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Turkey's arms procurement raises questions - Al-Monitor Wed, 28 Jan 2015 22:14:21 GMT

Turkey's arms procurement raises questions Al-Monitor The Executive Committee (EC) of the Defense Industry, the highest decision-making body on arms procurement in Turkey, held its first meeting of 2015 last week under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. Ambitious and costly projects ...

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Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook censors images of the Prophet Mohamed in Turkey ... - The Independent Wed, 28 Jan 2015 12:39:49 GMT

The Independent

Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook censors images of the Prophet Mohamed in Turkey ... The Independent Only two weeks after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a strongly worded #JeSuisCharlie statement on the importance of free speech, Facebook has agreed to censor images of the Prophet Mohamed in Turkey — including the very type of image that ... How Mark Zuckerberg Should Have Responded to Turkey's Censorship OrderNew York Observer Facebook censors Prophet Muhammad images in TurkeyNew York Daily News Facebook to censor images of Prophet Mohammed in TurkeyDaily Mail The Nation -Investorplace.com -Telegraph.co.uk all 42 news articles »

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

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Facebook blocks content 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, though it did not disclose which pages it wanted blocked. Facebook ... Turkey orders Facebook to block pages that insult the Prophet MohammedThe Verge A Court In Turkey Has Ordered A Block On Facebook Pages It Says Insult IslamBuzzFeed News Facebook complies with Turkey page block orderBBC News New York Times -ABC News -Silicon Valley Business Journal all 315 news articles »

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Turkey Unveils Aid to Home Buyers Before Elections - Wall Street Journal Wed, 28 Jan 2015 18:01:53 GMT

Open Democracy

Turkey Unveils Aid to Home Buyers Before Elections Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—Turkey's government unveiled a plan Wednesday to boost the country's real-estate market with subsidies to first-time home buyers, seeking to prop up the construction industry with cash pledges to boost the economy before June elections. Turkey, openDemocracy and 'so-called pluralist debate'Open Democracy Wise words from Turkey's premierWashington Post War on terror - without Turkey?Deutsche Welle Hurriyet Daily News -Daily Sabah -Today's Zaman all 24 news articles »

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US congratulates Kurds over Kobane as Turkey slams celebrations - Rudaw Thu, 29 Jan 2015 02:28:57 GMT

Rudaw

US congratulates Kurds over Kobane as Turkey slams celebrations Rudaw US congratulates Kurds over Kobane as Turkey slams celebrations. By Yerevan Saeed 18 hours ago. Smoke rises from the Kurdish city of Kobane following an American airstrike against ISIS positions in November. Photo: AP. BOSTON, United States – The ... Turkey opens biggest camp for Kobane refugeesAl-Arabiya Turkey opens biggest refugee camp for 35000 from KobaniReuters Pentagon gives credit to Turkey's Kobani effortsDaily Sabah Long War Journal -Press TV -The State all 1,252 news articles »

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Turkey foreign investment slowdown - Al-Monitor Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:40:01 GMT

Turkey foreign investment slowdown Al-Monitor US entrepreneurs have set up 1,500 companies in Turkey, followed by Italy with 1,198. The 2014 foreign data reveal some atypical trends. The manufacturing industry, for instance, used to be the third sector with the most foreign investment over the ...

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Amal Clooney's latest case: Why Turkey won't talk about the Armenian genocide - Telegraph.co.uk Wed, 28 Jan 2015 15:34:45 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Amal Clooney's latest case: Why Turkey won't talk about the Armenian genocide Telegraph.co.uk For many Armenians, the genocide, like the Holocaust of six million Jews, is still a painful issue exacerbated by Turkey's continued denials. In the Perinçek case, Armenia hopes to set out that the genocide is a fact which cannot be denied without ... Amal Clooney accuses Turkey of double standards on freedom of expression in ...The Independent Amal Clooney takes on Turkey's Dogu Perinçek at European Court of Human ...Daily Mail 'Armenian genocide' denial case puts Turkey's Perinçek against Mrs. ClooneyToday's Zaman Daily Sabah -Hurriyet Daily News -Public Radio of Armenia all 177 news articles »

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

RT

​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 Says Approval Given for New Russia-Turkey Gas Pipeline RouteRigzone (registration) EU sceptical on Russia's plan to build Turkey pipelineEUobserver Energy Global -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -Today's Zaman all 96 news articles »

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

Al-Arabiya

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 ...

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Kurdish Party Pushes Political Gamble to Run in Turkey Poll - Voice of America Wed, 28 Jan 2015 22:02:07 GMT

Voice of America

Kurdish Party Pushes Political Gamble to Run in Turkey Poll Voice of America ISTANBUL—. Turkey's pro-Kurdish HDP has announced it will run as a political party instead of fielding candidates as independents in June's general election. But if the party fails to secure the required 10 percent of the vote, it could open the door ... Turkey's leftists, Kurds celebrate Syriza victoryAl-Monitor Turkey confronting taboos, now it is the KRG's turn, reveals conferenceDaily Sabah Kurds want to stay in Turkeywww.worldbulletin.net Turkish Press -Today's Zaman all 12 news articles »