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Turkey duped the US, and Isis reaps rewards - The Independent Sun, 30 Aug 2015 12:49:03 GMT

The Independent
Turkey duped the US, and Isis reaps rewards
The Independent
The disastrous miscalculation made by the United States in signing a military agreement with Turkey at the expense of the Kurds becomes daily more apparent. In return for the use of Incirlik Air Base just north of the Syrian border, the US betrayed the ...
Ministry: Turkey joins coalition airstrikes against ISIS in SyriaCNN
Why Enlisting Turkey to Fight the Islamic State Was a Bad IdeaThe National Interest Online
Turkey joins air strikes against Isil for the first timeTelegraph.co.uk
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Isis attack was against Turkey, not just Kurds, and it is a threat to all the ... - The Guardian Sun, 30 Aug 2015 18:25:00 GMT

The Guardian
Isis attack was against Turkey, not just Kurds, and it is a threat to all the ...
The Guardian
The Isis/Daesh attack in Suruç was not against the Kurds, but against Turkey and Turkish citizens. Not all victims of this attack were of Kurdish origin. Daesh poses a direct and imminent threat not only to Turkey or the other countries in the region ...

Boy among 7 killed in Turkey violence - Yahoo News Sun, 30 Aug 2015 18:17:45 GMT

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Boy among 7 killed in Turkey violence
Yahoo News
The source blamed the attack on Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels who have been staging daily attacks against Turkish armed forces as the military keeps up air raids and operations against its strongholds in southeast Turkey as well as northern Iraq.
Kurdish Activists Camp Out Between Turkey's Army And Kurdish FightersNPR
Amnesty International calls for release of journalists in Turkey after ISIS ...Daily Mail
Turkey: Payback Time?Gatestone Institute
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Turkey carries out first airstrikes as part of U.S.-led coalition against IS - UPI.com Mon, 31 Aug 2015 01:42:07 GMT

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Turkey carries out first airstrikes as part of U.S.-led coalition against IS
UPI.com
"Our fighter aircraft together with warplanes belonging to the coalition began as of yesterday evening to jointly carry out air operations against Daesh targets that constitute a threat against the security of our country," the BBC quoted Turkey's ...

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Adopt a Golden rescues dogs from Turkey - WSB Atlanta Sun, 30 Aug 2015 14:02:02 GMT

WSB Atlanta
Adopt a Golden rescues dogs from Turkey
WSB Atlanta
After Ashley Dunn watched a cellphone video from Istanbul, Turkey, she couldn't shake the images of the golden retriever pawing at the door. “It felt like eternity thinking, This poor animal is out there in the woods, so desperate,'” Dunn said. Adopt a ...

Turkey appoints first ever hijab-wearing female minister - Rudaw Sun, 30 Aug 2015 18:29:57 GMT

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Turkey appoints first ever hijab-wearing female minister
Rudaw
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — The 52-year-old Ayse Gurcan has become Turkey's first ever hijab-wearing female minister. She was appointed by Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu as one of the members of the interim Cabinet announced on Friday, ...
In first, headscarf-wearing woman named minister in TurkeyYahoo News

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VICE News crew faces terrorism accusations in Turkey - Poynter.org Sun, 30 Aug 2015 17:40:51 GMT

VICE News crew faces terrorism accusations in Turkey
Poynter.org
30, 2015 1:20 pm Updated Aug. 30, 2015 1:43 pm. Reporters on assignment for VICE News in southeast Turkey are scheduled to appear in court Monday to face accusations of terrorism, allegations the international media company says are unsubstantiated.

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Turkey's critical two months - Today's Zaman Sun, 30 Aug 2015 15:05:16 GMT

Turkey's critical two months
Today's Zaman
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu failed to form a coalition within 45 days, so Turkey has an interim government. However, despite a constitutional provision, the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have declined to ...

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Turkey Shifts to Anti-Terror Gear as Kurd Violence Renews - DefenseNews.com Sun, 30 Aug 2015 15:04:33 GMT

Turkey Shifts to Anti-Terror Gear as Kurd Violence Renews
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The autonomy-seeking Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which Turkey, the European Union and the United States lists as a terrorist organization, has killed more than 60 security officials and injured hundreds as clashes have spiked after the PKK on July ...

HSBC drags feet in Turkey after $5.2 bln Brazil deal - Today's Zaman Sun, 30 Aug 2015 12:11:15 GMT

Today's Zaman
HSBC drags feet in Turkey after $5.2 bln Brazil deal
Today's Zaman
"HSBC does not want to lose ING's interest, but by completing the sale ... in another country at a higher multiple to guarantee putting $5 billion in its coffers, it has lessened the pressure and desire to exit Turkey rapidly at a lower multiple." The ...