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Turkey opens biggest camp for Kobane refugees - Al-Arabiya Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:31:25 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Turkey opens biggest camp for Kobane refugees Al-Arabiya Turkey has taken in 1.7 million Syrian refugees since the Syrian conflict began in 2011, but only 265,000 of these are living in 24 refugee camps, according to its emergency agency AFAD. The presence of those living outside camps -- which are now ... Turkey opens biggest refugee camp for 35000 from KobaniReuters Islamic State flees Kobani in Syria; Kurds in Turkey, Iraq dance in the streetsMcClatchy Washington Bureau Gwynne Dyer: The issue with Turkey's open borderStraight.com ARA News all 561 news articles »

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Turkey's Politics of Fatigue - New York Times Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:23:45 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Turkey's Politics of Fatigue New York Times Among Turkey's nonconservative women — at least half of the 48 percent who did not vote for Mr. Erdogan in the last election — there is a growing concern about the A.K.P.'s meddling in their private lives. In the past, sexist statements from male ... Turkey's intelligence chief to run for elections in June: SourcesHurriyet Daily News all 14 news articles »

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Facebook Said to Block Pages Critical of Muhammad to Avoid Shutdown in Turkey - New York Times Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:27:59 GMT

BBC News

Facebook Said to Block Pages Critical of Muhammad to Avoid Shutdown in Turkey New York Times ISTANBUL — To avoid being banned throughout Turkey, Facebook has blocked Turkish users' access to a number of pages containing content that the authorities had deemed insulting to the Prophet Muhammad, according to a company employee with ... Facebook complies with Turkey page block orderBBC News Turkey orders Facebook to block pages that insult the Prophet MohammedThe Verge Turkey Threatens to Ban Facebook Over Depictions of ProphetNewsweek ABC News -Daily Mail -CNET all 268 news articles »

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Turkey, the PKK and crushed dreams of peace - Al-Arabiya Mon, 26 Jan 2015 06:26:29 GMT

Turkey, the PKK and crushed dreams of peace Al-Arabiya Back in 2013, when I wrote that Turkey's peace agreement with the PKK stands zero chance of holding, I was shunned for being a pessimist. I believed I was being a realist, since the very ideology of the PKK would never allow for the organization to ... and more »

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California turkey farm quarantined after bird flu detected - Reuters Mon, 26 Jan 2015 16:45:50 GMT

Reuters

California turkey farm quarantined after bird flu detected Reuters In the latest outbreak, Foster Farms said in a statement that it had informed the U.S. Department of Agriculture after detecting the H5N8 strain on a single turkey ranch in Stanislaus County following routine testing. State and government labs ... H5N8 virus surfaces on California turkey farmCIDRAP Avian flu found in Foster Farms turkey flock in Stanislaus CountyModesto Bee Avian Flu Confirmed in Commercial Turkey Flock in CaliforniaABC News all 234 news articles »

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Facebook blocks pages insulting Prophet Mohammed in Turkey - Mashable Mon, 26 Jan 2015 16:33:06 GMT

Mashable

Facebook blocks pages insulting Prophet Mohammed in Turkey Mashable Facebook has blocked an unspecified number of pages that featured content allegedly insulting the Prophet Mohammed on Monday, following an order from a local court in Turkey, Mashable has learned. On Sunday, a local court in Ankara, Turkey, ...

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Avoiding a Permanent Refugee Trap in Turkey - Brookings Institution (blog) Mon, 26 Jan 2015 16:54:06 GMT

The National

Avoiding a Permanent Refugee Trap in Turkey Brookings Institution (blog) There are now some 9 million Syrian refugees and it is estimated that 5,000 additional refugees are created every day. Over 5 million Syrians reside in neighboring countries, principally Jordan (800,000), Lebanon (1.8 million) and Turkey (1.8 million ... Syrians risk everything in 'ghosts ships' sailing from tourist spotThe National all 74 news articles »

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Turkey Thrives Despite Challenges - TravelPulse Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:13:17 GMT

TravelPulse

Turkey Thrives Despite Challenges TravelPulse Turkey enters 2015 as the President Country of the G20 Group, putting it prominently in the ranks of the top economies in the world. It has been one of the world's top destinations for a while now. Turkey is now among those rare destinations that most ... and more »

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US, Turkey, Israel and new challenges in the Middle East - Today's Zaman Mon, 26 Jan 2015 17:09:44 GMT

Today's Zaman

US, Turkey, Israel and new challenges in the Middle East Today's Zaman As Greek scholar Ekavi Athanassopoulou has argued in her recent "Strategic Relations Between the US and Turkey, 1979-2000," the US-Turkey relationship was embedded in several defense cooperation agreements (DCA) from 1969 to 2000 -- the most ... Turkey ready to open any EU chapter chosen by lottery: MinisterHurriyet Daily News Let's Talk TurkeyAmerican Thinker - Turkey proposes EU pick chapter at random to openCihan News Agency all 14 news articles »

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Turkey hoping for better relations with Greece after Syriza victory - CBC.ca Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:32:49 GMT

CBC.ca

Turkey hoping for better relations with Greece after Syriza victory CBC.ca Nil Köksal is an award-winning journalist with CBC Television currently on assignment in Istanbul, Turkey. Köksal has reported on international stories developing in Turkey, New York and Washington, D.C., including the first inauguration of Barack Obama. Turkey eager to continue spirit of cooperation with Syriza gov'tHurriyet Daily News Turkey says respects Greek people's choice over Syriza winToday's Zaman Syriza victory will not harm Turkey-Greece ties, experts sayDaily Sabah all 18 news articles »