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Turkey may be heading for a political earthquake - Business Insider Tue, 02 Jun 2015 20:36:26 GMT

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Turkey may be heading for a political earthquake
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In the coming week, Turkey, a prominent US ally and a member of NATO, will be facing one of its most consequential political shakeups in years. Turkish voters will head to the polls on June 7 for parliamentary elections that could shape the future of ...
Why Turkey's Election Is High Stakes for WomenTIME
Turkey at a crossroads as Erdoğan bulldozes his way to lasting legacyThe Guardian
Turkish President: Country not sending arms to terrorists in SyriaCNN
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In Turkey, Violence Against Women Is Often A Private Family Matter - NPR Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:03:53 GMT

In Turkey, Violence Against Women Is Often A Private Family Matter
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There have been demonstrations protesting attacks against women in Turkey, but not on behalf of Mutlu Kaya. Last month, there were nationwide protests for a young woman studying at a school far from home, allegedly murdered by a minibus driver during ...

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Anger and Grief Simmer in Turkey a Year After Soma Mine Disaster - New York Times Tue, 02 Jun 2015 15:02:16 GMT

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Anger and Grief Simmer in Turkey a Year After Soma Mine Disaster
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ELMADERE, Turkey — Through the lace curtains of her window, Beyhan Yilmaz cannot help but see the raw gash of the new coal mine carved through the green hills near her village. She is stung by the sight. “I used to run away to that hill and have ...

Islamists and Secularists Battle Over Turkey's Hagia Sophia Museum - Newsweek Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:51:20 GMT

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Islamists and Secularists Battle Over Turkey's Hagia Sophia Museum
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“Atatürk made the Hagia Sophia a monument to what Turkey could become,” said Antony Eastmond, A.G. Leventis reader in the history of Byzantine art at London's Courtauld Institute of Art. “By turning it from a mosque into a museum, he made it a place ...

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Turkey election: Kurds, women, gays put faith in upstart party - BBC News Mon, 01 Jun 2015 05:04:04 GMT

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Turkey election: Kurds, women, gays put faith in upstart party
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"Turkey doesn't think we Kurds are humans", says Sakine Arat, 80, who lost four sons and one daughter in the fighting. "We've tried all the political parties but none sided with us. Now we've found one - the HDP - that treats us as equals. So we will ...

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Analysis From Turkey: Their Biggest Political Decision in 100 Years - Huffington Post Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:57:00 GMT

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Analysis From Turkey: Their Biggest Political Decision in 100 Years
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It's rare to see Turkey's election take such prominence on television and in print, not just in the country, but around the world. In an Amsterdam kiosk, nearly every publication from every country had a story about the election, the president, a ...
Who are Turkey's Jews?Jewish Journal

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2015 Virginia spring turkey season sets record - Delmarva Daily Times Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:09:17 GMT

2015 Virginia spring turkey season sets record
Delmarva Daily Times
This spring was the best in years for turkey hunters on Virginia's Eastern Shore, mirroring a record spring gobbler season in the state as a whole. Turkey hunters in Virginia this spring harvested a record high of 20,580 turkeys. The numbers suggest ...

Cameras set to roll on 'The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow' in B.C. - Globalnews.ca Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:48:48 GMT

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Cameras set to roll on 'The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow' in B.C.
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TORONTO — Filming of a TV movie based on a story by the late Muppet masters Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl begins June 8 in Vancouver. In January, Global News reported exclusively that The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow was scheduled to be ...

Turkey election: Will Kurdish HDP party be kingmaker? - BBC News Mon, 01 Jun 2015 12:45:59 GMT

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Turkey election: Will Kurdish HDP party be kingmaker?
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The votes of Turkey's 15 million Kurds could decide whether the governing AK Party consolidates its grip on power or whether it is deprived of its majority by the pro-Kurdish HDP crossing the parliamentary threshold. The BBC's Mark Lowen is in ...

The Guardian view on Turkey: growing autocracy threatens a crucial country - The Guardian Sun, 31 May 2015 18:14:53 GMT

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The Guardian view on Turkey: growing autocracy threatens a crucial country
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Although growth is slowing and unemployment and inflation rising, Turkey is still among the world's stronger economies, and aspires to join the top 10 within the next decade. And, while there must be serious concern about the government's rough ...
Turkey's elections expose rift in Kurdish societyDeutsche Welle
How Turkey's economy went from flying to flagging - and could get worseTelegraph.co.uk
Turkey elections: Pro-Kurdish party puts pressure on Erdoganeuronews
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