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Turkey's election - The Economist Sat, 09 Aug 2014 01:11:05 GMT

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Turkey's election The Economist ON A rainy Sunday evening Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was delivering a fiery speech full of references to the glories of Islam and Turkey's Ottoman past when a woman on a stretcher was lifted to the podium. He knelt down, took her ... Turkey's Erdogan Aims for Bigger Role: PresidentWall Street Journal Recep Tayyip Erdogan the favourite to win Turkey's first presidential electionThe Guardian Turkey's presidential elections: What is at stake?Aljazeera.com BBC News -CNN all 547 news articles »

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And the winner of Turkey's presidential election is… populism - Washington Post (blog) Fri, 08 Aug 2014 12:37:40 GMT

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And the winner of Turkey's presidential election is… populism Washington Post (blog) The motto of Turkey´s Aug. 10 presidential elections is “People electing the President.” In 2008, the political crisis over the previous parliament's failure to elect a president led to a series of constitutional amendments. The referendum for ... What you need to know about Turkey's presidential electionsSBS (blog) Not a Peep From Turkey's 'Penguin' Media About the OppositionGlobal Voices Online MURAT YETKİN > Turkey to make a difficult choice at a critical timeHurriyet Daily News Today's Zaman all 181 news articles »

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Turkey Vows it is Behind Erbil as Western Support Begins to Surge - Rudaw Sat, 09 Aug 2014 01:07:27 GMT

Rudaw

Turkey Vows it is Behind Erbil as Western Support Begins to Surge Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Deputy head of Turkey's ruling party, Huseyin Celik vowed that Ankara would do all it could for the Kurdistan Region, the same day a newspaper reported that Turkish jets were over Iraqi Kurdistan. “As a strategic neighbor the ... Kurdish security chief: Turkey must end support for jihadistsAl-Monitor all 30 news articles »

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Turkey's Presidential Election Unlikely To Bring Any Surprises - Huffington Post Fri, 08 Aug 2014 20:01:43 GMT

Turkey's Presidential Election Unlikely To Bring Any Surprises Huffington Post ISTANBUL -- Just two days before the country's first direct presidential election, Turkey's dark horse candidate Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu still feels like he has a fighting chance against the likely winner, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has ... and more »

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Is Turkey sleepwalking into trouble? - Aljazeera.com Fri, 08 Aug 2014 12:12:58 GMT

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Is Turkey sleepwalking into trouble? Aljazeera.com There are few things more pastoral - and misleading - than the drive into the town of Dersim in southern Turkey. It is a place where central Anatolia's dry mountains explode into a fertile fantasy, complete with meandering rivers, flourishing ...

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Turkey boosts aid to north Iraq, unlikely to use force against militants - Reuters Fri, 08 Aug 2014 18:19:41 GMT

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Turkey boosts aid to north Iraq, unlikely to use force against militants Reuters ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is stepping up humanitarian aid to northern Iraq, officials said on Friday, but looks unlikely to get involved in military action against advancing Islamist militants there unless its southern border with Iraq is directly ... Report Claims Turkey Vowed to 'Do Whatever Falls on its Shoulders' to Help ...Breitbart News As ISIS Pushes Closer Towards the Border, Turkey Grapples with the Threat ...Syria Deeply US hits IS artillery in Iraq, Turkey on alertToday's Zaman all 6,014 news articles »

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Turkey's Leaders Are In Danger Of Scuttling A Major Natural Gas Project With ... - Business Insider Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:47:44 GMT

Business Insider

Turkey's Leaders Are In Danger Of Scuttling A Major Natural Gas Project With ... Business Insider The comments marked only the latest nadir in Turkey-Israel relations. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has typically been muted in his responses to Erdoğan's previous outbursts. But Netanyahu reacted differently to his Turkish counterpart's ... Gaza mediation strengthens Turkey-Qatar tiesDaily Sabah Turkey seeks Israeli, Egyptian help in airlifting wounded Palestinians in GazaJerusalem Post Turkey seeks 'air corridor' to treat Gaza woundedWashington Post all 122 news articles »

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Turkey Wakes Up to Islamic State Threat - U.S. News & World Report Wed, 06 Aug 2014 18:28:07 GMT

Turkey Wakes Up to Islamic State Threat U.S. News & World Report Journalist Rusen Cakir, who follows Islamic trends in Turkey closely, said although the organizers of the Eid prayers deny they are linked to IS, nothing negative is said about IS and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on the website that released the denial. and more »

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Turkey to be honored guest at Beijing Book Fair - Daily Sabah Fri, 08 Aug 2014 23:25:47 GMT

Turkey to be honored guest at Beijing Book Fair Daily Sabah ISTANBUL – Turkey has been invited as an honorable guest to the largest publishing industry event in the Asian market, the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), which will take place this year in China between Aug. 27 and Aug. 31. Turkey's Culture ...

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Turkey's debate on women no laughing matter - CNN (blog) Thu, 07 Aug 2014 04:15:15 GMT

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Turkey's debate on women no laughing matter CNN (blog) The oppression of women in Turkey isn't a laughing matter, of course. A 2009 report found that 40 percent of Turkey's female population had suffered domestic violence. This week, the first round of the presidential election begins, and a top challenger ... Women respond to Turkey deputy PM's remarks with laughing selfiesMSNBC all 130 news articles »