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Turkey: Imprisonment of Amnesty Chair is a devastating injustice - Amnesty International USA Fri, 09 Jun 2017 21:29:47 GMT

Amnesty International USA

Turkey: Imprisonment of Amnesty Chair is a devastating injustice
Amnesty International USA
The Turkish prosecution's decision to charge Taner Kiliç, the Chair of Amnesty International Turkey, with “membership of a terrorist organisation” is a mockery of justice, and highlights the devastating impact of the Turkish authorities' crackdown ...
Amnesty's Turkey head Taner Kilic charged for 'terror' tiesDeutsche Welle
İstanbul court jails Amnesty Turkey chairman on terrorism chargesTurkey Purge

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Turkey's Erdogan Calls for Lifting of Qatar Blockade, Approves Troop Deployment - U.S. News & World Report Fri, 09 Jun 2017 20:26:15 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Turkey's Erdogan Calls for Lifting of Qatar Blockade, Approves Troop Deployment
U.S. News & World Report
Erdogan also approved another accord between Turkey and Qatar on military training cooperation late on Thursday. Both bills were drawn up before the dispute erupted. Turkey has also pledged to provide food and water supplies to Qatar [nL8N1J432D].
Turkey's Erdogan Dismisses Charges Qatar Backs Terrorism, Pledges AidRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Arab powers draw up Qatari blacklist; Turkey to send troops as Gulf crisis deepensReuters
The Latest: Erdogan says Turkey won't leave Qatar isolatedABC News
New York Times -The Weekly Standard
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Turkey releases French photographer Mathias Depardon - CPJ Press Freedom Online Fri, 09 Jun 2017 19:09:22 GMT

CPJ Press Freedom Online

Turkey releases French photographer Mathias Depardon
CPJ Press Freedom Online
New York, June 9, 2017--Turkish authorities should allow French photographer Mathias Depardon to live and work freely in Turkey, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Depardon's lawyer, Emine Şeker, told CPJ that the photographer was ...
French photojournalist freed from custody in TurkeyWashington Post
Turkey to deport French photographer Mathias DepardonBBC News
Detained French journalist deported from TurkeyRudaw
Middle East Eye -Turkey Purge -Yahoo7 News
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1 killed, 4 hurt in gunfire and bomb attack in Turkey - Washington Post Fri, 09 Jun 2017 13:06:00 GMT

Washington Post

1 killed, 4 hurt in gunfire and bomb attack in Turkey
Washington Post
ANKARA, Turkey — Two suspected Kurdish rebels on Friday opened fire on a car belonging to a local mayor, then blew up their vehicle near a military police station in southeast Turkey, officials said. One person was killed and four people were wounded ...
Car Bomb in Southeast Turkey Wounds Three People: Governor's OfficeU.S. News & World Report
2 Turkish soldiers, 1 civilian injured in car bomb in Turkey's BatmanRudaw
Car bomb in southeast Turkey wounds three people - NTVeuronews
Daily Sabah
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Talking truth to Turkey - EURACTIV Fri, 09 Jun 2017 19:11:26 GMT

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Talking truth to Turkey
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A handout picture provided by Turkish President Press office shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) cheers his supporters after the Friday prayer at the Sultanahmet Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey 09 June 2017. [Turkish President Press Office/EPA].

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Trump scolds Qatar as Tillerson seeks to ease crisis - Reuters Sat, 10 Jun 2017 00:06:55 GMT

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Trump scolds Qatar as Tillerson seeks to ease crisis
Reuters
The confrontation in the region intensified on Friday as Arab states tightened their squeeze on Qatar by putting dozens of figures with links to the country on terrorism blacklists, while Qatar's ally Turkey rushed to its side with plans to send troops ...
Will Qatar's Crisis Become Turkey's Too?HuffPost
Turkey Agrees to Send Up to 3000 Troops to Qatar Amid Gulf Diplomatic CrisisVoice of America
After rushing to Qatar's aid, Turkey may have to rethink its Mideast tiesAl-Monitor
Aljazeera.com -Financial Times -CNBC
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Turkey: Iraqi Kurds' Plan for Referendum 'Irresponsible' - Voice of America Fri, 09 Jun 2017 20:09:36 GMT

Voice of America

Turkey: Iraqi Kurds' Plan for Referendum 'Irresponsible'
Voice of America
Turkey's prime minister says Iraqi Kurds' plans to hold a referendum on independence are "irresponsible" and will create new problems for the region. Earlier this week, Iraqi Kurds announced they will hold a referendum on September 25 to decide whether ...
Turkey says Iraqi Kurdish independence vote a 'terrible mistake'Reuters
Turkey Says Iraq's Kurdistan Independence Vote 'Grave Mistake'RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Turkey calls Iraqi Kurds' independence vote 'grave mistake'New York Daily News
Middle East Eye -Press TV
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Turkey — an emerging market for Russian gear? - DefenseNews.com Thu, 08 Jun 2017 13:44:45 GMT

DefenseNews.com

Turkey — an emerging market for Russian gear?
DefenseNews.com
ANKARA, Turkey — One year after Turkey and Russia agreed to restore their badly strained relationship over Turkey's downing of a Russian Su-24 fighter jet due to an airspace violation, Ankara and Moscow say they are working on the final details of a ...


Turkey Detains Chair Of Amnesty International Turkey - NPR Wed, 07 Jun 2017 20:08:03 GMT

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Turkey Detains Chair Of Amnesty International Turkey
NPR
Amnesty International says that shortly after sunrise on Tuesday, security forces turned up at the home of its Turkey country chairman, brought him to his office, then took him into custody. The detention of Taner Kiliç is part of a massive crackdown ...
Turkey: Release Amnesty International OfficialHuman Rights Watch
US 'deeply concerned' after Turkey arrests Amnesty International officialFox News
EU keeps close eye on Turkey's treatment of detained Amnesty Intl. branch chairRudaw

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Turkey to start drilling in Med by year's end - Kathimerini Fri, 09 Jun 2017 18:12:27 GMT

Kathimerini

Turkey to start drilling in Med by year's end
Kathimerini
With the Geneva peace conference on Cyprus confirmed for June 28, Turkey's Energy Minister Berat Albayrak upped the ante with Nicosia on Friday, saying that Ankara intends to remain active with its research ships, not just within its own waters “but in ...
Turkey to drill first well in Mediterranean by end of 2017Daily Sabah

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