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Germany Drops Investigation Against Comic Whose Poem Insulted Turkey's Leader - NPR Wed, 05 Oct 2016 20:11:01 GMT

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Germany Drops Investigation Against Comic Whose Poem Insulted Turkey's Leader NPR That music video, released on the German comedy program Extra3, prompted Turkey to summon the German ambassador. In the wake of the first controversy, Boehmermann appeared on German television and read his crude poem, which "said Erdogan ... Germany drops Turkey President Erdogan insult caseBBC News Turkey: President To Try To Revive Syria Cease-FireSTRATFOR In Turkey, Erdogan continues the purge of thousands more police chiefsHot Air The Independent -The Australian -National Post all 194 news articles »

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Turkey Suspends 12800 Police Officers as Crackdown Continues - New York Times Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:22:07 GMT

The Atlantic

Turkey Suspends 12800 Police Officers as Crackdown Continues New York Times ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish authorities on Tuesday suspended 12,800 police officers accused of having links to Fethullah Gulen, a Muslim cleric living in exile in the United States, as Turkey pressed ahead with its sweeping crackdown on a network it ... Turkey's Ongoing CrackdownThe Atlantic Turkish police use post-coup powers to shut down TV stationCNN Turkey post-coup purges convulse societyBBC News Reuters -euronews -Financial Times all 277 news articles »

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Baghdad bridles at Turkey's military presence, warns of 'regional war' - Reuters Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:02:00 GMT

Reuters

Baghdad bridles at Turkey's military presence, warns of 'regional war' Reuters Turkey's parliament voted last week to extend its military presence in Iraq for a further year to take on what it called "terrorist organisations" - a likely reference to Kurdish rebels as well as Islamic State. Iraq's parliament responded on Tuesday ... Iraq warns Turkey it risks 'regional war' by keeping troops on Iraqi soilTelegraph.co.uk Middle East in fresh turmoil as Iraq warns Turkey of 'regional war'Jerusalem Post Israel News To succeed in Mosul, keep Turkey in the loopDaily Sabah Washington Post -RT all 179 news articles »

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Turkey detains 55 military, intelligence personnel over attempted coup: me... - Reuters Wed, 05 Oct 2016 10:23:49 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Turkey detains 55 military, intelligence personnel over attempted coup: me... Reuters Subsequently Turkey declared a three-month state of emergency which it extended by another three months this week and the head of Turkey's Constitutional Court stressed the importance of returning to a state of normality. "Naturally, the aim is to ... Turkey shuts down TV channel over 'terror propaganda'Aljazeera.com Turkey suspends over 500 military staff over coup bidMiddle East Eye Turkey's tourism industry reels from a year to forgetThe Guardian Breitbart News -euronews all 97 news articles »

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The Great Wall of Turkey - legal Insurrection (blog) Wed, 05 Oct 2016 19:12:06 GMT

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The Great Wall of Turkey legal Insurrection (blog) The Housing Development Administration of Turkey (TOKİ) has undertaken the construction of the remaining 700 kilometers of the wall being built on Turkey's border with war-torn Syria, after the construction of the initial 200-kilometer-long concrete ... Turkey Builds Huge Security Wall Along Its Syrian BorderThe Jewish Press all 2 news articles »

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Turkey Withdraws from EU Cultural Funding Program - Artforum Wed, 05 Oct 2016 13:57:57 GMT

Hollywood Reporter

Turkey Withdraws from EU Cultural Funding Program Artforum As a result, in 2017, Turkey will no longer be able to receive financial support from the program, and any of the country's partnerships with European institutions will be invalidated, Can SemercioğluIn of Diken reports. The rationale behind the ... Turkey to Leave EU Funding Program Creative EuropeHollywood Reporter all 9 news articles »

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Israeli Foreign Ministry to Appoint New Ambassador to Turkey - The Jewish Press Wed, 05 Oct 2016 21:25:59 GMT

Israeli Foreign Ministry to Appoint New Ambassador to Turkey The Jewish Press Turkey severed relations with Israel in 2010, following an incident involving an illegal flotilla to Gaza that included at least one Turkish-owned vessel. Ten armed Turkish “activists” died after attacking the Israeli commandos who boarded the ship to ... Israel, Turkey to name envoys in three weeksJerusalem Post Israel News all 2 news articles »

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Armed police haul four pals off flight to Turkey for 'repeatedly playing bomb track on phone' - Mirror.co.uk Wed, 05 Oct 2016 19:01:23 GMT

Mirror.co.uk

Armed police haul four pals off flight to Turkey for 'repeatedly playing bomb track on phone' Mirror.co.uk Four pals were thrown off a Thomas Cook holiday flight to Turkey after allegedly repeatedly playing a 'bomb' track on a phone. The men all strenuously deny allegations that they were being 'extremely disruptive' and believe they targeted because they ... and more »

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Turkey-Russia Rapprochement - Pravda Wed, 05 Oct 2016 09:41:17 GMT

Pravda

Turkey-Russia Rapprochement Pravda After the start of normalization between Turkey and Russia, and the subsequent coup attempt on July 15, Turkish and Russian governments stepped up their efforts to solidify an alliance. Both countries began developing common strategies with respect to ...

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Meet Turkey's Assad supporters - Aljazeera.com Tue, 04 Oct 2016 09:10:58 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Meet Turkey's Assad supporters Aljazeera.com The city, with a population of more than 200,000 people, is located in the Turkish province of Hatay, about 150km north of Syria's Qardaha, home to the Assad dynasty. The Assads also belong to the Alawite sect of Shia Islam. Most of Turkey's Alawites, ...