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Turkey mulls 'buffer zone' against Islamic State - BBC News Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:10:43 GMT

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Turkey mulls 'buffer zone' against Islamic State
BBC News
Turkey is developing plans for a buffer zone on its border with Iraq and Syria, to counter the threat from Islamic State militants, its president says. Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Turkish media the military were working on the plans, which he would then ...
Turkey Should Be the Strongest Ally Against ISIS, But It Won't BeNew York Times
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Turkey Renews Syria Buffer-Zone Push As US Builds CoalitionWall Street Journal
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ISIS Draws a Steady Stream of Recruits From Turkey - New York Times Tue, 16 Sep 2014 02:19:33 GMT

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ISIS Draws a Steady Stream of Recruits From Turkey
New York Times
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, hand raised, and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, to his right, in August, leaving the Haci Bayram Veli Mosque in Ankara, the capital, where the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is known to recruit new members.

Turkey Open to Bids for Refuge by Muslim Brotherhood Exiles - New York Times Tue, 16 Sep 2014 02:22:09 GMT

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Turkey Open to Bids for Refuge by Muslim Brotherhood Exiles
New York Times
ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said on Monday that several exiled leaders of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood who fled to Qatar but lately have come under pressure to leave that Persian Gulf monarchy could perhaps find a new refuge ...
Turkey considers 'buffer zone' against Islamic State militantsCTV News
Turkey's Erdogan warns Moody's and Fitch of political motives in assessments ...Irish Independent

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Smuggled Across Turkey's Border, Homeless Syrians Call A Bus Station Home - Huffington Post Tue, 16 Sep 2014 20:00:18 GMT

Smuggled Across Turkey's Border, Homeless Syrians Call A Bus Station Home
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KILIS, Turkey -- Outside of a Turkish bus station, weary travelers shuffle past a taxi driver shouting “To the fence!” in Arabic, offering rides to those wanting to be smuggled across the Syrian border just a couple of miles away. A Syrian family with ...

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TURKEY'S CHOICE: TAKEOFF OR LANDING POSITION - Daily Sabah Tue, 16 Sep 2014 23:30:24 GMT

TURKEY'S CHOICE: TAKEOFF OR LANDING POSITION
Daily Sabah
This cyclical shrinkage in the economy is likely to reawaken the discussion that "Turkey's economy needs a new growth model," which came into question after former Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized the central bank's monetary policy and ...

Turkey's Weak Economy Hits Jobs - Wall Street Journal Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:04:49 GMT

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Turkey's Weak Economy Hits Jobs
Wall Street Journal
ISTANBUL—Turkey's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate jumped to a three-and-half-year high in June, as the slowing economy took its toll on the country's labor market. Data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute Monday showed that Turkey's ...

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Turkey facing winter gas shortage - FT.com (registration) (blog) Tue, 16 Sep 2014 15:29:50 GMT

Turkey facing winter gas shortage
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Poor forward planning and political manipulation of energy prices look likely to leave Turkey facing gas shortages this winter, even before the prospect of regional gas cuts due to the on-going hostilities in Ukraine. Turkey last week experienced an ...

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Turkey Seeks Behind-Scene Role in NATO Coalition - ABC News Sun, 14 Sep 2014 08:43:50 GMT

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Turkey Seeks Behind-Scene Role in NATO Coalition
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Turkey is the big Muslim power that sits atop raging conflicts in Iraq and Syria, so it might be expected to take a leading role in the NATO coalition announced this month to take on the Islamic State group. Instead it has told allies that it will stay ...
TURKEY HAS A VESTED INTEREST IN FINISHING OFF ISIS, HOWEVER…Daily Sabah
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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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Turkey weighs establishing 'buffer zone' against ISIL threat - Today's Zaman Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:04:54 GMT

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Turkey weighs establishing 'buffer zone' against ISIL threat
Today's Zaman
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Turkey's military is working on plans to establish a "buffer zone" against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants, on the country's borders with Iraq and Syria, Turkish media reports said on Tuesday.