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Turkey's Campaign Against Kurdish Militants Takes Toll on Civilians - New York Times Wed, 30 Dec 2015 23:48:45 GMT

New York Times

Turkey's Campaign Against Kurdish Militants Takes Toll on Civilians New York Times ISTANBUL — A major Turkish military operation to eradicate Kurdish militants in Turkey's restive southeast has turned dozens of urban districts into bloody battlefields, displacing hundreds of thousands of civilians and shattering hopes of reviving ... Slavoj Žižek: Is something rotten in the state of Turkey?New Statesman Erdogan vows no respite in Turkey's war on Kurdish militantsReuters Are clashes spreading to western Turkey?Al-Monitor Daily Sabah -The Times of Israel -teleSUR English all 130 news articles »

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Heavy snowfall causes mass disruption in Turkey as New Year's holiday looms ... - RT Thu, 31 Dec 2015 18:03:23 GMT

RT

Heavy snowfall causes mass disruption in Turkey as New Year's holiday looms ... RT Parts of Turkey have been paralyzed by heavy snowfall ahead of the country's New Year's Eve celebrations. Istanbul's Ataturk Airport has been forced to cancel over a hundred flights, while there are major disruptions at other transport links. Snow ... Snow storms paralyze life across TurkeyHurriyet Daily News Snow paralyzes Turkey, life grinds to a standstillToday's Zaman Heavy snowfall brings joy and headaches across TurkeyDaily Sabah all 139 news articles »

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Russia Expands Sanctions Against Turkey After Downing of Jet - New York Times Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:03:18 GMT

New York Times

Russia Expands Sanctions Against Turkey After Downing of Jet New York Times MOSCOW — Russia broadened its sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday to bar new Turkish construction and curb tourism activities in Russia, an expansion of measures put in place last month after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane under disputed ... Turkey's Syrian TangleProject Syndicate Turkey 'Has No Trump Cards' Against Russian SanctionsSputnik International Turkey's New Old FriendsWall Street Journal Anadolu Agency -Today's Zaman -Arab News all 314 news articles »

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'No human rights policy discount for Turkey' declares top German civil ... - RT Thu, 31 Dec 2015 09:49:12 GMT

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'No human rights policy discount for Turkey' declares top German civil ... RT Turkey must improve its human rights record before it can justify admission to the EU, claims Germany's Human Rights Commissioner Christoph Strässer, adding that under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the situation in the country has "deteriorated" ... and more »

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Brussels cancels NYE celebrations, Turkey attack plots foiled with arrests - Sydney Morning Herald Thu, 31 Dec 2015 17:03:45 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Brussels cancels NYE celebrations, Turkey attack plots foiled with arrests Sydney Morning Herald Washington: New Year's Eve celebrations have been cancelled in Belgium's capital, Brussels, due to fears of a militant attack, as the city remains on high alert following the Paris terrorism attacks in November. Police detained six people during house ... Turkey arrests 2 in alleged New Year's Eve attack plot in AnkaraCNN Brussels cancels NYE celebrations as Turkey holds IS 'plotters'Yahoo News New Year's Terror Threats Spur Responses in Turkey and BelgiumWall Street Journal CBC.ca -BBC News -Hurriyet Daily News all 689 news articles »

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Iraqi PM says Turkey not respecting agreement to withdraw troops - Reuters Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:55:10 GMT

Reuters

Iraqi PM says Turkey not respecting agreement to withdraw troops Reuters The diplomatic dispute flared after Turkey deployed a force protection unit of around 150 troops earlier this month, citing heightened security risks near Bashiqa military base where its troops were training an Iraqi militia to fight Islamic State ... Iraq: Turkey not respecting deal on retreating troopsAl-Arabiya Turkey-Iraq row escalates with mutual recriminationsToday's Zaman Iraqi PM Urges Turkey to Withdraw TroopsVoice of America RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -ABC News -Deutsche Welle all 258 news articles »

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Why Israel should invite Turkey to Gaza - Ynetnews Thu, 31 Dec 2015 21:09:00 GMT

Ynetnews

Why Israel should invite Turkey to Gaza Ynetnews Most of the issues in the negotiations for improving the relations between Turkey and Israel have already been finalized. The Israeli government has apologized, an agreement has been reached on the amounts of compensation, and only one issue is still ... Palestinians fear Turkey will drop condition that Israel lift Gaza siegeAl-Monitor all 86 news articles »

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2015 was a 'lost year' for Turkey: Economist - CNBC Wed, 30 Dec 2015 13:20:00 GMT

CNBC

2015 was a 'lost year' for Turkey: Economist CNBC The past 12 months marked a "lost year" for Turkey, which would have experienced stronger economic growth had it not been for deteriorating geopolitical relations, an economist has told CNBC. Unicredit's Chief Economist for Central and Eastern Europe ... and more »

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Cyberattacks reveal Turkey's weaknesses - Al-Monitor Thu, 31 Dec 2015 01:58:13 GMT

Al-Monitor

Cyberattacks reveal Turkey's weaknesses Al-Monitor Turkish media outlets report that more than 400,000 websites registered under Turkey's Internet country top-level domain ".tr" are experiencing problems. Since Dec. 14, the computer servers of government agencies and private entities, including the ... and more »

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Turkey may finally be 'accepting the inevitable' in Syria - Business Insider Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:56:08 GMT

Business Insider

Turkey may finally be 'accepting the inevitable' in Syria Business Insider A Kurdish militia with ties to an organization waging an insurgency in Turkey's southeast region violated Turkey's "red line" in Syria over the weekend by crossing the Euphrates River during an anti-ISIS operation. The operation to take back Tishrin ... Tensions Rise With Turkey as Syrian Kurds AdvanceVoice of America all 30 news articles »