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Europe's murky deal with Turkey - The Economist Thu, 26 May 2016 14:46:04 GMT

The Economist

Europe's murky deal with Turkey
The Economist
IT WAS meant to be a game-changer. When a deal between the European Union and Turkey was struck in March with the aim of limiting the numbers of asylum-seekers coming to Europe, many in Brussels felt cautiously optimistic. Angela Merkel, the German ...
Europe's migrant deal with Turkey may be unraveling. But it was flawed from the start.Washington Post
EU warns Turkey 'threats won't work' in migrant deal negotiationsRT
'Don't threaten us' Juncker slams Turkey's migrant blackmail attempt as war of words growsExpress.co.uk
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Turkey's Islamists, nationalists both silent on Israeli weapons flow to Azerbaijan - Al-Monitor Thu, 26 May 2016 23:59:05 GMT

Al-Monitor

Turkey's Islamists, nationalists both silent on Israeli weapons flow to Azerbaijan
Al-Monitor
In early April, as renewed fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region made headlines in Turkey, there was little talk of the crucial role of Israeli weapons in the clashes. Only the daily Hurriyet reported on ...


Why an old-fashioned novel is trending among Turkey's youth - Al-Monitor Thu, 26 May 2016 20:56:37 GMT

Al-Monitor

Why an old-fashioned novel is trending among Turkey's youth
Al-Monitor
"Kurk Mantolu Madonna" ("Madonna in a Fur Coat") by Sabahattin Ali is a highly quotable book on issues such as love, relationships, loneliness, coincidences and miracles. But why is the 1940s novel still so popular in today's Turkey, and linked to a ...


On Syria, the United States and Turkey need each other - Washington Post Thu, 26 May 2016 23:33:04 GMT

Washington Post

On Syria, the United States and Turkey need each other
Washington Post
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey. Here's a positive move by Turkey, a country that often seems to be heading in the wrong direction: Despite Ankara's severe misgivings, it is allowing the U.S. military to fly daily bombing missions from here against the ...

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Turkey Is About to Change - Huffington Post Thu, 26 May 2016 18:26:23 GMT

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Turkey Is About to Change
Huffington Post
ISTANBUL — How will the emergence of Turkey's Binali Yıldırım as the country's latest prime minister affect Turkish foreign policy? Many analysts here are focused on the domestic policy implications of Yıldırım's ascension to the prime ministerial job ...

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Is Turkey still a model country? - Kansas City Star Thu, 26 May 2016 20:51:01 GMT

Kansas City Star

Is Turkey still a model country?
Kansas City Star
Americans rarely talk about foreign politics. In daily small talk, overseas matters don't come up for discussion too often. Yet when I tell someone I am from Turkey, they immediately ask me, “Hey, what is wrong with your country?” Almost 10 years ago ...
Erdogan's adviser says Turkey's central bank will continue rate cutsFinancial Express

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Euro 2016 team profile: Turkey - Eurosport.com Thu, 26 May 2016 13:00:13 GMT

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Euro 2016 team profile: Turkey
Eurosport.com
Turkey left it late to reach Euro 2016, but then they are used to coming back when all hope seems to have gone. Back in their last European Championship appearance, eight years ago, they defeated Switzerland at the death before overcoming a 2-0 deficit ...
Euro 2016: Turan looks to steer Turkey through groupIrish Times

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Turkey and NATO as seen from Ankara - Open Democracy Thu, 26 May 2016 15:43:14 GMT

Open Democracy

Turkey and NATO as seen from Ankara
Open Democracy
The reasons are well known: on the one hand, Turkey is accused of having supported, at least indirectly, the so-called Islamic State (or Daesh) in the north of Syria, especially for anti-Kurdish reasons, threatening to undermine all western efforts ...
Turkey: Top security meeting focuses on terror measuresAnadolu Agency

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Turkey's Kurdish Conflict Turns Once-Great Town into Deserted Battleground - Bloomberg Thu, 26 May 2016 21:49:13 GMT

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Turkey's Kurdish Conflict Turns Once-Great Town into Deserted Battleground
Bloomberg
For separatist Kurds in Turkey, curfew is code for crackdown. So when one was declared in Nusaybin on the Syrian border in March, most of its 90,000 residents ran with whatever they could carry. Two months and hundreds of killings later, what began as ...
Kurdish YPS withdraws from Turkey's Nusaybin to protect civiliansRudaw

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Russia Accuses Turkey of Supplying Islamic State Extremists - ABC News Wed, 25 May 2016 21:59:30 GMT

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Russia Accuses Turkey of Supplying Islamic State Extremists
ABC News
Russia has accused Turkey of supplying the Islamic State extremist group with components for improvised explosive devices. Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said in a letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon circulated Wednesday that the devices ...
At UN, Russia Makes Case for Turkey-ISIS TiesAsbarez Armenian News
Turkey supplying Daesh with bomb components: RussiaPress TV
Russian UN envoy Churkin names Turkish companies helping ISIS make bombsRT

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