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Turkey not in direct talks for return of intelligence officers from Iraq: minister - Reuters Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:53:11 GMT

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Turkey not in direct talks for return of intelligence officers from Iraq: minister
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Cemil Bayik, one of the leaders of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), was quoted in regional media saying the two officers had been sent to Iraq to assassinate him. The outlawed PKK has been waging an insurgency in Turkey's southeast ...

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Turkey's president: Trump told me he's 'sorry' about violence involving Turkish bodyguards in DC - CNBC Wed, 20 Sep 2017 01:21:53 GMT

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Turkey's president: Trump told me he's 'sorry' about violence involving Turkish bodyguards in DC
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) shakes hands with U.S President Donald Trump as they make statements to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S. May 16, 2017. President Donald Trump said he was "sorry" ...
Turkey's Future Is Moving BackwardNew York Times
Turkey's Erdogan says Kurdish independence vote risks regional crisisReuters
Did Donald Trump Really Apologize to the President of Turkey?Mother Jones
UN News Centre -Charlotte Observer -RT
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Turkey drops theory of evolution from national curriculum as children go back to school - The Independent Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:41:09 GMT

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Turkey drops theory of evolution from national curriculum as children go back to school
The Independent
The theory of evolution is conspicuously absent from the curriculum of Turkey's schools as children begin the new academic year. Meanwhile, textbooks explaining the idea of jihad have been introduced. The move has reignited concerns that President ...
In schools, Turkey drops evolution and adds jihadSOFREP (press release) (subscription)

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Turkey Warns of Global Conflict if Iraq or Syria Break Up - U.S. News & World Report Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:23:13 GMT

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Turkey Warns of Global Conflict if Iraq or Syria Break Up
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SIRNAK, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey escalated its opposition to a Kurdish independence referendum in northern Iraq on Tuesday, training tank guns and rocket launchers across the southern border and saying the break-up of its neighbors could lead to ...
Turkey, France, UN working on new alternative to referendum: MinisterRudaw
KRG's oil exports via Turkey may be halted due to voteMiddle East Monitor
Turkey 'will not allow fait accompli' in Iraq's northHurriyet Daily News
TODAYonline -Xinhua
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In Turkey's New Curriculum, Ataturk, Darwin and Jihad Get Face-Lifts - New York Times Mon, 18 Sep 2017 23:43:35 GMT

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In Turkey's New Curriculum, Ataturk, Darwin and Jihad Get Face-Lifts
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Critics say the overhaul of more than 170 curriculum topics by the Turkish government represents a frontal assault on the country's fragile tradition of secularism.
Turkey Overhauls Darwin's Theory of Evolution From High School ...Sputnik International

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Turkey Attempts to Stifle Free Speech at MEF-NATO PA Event - Middle East Forum Tue, 19 Sep 2017 23:31:08 GMT

Turkey Attempts to Stifle Free Speech at MEF-NATO PA Event
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MEF President Daniel Pipes said, "NATO exists 'to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilization' of member states. But the Republic of Turkey has betrayed those principles. President Erdoğan's attempt to stifle free speech at a Middle East ...

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How human rights are freeing journalists in Turkey – a prison for members of the press - Open Democracy Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:19:13 GMT

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How human rights are freeing journalists in Turkey – a prison for members of the press
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Istanbul, Turkey, July 28, 2017. Depo Photos/PA Images. All rights reserved.The cartoonists, the lawyer, the board member, the Editor-in-Chief and many of his columnists. Indeed, no one was spared on October 31, 2016 as the police launched a sweeping ...

Turkey: Over 100 arrested in anti-narcotics operations - Anadolu Agency Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:02:43 GMT

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Turkey: Over 100 arrested in anti-narcotics operations
Anadolu Agency
In southern Kilis province, the forces conducted an operation near Oncupinar border gate and seized around 3 million drug pills in a truck coming from Syria to Turkey. One suspect was also arrested. Three suspects each were also arrested in central ...

Wethersfield's 'Kevin' the turkey gaining celebrity status - FOX 61 Tue, 19 Sep 2017 22:14:00 GMT

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Wethersfield's 'Kevin' the turkey gaining celebrity status
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In recent weeks “Kevin” the turkey has made himself at home in Old Wethersfield along Main Street. The quiet community of Old Wethersfield does not often have their feathers ruffled, but “Kevin” has brought all kinds of attention to the Main Street ...

Suspicious abductions in Turkey raise fears of state role - POLITICO.eu Tue, 19 Sep 2017 02:22:09 GMT

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Suspicious abductions in Turkey raise fears of state role
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Opposition politicians put the number at eight, and Turkey's Human Rights Association, an independent NGO, said it had documented 10 cases as of last May. Another two abductions are alleged to have happened in June. All but one of the men remain ...

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