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Turkey's Erdogan Approves Referendum on Presidential Power - Wall Street Journal Fri, 10 Feb 2017 18:18:23 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Turkey's Erdogan Approves Referendum on Presidential Power Wall Street Journal ISTANBUL—President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave official approval for a national vote on changes to Turkey's constitution that would concentrate authority in his office. His signing of a referendum bill on Friday set the stage for a public showdown ...

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Religious Diversity And The Alevi Struggle For Equality In Turkey - Forbes Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:12:12 GMT

Forbes

Religious Diversity And The Alevi Struggle For Equality In Turkey Forbes Turkey is a country with diverse beliefs. Its religious diversity, however, is neither acknowledged nor appreciated. Instead, the country is portrayed to be homogenous, with a 99.8% Islamic population, a number that is rather more determined by the ...

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Kremlin: Turkey gave target for mistaken Syria strike - Aljazeera.com Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:32:32 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Kremlin: Turkey gave target for mistaken Syria strike Aljazeera.com The Kremlin has said that Turkey had provided Russian forces with the target location for air strikes in Syria that accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers. Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, said on Friday that "there should not have been ... Syria conflict: Turkey denies mistakenly telling Russia to bomb troopsBBC News Kremlin says Turkey provided intel for "friendly fire" strikesReuters Turkey blocks 'sensational' plot, seizes 24 suicide beltsUSA TODAY Center for Research on Globalization -New York Post -euronews all 456 news articles »

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Turkey and Russia disagree over cause of botched airstrike - CNN Fri, 10 Feb 2017 18:39:01 GMT

CNN

Turkey and Russia disagree over cause of botched airstrike CNN Following an earlier incident in which a rocket was launched from a Russian-controlled area towards a Turkish position, Turkey resent the coordinates to the Russian command center at the Hmeymim military base near Latakia, said the statement. Turkey's dilemma on US, Russian tiesArab News Turkey-Russia guarantorship should include US as wellHurriyet Daily News Russia, Turkey differ over botched Syria strikeYahoo News TRT World -News.Az all 50 news articles »

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Turkey needs a moderating friend in Brexiting Britain - The Guardian Fri, 10 Feb 2017 13:42:10 GMT

Turkey Purge

Turkey needs a moderating friend in Brexiting Britain The Guardian Theresa May with President Erdoğan in Ankara last week. 'The UK government should make efforts to mend the damaging recent legacy in relations and show it takes Turkey's worries seriously.' Photograph: Depo Photos/Rex/Shutterstock/Depo Photos/REes/ ... Police detain 5 academics, 6 others protesting against post-coup dismissalsTurkey Purge all 21 news articles »

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SC legislator trips sponsored by cleric accused in coup attempt - The State Fri, 10 Feb 2017 12:49:00 GMT

The State

SC legislator trips sponsored by cleric accused in coup attempt The State More than a dozen South Carolina legislators have taken trips to Turkey in the past 10 years that were paid for by groups associated with an exiled Muslim cleric who was accused of being behind a failed coup attempt in Turkey last summer, according to ...

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Turkey's Erdoğan paves way for April vote on consolidation of power - The Guardian Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:33:00 GMT

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Turkey's Erdoğan paves way for April vote on consolidation of power The Guardian The president's supporters say an executive presidential system would do away with the instability of the messy parliamentary coalitions that drove the country into economic meltdown in the 1990s and instead build a “strong Turkey”. They also say the ... Why is Turkey holding a referendum?BBC News Turkey's Erdogan approves constitutional reform billAljazeera.com Turkey sets April 16 for vote to expand Erdogan powersYahoo News Deutsche Welle -The Straits Times -Los Angeles Times all 77 news articles »

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Cyprus at Stake in Renewed Turkey-Greece Tensions - Voice of America Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:24:27 GMT

Voice of America

Cyprus at Stake in Renewed Turkey-Greece Tensions Voice of America Historical tensions between Turkey and Greece erupted again recently over disputed territory in the Aegean Sea. This latest dispute centers on uninhabited islands, which 21 years ago brought the countries to the brink of war. Although few are ... Greek Cypriot side holds consultations on Turkey's 'four freedoms' demandCyprus Mail all 30 news articles »

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Turkey Removes Assyrian Sculpture, Continues Crackdown on Christians - Armenian Weekly Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:21:12 GMT

Armenian Weekly

Turkey Removes Assyrian Sculpture, Continues Crackdown on Christians Armenian Weekly Born and christened Fabronia Benno, the former mayor hails from Tur Abdin, the heartland of Syriac Christians in southeastern Turkey. However, Benno had to run for office under her official Turkish name, Februniye Akyol, because of the ... and more »

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In Turkey, UN chief Guterres spotlights collective responsibility for refugee protection - UN News Centre Fri, 10 Feb 2017 23:34:47 GMT

UN News Centre

In Turkey, UN chief Guterres spotlights collective responsibility for refugee protection UN News Centre Secretary-General António Guterres (left) at a press conference in Istanbul with (right) Prime Minister Binali Yildirim of Turkey. Photo: Ahmet Parla/UN. Print. 10 February 2017 – Underscoring the enormity of the plight of refugees, United Nations ... The Secretary-General's Press Encounter with Prime Minister Binali Yildirim of TurkeyReliefWeb Turkey, US will negotiate Raqqa operation, Iran containmentDaily Sabah Turkey's face off with Trump's menHurriyet Daily News Middle East Eye -Asbarez Armenian News -TRT World all 37 news articles »