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Turkey prepares for bigger role in fight against Islamic State - The Guardian Mon, 29 Sep 2014 22:11:13 GMT

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Turkey prepares for bigger role in fight against Islamic State
The Guardian
After months of hanging back amid angry accusations of collusion, Turkey is gearing up for a bigger role in the fight against Islamic State (Isis) that could include sending Turkish ground troops across the border into Syria and Iraq. But counter ...
Turkey deploys tanks to border as lawmakers to consider anti-IS actionYahoo! Voices
The Battle of KobaneABC News
Kurds say Turkey not doing enough to stop Islamic StateUSA TODAY
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25 children 'on IV drips' after falling ill at Turkey's Hotel Marmaris Palace - Daily Mail Mon, 29 Sep 2014 14:56:40 GMT

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25 children 'on IV drips' after falling ill at Turkey's Hotel Marmaris Palace
Daily Mail
As many as 25 children have been struck down by severe sickness while on a summer holiday at a resort in Turkey - leaving them on IV drips in hospital, it has been claimed. Six British families are taking legal action against Hotel Marmaris Palace and ...

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Turkey ready for anti-ISIL role, hints at ground forces - euronews Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:50:16 GMT

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Turkey ready for anti-ISIL role, hints at ground forces
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But admitting that Turkey “can't stay out” of the counteroffensive, Erdogan also warned that airstrikes wouldn't be enough to “finish off” the militants, hinting that ground forces could be mobilised. “We will hold talks with our institutions this week ...
Turkey shifts tone on Islamic State. Will it join US-led coalition?Christian Science Monitor
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Is Turkey Drifting Between ISIS & Putin?Huffington Post
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Kilford: Anti-terror fight should benefit Turkey - Ottawa Citizen Mon, 29 Sep 2014 16:51:58 GMT

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Kilford: Anti-terror fight should benefit Turkey
Ottawa Citizen
Turkey began aiding Syria's political and armed opposition in early 2011, believing the Syrian government would quickly collapse. Instead, Syria descended into a state of civil war and over a million Syrian refugees crossed the border into Turkey. Then ...
Turkey's clumsy politics and the Kurdish questionAljazeera.com
Frightened, homeless and fleeing from ISIS: Kurdish refugees are met at the ...Daily Mail
Deputy PM to PKK leader: No one can threaten TurkeyToday's Zaman
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Islamic State Shells Hit Turkey Amid Syria Border Fight - Bloomberg Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:40:07 GMT

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Islamic State Shells Hit Turkey Amid Syria Border Fight
Bloomberg
Turkish tanks deployed along the border with Syria as indiscriminate shellfire from Islamic State militants led to mortars landing inside Turkey, injuring five people, including two soldiers. One of the mortar shells hit near the border crossing of ...

Turkey's PKK peace process 'at risk' from Syria crisis - BBC News Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:04:27 GMT

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Turkey's PKK peace process 'at risk' from Syria crisis
BBC News
A top Kurdish politician has warned that Turkey's peace process with the Kurds risks collapsing in the face of Islamic State (IS) attacks on the Kurdish Syrian border town of Kobane. Speaking to the BBC from Brussels, a leading member of the Kurdistan ...

Turkey launches its own brand, logo - Hurriyet Daily News Mon, 29 Sep 2014 09:14:34 GMT

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Turkey launches its own brand, logo
Hurriyet Daily News
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at the launching ceremony of the Turkey logo and brand, Sept. 28. AA Photo. Turkey has unveiled the “Turkey” brand and its logo, which will be used on Turkish exported goods, as part of efforts to upgrade the ...

Turkey changes spots for new neighbours - The Australian Mon, 29 Sep 2014 14:09:16 GMT

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Turkey changes spots for new neighbours
The Australian
Turkey has a dilemma: it has been horrified by the savagery of Islamic State but also wants to establish workable relations with a group that has become, for now, their new neighbour. Two weeks ago Turkey did a deal with Islamic State for the return of ...

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ISIS marches closer to Turkey - KPRC Houston Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:52:12 GMT

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ISIS marches closer to Turkey
KPRC Houston
Dozens of bombings from U.S.-led warplanes haven't stopped ISIS from advancing toward Turkey, leading one town in the path of its bloody march to fear a massacre. If ISIS manages to take over the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani, it would control a ...

ISIS ISSUE: DOCTRINAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TURKEY AND US - Daily Sabah Mon, 29 Sep 2014 23:26:22 GMT

ISIS ISSUE: DOCTRINAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TURKEY AND US
Daily Sabah
Though Turkey secured the release of its 49 citizens held hostage by ISIS, the country is worried about the strategy of the anti-ISIS coalition led by the U.S. There is no hesitation on the idea of ending the mass murders of ISIS. However, the lack of ...

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