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UK - Turkey shows assertive side to neighbours

Turkey shows assertive side to neighbours

By Daniel Dombey in Istanbul

Published: September 20 2011 17:32 | Last updated: September 20 2011 17:32

When Turkey threatened this week to send gunships to the waters off Cyprus, the dispute became just the latest confrontation in which Ankara is involved and, some critics say, the latest sign of its growing assertiveness.

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