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Could Turkey implode? - The Hill (blog) Mon, 22 Feb 2016 11:01:21 GMT

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Could Turkey implode?
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Turkey, an erstwhile U.S. ally long hailed as a bastion of secular democracy in the Muslim world, could be spiraling towards all-out civil war and potential dissolution as conflicts between Turkish security forces and Kurds and other ethnic minorities ...
'Turkey Syria ops would be illegal, but intl law hasn't been respected in war 'RT
U.N. deputy secretary-general urges Turkey to keep border open if Aleppo strife sparks mass flightThe Japan Times
Is there going to be a war between Russia and Turkey?New Eastern Europe
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Turkey wants Russian tourists back amid 'sudden' industry decline – PM - RT Mon, 22 Feb 2016 14:48:49 GMT

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Turkey wants Russian tourists back amid 'sudden' industry decline – PM
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Turkish PM Ahmed Davutoglu said the government expects Russian tourists to come despite tensions between Ankara and Moscow, as shrinkage in the sector was “unexpected.” Russia earlier urged tourists not to visit Turkey, citing security concerns.
Turkey Announces Plan To Support TourismAirwise
Turkey PM unveils plan to boost struggling tourism sectorChannel News Asia
Turkey reveals plan to boost shaky tourism sectorAnadolu Agency
Bloomberg -Greek Reporter
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SEMİH İDİZ >Turkey's mistakes in Syria come home to roost - Hurriyet Daily News Mon, 22 Feb 2016 22:06:13 GMT

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SEMİH İDİZ >Turkey's mistakes in Syria come home to roost
Hurriyet Daily News
The downing of a Russian fighter jet in November 2015 by the Turkish Air Force and Ankara's recent decision to start shelling YPG positions also rebounded on Turkey. It drove the PYD and Russia together, enabling the Syrian Kurds to get the backing of ...
Turkey's slippery slope to SyriaEuropean Council on Foreign Relations
'A multifaceted catastrophe': Turkey has 'so alienated everyone it cannot convince anyone to do anything'Business Insider
Turkey says it has right to launch strikes in SyriaFox News
Center for Research on Globalization -Rudaw
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Ankara bomber infiltrated Turkey with fake ID: Report - Hurriyet Daily News Tue, 23 Feb 2016 01:34:38 GMT

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Ankara bomber infiltrated Turkey with fake ID: Report
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Born in the southeastern province of Van, the bomber identified as Abdulbaki Somer entered Turkey with a fake Syrian identity showing his name as “Salih Muhammed Neccar” in 2014, telling the authorities that he had escaped Islamic State of Iraq and the ...

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LOCAL >Turkey sixth largest arms importer, report reveals - Hurriyet Daily News Mon, 22 Feb 2016 22:01:55 GMT

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LOCAL >Turkey sixth largest arms importer, report reveals
Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey has become the sixth largest arms importer in the world between 2011 and 2015, with the United States as the world's biggest arms supplier, according to recent research released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

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Turkey welcomes Syria cease-fire plan brokered by US, Russia - Jerusalem Post Israel News Mon, 22 Feb 2016 18:56:35 GMT

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Turkey welcomes Syria cease-fire plan brokered by US, Russia
Jerusalem Post Israel News
ISTANBUL - Turkey welcomes a cease-fire plan for Syria worked out by the United States and Russia and hopes that Moscow will now cease air strikes that have killed civilians, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Monday. "We view it as possible ...
Turkey welcomes Syria truce, hopes to see end to Russian airstrikes: Deputy PM KurtulmuşDaily Sabah
Syrian President Bashar Assad has called for parliamentary elections to be held in April.ABC News
State Department Reaffirms Call for Turkey to Stop Shelling KurdsSputnik International

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Turkey's Pro-Kurdish Party Accuses Security Forces of Massacre - Voice of America Mon, 22 Feb 2016 22:49:44 GMT

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Turkey's Pro-Kurdish Party Accuses Security Forces of Massacre
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Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party is calling for an investigation into what it says was a massacre of dozens of people by Turkish forces during recent security operations against the Kurdish rebel group, the PKK, in the densely populated town of Cizre.

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In Turkey, Don't Even Insult Erdogan in Your Own Home - Foreign Policy Mon, 22 Feb 2016 21:08:18 GMT

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In Turkey, Don't Even Insult Erdogan in Your Own Home
Foreign Policy
Our president is a good person and did good things for Turkey.'” His wife, identified only as G.D., then encouraged him to file a complaint if he took such issue with her political opinions. Ali took that suggestion literally, and submitted recordings ...
Man sues wife for insulting Turkey's presidentThe Punch
Turkish Husband Sues Wife For Allegedly Insulting Turkey's President ErdoganNDTV

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Turkey Weighs MEADS as Air Defense Option - DefenseNews.com Sun, 21 Feb 2016 15:09:16 GMT

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Turkey Weighs MEADS as Air Defense Option
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ANKARA, Turkey — After dropping an earlier decision to acquire the country's first long-range air- and anti-missile defense system from a Chinese contractor, Turkey's procurement authorities are considering purchasing the Medium Extended Air Defense ...

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Slovak leader says EU agreement may not stem migrant flow from Turkey - Reuters Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:08:00 GMT

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Slovak leader says EU agreement may not stem migrant flow from Turkey
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BRATISLAVA It is likely the numbers of migrants coming to Greece from Turkey will not drop in the coming weeks despite a European Union agreement and the EU should take steps to prepare new options, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Monday.

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