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Turkey shuns key role in fighting Islamic State - USA TODAY Thu, 18 Sep 2014 23:09:42 GMT

USA TODAY

Turkey shuns key role in fighting Islamic State
USA TODAY
ISTANBUL — Turkey is strategically located along the Iraq and Syria borders, hosts a U.S. air base and has been a main source of Islamic State recruits. Yet NATO's second-biggest force is likely to play only a limited role in the U.S.-led coalition ...
UNDERSTANDING TURKEY'S STANCE ON ISISDaily Sabah
A NATO ally stays on sidelines of fight against Islamic StateReuters Blogs (blog)
ISIS Draws a Steady Stream of Recruits From TurkeyNew York Times
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Turkey Renews Syria Buffer-Zone Push As US Builds Coalition - Wall Street Journal Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:02:54 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Turkey Renews Syria Buffer-Zone Push As US Builds Coalition
Wall Street Journal
Now, as the Obama administration urges Turkey and European and Arab nations to participate in a U.S.-led effort to fight Islamic State militants who have seized control of territories in Iraq and Syria, Ankara might have more leverage in its request ...


Exiled Brotherhood officials may find home in Turkey - Al-Monitor Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:48:31 GMT

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Exiled Brotherhood officials may find home in Turkey
Al-Monitor
Yasar Yakis, Turkey's foreign minister during the first term of Justice and Development Party (AKP) rule, told Al-Monitor that this is a critical piece of information when considering the arrival of Amr Darrag, the Brotherhood's foreign relations ...
Qatar and Turkey as supporters of terrorismJerusalem Post
Former Egyptian minister 'seeks asylum' in TurkeyDaily Sabah
Turkey Open to Bids for Refuge by Muslim Brotherhood ExilesNew York Times
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Turkey urges more information sharing on foreign jihadists - Yahoo News Thu, 18 Sep 2014 17:47:34 GMT

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Turkey urges more information sharing on foreign jihadists
Yahoo News
"Turkey cannot fight this matter on its own. First and foremost, it needs information and intelligence sharing with our allies, like Germany, Europe and the United States," Mevlut Cavusoglu said at a press conference with his German counterpart in Berlin.
Foreign fighters also a threat to Turkey: FM CavusogluDaily Sabah
Turkey says it plans to stop flow of IS fightersMacon Telegraph (blog)

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Achiever | Oldham High senior living in Turkey - The Courier-Journal Fri, 19 Sep 2014 02:01:51 GMT

Achiever | Oldham High senior living in Turkey
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Achievement: Kyle has been selected to participate in the YES Abroad program — The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad — through the U.S. Department of State. Kyle is one of 65 students nationally, and the only student from Kentucky to be ...


Obama Speech Leads to More ISIS Recruits, Mainly from Turkey - Breitbart News Thu, 18 Sep 2014 21:19:13 GMT

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Obama Speech Leads to More ISIS Recruits, Mainly from Turkey
Breitbart News
"Turkey paved the way for us. Had Turkey not shown such understanding for us, the Islamic State would not be in its current place. It [Turkey] showed us affection. Large [numbers] of our mujahedeen received medical treatment in Turkey,” said an ...
TURKEY, AN UNDEPENDABLE ALLY, REALLY?Daily Sabah

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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 Be - New York Times Mon, 15 Sep 2014 22:03:47 GMT

Turkey Should Be the Strongest Ally Against ISIS, But It Won't Be
New York Times
Given its long border with Syria and Iraq and the threat ISIS poses to its domestic security as host to 1.2 million Syrian refugees, Turkey should be a natural candidate for cooperation with the United States against ISIS. But the government is ...


Turkey seeks quicker visa-waivers as EU membership talks drag on - Middle East Eye Thu, 18 Sep 2014 08:43:34 GMT

Middle East Eye

Turkey seeks quicker visa-waivers as EU membership talks drag on
Middle East Eye
Turkey began EU entry talks in 2005 and signed an agreement to allow visa-free travel in the EU for Turkish citizens at the end of last year. However, unlike other EU accession countries such as Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Turkish nationals have ...


TURKEY EVOKES HIGH HOPES FOR BOSNIA - Daily Sabah Thu, 18 Sep 2014 23:28:58 GMT

TURKEY EVOKES HIGH HOPES FOR BOSNIA
Daily Sabah
For Bosnians today, support given by contemporary Turkey provides a very important sense of security. However, they are also worried about the strengthening Bosnian political elites taking advantage of Turkey's support. At a time of skyhigh ...