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The Turkey in the Left Turn Lane - The Atlantic Wed, 02 Aug 2017 14:38:49 GMT

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The Turkey in the Left Turn Lane
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As 2016 gave way to 2017, a turkey moved into the left turn lane of a major intersection in my hometown. Some say he arrived in January of this year; others are sure he was around in late 2016. But regardless, once he was there, he was there to stay.

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Turkey Continues Crackdown With Mass Trial - NPR Wed, 02 Aug 2017 09:01:49 GMT

Turkey Continues Crackdown With Mass Trial
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Turkey continues its purge and crackdown following last year's failed coup attempt, this time with a mass trial of nearly 500 defendants. AILSA CHANG, HOST: A mass trial in Turkey has almost 500 people standing trial for murder and attempting to kill ...

Turkey Puts Nearly 500 People on Trial Over Last Year's Attempted Coup - TIME Wed, 02 Aug 2017 02:29:15 GMT

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Turkey Puts Nearly 500 People on Trial Over Last Year's Attempted Coup
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(ANKARA, Turkey) — Turkey put nearly 500 people on trial Tuesday on charges of leading last year's failed coup, parading dozens of the men into a courthouse as protesters threw stones and shouted "Murderers!" The trial is part of a post-coup crackdown ...
Nearly 500 People On Trial In Turkey Over Failed CoupNPR
Turkey coup trial: Almost 500 in court amid protestsBBC News
Hundreds face judges in Turkey's biggest coup trialAljazeera.com
RTE.ie -Telegraph.co.uk
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey Replaces Top Military Chiefs - New York Times Wed, 02 Aug 2017 23:24:51 GMT

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey Replaces Top Military Chiefs
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Prime Minister Binali Yildirim of Turkey, front right, and the chief of staff, Gen. Hulusi Akar, third from left, visit the Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Mausoleum before the Turkish Supreme Military Council meeting in Ankara on Wednesday. Credit Adem Altan ...
Turkey replaces top military chiefs in leadership reshuffleWashington Post
Turkey replaces land, air and navy commanders, local media reportFRANCE 24
Turkish Supreme Military Council replaces land, air and navy commandersPress TV
Business Insider -Deutsche Welle -Rudaw
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Turkey and the EU's Diplomatic Stalemate - Foreign Affairs Wed, 02 Aug 2017 20:15:51 GMT

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Turkey and the EU's Diplomatic Stalemate
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On July 6, 2017, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the suspension of accession talks between the EU and Turkey. This is not the first time the parliament has expressed concerns over the state of Turkey's bid, having passed a ...
Turkey-EU accession talks: Sadly, the status quo is the best we haveEUROPP - European Politics and Policy (blog)

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UpVote 12: tech and human rights in Turkey - Wired.co.uk Wed, 02 Aug 2017 19:04:20 GMT

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UpVote 12: tech and human rights in Turkey
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On UpVote this week we discuss Turkey's deepening crackdown against critics of the Erdogan regime, which recently imprisoned IT trainers who were teaching citizens how to secure their digital communications. We're joined by Amnesty International's tech ...

French national detained in Turkey after crossing from Iraq: agency - Reuters Wed, 02 Aug 2017 21:07:33 GMT

French national detained in Turkey after crossing from Iraq: agency
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish border guards have detained a French national at the border with Iraq after he was found to have photographs and interviews with Kurdish militia fighters among his possessions, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency said on ...

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Turkey: French National Arrested for Links to Kurdish Group - U.S. News & World Report Wed, 02 Aug 2017 13:43:00 GMT

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Turkey: French National Arrested for Links to Kurdish Group
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Anadolu Agency, quoting unnamed security sources, said Wednesday that the Frenchman was detained on July 26 after he crossed into Turkey from Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. He was questioned by anti-terrorism police and later by court officials who ...
Turkey arrests French journalist on 'terror' charges: sourceYahoo Singapore News
French terror suspect arrested at Turkey-Iraq borderAnadolu Agency

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Turkey turn to Lucescu - FIFA.com Wed, 02 Aug 2017 22:01:14 GMT

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Turkey turn to Lucescu
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Mircea Lucescu has been appointed as the new Turkey national team coach, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) announced on Wednesday. The Romanian, who was previously at Russian Premier League side Zenit Saint Petersburg, replaces former ...
Turkey appoints Mircea Lucescu as new national football team coachDaily Sabah
Lucescu appointed new Turkey coachFourFourTwo
Turkey appoint former Shakhtar boss Mircea Lucescu - reportsEurosport.com
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Turkey, Qatar launch joint military exercises: reports - Independent Thu, 03 Aug 2017 02:00:21 GMT

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Turkey, Qatar launch joint military exercises: reports
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Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Turkey and its main regional ally Qatar on Tuesday launched military exercises in the emirate that will involve some 250 Turkish troops and 30 armoured vehicles, reports said. The exercises come as Ankara presses on with its ...
Turkey, Qatar start joint military exerciseDaily Sabah

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