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Turkey Punishes 2 Opposition Leaders as Crackdown Continues - New York Times Tue, 21 Feb 2017 22:11:02 GMT

New York Times

Turkey Punishes 2 Opposition Leaders as Crackdown Continues New York Times The H.D.P., Turkey's fourth-largest party, received just over 10 percent of the vote in the most recent parliamentary elections, but its leaders believe its supporters could make the difference in a close vote on the referendum. A charismatic leader ... Whereabouts of jailed pro-Kurdish deputy Encü still unknown: lawyersTurkey Purge Turkey strips pro-Kurdish opposition leader of MP status - officialThe Star Online Turkey Kurdish party co-leader given 5-month jail sentenceArab News Reuters UK -Aljazeera.com -Cyprus Mail all 43 news articles »

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Turkey Is Not Convinced By Erdogan's Bid to Transform the Constitution - TIME Tue, 21 Feb 2017 18:22:30 GMT

TIME

Turkey Is Not Convinced By Erdogan's Bid to Transform the Constitution TIME Launching his campaign on Feb. 17 to expand the power of his office via a constitutional referendum, the President came out with rhetorical guns blazing. He likened the opponents of the proposed amendments to those who plotted the bloody July 2016 coup ... Turkey Tries 47 Ex-Soldiers in Erdogan Assassination PlotNew York Times Assassination plot trial begins in TurkeyThe Straits Times 'President Erdogan assassination plot' trial opens in TurkeyFRANCE 24 Voice of America -Financial Times all 80 news articles »

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Iran and Turkey trade barbs over Syria and Iraq - Aljazeera.com Tue, 21 Feb 2017 14:19:50 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Iran and Turkey trade barbs over Syria and Iraq Aljazeera.com Diplomatic tensions have escalated between Turkey and Iran as the two countries traded accusations over their roles in the Syria conflict and the Middle East. Iran summoned the Turkish ambassador in Tehran on Monday over comments made by Turkish ... Regional rivals Iran, Turkey trade barbs over SyriaYahoo News Iran Warns Turkey Not to 'Test Iran's Patience' with Terrorism AccusationsBreitbart News Turkey, Iran in spat on eve of Syria talksHurriyet Daily News Middle East Monitor -TRT World all 68 news articles »

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Will Russia flip Turkey? - American Enterprise Institute Tue, 21 Feb 2017 16:45:00 GMT

American Enterprise Institute

Will Russia flip Turkey? American Enterprise Institute A central part of this strategy is now underway in Turkey. Put aside for a moment the question about whether NATO might be better off without Turkey: Because NATO is a consensus-driven organization, any outlier has disproportionate internal influence. and more »

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Turkey and the United States Groping to Accommodation - Huffington Post Tue, 21 Feb 2017 19:10:00 GMT

Turkey and the United States Groping to Accommodation Huffington Post 18, Pence met with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and Turkey's National Intelligence Organization chief Hakan Fidan. A day after the meetings, the Turkish foreign minister said in Munich that Turkey has asked for more U.S. Special Forces in Syria. and more »

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Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of February 19 - CPJ Press Freedom Online (blog) Tue, 21 Feb 2017 15:41:53 GMT

CPJ Press Freedom Online (blog)

Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of February 19 CPJ Press Freedom Online (blog) A prosecutor in Istanbul yesterday renewed for another week the detention of Deniz Yücel, Turkey correspondent for the German newspaper Die Welt, his employer reported. Police detained the journalist on February 14, but was first reported only on ...

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Kotzias: Turkey close to crossing Greek red lines - Kathimerini Tue, 21 Feb 2017 23:44:51 GMT

Kathimerini

Kotzias: Turkey close to crossing Greek red lines Kathimerini Turkey came very close to crossing Greece's red lines in the Aegean last week, when a Turkish coast guard vessel fired shots in Greek territorial waters east of the islet of Farmakonisi, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias told Skai Television's “Istories ... and more »

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'Turkey is the biggest jail for journalists in the world' - FRANCE 24 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 13:27:40 GMT

FRANCE 24

'Turkey is the biggest jail for journalists in the world' FRANCE 24 Can Dündar is the former editor in chief of Turkey's Cumhuriyet newspaper. After being charged with espionage and surviving an assassination attempt in May 2016, he fled his country and now lives in exile in Germany. Dündar has become a symbol of the ... and more »

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Turkey Picks Its Battles in the Fight for Raqqa - STRATFOR Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:37:22 GMT

STRATFOR

Turkey Picks Its Battles in the Fight for Raqqa STRATFOR Turkey, however, wants to put the brakes on the operation until it can have more say over which forces will enter and seize Raqqa. If Ankara could have its way, the YPG would have no role in the offensive. The Turkish government, after all, does not ... Turkey goes after ISIS, but Kurds are the real targetThe Asian Age After al-Bab, is Turkey really opting for liberating Raqqa?Jerusalem Post Israel News Turkey failed to deliver a Syrian force to take Raqqa: analysisARA News Voice of America -Daily Sabah -Arab News all 86 news articles »

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Turkey offers to collaborate with Local Government Ministry - Graphic Online Tue, 21 Feb 2017 16:02:49 GMT

Graphic Online

Turkey offers to collaborate with Local Government Ministry Graphic Online Additionally, selected artisans from the Department of Parks and Gardens will be sent to Turkey to undertake a training programme aimed at equipping them with relevant knowledge. The Turkish Ambassador to Ghana, Ms Nesrin Bayazit, disclosed this when ... Turkey donates buses to Local Government MinistryGhana News Agency all 4 news articles »