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Turkey's Erdogan says no to Syrian Kurdistan - Al-Arabiya Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:23:31 GMT

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Turkey's Erdogan says no to Syrian Kurdistan Al-Arabiya In recent years, Turkey has enjoyed burgeoning trade and energy ties with the Iraqi Kurdish region, while at home Ankara has started a peace process with its sizeable Kurdish minority with an ultimate goal of disarming PKK rebels. Last Update: Tuesday ... Turkey opens biggest refugee camp for 35000 from KobaniReuters Kurds want to stay in Turkeywww.worldbulletin.net 'Turkey rejects Kurd gov't in N Syria'Press TV Today's Zaman -The Keene Sentinel all 1,039 news articles »

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​Russia and Turkey agree on new gas route - RT Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:55:42 GMT

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​Russia and Turkey agree on new gas route RT Russia and Turkey have agreed on the route of the 'Turkish Stream' pipeline under the Black Sea. The first gas pipe with a capacity of 15.75 billion cubic meters will be operational by December 2016. Six hundred and sixty kilometers of the new Turkish ... UPDATE 1-Russia's Gazprom eyes first gas via new route to Turkey by 2017Reuters Gazprom: New Turkey Gas Pipeline To Be Operational In 2016RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Gazprom eyes first gas via new route to Turkey by 2017Today's Zaman EUobserver -Novinite.com all 55 news articles »

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Turkey hoping for better relations with Greece after Syriza victory - CBC.ca Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:49:28 GMT

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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's leftists, Kurds celebrate Syriza victoryAl-Monitor Greece's Syriza starts afresh with TurkeyToday's Zaman Greek Cypriots block Turkey's energy efforts for EUwww.worldbulletin.net Daily Sabah -Kuwait News Agency all 42 news articles »

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Turkey Expects $1.2B-$1.6B Procurement Boost - DefenseNews.com Tue, 27 Jan 2015 23:39:29 GMT

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Turkey Expects $1.2B-$1.6B Procurement Boost DefenseNews.com ANKARA — Turkey expects to raise US $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion in extra funds to finance procurement through a fee men can pay to avoid conscription, officials said. In December, the Turkish government announced a plan to raise billions of dollars ...

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Facebook blocks pages deemed insulting to Islam in Turkey - Al Jazeera America Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:07:48 GMT

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Facebook blocks pages deemed insulting to Islam in Turkey Al Jazeera America Turkey's Penal Court of Peace in the capital, Ankara, issued an order late on Sunday demanding that Facebook block some number of pages from the country's more than 30 million users. The court did not disclose which pages it wanted blocked. Facebook ... A Court In Turkey Has Ordered A Block On Facebook Pages It Says Insult IslamBuzzFeed News Turkey orders Facebook to block pages that insult the Prophet MohammedThe Verge Facebook blocks content in Turkey depicting Prophet MuhammedSilicon Valley Business Journal BBC News -New York Times -ABC News all 315 news articles »

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

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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 ... Erdogan settles in as Turkey's strongman, constitutional change or notReuters What Is Turkey's Future Under Erdogan?Rudaw War on Gulenists undermines Turkish diplomacyAl-Monitor Al-Arabiya -Daily Sabah all 79 news articles »

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The Pulse of the Middle East - Al-Monitor Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:15:15 GMT

The Pulse of the Middle East Al-Monitor A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade lands to pick up US soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment in the Paktia province of Afghanistan, Dec. 21, 2014. Turkey aims to acquire five additional CH-47F helicopters from Boeing to ...

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Turkey May Cut Interest Rate Next Week - Wall Street Journal Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:46:07 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Turkey May Cut Interest Rate Next Week Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Turkey's central bank may convene an extraordinary meeting to cut interest rates next week, Governor Erdem Basci said on Tuesday, in a sign that monetary policy makers could bend to political pressure to bolster tepid economic growth. Turkey eyes further interest rate cut if January inflation fallseuronews Basci Signals Emergency Interest Rate Cut as Turkey CPI EasesBloomberg Turkey forecasts inflation at 45-year lowYahoo! Maktoob News Today's Zaman all 41 news articles »

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Analysis: Islamic State sleeper cells a threat to Turkey - Long War Journal Tue, 27 Jan 2015 21:36:12 GMT

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Analysis: Islamic State sleeper cells a threat to Turkey Long War Journal In addition, Turkey is home to many IS sympathizers. Ali Ediboglu, a Turkish opposition deputy, claims that "at least 1,000 Turkish nationals are helping ... foreign fighters sneak into Syria and Iraq to join ISIS." YouTube videos depict Islamic State ... Gwynne Dyer: The issue with Turkey's open borderStraight.com all 30 news articles »

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Anti-Syrian racism in Turkey - Open Democracy Tue, 27 Jan 2015 21:07:06 GMT

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Anti-Syrian racism in Turkey Open Democracy In Turkey, Syrian refugees are taken in as 'guests', not as 'refugees', as a result of Turkey's asylum policy—not to be polite. Due to the 'geographical limitation' that Turkey bears to the 1951 Geneva Convention and its 1967 Protocol, it only accepts ... Turkey: A new abode for SyriansMiddle East Monitor Syrians risk everything in 'ghosts ships' sailing from tourist spotThe National all 7 news articles »