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A guide to this week's shocking election in Turkey — and what happens next - Vox Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:20:10 GMT

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A guide to this week's shocking election in Turkey — and what happens next
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On the evening of June 7, Turkey's opposition was jubilant. Election results from that day showed the ruling Justice and Peace Party (AKP) had failed to win an outright majority — stunning many observers, who had expected the AKP to maintain ...
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Sen. Ted Cruz: Obama Has No Complete ISIS Strategy — Turkey Can Help - TIME Wed, 10 Jun 2015 00:35:08 GMT

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Sen. Ted Cruz: Obama Has No Complete ISIS Strategy — Turkey Can Help
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While it is true AKP received the largest number of votes and remains the most powerful political party in Turkey, it is also true that this is hardly the result the former prime minister and current President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan wanted. In ...

HSBC to Cut as Many as 25000 Jobs, Sell Units in Cost Push - Bloomberg Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:33:47 GMT

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HSBC to Cut as Many as 25000 Jobs, Sell Units in Cost Push
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HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's largest bank, plans to eliminate as many as 25,000 jobs and sell operations in Turkey and Brazil to help restore profit growth. Under a three-year plan, HSBC will reduce the number of full-time employees by 22,000 to 25,000, ...
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Talking Turkey: What that country's recent elections presage for South Africa - Daily Maverick Mon, 08 Jun 2015 23:41:01 GMT

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Talking Turkey: What that country's recent elections presage for South Africa
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Richard Poplak was born and lives in Johannesburg, South Africa. He trained as a filmmaker and fine artist at Montreal's Concordia University and has produced and directed numerous short films, music videos and commercials. Now a full-time writer, ...

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How Hope Returned to Turkey - New York Times Tue, 09 Jun 2015 23:49:58 GMT

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How Hope Returned to Turkey
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The “Oy ve Otesi” (Votes and More) volunteers had set up in a coffee shop — the Wi-Fi, power outlets and caffeine making it an ideal activist gathering spot in this neighborhood, a stronghold of Turkey's ruling party, the Islamist Justice and ...

Turkey female MPs elected in record numbers: Who are they? - BBC News Tue, 09 Jun 2015 16:01:46 GMT

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Turkey female MPs elected in record numbers: Who are they?
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Turkey now has more female MPs than at any time in the 81 years since women in the country won the right to stand for election. Following Sunday's election, the 550-seat parliament now includes 98 women - up from 79 in the previous parliament. Before ...
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HSBC to cut asset base, sell off Turkey, Brazil operations - MarketWatch Tue, 09 Jun 2015 04:37:36 GMT

HSBC to cut asset base, sell off Turkey, Brazil operations
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HSBC Holdings PLC 0005, -0.41% HSBC, -0.53% HSBA, -0.94% said Tuesday that it will cut its risk-weighted asset base by $290 billion and sell off its units in Brazil and Turkey as it seeks to cut costs and achieve a return on equity of more than 10% by ...

Peres: Erdogan wanted to turn Turkey into Iran, and there's no room for ... - Jerusalem Post Israel News Tue, 09 Jun 2015 09:59:13 GMT

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Peres: Erdogan wanted to turn Turkey into Iran, and there's no room for ...
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Speaking at the IDC's 15th Annual Herzliya Conference, under the banner of "Israel in a turbulent Middle East," Peres said, "I am happy about what happened in Turkey - Erdogan wanted to turn Turkey into Iran, and there is no room for two Iran's in the ...

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Children in refugee camps in Turkey, and others, get help from Minnesota nonprofit - Minneapolis Star Tribune Tue, 09 Jun 2015 23:15:15 GMT

Children in refugee camps in Turkey, and others, get help from Minnesota nonprofit
Minneapolis Star Tribune
As militants continue seizing territory in the Middle East, a Twin Cities nonprofit is aiding some of the most vulnerable victims of the conflict: children at refugee camps in Turkey. Many children who have been helped are from the town of Kobani ...

Turkey Turns To The West - Town Hall Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:26:52 GMT

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Turkey Turns To The West
Town Hall
What great news out of Istanbul over the weekend -- democracy still lives in old Turkey, which is new again after Sunday's election returns. Not only does democracy still live in those ancient precincts, but it has taken on new life, strength ...

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