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Leading Islamic voice calls for reconquering Jerusalem - WND.com Sun, 24 May 2015 19:16:42 GMT

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Leading Islamic voice calls for reconquering Jerusalem
WND.com
In a speech that got almost no coverage in the Western media, Erdogan talked about invading and reconquering Jerusalem, according to an article in the Anadolu Agency of Turkey. “We Muslims lost our way toward Jerusalem,” he told throngs of adoring ...

Turkey Elections: Gay, Transsexual Candidates Spotlight LGBT Rights - NBCNews.com Sun, 24 May 2015 10:16:54 GMT

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Turkey Elections: Gay, Transsexual Candidates Spotlight LGBT Rights
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Turkey appears poised to elect its first openly gay member of parliament in next month's elections, despite a rising tide of social conservativism in the Muslim-majority country. The four LGBT activists running include 37-year-old Baris Sulu, who made ...

Dark Clouds Over Turkey - New York Times Sat, 23 May 2015 01:10:27 GMT

New York Times
Dark Clouds Over Turkey
New York Times
With two weeks to go before a crucial parliamentary election in Turkey, tensions are rising and some critics of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fear a new crackdown is starting to ensure that his Justice and Development Party wins. That kind of brute ...
Turkey arrests 43 in new sweep against Erdogan foesThe Daily Star
Morsi to leave to Turkey with Saudi mediationMiddle East Monitor
Erdogan opens Turkey's 'first island airport' ahead of pollsAl-Arabiya
Al-Monitor -Haaretz
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Free-range turkey debate could be reignited because of bird flu - Minneapolis Star Tribune Mon, 25 May 2015 02:04:25 GMT

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Free-range turkey debate could be reignited because of bird flu
Minneapolis Star Tribune
So far, nearly all of the 88 farms decimated by the highly lethal H5N2 virus in Minnesota have been confined turkey operations, meaning the birds are raised completely in barns. But whether Freid's and other free range flocks will be at similar risk of ...

Turkey election trip: Izmir looks West amid growing conservatism - BBC News Fri, 22 May 2015 14:44:34 GMT

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Turkey election trip: Izmir looks West amid growing conservatism
BBC News
The alcohol is flowing, the skirts short: this is the epitome of Turkey's most liberal, Westernised city - and my first stop as I travel across the country ahead of Turkey's upcoming election. "You have pepper spray, you have tear gas…but we're still ...
Turkey's Main Opposition Party Hopes for Election BreakthroughVoice of America

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This border post shows how Turkey's ISIS problem keeps getting worse - Business Insider Fri, 22 May 2015 21:21:53 GMT

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This border post shows how Turkey's ISIS problem keeps getting worse
Business Insider
Pipes, ammonium nitrate, and other bomb-making materials are being transported across Turkey's border into Syria by agents of ISIS while Turkish border guards look the other way, Jamie Dettmer of The Daily Beast reports. And Ankara doesn't seem like it ...

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Eurovision Song Contest a big hit with Turkey despite country not having an entry - Daily Mail Sat, 23 May 2015 15:46:03 GMT

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Eurovision Song Contest a big hit with Turkey despite country not having an entry
Daily Mail
'With Turkey rejoining the competition next year we look forward to seeing which fans are most dedicated in 2016.' Norway features in second with a 72 per cent increase in hotel searches as the nation hopes that 'A Monster Like Me' could be this year's ...

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Violent flooding sweeps cars through city streets in Turkey (Video) - Washington Post (blog) Fri, 22 May 2015 18:14:47 GMT

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Violent flooding sweeps cars through city streets in Turkey (Video)
Washington Post (blog)
A half hour of incredible rainfall led to violent flooding in the city streets of Izmir, Turkey on Wednesday. Heavy rain and hail fell on the high elevations of eastern Turkey starting in the mid-afternoon. “Meanwhile, social media users circulated ...

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Reclaiming Syriac heritage: A village in Turkey finds its voice - Al Jazeera America Fri, 22 May 2015 09:03:18 GMT

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Reclaiming Syriac heritage: A village in Turkey finds its voice
Al Jazeera America
KAFRO, Turkey — Standing on the roof of a 1,500-year-old church, gazing over the village of Kafro, 54-year-old Saliba Alptekin reflected on the past few decades. As the sun set, it cast a warm light over the ancient deteriorated stone houses covered ...

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Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party nails giant election banner over ... - ABC Online Fri, 22 May 2015 12:12:16 GMT

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Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party nails giant election banner over ...
ABC Online
Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has outraged archaeologists by nailing a giant election banner over an ancient Istanbul aqueduct that is one of the city's most famed landmarks. The banner, showing the face of prime minister Ahmet ...

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