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Turkey polls loom as coalition talks collapse - BBC News Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:08:38 GMT

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Turkey polls loom as coalition talks collapse
BBC News
Two months after Turkey's ruling AK Party lost its majority in national elections, it has failed to agree coalition terms, pushing the country towards a new vote. Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said talks with the secular CHP had ended ...
Turkey Faces Autumn Election After Coalition Talks FailNewsweek
Turkey's Coalition Talks Break DownWall Street Journal
Opinion: Selfish politics lead to Turkey's next ballot boxDeutsche Welle
Al Jazeera America -New York Times
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Senior US military official: Turkey 'needed a hook' and tricked us on ISIS - Business Insider Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:40:34 GMT

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Senior US military official: Turkey 'needed a hook' and tricked us on ISIS
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turkey pkk REUTERS/Umit BektasA woman after having her nails painted with the colors of the flag of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), during a gathering celebrating Newroz, which marks the arrival of spring and the new year, in the border town of ...
KRG and Baghdad question Turkey's Qandil bombingsRudaw
US using Turkish base -- but why Turkey's turnabout on ISIS?CNN
Why Turkey Is Fighting the Kurds Who Are Fighting ISISNew York Times
The Independent -euronews
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US jets launch first anti-IS Syria strikes from Turkey - Business Insider Thu, 13 Aug 2015 21:06:06 GMT

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US jets launch first anti-IS Syria strikes from Turkey
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Turkish officials have indicated a major priority will be the establishment of a safe zone inside Syria free of IS jihadists where some of the 1.8 million Syrian refugees Turkey is hosting could be housed. But Washington has yet to express clear ...
US and Turkey Face Questions in Anti-ISIS EffortNew York Times
US launches manned airstrikes against ISIS from TurkeyCBS News
U.S. begins manned airstrikes from Turkey targeting ISISWQAD.com
Reuters -The Daily Star -U.S. News & World Report
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Turkey headed for more elections after coalition talks break down - The Guardian Thu, 13 Aug 2015 18:03:37 GMT

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Turkey headed for more elections after coalition talks break down
The Guardian
Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's efforts to forge a coalition alliance with the country's pro-secular party have failed, edging Turkey closer to another round of elections. Davutoğlu told reporters on Thursday that the two party leaders had not ...

Turkey hotel staff 'sorry' after fake ISIS attack with commentary - BBC News Thu, 13 Aug 2015 15:58:08 GMT

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Turkey hotel staff 'sorry' after fake ISIS attack with commentary
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Electrician Jason Pythian, 43, from Manchester, said he was among dozens of British tourists by the pool when mock Arab terrorists, holding fake guns, dressed in Middle Eastern outfits and army gear appeared last week at the hotel in Turkey.
Holiday firm apologises after Turkey hotel staff stage 'terror' attackBT.com
Hotel staff dress up as terrorists in Turkey in 'joke' poolside entertainmentThe Independent
BREKKIE WRAP: Turkey hotel Grand Yazici Mares hotel in Icmeler staged mock ...NEWS.com.au
Manchester Evening News -Telegraph.co.uk
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Kurdish fighters 'confused' by U.S. allegiance with Turkey - PBS NewsHour (blog) Fri, 14 Aug 2015 00:21:17 GMT

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Kurdish fighters 'confused' by U.S. allegiance with Turkey
PBS NewsHour (blog)
“To Turkey, the idea of the Kurds having their own autonomous region is I think more of an existential threat than even ISIS,” said Callimachi. “So we now have this very complicated triangulation where you have the Y.P.G. in northern Syria working with ...

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Turkey critical of Western approach to foreign fighters' issue - Hurriyet Daily News Thu, 13 Aug 2015 11:32:15 GMT

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Turkey critical of Western approach to foreign fighters' issue
Hurriyet Daily News
Noting that an essential and increasing number of foreign fighters joining the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were coming from European countries, Turkey blamed the countries for not taking sufficient measures against problems related to ...

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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 ...
Turkey, Iran help broker rare truce in SyriaJerusalem Post Israel News
Iran FM Turkey trip postponed due to Erdoğan's daughter, media claimsToday's Zaman
Iranian FM's visit to Turkey postponedYahoo News
Irish Times -Anadolu Agency
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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 ...
Turkey: 34 security personnel die since July 7Anadolu Agency

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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 ...