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Erdogan Trains His Broom on a Sweep of Turkey's Governing Party ... - New York Times Sat, 23 Dec 2017 10:17:45 GMT

Erdogan Trains His Broom on a Sweep of Turkey's Governing Party ...
New York Times
ANKARA, Turkey — Looking ahead to elections next year, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has been conducting a vigorous housecleaning, pledging a “serious renewal” of his governing party. Almost every weekend, the president is in local ...
Erdogan promotes Turkey as unfettered, independent powerABC News
Africa: Turkey's President Erdogan on Africa - allAfrica's Exclusive InterviewAllAfrica.com
Turkey's Erdogan visits Sudan on SundaySudan Tribune

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Turkey plans to change embassy street name in row with UAE: report - Reuters Sat, 23 Dec 2017 12:48:24 GMT

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Turkey plans to change embassy street name in row with UAE: report
Reuters
Turkey plans to change the name of the street where the embassy of the United Arab Emirates is located to Fakhreddin Pasha, the historical figure at the center of a diplomatic row caused by a retweet, the state-run Anadolu agency said on Saturday.
Turkey-UAE rift may have unintended spillover - Al-MonitorAl-Monitor
Turkey renames UAE embassy street amid Twitter spat over Ottoman governorThe New Arab
Turkey to rename UAE Embassy's street in AnkaraAnadolu Agency

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Russia, Turkey and Iran agree Syrian peace talks for January - FRANCE 24 Sat, 23 Dec 2017 11:47:03 GMT

FRANCE 24
Russia, Turkey and Iran agree Syrian peace talks for January
FRANCE 24
Russia, Turkey and Iran agreed Friday to hold a peace congress for Syria in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi in late January after previous attempts to hold a conference collapsed. A Syrian “Congress of National Dialogue” will be held in the Russian ...
Iran, Turkey, Russia strike deal on Syria detaineesAljazeera.com
Power brokers' scramble for Syria sees Russia, Iran and Turkey talking peaceBusiness Day

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On a turkey, what is the furcula? The Weekend quiz - The Guardian Sat, 23 Dec 2017 07:01:11 GMT

The Guardian
On a turkey, what is the furcula? The Weekend quiz
The Guardian
12 Animal misnomers: beetle, not a fly; marsupial, not a bear; lizard, not a worm; lizard, too; an echinoderm, not a fish. 13 Rivers on the Isle of Man. 14 Designed by Frank Gehry. 15 Succeeded by Sandi Toksvig: the News Quiz; Fifteen To One; Bake Off ...

Inside the REAL Santa's Grotto! Could it be? 'Remains of St Nicholas' are found under a slab of stone in an ancient ... - Daily Mail Sun, 24 Dec 2017 00:59:00 GMT

Inside the REAL Santa's Grotto! Could it be? 'Remains of St Nicholas' are found under a slab of stone in an ancient ...
Daily Mail
Using radar, Turkish archaeologists preparing for restoration work have detected an intact tomb in the centre of this celebrated church. They believe it may have shifted below the surface during an earthquake shortly after the edifice was built. 'There ...

Dutch premier seeks to fix 'cold' relations with Turkey - Hurriyet Daily News Sat, 23 Dec 2017 14:55:25 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News
Dutch premier seeks to fix 'cold' relations with Turkey
Hurriyet Daily News
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has expressed his desire to fix “cold relations” between his country and Turkey. "I think that it will be good if the relations [with Turkey] are fixed. Turkey is a NATO partner," Rutte said in an interview with Dutch ...

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Let's be honest: a lot of us can't cook turkey - The Guardian Sat, 23 Dec 2017 12:00:26 GMT

The Guardian
Let's be honest: a lot of us can't cook turkey
The Guardian
In the UK, the undiscriminating can tuck into a pizza topped with chicken, roast potatoes, brussels sprouts and cranberry sauce. Asda, the supermarket behind this abomination, describes it as “a festive feast with none of the fuss”. So you may be ...
Advice for people cooking a turkey Christmas dinnerHinckley Times

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Turkey has restored 14 churches, one synagogue since 2003 - Hurriyet Daily News Sat, 23 Dec 2017 14:29:11 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey has restored 14 churches, one synagogue since 2003
Hurriyet Daily News
A total of 14 churches and a temple have been restored in Turkey from 2003 to 2017, an official statement said. The restored worship places included Great Synagogue in the western province of Edirne, Aya Nikola Church in the Gökçeada district of the ...

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Saudi sisters who fled to Turkey fear forced return - Aljazeera.com Fri, 22 Dec 2017 14:21:45 GMT

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Saudi sisters who fled to Turkey fear forced return
Aljazeera.com
Two sisters from Saudi Arabia, who are currently in Turkey, are desperately trying to avoid being returned to the kingdom, where they could be imprisoned, their lawyer has told Al Jazeera. Serdarhan Topo said that his clients, 30-year-old Ashwaq Hamoud ...

Rohingya crisis brings Turkey and Bangladesh closer - Aljazeera.com Fri, 22 Dec 2017 15:40:40 GMT

Aljazeera.com
Rohingya crisis brings Turkey and Bangladesh closer
Aljazeera.com
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh - To most Rohingya taking shelter in makeshift refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, the sight of a white crescent and star on a red background - the Turkish flag - symbolises one thing: a hot meal. Turkey's state-run aid agency ...

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