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49 reasons why Turkey doesn't want to fight the Islamic State - Washington Post (blog) Fri, 12 Sep 2014 18:47:49 GMT

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49 reasons why Turkey doesn't want to fight the Islamic State
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On Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry headed to Ankara, Turkey, to meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and discuss possible cooperation to fight the Islamic State. So far, 10 states in the Middle East have declared a "shared commitment" to ...
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Pope Francis to Visit Turkey in November - Wall Street Journal Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:34:44 GMT

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Pope Francis to Visit Turkey in November
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ROME— Pope Francis will go to Turkey at the end of November after the Holy See received an official invitation, the Vatican said Friday, as he increases the number of foreign trips in his 18-month-old papacy. "This morning the Holy See received a ...
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TURKEY HAS A VESTED INTEREST IN FINISHING OFF ISIS, HOWEVER… - Daily Sabah Fri, 12 Sep 2014 22:43:21 GMT

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TURKEY HAS A VESTED INTEREST IN FINISHING OFF ISIS, HOWEVER…
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Turkey is one of the leading countries in the world to have suffered from terrorism. It has been the target of PKK terrorism for years, costing the country more than 40,000 lives and more than $150 billion (TL 331 billion) in damages and security spending.
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US opposes Iran role in coalition against Islamic State - BBC News Fri, 12 Sep 2014 19:22:56 GMT

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US opposes Iran role in coalition against Islamic State
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US Secretary of State John Kerry has said it would be inappropriate for Iran to join a coalition that is seeking to fight Islamic State (IS) militants. Speaking on a visit to Turkey, Mr Kerry said he was confident the US could build a broad ...

TURKEY'S ROLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST CRISIS - Daily Sabah Sat, 13 Sep 2014 02:16:40 GMT

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TURKEY'S ROLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST CRISIS
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The regime of President Bashar al-Assad had every chance to opt for a smooth transition to democracy, mainly thanks to Turkey's intervention, but the Arab awakening and the counterrevolutionary reaction on the part of the old, oppressive regimes has ...
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Tell Turkey: Counterterror Goes Both Ways - Commentary Magazine Fri, 12 Sep 2014 21:42:09 GMT

Tell Turkey: Counterterror Goes Both Ways
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The Turkish government has decided that it will not allow its airbases to be used to support military action against ISIS. Turkey explained its decision, which surprised no one but perhaps Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Secretary of State John Kerry ...

Obama ISIS Speech Reaction: Germany, Turkey Won't Join Airstrikes In Syria ... - International Business Times Thu, 11 Sep 2014 22:46:14 GMT

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Obama ISIS Speech Reaction: Germany, Turkey Won't Join Airstrikes In Syria ...
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An airstrike campaign in Syria won't have Germany's support, and Turkey said it will only cooperate in humanitarian missions in the fight against the Islamic State as U.S. allies weighed in Thursday on President Barack Obama's plan to “degrade and ...

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE NEW TURKEY - Daily Sabah Sat, 13 Sep 2014 02:16:40 GMT

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE NEW TURKEY
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For an emerging power like Turkey, sustainability of a forward-looking and transformative vision around the notion of a "new" Turkey is vital. But it necessitates coming to terms with systemic defects inherited from the past in domestic and foreign ...

US presses Turkey to close borders to Islamic militants - The Times of Israel Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:43:41 GMT

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US presses Turkey to close borders to Islamic militants
The Times of Israel
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The United States on Friday pressed Turkey to harden its borders against fighters and funding flowing to the Islamic State militant group, and sought clarity on how far Ankara is willing to go to help a worldwide coalition ...

Europe|Turkey Is Courted by US to Help Fight ISIS - New York Times Mon, 08 Sep 2014 19:51:58 GMT

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Europe|Turkey Is Courted by US to Help Fight ISIS
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, met Monday with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, to gauge Turkey's willingness to participate in an American-led coalition against the militant group ISIS, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Credit ...
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