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A closer look at Turkey - USA TODAY Sat, 16 Jul 2016 01:22:35 GMT

USA TODAY
A closer look at Turkey
USA TODAY
Turkey is the only majority Muslim member of the NATO alliance. Here's a closer look at the country. Location: It is in a strategic geographic location, straddling the Asian and European continents, and sharing borders with Georgia, Armenia, Iran, Iraq ...
Tumult in Turkey: The Key PlayersNew York Times
Will Turkey's coup succeed? 6 things to watch for.Vox
Turkey In Chaos After Coup Attempt Erupts In ViolenceHuffington Post
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Turkey coup attempt: President Erdogan returns to Istanbul and government asserts it is in control - Los Angeles Times Sat, 16 Jul 2016 02:30:15 GMT

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Turkey coup attempt: President Erdogan returns to Istanbul and government asserts it is in control
Los Angeles Times
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to Istanbul where he was met by large crowds at Ataturk Airport. His whereabouts before that were not clear but his spokesman said he remained in Turkey. At least 150 have been injured and a death toll is unclear.

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A failed coup in Turkey could tip the country into authoritarianism - Vox Sat, 16 Jul 2016 00:09:23 GMT

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A failed coup in Turkey could tip the country into authoritarianism
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He was trying to purge hundreds of judges from Turkey's top courts, cracking down on freedom of the press (the editor of the state's largest newspaper was forced to flee the country), and forging a closer alliance with the country's military ("the ...

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Turkey coup: Try to picture Donald Trump handling this well - Vox Sat, 16 Jul 2016 00:57:18 GMT

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Turkey coup: Try to picture Donald Trump handling this well
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I'm not someone who believes you need to understand the ins and outs of the relationship between Turkey's ruling party and the Gulen Movement, or the history of military-civilian relations in Turkey, or the details of Turkey's role in EU policy toward ...

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Oil rises after apparent military uprising in Turkey - CNBC Fri, 15 Jul 2016 21:19:05 GMT

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Oil rises after apparent military uprising in Turkey
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Turkey, which straddles Europe and the Middle East, is not a major oil producer, but is an important pipeline area. Oil prices also rise generally during times of instability in the Middle East. Gunfire was heard and jets were seen flying in the ...

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Turkey Coup: How Does NATO, the US Respond? - NBCNews.com Fri, 15 Jul 2016 23:33:47 GMT

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Turkey Coup: How Does NATO, the US Respond?
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As chaos unfolded in Turkey on Friday amid what the nation's president said was an attempted coup by the military, it was unclear how NATO might respond to the unrest in the member country. "Just spoke to Turkish FM. I call for calm, restraint & full ...

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Turkey's president blames Fethullah Gülen, a Muslim cleric in the Poconos, for coup - Philly.com Sat, 16 Jul 2016 00:10:43 GMT

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Turkey's president blames Fethullah Gülen, a Muslim cleric in the Poconos, for coup
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Late last year, a rival Islamic sect sued Gülen on Turkey's behalf in federal court in Scranton, alleging he was inciting sympathetic followers in his native country's law enforcement and judicial systems to illegally arrest and detain those loyal to ...

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Latest on Turkey coup: Bomb attack at parliament in Ankara - CTV News Fri, 15 Jul 2016 22:59:03 GMT

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Latest on Turkey coup: Bomb attack at parliament in Ankara
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ANKARA, Turkey -- The Latest on what appears to be an attempted military coup in Turkey (all times local): 3:10 a.m.. Turkish media reports have cited MIT, the national intelligence agency, as saying the coup has been defeated.
Turkey coup: Facebook Live map shows how people in Ankara and Istanbul are broadcasting the turmoilThe Independent

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Turkey's currency plunges amid military coup attempt - CNNMoney Fri, 15 Jul 2016 21:23:09 GMT

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Turkey's currency plunges amid military coup attempt
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Those early reports caused the iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR) to close down 2.5%. The ETF, which tracks Turkish stocks, plunged another 6% in after-hour trading. It wasn't clear who actually has control of Turkey, a NATO ally of the U.S.. Turkey ...

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Turkey is suddenly making friends, not enemies - The Economist Fri, 15 Jul 2016 15:59:20 GMT

Turkey is suddenly making friends, not enemies
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TURKEY's newly installed prime minister, Binali Yildirim, has dusted off a time-honoured formula for dealing with his country's troublesome neighbours: turn down the rhetoric and act nicely. “Our most important foreign-policy goal is to increase the ...

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