the block breached freedom of expression. (Reporting by Ece Toksabay; Writing by ...

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'No Opposition, No Democracy' in Turkey's elections - Washington Post (blog) Thu, 03 Apr 2014 16:49:04 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

'No Opposition, No Democracy' in Turkey's elections Washington Post (blog) A man gestures during a demonstration as police block protesters attempting to march to Turkey's Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) in Ankara April 2, 2014. About 2,000 supporters of the main secular opposition party had massed on April 1 outside the ... Turkey election fraud claims emerge as Twitter ban is droppedFinancial Times The deficits of the opposition parties in TurkeyToday's Zaman (blog) A 'civilian' president should be elected, Turkey's main opposition leader saysHurriyet Daily News Deutsche Welle -Vocativ -Journal of Turkish Weekly all 78 news articles »

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The Hidden Side of Turkey's Urban Transformation, Told in 10 Pictures - The Atlantic Cities Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:02:02 GMT

The Atlantic Cities

The Hidden Side of Turkey's Urban Transformation, Told in 10 Pictures The Atlantic Cities Turkey has been utterly transformed since World War II, when 75 percent of the population lived in the countryside, and just 25 percent occupied its cities. Today, those figures have been reversed. The latest wave of urbanization, over just the past ...

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Turkey Women 1-5 Wales Women - BBC Sport Fri, 04 Apr 2014 15:20:11 GMT

BBC Sport

Turkey Women 1-5 Wales Women BBC Sport Captain Fishlock headed in her third and Natasha Harding completed Wales' effort before Arzu Karabulut claimed Turkey's consolation. Harding's pull-back set up Fishlock's fourth-minute strike and the Wales skipper added her second direct from a free-kick. Turkey 1-5 Wales: Hat-trick for captain Fishlock in World Cup qualifierWalesOnline all 2 news articles »

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90-year-old woman battles to save Turkey's loggerhead turtles - CNN Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:51:01 GMT

CNN

90-year-old woman battles to save Turkey's loggerhead turtles CNN (CNN) -- "No turtle, no pay," says the boatman as we arrive at the Iztuzu jetty, where visitors are embarking on tours of the lagoon in search of loggerhead turtles. Iztuzu lies on Turkey's Dalyan Delta, an almost-tropical maze of river channels, pools ... and more »

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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

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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 »