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Turkey moves to use force in Syria and Iraq - USA TODAY Tue, 30 Sep 2014 21:50:16 GMT

The Guardian
Turkey moves to use force in Syria and Iraq
USA TODAY
SURUC, Turkey — Turkey is moving to reverse its non-intervention stance and approve the use of force in Syria and Iraq to fight radical Islamic State militants who have advanced against cities along the Syrian-Turkish border. A proposed resolution ...
Turkey, with Islamic State on its doorstep, is expected to authorize troops in ...Washington Post
Turkey prepares for bigger role in fight against Islamic StateThe Guardian
ISIL closes in on border town with TurkeyAljazeera.com
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Turkey Government to Ask Parliament for Approval to Join Campaign Against ... - Wall Street Journal Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:58:58 GMT

Wall Street Journal
Turkey Government to Ask Parliament for Approval to Join Campaign Against ...
Wall Street Journal
ISTANBUL—Turkey's parliament prepared Tuesday to debate motions to expand cross-border military operations in Syria and Iraq, as militants for the radical Islamic State pressed their offensive on a Syrian border town within view of the Turkish border.
ISIS advancing on Suleyman Shah tomb: TurkeyAl-Arabiya
Turkey mulls permit for incursions in Syria, IraqU-T San Diego
Is Turkey serious about joining the anti-IS coalition?Middle East Eye
Al-Monitor -Deutsche Welle
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How Turkey Will Escape the Middle-Income Trap - Wall Street Journal Tue, 30 Sep 2014 18:07:09 GMT

How Turkey Will Escape the Middle-Income Trap
Wall Street Journal
Turkey's case is instructive. Turkish per-capita income has risen to $10,807, from $3,492 in 2002. Turkey's transition to a middle-income economy was the result of wide-ranging reforms and prudent macroeconomic policies. But despite this progress ...

The Battle of Kobane - ABC News Mon, 29 Sep 2014 19:33:21 GMT

ABC News
The Battle of Kobane
ABC News
Turkey has long been concerned about Kurdish separatists in its southeastern provinces and their allies across the border in Syria -- in Kobane. There were reports earlier this year of arms shipments from Turkey crossing the border into ISIS-controlled ...

25 children 'on IV drips' after falling ill at Turkey's Hotel Marmaris Palace - Daily Mail Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:10:03 GMT

Daily Mail
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 shifts tone on Islamic State. Will it join US-led coalition? (+video) - Christian Science Monitor Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:18:06 GMT

Christian Science Monitor
Turkey shifts tone on Islamic State. Will it join US-led coalition? (+video)
Christian Science Monitor
Istanbul, Turkey — When President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned home from the United Nations last week, he said Turkey was ready to play a more active role in the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition that has drawn new members both from across the West ...

Missing Bristol 15-year-old girl in Turkey 'could be heading to Syria' - The Independent Tue, 30 Sep 2014 10:52:56 GMT

The Independent
Missing Bristol 15-year-old girl in Turkey 'could be heading to Syria'
The Independent
The teenager, who was reported missing from her home last week, is known to be in Turkey and detectives say she may now be heading for its war-town neighbour. Local councillor Hibaq Jama said the teenager had left for school as usual on the morning of ...
British schoolgirl Yusra Hussien thought to have fled to join ISIS was A-grade ...Daily Mail

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Turkey Creek swimming, fishing advisory still in effect - Florida Today Tue, 30 Sep 2014 22:04:24 GMT

Florida Today
Turkey Creek swimming, fishing advisory still in effect
Florida Today
An advisory remains in effect to limit contact with Turkey Creek, after last week's heavy rains caused an estimated 5.7 million gallons of semi-treated wastewater at Palm Bay's sewer plant to overflow into a canal that feeds into the creek. Utilities ...

Syrian Minister: We Could Not Defend Kobane Because of Turkey - Rudaw Tue, 30 Sep 2014 21:42:44 GMT

Rudaw
Syrian Minister: We Could Not Defend Kobane Because of Turkey
Rudaw
Ali Haidar,Syria's State Minister for National Reconciliation, said in an exclusive interview with Rudaw that his government could not help stop the Islamic State's (IS/ ISIS) onslaught against the Kurdish city of Kobane because of a stand-off with ...

US-led airstrikes hit Islamic State near Turkey - The Detroit News Tue, 30 Sep 2014 17:15:55 GMT

The Detroit News
US-led airstrikes hit Islamic State near Turkey
The Detroit News
Despite the coalition airstrikes, the militants have pressed their offensive on the town of Kobani, also known by its Arabic name of Ayn Arab, and surrounding villages near Syria's border with Turkey. The fighting has created one of the single largest ...