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In Turkey, a late crackdown on Islamist fighters - Washington Post Wed, 13 Aug 2014 02:33:50 GMT

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In Turkey, a late crackdown on Islamist fighters
Washington Post
Alarmed by the growing might of the Islamic State, Turkey has started cracking down. Working with the United States and European governments, Turkish officials have enacted new safeguards to detain foreign fighters trying to get into Syria and launched ...
Turkey's Border Towns, Once Islamic State Allies, Struggle to Keep Out JihadistsBreitbart News
Report: IS has Turkey to thank for its successToday's Zaman
Once Gateways, Turkey's Border Towns Now Close Doors On Islamic StateNPR
Stuff.co.nz -Hurriyet Daily News -World Tribune
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Washington Watch: The Islamization of Turkey - Jerusalem Post Wed, 13 Aug 2014 19:22:05 GMT

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Washington Watch: The Islamization of Turkey
Jerusalem Post
Turkey took another step closer to becoming an extremist Islamist state and patron of terrorists Sunday when Recep Tayyip Erdogan became the country's first elected president. That should worry Washington. It already has the country's 17,000 Jews very ...
The US ally supporting Islamic State fightersCNBC
Turkey's New President Was Elected on a Platform of HatredNewsweek

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A New Era In Turkey: Did They Just Vote For A New "Democratic Dictator"? - Forbes Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:19:59 GMT

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A New Era In Turkey: Did They Just Vote For A New "Democratic Dictator"?
Forbes
Many Western observers are making ominous predictions about the future of Turkey under the re-empowered leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This past Sunday, Erdogan won the presidential election. His Justice and Development AK Party has been in power ...

Turkey's New Sultan - Wall Street Journal Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:50:29 GMT

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Turkey's New Sultan
Wall Street Journal
Recep Tayyip Erdogan called his triumph in Turkey's weekend presidential election a "trophy night for democracy." That's one way to put it. Another is that Mr. Erdogan is using his success at the polls to move his country toward a politics of ...
The making of Turkey's strongmanMacleans.ca
Turkey's Erdogan Seeks An Expanded Role As PresidentNPR (blog)
Turkey's Premier Is Proclaimed Winner of Presidential ElectionNew York Times
RT -The Guardian -Aljazeera.com
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Dead two-headed dolphin discovered in Turkey - Fox News Tue, 12 Aug 2014 14:30:21 GMT

Dead two-headed dolphin discovered in Turkey
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish media reports say Turkish scientists will examine a two-headed dolphin that washed up on a beach in western Turkey. The private Dogan news agency said the remains of conjoined dolphin calf were discovered on a beach in Dikili ...

Turkey's Economy: Now for the Hard Part - Foreign Policy (blog) Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:23:59 GMT

Turkey's Economy: Now for the Hard Part
Foreign Policy (blog)
By most accounts, the Turkish economy has done reasonably well during the past decade. But the current state of affairs is nevertheless unsustainable and a rethink of the country's growth model is a must if Turkey is to break through the so-called ...

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Turkey: Aid Flotilla Is Planned for Gaza - New York Times Wed, 13 Aug 2014 03:28:20 GMT

Turkey: Aid Flotilla Is Planned for Gaza
New York Times
An Islamist charity plans to send a new aid flotilla to the Gaza Strip this year to challenge Israel's naval blockade there, the group announced Tuesday. The organization — the Turkish Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief, ...

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Turkey airlifts 18 more Palestinians from Gaza for treatment in Turkish hospitals - Fox News Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:25:36 GMT

Turkey airlifts 18 more Palestinians from Gaza for treatment in Turkish hospitals
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ANKARA, Turkey – A Turkish plane has evacuated 18 more wounded Palestinians to Turkey, raising the number of Gazans being treated in Turkish hospitals to 22. Turkey began transporting wounded Palestinians to Turkey on Sunday by airlifting four people ...

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IT IS NOW TIME FOR TURKEY TO EXPORT ITS STABILITY - Daily Sabah Wed, 13 Aug 2014 23:31:20 GMT

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IT IS NOW TIME FOR TURKEY TO EXPORT ITS STABILITY
Daily Sabah
The voting process was, as usual in Turkey, transparent and well controlled, not only by the legal autonomous institutions in charge of organizing the elections in Turkey, but also by civil society volunteers. The high standards of the organizational ...
to vote or not to vote Turkey has a new political force—the election boycottersQuartz
HRW claims Turkey saw erosion of human rights as Erdoğan gained powerToday's Zaman
Erdoğan's win in Turkey heralds a surprising rise in the new leftThe Guardian
German Marshall Fund (blog) -Public Radio International
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Gaza conflict: Wounded Palestinians arrive in Turkey for treatment - Telegraph.co.uk Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:07:22 GMT

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Gaza conflict: Wounded Palestinians arrive in Turkey for treatment
Telegraph.co.uk
Mr Davutoglu told Reuters in an interview last Wednesday Turkey was seeking to establish an air corridor to evacuate possibly thousands of injured Palestinians and Erdogan confirmed the move in his first speech after his victory in a presidential election.
Gaza Strip Crisis: Turkey to Evacuate and Treat 200 Injured PalestiniansInternational Business Times UK
4 Gazans flown to Turkey for medical treatment, Erdogan looks to establish air ...Jerusalem Post
First wounded Palestinians arrive in TurkeyThe Daily Star
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