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Turkey says Israel's Gaza offensive threatens rapprochement - Jerusalem Post Fri, 11 Jul 2014 13:50:37 GMT

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Turkey says Israel's Gaza offensive threatens rapprochement Jerusalem Post NATO member Turkey and Israel are both US allies and their once close relations, which extended to security cooperation and joint military exercises, were an important part of Washington's regional policy. "We cannot normalize (relations). First, this ... Turkey PM rules out 'normalizing' ties with Israel as long as Gaza offensive ...Globalnews.ca Turkey rebukes Israel, warns not toToday's Zaman Turkey halts normalization of ties with 'oppressor' IsraelThe Daily Star India Today -Daily Sabah all 9,401 news articles »

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Turkey's Presidential Challenger Faces Uphill Battle Against Erdogan - Wall Street Journal Fri, 11 Jul 2014 00:33:25 GMT

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Turkey's Presidential Challenger Faces Uphill Battle Against Erdogan Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—The top challenger to Turkey's powerful prime minister in the country's first popular election for the presidency launched his uphill campaign on Thursday, saying he hopes to unite an increasingly polarized nation. With just one month left to ... Erdogan, launching presidential bid, vows 'pioneering new Turkey'Reuters Erdogan vows to rewrite constitution for 'new Turkey'Yahoo News Turkey approves framework for PKK peace talksAljazeera.com Daily Sabah all 223 news articles »

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Karlovy Vary Jury Prexy Ahmet Boyacioglu on Turkey's Blossoming Film Scene - Variety Fri, 11 Jul 2014 18:47:27 GMT

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Karlovy Vary Jury Prexy Ahmet Boyacioglu on Turkey's Blossoming Film Scene Variety Prominent Turkish film industry multi-hyphenate (fest programmer, producer, director, promoter) Ahmet Boyacioglu is this year's chairman of the East of the West jury at Karlovy Vary Film Festival, which recently added Turkey and Greece to its core ... and more »

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Turkey Is Becoming A New Kind Of Silicon Valley - Forbes Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:10:39 GMT

Turkey Is Becoming A New Kind Of Silicon Valley Forbes While it has gained ground in recent years, Turkey's transformation has been a long time coming, thanks to a unique mix of cultural, economic and even governmental elements that somehow all add up. A huge factor in Turkey's startup success are the ...

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Turkey's Syria policy in a nutshell: NIMBY - Al-Monitor Sat, 12 Jul 2014 00:45:23 GMT

Turkey's Syria policy in a nutshell: NIMBY Al-Monitor According to official figures, more than one million Syrians live in Turkey today, either in refugee camps or in the streets and the parks. Despite all its efforts, Turkey has been able to provide shelter in refugee camps only to half of the Syrians ...

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Ex-OIC Chief Launches Election Campaign in Turkey - ABC News Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:33:14 GMT

Ex-OIC Chief Launches Election Campaign in Turkey ABC News The former head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation kicked off his campaign to become president of Turkey Thursday, highlighting his credentials as a champion of the Palestinian cause and promising to be a uniting force. Launching his campaign ...

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Turkey Embracing Iraq's Kurds as Trade Erodes Old Enmity - Bloomberg Fri, 11 Jul 2014 10:36:10 GMT

Turkey Embracing Iraq's Kurds as Trade Erodes Old Enmity Bloomberg Once branded an enemy of the state, the leader of Iraq's Kurds, Massoud Barzani, has become Turkey's best friend in the Middle East. For decades, Turkey regarded Barzani's aspirations for independence as an incitement to ethnic Kurds on its soil who ... Disavowing Kurdish independence, Turkey prepares for Kurdish energy futureJerusalem Post TURKEY HAS TO PROTECT IRAQI AND SYRIAN TURKMENSDaily Sabah Turkey hints support for independent Kurdistan if Iraq's unity impossibleShanghai Daily (subscription) Reuters India all 791 news articles »

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OECD Raises Turkey's Economic Growth Forecast - Wall Street Journal Thu, 10 Jul 2014 09:00:37 GMT

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OECD Raises Turkey's Economic Growth Forecast Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday that Turkey needs to achieve financial stability and curb inflation to balance growth or face ongoing volatility and over dependence on capital inflows. In its Economic ... Turkey needs reforms to overcome risks to growth: OECDHurriyet Daily News Turkey needs a “restrictive” monetary policy – OECDFT.com (registration) (blog) Survey underlines that Turkey's rigid labour market rules are holding back growthBalkans.com Business News Today's Zaman all 19 news articles »

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Turkish teen holds world record title for tallest woman at 7 feet - New York Daily News Fri, 11 Jul 2014 16:30:18 GMT

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Turkish teen holds world record title for tallest woman at 7 feet New York Daily News Rumeysa Gelgi, 17, holds hands with her sister at their Karabuk, Turkey home Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Rumeysa Gelgi, 17, holds hands with her sister at their Karabuk, Turkey home on July 9 after earning a Guinness World Records title for tallest ... Turkish girl, 17, who stands at 7ft tall is officially declared world's ...Daily Mail Guinness World Records: 11th Grader from Turkey Becomes World's Tallest ...International Business Times, India Edition all 15 news articles »

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129 women killed in six months in Turkey, lawmaker says - Hurriyet Daily News Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:12:27 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

129 women killed in six months in Turkey, lawmaker says Hurriyet Daily News On July 8, the day that the Family Ministry announced that there were no women in Turkey under protection, 21 year old Şefika Söylemez was killed by her husband in the western province of Çanakkale, Nazlıkaya recalled, asking “Is the sole murderer ...