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US using Turkish base -- but why Turkey's turnabout on ISIS? - CNN International Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:41:13 GMT

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US using Turkish base -- but why Turkey's turnabout on ISIS?
CNN International
As ISIS wreaked havoc on parts of Iraq and Syria, Turkey, their neighbor to the north, sat on its hands. After all, the Turkish government opposed the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. And ISIS was fighting that regime, too. Also, last fall the Turkish ...
Why Turkey Is Fighting the Kurds Who Are Fighting ISISNew York Times
Turkey, The Kurds And ISISWBUR
Turkey launches new attacks on Kurdish rebelsUSA TODAY
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US F-16 fighters fly first missions from Turkey - U.S. News & World Report Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:58:46 GMT

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US F-16 fighters fly first missions from Turkey
U.S. News & World Report
In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, an F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, as the U.S. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, launched its first airstrikes by Turkey-based F-16 fighter jets against Islamic State targets in ...
US starts manned ISIS strikes from TurkeyKPRC Houston
US F-16s Launch First Attack From Turkey Against Islamic StateBloomberg

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Turkey PM: Syria no-fly zone needed - BBC News Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:56:06 GMT

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Turkey PM: Syria no-fly zone needed
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The Turkish prime minister has told the BBC that Turkey will push again for a no-fly zone over northern Syria to protect civilians fleeing both Islamic State and Syrian government forces. Ahmet Davutoglu said he would work with the US to establish a ...

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Iran ministry denies closure of border crossing to Turkey - Yahoo News Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:27:28 GMT

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Iran ministry denies closure of border crossing to Turkey
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Earlier, road traffic organisation chief Davoud Keshavarzian was quoted as saying the crossing at Bazargan in the northwest had been closed to traffic into Turkey but not from the opposite direction. He said that came following a new attack Tuesday ...

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As Turkey Bombed Anti-ISIS Fighters, It Hired Lobbying Firm Tied to 2016 ... - The Intercept - First Look Media Wed, 12 Aug 2015 21:11:15 GMT

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As Turkey Bombed Anti-ISIS Fighters, It Hired Lobbying Firm Tied to 2016 ...
The Intercept - First Look Media
On July 24, Turkey launched a massive military campaign that included sweeping attacks against Kurdish forces as well as minor strikes on Islamic State positions south of Turkey's border. Just five days later, the Turkish government inked a contract to ...

Iran's Foreign Minister Postpones Syria Crisis Talks in Turkey - Wall Street Journal Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:24:49 GMT

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Iran's Foreign Minister Postpones Syria Crisis Talks in Turkey
Wall Street Journal
The meeting in Ankara with Turkey's foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, was put off because of a scheduling conflict, Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency said, offering no details. A Turkish official attributed the postponement to a ...
Iranian FM's visit to Turkey postponedYahoo News
Iran wants to isolate Turkey from Middle East policyTrend News Agency
Iranian foreign minister postpones visit to TurkeyU.S. News & World Report
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Turkey, Iran help broker rare truce in Syria - Reuters Wed, 12 Aug 2015 13:51:00 GMT

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Turkey, Iran help broker rare truce in Syria
Reuters
BEIRUT Syria's warring parties declared a 48-hour ceasefire in two frontline areas on Wednesday after unprecedented mediation from Turkey and Iran, signaling a new approach by some of the main regional backers of the opposing sides. The ceasefire ...

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Fight Against PKK Boosts Turkey Coalition-building - Voice of America Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:39:28 GMT

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Fight Against PKK Boosts Turkey Coalition-building
Voice of America
ISTANBUL—. News that the leaders of Turkey's two largest political parties will meet again to discuss forming a governing coalition caught many observers by surprise, given the widely held view that the coalition-building efforts were doomed. But with ...
Turkey's political leaders discuss coalition, no agreementU.S. News & World Report

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The 12 people who ruined Turkey - Politico Wed, 12 Aug 2015 04:13:58 GMT

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The 12 people who ruined Turkey
Politico
But just as certainly, it was Erdoğan who revived Turkey's recurrent political vices, and since he still sits in the preposterous presidential palace he built to direct his party in Parliament, there's a real danger that the downward trajectory will ...

Analysis: Turkey-Israel rapprochement not in the cards despite reports - Jerusalem Post Israel News Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:40:21 GMT

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Analysis: Turkey-Israel rapprochement not in the cards despite reports
Jerusalem Post Israel News
... a researcher at the Hudson Institute in Washington, told the Post that he did not see a precedent for building “peace pipelines” to improve relations, referring to Israel's efforts to export natural gas reserves to Europe via a pipeline, possibly ...

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