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A Sense of Instability Settles Over Turkey as Conflict With Kurds Flares - New York Times Mon, 14 Sep 2015 21:27:33 GMT

New York Times
A Sense of Instability Settles Over Turkey as Conflict With Kurds Flares
New York Times
Turkey's economy, long an emerging market darling, has cooled, and the value of the Turkish lira slips by the day. Cruise ships have stopped docking in Istanbul, and many residents avoid the subway because of bomb threats. A sense of unease is ...
Turkey raids critical magazine for 'Erdogan selfie' coverDeutsche Welle

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One tweet shows just how ridiculous Turkey's media crackdown has become - Business Insider Mon, 14 Sep 2015 17:20:43 GMT

Business Insider
One tweet shows just how ridiculous Turkey's media crackdown has become
Business Insider
Turkey's crackdown on the media appears to have reached a new level. Sevgi Akarcesme, an Istanbul-based reporter for the major Turkish newspaper Zaman, was put on trial after Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, a member of the ruling AKP party, sued her ...
In shadow of Erdogan, Turkey's AKP re-elects Davutoglu leaderReuters
Taking Note | Amid Violence, Journalists in Turkey Vow to Remain ResilientNew York Times (blog)
Turkey: media crackdown amid escalating violenceHuman Rights Watch

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Turkey lifts curfew in southeast city of Diyarbakir - Reuters Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:55:00 GMT

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Turkey lifts curfew in southeast city of Diyarbakir
Reuters
It is the worst violence NATO member Turkey has seen in two decades, coinciding with heavy fighting across the border in Syria involving government troops and Islamic State and other rebels. The curfew had been introduced due to attacks on public ...
Turkey lifts new curfew in restive Kurdish city of CizreBBC News
Turkey's PKK Conflict Takes Toll on Kurdish CityWall Street Journal
Violence in Turkey Could Affect ElectionThe Media Line
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Summer vacation to Turkey for Apple Valley, Pomona teachers - San Bernardino County Sun Mon, 14 Sep 2015 18:50:33 GMT

Summer vacation to Turkey for Apple Valley, Pomona teachers
San Bernardino County Sun
What two local teachers did on their summer vacations will impact their social studies classes for years to come. Pomona resident Cameron Sanchez and Apple Valley resident Anita Tucker were among a group of teachers who visited Turkey from July 21 ...

Key Bangkok Erawan shrine bomb suspect 'fled to Turkey' - BBC News Mon, 14 Sep 2015 12:28:05 GMT

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Key Bangkok Erawan shrine bomb suspect 'fled to Turkey'
BBC News
A key suspect in August's deadly Bangkok shrine bombing has fled to Turkey, Thai police say. They believe Abudusataer Abudureheman, also known as Ishan, organised the bombing, which killed 20 people. The 27-year-old from China's Xinjiang province is ...
Thailand: Police Say Bombing Suspect Fled to Turkey, Though Turks DisagreeNew York Times
Thai blast suspect not in Turkey: officialSBS
Thai police believe Bangkok bombing suspect is in TurkeyDeutsche Welle
Chicago Tribune -Sky News
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Turkey's "Free" Press - Gatestone Institute Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:05:51 GMT

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Turkey's "Free" Press
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In February 2015, Turkey ranked 149th on Reporters Without Borders (RSF) list of 180 countries. Venezuela, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates and Algeria performed better than Turkey, where, according to RSF ...

Syrians Find it Harder to Flee Country as Turkey Tightens Border Control - Wall Street Journal Sun, 13 Sep 2015 20:34:50 GMT

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Syrians Find it Harder to Flee Country as Turkey Tightens Border Control
Wall Street Journal
GUVECCI, Turkey—A little past midnight in this dusty border town, the only sounds other than crickets were smugglers herding newly arrived refugees into minibuses bound for a nearby city. A slender woman from the Sahel al-Ghab region in northwestern ...

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Turkey considering WTO appeal over US steel pipe duties - industry rep - Reuters Mon, 14 Sep 2015 09:46:00 GMT

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Turkey considering WTO appeal over US steel pipe duties - industry rep
Reuters
In a big win for U.S. steel pipe makers, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled last year that imports of 'oil country tubular goods' (OCTG) from South Korea, India, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam would be subject to duties of up to 118 ...
Turkey considering WTO appeal over US steel pipe dutiesToday's Zaman

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Turkey's lira sinks to record low against dollar - MarketWatch Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:40:22 GMT

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Turkey's lira sinks to record low against dollar
MarketWatch
ISTANBUL--Turkey's lira sank to a fresh record low against the dollar in early Monday trading, extending its losses as political uncertainties and a mounting Kurdish insurgency compound concerns over a broader economic slowdown in emerging markets led ...
Turkey's lira sinks to record lowPress TV
EMERGING MARKETS-Stimulus hopes lift stocks; Turkey's lira hits new lowReuters

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French consul in Turkey who sold boats to migrants resigns - Yahoo News Mon, 14 Sep 2015 22:14:10 GMT

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French consul in Turkey who sold boats to migrants resigns
Yahoo News
Paris (AFP) - France's honorary consul in Turkey has resigned after she was found to be selling rubber dinghies and life jackets to migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. The Frenchwoman, Francoise Olcay, was suspended on Friday after a ...

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