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Greece passes law allowing migrants' return to Turkey - BBC News Fri, 01 Apr 2016 22:40:14 GMT

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Greece passes law allowing migrants' return to Turkey
BBC News
The Greek parliament has passed a law allowing migrants arriving in the country to be returned to Turkey. The legislation is essential for the implementation of an EU-Turkey deal aimed at easing the uncontrolled mass movement of people into Europe.
Europe gets ready to ship refugees stuck in Greece back to TurkeyWashington Post
Turkey Has Forcibly Returned Thousands of Refugees to Syria, Amnesty International SaysNew York Times
Turkey Forcibly Sending War Refugees Back to Syria, Amnesty ReportsVoice of America
Deutsche Welle -Newsweek -Huffington Post
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Turkey's Lobbyists Seek U.S. Help By Calling Tiny Armenia A Big Threat - Huffington Post Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:06:08 GMT

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Turkey's Lobbyists Seek U.S. Help By Calling Tiny Armenia A Big Threat
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Representatives from Mercury LLC have contacted multiple congressional offices to argue that Russia's presence in Armenia, a small country on Turkey's border that has tensions with the Turks lingering from the 1915 genocide of Armenian Christians ...
Russia Accuses Turkey of Arming Extremists in SyriaABC News
Turkey is key supplier of weapons, military hardware to ISIS - Russian envoy to UNRT
Turkey can't replace Russian gas with Qatari LNGAsia Times
Washington Post -The Moscow Times (registration)
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7 police killed in latest Turkey bombing - CNN International Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:55:41 GMT

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7 police killed in latest Turkey bombing
CNN International
The bomb went off as a police vehicle was going past in the Baglar district of Diyarbakir, the capital of its namesake province, about 170 kilometers (100 miles) from the Syrian border, according to Turkey's semiofficial Anadolu news agency. The local ...
Will Turkey Be Obama's Pakistan?U.S. News & World Report
Turkey Sees Islamic State as Emerging Foe Over KurdsABC News
These women in Turkey saw the need for a different kind of news, despite the dangerLos Angeles Times
The Fiscal Times -NBCNews.com -Reuters
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Turkey's Erdogan came to Washington, and things got a bit crazy - Chicago Tribune Sat, 02 Apr 2016 00:52:43 GMT

Chicago Tribune
Turkey's Erdogan came to Washington, and things got a bit crazy
Chicago Tribune
Visiting Washington this week to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived at the Brookings Institution Thursday morning to deliver a highly anticipated speech. His country sits at the intersection of some of ...
Erdogan's March to Dictatorship in TurkeyThe New Yorker
Turkey Wants Ban on Mocking Its Leader Enforced Abroad TooThe Intercept
Journalist's ouster undercuts Turkish president's image-building tourUSA TODAY
Los Angeles Times -The Atlantic -VICE News
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Russia Blames Turkey For Supplying ISIS With Weapons, Chemical Supplies - International Business Times Fri, 01 Apr 2016 20:56:18 GMT

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Russia Blames Turkey For Supplying ISIS With Weapons, Chemical Supplies
International Business Times
Russia accused Turkey of supplying weapons and equipment to the Islamic State group in the latest sign of deteriorating relations between the once friendly nations. Moscow accused three Turkish nongovernmental organizations of funneling weapons to the ...

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Families ordered to leave Turkey arriving in US - Air Force Link Fri, 01 Apr 2016 22:28:25 GMT

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Families ordered to leave Turkey arriving in US
Air Force Link
Dependents of military members from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, wait to disembark from a C-17 Globemaster III after landing at Baltimore Washington International Airport, Md., April 1, 2016. Defense Department dependents in Adana, Izmir and Mugla ...
Bulgaria Reiterates Turkey Travel WarningNovinite.com

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The Latest: Obama Voices Concern Over Crackdowns in Turkey - ABC News Fri, 01 Apr 2016 23:06:56 GMT

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The Latest: Obama Voices Concern Over Crackdowns in Turkey
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President Barack Obama says he has been troubled by Turkey's repression of the press and democratic debate under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Still, Obama says Turkey is a NATO ally and an important partner in fighting terrorism. Further, the ...
Turkey PM visits Kurdish city after attackAl-Arabiya
Obama tells Erdogan US stands by Turkey amid media freedom concernsDeutsche Welle
Obama reaffirms commitment to Turkey's security as Erdogan visitsReuters

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Migrant smugglers use Facebook to promote Turkey-Italy trips bypassing sealed Balkan route - RT Sat, 02 Apr 2016 01:44:45 GMT

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Migrant smugglers use Facebook to promote Turkey-Italy trips bypassing sealed Balkan route
RT
In an apparent effort to save their business following the EU-Turkey deal to deport illegal migrants from Greek islands, smugglers have launched a Facebook ad campaign offering refugees trips via Italy instead of the previously popular Balkan route.

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Ramstein units step up to help military families leaving Turkey - Air Force Link Fri, 01 Apr 2016 18:37:07 GMT

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Ramstein units step up to help military families leaving Turkey
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Families arriving from Turkey check-in March 31, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Many agencies provided assistance by offering food, transportation and any needs families arriving from military bases in Turkey may have required. (U.S. Air Force ...
Families leaving Turkey get supportive welcome at RamsteinStars and Stripes
Images: First families from Turkey arrive to Ramstein [Image 1 of 6]DVIDS (press release)

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Obama: troubled by trends in Turkey against free press, democracy - Reuters Fri, 01 Apr 2016 22:54:11 GMT

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Obama: troubled by trends in Turkey against free press, democracy
Reuters
WASHINGTON U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday said he was troubled by trends in Turkey against a free press and said he had urged President Tayyip Erdogan not to pursue a strategy of repression and shutting down democratic debate in his country.
Obama calls Turkey's treatment of journalists 'very troubling'The Hill (blog)
Crackdowns by Turkey's Erdogan Are `Troubling,' Obama SaysBloomberg
Obama warns Erdogan's Turkey headed down troubling pathBusiness Standard

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