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Turkey lawmakers brawl in parliament - CNN Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:26:58 GMT

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Turkey lawmakers brawl in parliament
CNN
Violent outbreaks are uncommon in Turkey's parliament but tensions are high over the 18-article constitutional reform package, which has been put forward by the governing AK party. The government has said that if the measures are passed by parliament, ...
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Russia and Turkey sign deal to 'coordinate' Syria strikes - FRANCE 24 Thu, 12 Jan 2017 21:45:31 GMT

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Russia and Turkey sign deal to 'coordinate' Syria strikes
FRANCE 24
Russia and Turkey have signed an agreement to "coordinate" their air forces in Syria when conducting strikes "on terrorist targets", the Russian defence ministry said Thursday. The ministry said the agreement, signed in Moscow, would help "prevent ...
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Cyprus talks to continue at expert level, Greece and Turkey say - BBC News Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:45:28 GMT

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Cyprus talks to continue at expert level, Greece and Turkey say
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Cyprus peace talks will soon continue at the expert level, the Greek and Turkish foreign ministers say. Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders have been making progress on key issues since talks in Geneva began on Monday. Earlier, UN Secretary ...
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Amid Turkey's media crackdown, Erdogan praises Trump for putting CNN reporter 'in his place' - Washington Post Thu, 12 Jan 2017 20:10:48 GMT

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Amid Turkey's media crackdown, Erdogan praises Trump for putting CNN reporter 'in his place'
Washington Post
The pair have a rocky past: In June, Erdogan demanded that Trump's name be removed from Istanbul's Trump Towers because of his disparaging remarks about Islam, while Trump has appointed advisers who are actively hostile to Turkey. A video released ...
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Fears of IS Threat Grow in Turkey After Attack - Voice of America Thu, 12 Jan 2017 19:34:30 GMT

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Fears of IS Threat Grow in Turkey After Attack
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Some social media posts have supported the attack, denigrating the revelers as decadent and anti-Islamic and therefore having gotten what they deserved. One theologian declared the attack was a message that “Turkey is not the old Turkey, and that the ...
Turkey is Tangled up in TerrorismWar on the Rocks

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Ex-No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett headed to Turkey after release from Nets - ESPN Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:58:13 GMT

Ex-No. 1 pick Anthony Bennett headed to Turkey after release from Nets
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Former No. 1 overall pick Anthony Bennett's next stop is Turkey after his release earlier this week by the Brooklyn Nets, according to league sources. Sources told ESPN.com that Bennett is finalizing a deal with Turkish club power Fenerbahce, which ...

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Turkey reacts sternly to Greek Aegean islet plan - Kathimerini Thu, 12 Jan 2017 20:50:20 GMT

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Turkey reacts sternly to Greek Aegean islet plan
Kathimerini
Recommendations by Greek prosecutors this week against the extradition of Turkish military officers who fled to Greece following Turkey's thwarted coup in July have not gone down well in Ankara. And, although Greece is keen to avoid putting the ...
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Turkey: Alarming Deterioration of Rights - Human Rights Watch Thu, 12 Jan 2017 15:19:56 GMT

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Turkey: Alarming Deterioration of Rights
Human Rights Watch
(Istanbul) –Turkey's president and government instrumentalized the violent military coup attempt of July 2016 to crack down on human rights and dismantle basic democratic safeguards, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2017. In the last ...
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Turkey spars with US military over Syrian Kurds - Deutsche Welle Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:30:45 GMT

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Turkey spars with US military over Syrian Kurds
Deutsche Welle
The SDF is led by the powerful YPG militia, which Ankara considers to be the same as the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) waging a more than three-decades-long insurgency in Turkey. The US, EU and Turkey classify the PKK as a terrorist organization, but ...
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Opinion: The risks of a dictatorial state in Turkey - Deutsche Welle Thu, 12 Jan 2017 18:55:46 GMT

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Opinion: The risks of a dictatorial state in Turkey
Deutsche Welle
If you were cynical and looked at the political situation in Turkey from a purely theoretical point of view, then you'd a see a highly interesting laboratory design. It is a country torn apart in all respects, yet affords itself the luxury of turning ...