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Russia Presses Ahead With Plan for Gas Pipeline to Turkey - New York Times Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:49:21 GMT

New York Times

Russia Presses Ahead With Plan for Gas Pipeline to Turkey New York Times LONDON — President Vladimir V. Putin surprised the world in December when he aborted long-laid plans for a natural gas pipeline under the Black Sea to Europe, saying Russia would run pipes to Turkey instead. Many in the West thought it might be merely ... and more »

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Did smugglers in Turkey help Hayat Boumeddiene slip into Syria? - CNN International Wed, 21 Jan 2015 10:55:12 GMT

CNN International

Did smugglers in Turkey help Hayat Boumeddiene slip into Syria? CNN International Boumeddiene's last known location is the city of Sanliurfa, along the Turkey-Syria border. Sanliurfa has become a key hub for transit into Syria. The touristic city has seen its population swell due to the influx of refugees from Syria's civil war, and ... and more »

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Anger in Turkey over police sentences for Gezi death - BBC News Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:56:35 GMT

BBC News

Anger in Turkey over police sentences for Gezi death BBC News The sentencing of two Turkish policemen over the death of a protester in 2013 has provoked demonstrations in Kayseri city in the Central Anatolia region. Ali Ismail Korkmaz, 19, died during clashes between police, civilians and demonstrators south-east ... Turkey: 2 Officers Sentenced in DeathNew York Times Ten year jail sentence for Turkey policemen over student protester's deatheuronews Turkey Erupts With Protest After Police Brutality VerdictVocativ Fresno Bee -International Business Times UK all 87 news articles »

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Former Miss Turkey, 26, arrest for posting 'funny' satirical poem that ... - Daily Mail Wed, 21 Jan 2015 19:07:36 GMT

Daily Mail

Former Miss Turkey, 26, arrest for posting 'funny' satirical poem that ... Daily Mail A former Miss Turkey is facing trial for posting a satirical poem on social media that criticised her country's president. The arrest of Merve Buyuksarac, 26, follows a crackdown in the country on critical media in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo ... Former Miss Turkey arrested for criticizing President Erdogan onlineWashington Times Ex-Miss Turkey arrested after posting cartoon of president in post-Charlie ...Express.co.uk Turkey, Terror, and Tirades: What the Paris Attacks Reveal About Erdogan's ...Algemeiner The Jewish Voice all 8 news articles »

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Erdogan Shadow Over Central Bank Sees Turkey Rate Cut Questioned - Bloomberg Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:03:32 GMT

Bloomberg

Erdogan Shadow Over Central Bank Sees Turkey Rate Cut Questioned Bloomberg Turkey's central bank is finding it difficult to convince investors that it is cutting interest rates for the right reasons. The bank said Tuesday's half-point cut in the benchmark repo rate, taking it to 7.75 percent, was a response to lower inflation ... Turkey Central Bank Cuts Rates Amid Political PressureWall Street Journal Turkey's central bank cuts benchmark rate by 50 basis pointsFinancial Times Turkey needs to invest $120 billion in energy until 2023, says ErdoğanHurriyet Daily News Reuters -Fox News -www.worldbulletin.net all 551 news articles »

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UK student found after days lost in Turkey without food - BBC News Wed, 21 Jan 2015 00:08:15 GMT

BBC News

UK student found after days lost in Turkey without food BBC News David Mackie told the press after the rescue that they had not eaten for seven days and had resorted to eating a few ants and drinking water they found on the mountain. He was trekking in southern Turkey with two Dutch students, Marje de Grott and ... Lost tourists found in southern TurkeyHurriyet Daily News Lost exchange students rescued 3 days laterDaily Sabah Missing Dutch students found alive in Southern TurkeyNL Times all 37 news articles »

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How Turkey misread the Kurds - Aljazeera.com Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:37:01 GMT

Aljazeera.com

How Turkey misread the Kurds Aljazeera.com Residents of the Kurdish-majority city Cizre, in southeast Turkey near the borders with Iraq and Syria, walk with one eye on the ground, navigating the ditches and blockades created by youth who wanted to block the entrance of Turkish police into the city.

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Turkey Turns Up the Heat on the Press - Daily Beast Tue, 20 Jan 2015 08:23:48 GMT

Daily Beast

Turkey Turns Up the Heat on the Press Daily Beast ISTANBUL — When Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan dispatched his prime minister to Paris a week ago to join the march for free expression in the face of Islamist terror, not a few critics asked why he bothered. Back at home Erdoğan has been ... and more »

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For All the Tea in Turkey - Modern Farmer Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:29:13 GMT

Modern Farmer

For All the Tea in Turkey Modern Farmer In Turkey, tea is downed at soccer matches, in Turkish baths known as hammams and on street corners. Sweet, dark tea served in tiny tulip glasses is everywhere: Weddings, funerals, breakfasts, in boardrooms and on mountainsides. It is not just a drink ...

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Plan to expand bombing campaign in Syria stalls amid US-Turkey disagreements - Washington Post Sun, 18 Jan 2015 21:28:23 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Plan to expand bombing campaign in Syria stalls amid US-Turkey disagreements Washington Post A plan to expand the U.S.-led coalition bombing campaign against the Islamic State in Syria, along the Turkish border west of the besieged town of Kobane, has been put on hold because Turkey and the Obama administration have failed to agree on its ... Hayat Boumeddiene's easy route: How terrorists slip through Turkey into SyriaSydney Morning Herald Suspect's escape to Syria shows Turkey's role as jihadi highwayLexington Herald Leader Escape to Syria of Charlie Hebdo suspect shows Turkey's role as jihadi highwayCharlotte Observer Hurriyet Daily News all 173 news articles »