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Thousands of Syrians fleeing Russian bombs are being stopped by Turkey - Washington Post Fri, 05 Feb 2016 21:20:15 GMT

Washington Post
Thousands of Syrians fleeing Russian bombs are being stopped by Turkey
Washington Post
The potential new exodus from Syria began earlier this week after Syrian government loyalists backed by Russian airstrikes launched a major offensive that severed the main rebel supply line leading south from Turkey to the rebel-held portion of the ...
Turkey isn't preparing to invade Syria, source saysCNN
Syria war: Thousands fleeing fighting mass at Turkey borderBBC News
Thousands more Syrians rush toward Turkey to flee fightingThe News Tribune

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Syrians Rush to Turkey as Assad Forces, Russia Pound Rebels - Wall Street Journal Sat, 06 Feb 2016 00:18:00 GMT

Syrians Rush to Turkey as Assad Forces, Russia Pound Rebels
Wall Street Journal
Regime forces tightened their grip on Syria's biggest city Friday by cutting off a major supply route, as thousands of civilians uprooted by days of Russian airstrikes gathered at a border crossing in the hope of gaining refuge in neighboring Turkey.

France, Germany pile pressure on Turkey to stem migrant tide - Yahoo News Fri, 05 Feb 2016 19:07:17 GMT

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France, Germany pile pressure on Turkey to stem migrant tide
Yahoo News
Ankara (AFP) - The massive flow of migrants into Europe must be slowed with the help of Turkey and better screening of asylum applicants on arrival on the continent, the interior ministers of France and Germany said Friday.
German ministers push Turkey to stem flow of migrantsDeutsche Welle
France says Turkey must fight trafficking groupsToday's Zaman
Hot spot work intensifies as Greece agrees to recognize Turkey as 'safe' countryKathimerini

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Militant group sidelined as Turkey unveils plan to end Kurdish unrest - Reuters Fri, 05 Feb 2016 14:15:25 GMT

Reuters
Militant group sidelined as Turkey unveils plan to end Kurdish unrest
Reuters
"First they will abandon arms, only then there may be an opportunity to talk to them," Davutoglu said of the PKK, considered a terrorist group by the United States and European Union as well as by Turkey. Davutoglu was quoted by the Milliyet newspaper ...
The Guardian view on the war in south-eastern Turkey: a tragedy and a dangerThe Guardian
Conflict in Turkey's Southeast Likely to Escalate Despite Peace EffortsVoice of America
Davutoglu promises 'rose garden' in Turkey's Kurdish south-easteuronews
Telegraph.co.uk -Rudaw -Daily Sabah
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Russia is content with Israel but wrathful toward Turkey - Asia Times Fri, 05 Feb 2016 15:58:04 GMT

Russia is content with Israel but wrathful toward Turkey
Asia Times
Moscow's accommodation of Israel's legitimate interests in Syria presents a study in contrast with its resolve to make a horrible example of Turkey for standing in the way of Pax Russiana in Syria. How does one explain Russia's differentiation? To ...

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Saudis provide cover for Turkey to start military operation in Syria - TASS Fri, 05 Feb 2016 13:25:54 GMT

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Saudis provide cover for Turkey to start military operation in Syria
TASS
MOSCOW, February 5. /TASS/. Danger exists that Saudi Arabia and Turkey will provide support to armed groupings fighting against the government troops of Syrian President Bashar Assad if these two countries launch a ground operation against the Islamic ...
End of ISIS? Turkey plans ground invasion of Syria as SAUDI ARABIA offers ground troopsExpress.co.uk
Why Are Turkey and Saudi Arabia Intent on Derailing Syria Peace Process?Sputnik International

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Academia in Turkey 'reminds me of Ceauşescu's Romania', says exiled scholar - Times Higher Education (THE) Sat, 06 Feb 2016 00:30:16 GMT

Times Higher Education (THE)
Academia in Turkey 'reminds me of Ceauşescu's Romania', says exiled scholar
Times Higher Education (THE)
Scholars at 89 universities have been threatened with dismissal and 30 have been arrested after Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, denounced the “treason of so-called intellectuals” who had demanded an end to what critics see as state violence ...

Turkey–U.S.: Indispensable allies confronting evolving threats - The Hill (blog) Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:05:27 GMT

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Turkey–U.S.: Indispensable allies confronting evolving threats
The Hill (blog)
There is a historical trend prevalent in relations between Turkey and the West that dates back to the 17th century, when far-reaching state reforms were enacted following the 1648 Westphalia agreement, which established the concepts of territorial ...
Turkey, US 'indispensable allies', says PM aideAnadolu Agency

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Turkey to seek life sentences for prominent journalists - The Globe and Mail Fri, 05 Feb 2016 23:58:23 GMT

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Turkey to seek life sentences for prominent journalists
The Globe and Mail
Two prominent Turkish journalists will be charged with assisting terrorists and face life sentences without parole if convicted, their lawyers said, after they published video footage purporting to show the state intelligence agency helping to send ...
'Murderer!' Turkey's president heckled by female protesters, security brutally retaliates (VIDEO)RT
Erdogan is on the brink of ultimate power, but Turkey is falling apartThe Independent
Erdogan pledges Turkey's support for SenegalAfricaNews
The Economist -Brookings Institution -Daily Sabah
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Turkey says refused access to Russian flight near Syria - Yahoo News Thu, 04 Feb 2016 14:34:07 GMT

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Turkey says refused access to Russian flight near Syria
Yahoo News
Ankara (AFP) - Turkey on Thursday said that it had refused to allow a Russian reconnaissance plane to overfly its territory near Syria, citing a disagreement over the flight plan, as relations between the two countries hit a post-Cold War low.
Turkey refutes Lavrov's remarks over information sharing on jet incidentToday's Zaman

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