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Merkel holds talks with Turkey amid migrant drownings - USA TODAY Mon, 08 Feb 2016 17:15:15 GMT

USA TODAY

Merkel holds talks with Turkey amid migrant drownings USA TODAY BERLIN — At least 27 people drowned Monday trying to reach Greece from Turkey as German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks in Ankara with Turkey's leadership over how to reduce the influx of migrants headed to Europe. Merkel traveled to the Turkish ... Amid Syrian refugee exodus, Turkey's open door swings shutChristian Science Monitor Germany, Turkey vow diplomatic effort to end Aleppo violenceThe Seattle Times Angela Merkel visits Turkey in bid to galvanise refugee crisis responseThe Guardian Deutsche Welle -BBC News all 2,088 news articles »

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A smuggler's-eye view of Turkey's effort to stop the migrants - The Economist Mon, 08 Feb 2016 16:37:15 GMT

The Economist

A smuggler's-eye view of Turkey's effort to stop the migrants The Economist Uday, who studied law in his native Syria before escaping to Turkey in 2013, has no qualms about his work as a trafficker. He says he earned about $100,000 in less than a year. “None of my boats capsized. We were helping those people,” he brags. The Latest: Official: Turkey Will Help People Inside SyriaNew York Times Migrant crisis: '27 dead' off Turkey as boat sinksBBC News 38 dead after boats sink off TurkeySky News Australia Washington Times -NPR all 569 news articles »

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Turkey's Erdogan "taunted EU leaders" over migrant deal - Telegraph.co.uk Mon, 08 Feb 2016 19:10:00 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Turkey's Erdogan "taunted EU leaders" over migrant deal Telegraph.co.uk “Erdogan said that Turkey didn't need the EU's money anyway, 'We can open the doors to Greece and Bulgaria any time and we can put the refugees on buses'”, threatened Mr Erdogan according to the minutes published by the Greek website Euro2day. L. TODD WOOD: World War III inches closer as Turkey says it may enter Syrian conflictWashington Times Turkey's Erdogan threatened to flood Europe with migrants: Greek websiteYahoo News US should choose between Turkey, Kurdish forces, Turkish president saysFox News Military Times -ABC News all 376 news articles »

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25 Killed in Clashes in Turkey's Kurdish Southeast - Voice of America Mon, 08 Feb 2016 18:32:16 GMT

Voice of America

25 Killed in Clashes in Turkey's Kurdish Southeast Voice of America At least nine civilians and 16 rebel fighters have been killed as security forces battle militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, the army and the region's main political party said on Monday. Violence has ... 25 killed in army operations in southeast TurkeyPress TV Turkey says op against Kurdish militants in embattled Cizre almost completeRT all 159 news articles »

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Ankara looks to warm ties with Cairo after trying with Israel - Jerusalem Post Israel News Mon, 08 Feb 2016 18:56:13 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Ankara looks to warm ties with Cairo after trying with Israel Jerusalem Post Israel News Selin Nasi, a columnist for the Turkish-Jewish weekly Salom and a contributor to Hurriyet Daily News, told The Jerusalem Post that mending the diplomatic situation with Egypt “constitutes a crucial step for the resolution of Turkey's frozen conflicts ... and more »

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Smugglers in Izmir, Turkey, stay busy through winter - Deutsche Welle Mon, 08 Feb 2016 16:33:29 GMT

Deutsche Welle

Smugglers in Izmir, Turkey, stay busy through winter Deutsche Welle "Europe can give Turkey money, but one hundred billion dollars won't stop this," said Necep Uz, owner of the Adil Pansiyon in Cesme, a coastal town near Izmir where refugees stay before departing to the Greek island of Chios. "These people are escaping ...

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Turkey's Syrian Calculation: Gambling on an Invasion? - AlterNet Mon, 08 Feb 2016 04:25:19 GMT

CNN

Turkey's Syrian Calculation: Gambling on an Invasion? AlterNet A month before Turkey shot down a Russian bomber which it accused of entering its airspace, Russian military intelligence had warned President Vladimir Putin that this was the Turkish plan. Diplomats familiar with the events say that Putin dismissed ... Turkey isn't preparing to invade Syria, source saysCNN Erdogan Signals Turkey Prepared to Join Syria War If AskedBloomberg EU urges Turkey to open its borders to Syrians fleeing war-torn AleppoThe Guardian The Independent -Yahoo News -Mashable all 5,432 news articles »

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Communists seek to denounce Russia-Turkey friendship treaty - RT Mon, 08 Feb 2016 13:41:55 GMT

RT

Communists seek to denounce Russia-Turkey friendship treaty RT “We hold that in current conditions of mounting Turkish aggression we should look into the possibility to legally review all Russia-Turkey agreements that are not favorable for us or our allies,” one of the authors of the initiative, MP Sergey Obukhov ... and more »

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How Turkey's foreign policy may have lost it $25 billion in trade with Iran - Al-Monitor Mon, 08 Feb 2016 21:07:48 GMT

Al-Monitor

How Turkey's foreign policy may have lost it $25 billion in trade with Iran Al-Monitor While international appetites grow for business opportunities in Iran following the lifting of economic sanctions, Turkey, owing to its foreign policy, has failed to make use of a special trade arrangement it already had with Iran. A preferential ...

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Turkey at capacity as refugees flee Russian bombardment of Aleppo - USA TODAY Sun, 07 Feb 2016 18:09:34 GMT

USA TODAY

Turkey at capacity as refugees flee Russian bombardment of Aleppo USA TODAY With Russian airstrikes intensifying on the Syrian-rebel stronghold of Aleppo, neighboring Turkey said Sunday it is at capacity to absorb refugees flooding into the country. Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told CNN-Turk television that Turkey ... Syrian refugee numbers soar at Turkey borderHerald Scotland all 726 news articles »