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Is US undermining its alliance with Turkey? - Al Jazeera America Mon, 01 May 2017 20:34:00 GMT

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Is US undermining its alliance with Turkey?
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When it comes to the war in Syria, Turkey and the United States are allies in many ways. They both want Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) gone. But when it comes to ...
Turkey, Trump's Friend, Bombs People Fighting ISIS, Our EnemyHuffington Post
US move to protect YPG could push Turkey into Russia's armsAl-Monitor
Turkey Reinforcing Border With SyriaSputnik International

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Turkey to hold referendum on EU membership, Erdogan says - Washington Post Mon, 01 May 2017 17:09:41 GMT

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Turkey to hold referendum on EU membership, Erdogan says
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ANKARA, Turkey — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will decide in a referendum whether to continue pursuing membership in the European Union. In an interview Monday on India television, Erdogan accused the EU of not being “sincere or ...
Dating shows: The latest threat to Erdogan's TurkeyThe Globe and Mail
Kashmir is a bilateral issue: India to TurkeyTimes of India
How Turkey and Europe Lost that Loving FeelingCarnegie Europe
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Turkey Blocks Wikipedia Amid Dissent Crackdown - Vanity Fair Mon, 01 May 2017 13:14:00 GMT

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Turkey Blocks Wikipedia Amid Dissent Crackdown
Vanity Fair
Following last year's failed coup, Turkey's strongman president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has expanded his crackdown on civil liberties, consolidating his power by restricting speech, jailing accused dissidents, and creating a culture of fear in a country ...
Turkey restricts TV dating shows and blocks access to WikipediaFinancial Times
Turkey Purges 4000 More Officials, and Blocks WikipediaNew York Times
Turkey Blocks Wikipedia, Accusing It Of Running 'Smear Campaign'NPR
Fortune -Slate Magazine (blog) -CNET -Turkey Blocks
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Turkey blocks Wikipedia in dissident clampdown - Fox News Mon, 01 May 2017 16:13:11 GMT

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Turkey blocks Wikipedia in dissident clampdown
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Turkey blocked access to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, on Saturday, through a court measure used to block access to pages or entire websites to protect “national security and public order.” The Information and Communication Technologies ...

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U.N. Rights Chief Questions Due Process in Turkey Purges - U.S. News & World Report Mon, 01 May 2017 12:45:00 GMT

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U.N. Rights Chief Questions Due Process in Turkey Purges
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There are 151 journalists in jail in Turkey, according to the International Press Institute, which calls the country the world's leading jailer of journalists. The majority of those were detained in the crackdown that followed the failed July coup, the ...
UN rights chief Zeid sees trouble in Turkey, EU and USDeutsche Welle
UN Deeply Concerned About Mass Arrests, State of Emergency in TurkeyVoice of America

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5 things for Monday, May 1: Trump, Turkey, tornadoes and budget - nwitimes.com Mon, 01 May 2017 12:08:42 GMT

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5 things for Monday, May 1: Trump, Turkey, tornadoes and budget
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US forces are now patrolling part of the Turkey-Syria border. This comes after Turkey killed dozens of Kurdish fighters in airstrikes last week. Turkey says it wasn't intentional. The Kurdish fighters -- including some from the People's Protection ...

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Turkey: May Day protests turn violent - euronews Mon, 01 May 2017 16:42:39 GMT

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Turkey: May Day protests turn violent
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In Turkey, May Day demonstrations have turned violent after clashes broke out between police and protesters. More than 200 anti-government activists were reportedly detained in Istanbul as they tried to reach the city's iconic Taksim Square. The ...
Thousands mark May Day in TurkeyHurriyet Daily News
Turkish police fire tear gas at May Day demonstrators in IstanbulReuters
Turkey police disperse, arrest May Day protesters in IstanbulThe New Arab

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U.S. Troops Patrol Turkey-Syria Border After Turkish Strikes on Kurds - KTLA Mon, 01 May 2017 01:08:33 GMT

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U.S. Troops Patrol Turkey-Syria Border After Turkish Strikes on Kurds
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Turkish officials said the airstrikes were targeting members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), considered a terrorist group by both Turkey and the United States. Seventy people were killed, they said. Turkey often describes the YPG as a Syrian ...
US troops seen patrolling Syria-Turkey border as Washington tries to stop Turkish air strikes on KurdsTelegraph.co.uk
Turkey threatens further strikes on US-allied Syrian KurdsNorthwest Herald
The US is trying to stop two of its allies in Syria from mauling each otherCNN
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Lentil exporters talking Turkey - The Advertiser Mon, 01 May 2017 14:32:25 GMT

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Lentil exporters talking Turkey
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Glencore Grain exported a 26,000 tonne bulk shipment from Port Giles to Turkey for the first time with company pulse trader Mostyn Gregg saying Turkey currently sourced most of its lentils from Canada, a country with a competitive advantage in price ...


India turns down Turkey's offer to mediate with Pakistan on Kashmir - Economic Times Mon, 01 May 2017 19:00:25 GMT

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India turns down Turkey's offer to mediate with Pakistan on Kashmir
Economic Times
India's position was unequivocally conveyed to Erdogan, who had earlier offered to mediate between India and Pakistan, a long-standing ally of Turkey. It is no secret that Turkey has supported Pakistan's position on Kashmir at Organisation of Islamic ...

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