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US, Turkey soon to sign Syrian opposition train-and-equip deal - Reuters Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:38:35 GMT

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US, Turkey soon to sign Syrian opposition train-and-equip deal
Reuters
ANKARA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Turkey have reached a tentative agreement to train and equip moderate Syrian opposition fighters and expect to sign the pact soon, U.S. and Turkish officials said on Tuesday with Ankara predicting ...
US and Ankara close to deal to train FSA in TurkeyAljazeera.com
Turkey and U.S. agree on training Syrian rebels, but not on who enemy isSunHerald.com
US, Turkey agree 'in principle' to train Syria rebelsAl-Arabiya

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Student's Killing Turns Spotlight in Turkey on Violence Against Women - Wall Street Journal Tue, 17 Feb 2015 21:36:38 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Student's Killing Turns Spotlight in Turkey on Violence Against Women
Wall Street Journal
ISTANBUL—The gruesome killing of a young woman is sending shock waves through Turkey, sparking unprecedented demonstrations against violence toward women and spotlighting the divide between secular and religious-minded voters. The mutilated ...
Turkey president: violence against women is the country's bleeding woundThe Guardian
Murder of female student horrifies TurkeyFinancial Times
Turkey: President Condemns Violence Against Women After Student's KillingNew York Times
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Another Snowstorm Grips Much of Turkey - AccuWeather.com Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:21:13 GMT

Another Snowstorm Grips Much of Turkey
AccuWeather.com
Due to the long duration of the snow that is expected in central Turkey, residents that live in smaller towns and villages could be isolated for several days until the snow ends and roads and cleared. Even travel in larger cities will be difficult with ...


Turkey Raises $1.5B from Conscription Plan - DefenseNews.com Tue, 17 Feb 2015 22:16:15 GMT

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Turkey Raises $1.5B from Conscription Plan
DefenseNews.com
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish authorities announced the government raised an additional $1.5 billion to fund procurement programs through a plan that exempts citizens from conscription for a fee. Under the plan announced last year, about 200,000 Turks paid ...


Turkey's Top Leadership Rift Widens - Voice of America Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:55:07 GMT

Voice of America

Turkey's Top Leadership Rift Widens
Voice of America
ISTANBUL—. The announcement that Turkey's powerful spy chief, Hakan Fidan, will be a candidate for parliament for the ruling AK Party has exposed an unprecedented political rift between the country's president and prime minister. President Recep ...
What's next for Hakan Fidan?Al-Monitor

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After years of silence, Turkey's women are going into battle against oppression - The Guardian Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:16:22 GMT

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After years of silence, Turkey's women are going into battle against oppression
The Guardian
As a high-school student in Turkey, whenever I took the bus I would make sure to keep an open safety pin in my hand – to poke molesters with. By the time I started university, I was carrying pepper spray in my bag, as did many of my female friends. We ...


Kurdish militants demand progress from Turkey or say peace talks may end - Reuters Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:08:51 GMT

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Kurdish militants demand progress from Turkey or say peace talks may end
Reuters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish militants demanded concrete steps from Turkey to advance a fragile peace process on Tuesday, accusing the ruling AK Party of stalling and warning that the negotiations could break down. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu ...
Kurdish Militants Demand Progress from TurkeyNDTV
Kurdish militants demand progress from Turkey or say peace process will endBusiness Insider

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Death of Ozgecan Aslan stokes anger over violence against women in Turkey - Sydney Morning Herald Tue, 17 Feb 2015 01:55:51 GMT

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Death of Ozgecan Aslan stokes anger over violence against women in Turkey
Sydney Morning Herald
Istanbul: Turkey's president on Monday described violence against women as the "bleeding wound" of the country after a woman was stabbed and beaten to death after trying to fight off a man trying to rape her. Despite a surge in violence against women ...


Armenia withdraws peace protocols with Turkey from parliament - Today's Zaman Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:28:40 GMT

Today's Zaman

Armenia withdraws peace protocols with Turkey from parliament
Today's Zaman
The protocols to normalize ties between Turkey and Armenia were signed in Zurich on Oct. 10, 2009 with the aim of establishing diplomatic relations and opening the two countries' land border. The process had been deadlocked by nationalists on both ...
Armenia's withdrawal from protocols will not halt peace attempts by TurkeyDaily Sabah
Armenia withdraws peace accords with Turkey from parliamentBusiness Insider
Armenia withdraws key peace accords with TurkeyEurActiv
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Fear of Shiites on the rise in Turkey - Al-Monitor Wed, 18 Feb 2015 01:37:24 GMT

Fear of Shiites on the rise in Turkey
Al-Monitor
It is not a term frequently used in Turkey, and the label is often misunderstood. For instance, one notable Shiite elder told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity, “There is no fear of the [Shiites], they just really do not like us because they think ...