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Turkish Military Evacuates Soldiers Guarding Tomb in Syria - New York Times Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:16:15 GMT

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Turkish Military Evacuates Soldiers Guarding Tomb in Syria New York Times He said Turkey notified the Syrian government, rebel leaders and the coalition forces fighting the Islamic State about the operation. It appeared to be Turkey's first significant ground incursion into Syria since the civil war there began almost four ... Turkey launches raid to save Ottoman tomb in SyriaCBS News So, Turkey invaded Syria a little bitHot Air Turkey Sends Troops into Syria to Retrieve Ottoman Tomb, GuardsWall Street Journal CNN -CBC.ca all 708 news articles »

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Turkey Seeks National Plan for Cyber Threats - DefenseNews.com Sun, 22 Feb 2015 22:04:59 GMT

DefenseNews.com

Turkey Seeks National Plan for Cyber Threats DefenseNews.com ANKARA — Turkey is seeking to build a national framework that would incorporate all future anti-cyber activity and programs, a senior procurement official said. "This [system] will work like a main operating system any big software company today features.

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Turkey Denies Report on Cancellation of Gallipoli Commemoration Events - Armenian Weekly Sun, 22 Feb 2015 15:00:38 GMT

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Turkey Denies Report on Cancellation of Gallipoli Commemoration Events Armenian Weekly Sources close to the Turkish government have denied the Sunday's Zaman report that claimed the Gallipoli commemoration events have been canceled, according to Daily Sabah. “Sources from both the Presidency and Prime Ministry have refuted the claims ... Turkey Linking Major Arms Purchase to Armenian Genocide RecognitionAINA (press release) all 23 news articles »

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Men in 'miniskirt protest' against student death in Turkey - euronews Mon, 23 Feb 2015 00:16:09 GMT

Globalnews.ca

Men in 'miniskirt protest' against student death in Turkey euronews Her body was discovered days later in a riverbed. The particularly brutal assault has sparked widespread outrage. The hashtag #ozgecanicinminietekgiy has become a top trend on social media, with men in Turkey and Azerbaijan wearing a miniskirt to ... Brutal killing of Özgecan Aslan forces Turkey to face up to rampant violence ...Today's Zaman Men in miniskirts campaign for women's rights in TurkeyGlobalnews.ca Men support women's rights in Turkey… by wearing miniskirtsFOX CT Al-Arabiya -CTV News all 108 news articles »

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'Flagrant aggression:' Damascus livid after Turkey's incursion onto Syrian soil - RT Sun, 22 Feb 2015 12:57:05 GMT

RT

'Flagrant aggression:' Damascus livid after Turkey's incursion onto Syrian soil RT Shah was the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire. However, Turkey didn't wait for permission from Damascus and mounted a rescue operation to the tomb, to salvage its relics and evacuate 40 Turkish soldiers who had been guarding it.

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Turkish Military Enters Syria To Evacuate Soldiers Guarding Tomb - Huffington Post Sun, 22 Feb 2015 14:02:01 GMT

Turkish Military Enters Syria To Evacuate Soldiers Guarding Tomb Huffington Post ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Hundreds of Turkish troops backed by tanks took part in an overnight operation into neighboring Syria to evacuate dozens of besieged soldiers guarding an Ottoman tomb and remove the remains amid fears the shrine was ...

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Turkey evacuates troops guarding Ottoman tomb in Syria - Daily Mail Sun, 22 Feb 2015 19:45:02 GMT

Daily Mail

Turkey evacuates troops guarding Ottoman tomb in Syria Daily Mail Turkey has launched a military operation into Syria in order to evacuate troops guarding a tomb containing the remains of the 'grandfather' of the Ottoman Empire. Nearly 600 troops and 100 tanks and were involved in the operation to extract soldiers ...

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Turkey Launches Operation Across Syria's Border - NPR Sun, 22 Feb 2015 12:55:15 GMT

Turkey Launches Operation Across Syria's Border NPR Turkish troops crossed into northern Syria overnight. Turkey's prime minister says they successfully evacuated Turkish soldiers who had been guarding a tomb near Aleppo that many Turks hold sacred. Copyright © 2015 NPR. For personal, noncommercial ...

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Turkish government strikes down parliamentary request to investigate ISIS ... - Jerusalem Post Israel News Sun, 22 Feb 2015 11:00:54 GMT

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Turkish government strikes down parliamentary request to investigate ISIS ... Jerusalem Post Israel News Turkey's ruling Islamist party, the AKP, has struck down a parliamentary motion to launch an official probe into Islamic State's activities inside Turkey, Hurriyet Daily News reported on Saturday. Nazmi Gur, a deputy of the opposition's People's ... Turkey: ruling party strikes down motion to investigate ISIS activitiesRudaw AKP rejects motion to probe ISIS activities in Turkey: reportAl-Arabiya all 3 news articles »

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A mutual embrace will protect Turkey and Europe amid extremism - Financial Times Sun, 22 Feb 2015 22:06:08 GMT

Financial Times

A mutual embrace will protect Turkey and Europe amid extremism Financial Times On a visit last month to Somalia, where Ankara has undertaken a big humanitarian aid programme, Mr Erdogan said that Europe can succeed in fighting Islamophobia only if it agrees to accept Turkey as a member. His assertion rests on the claim that the ...