Turkey's Erdogan says Diyarbakir attack shows 'ugly face' of 'cornered' militants
WASHINGTON
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said an attack in the southeastern city of Diyarbakir on Thursday that killed seven people and wounded 27 showed the "ugly face" of militants "as they are cornered".
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Thursday, March 31, 2016
Protests erupt during Erdogan visit to Washington, D.C. - CBS News
Protests erupt during Erdogan visit to Washington, D.C.
Police clashed with protesters in Washington, D.C. Thursday after Kurdish American activists demonstrated against Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan outside of the Brookings Institute, where the Turkish leader is giving a speech on challenges in the Middle East.
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Police clashed with protesters in Washington, D.C. Thursday after Kurdish American activists demonstrated against Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan outside of the Brookings Institute, where the Turkish leader is giving a speech on challenges in the Middle East.
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Australians warned against travelling to Ankara and Istanbul after 80 deaths | World news | The Guardian
Australians warned against travelling to Ankara and Istanbul after 80 deaths
The foreign affairs minister, Julie Bishop, says terrorism threat has meant second-highest travel warnings for the two cities are now in place
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The foreign affairs minister, Julie Bishop, says terrorism threat has meant second-highest travel warnings for the two cities are now in place
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How Putin's Leverage Shaped the Syrian Ceasefire - The Globalist
How Putin’s Leverage Shaped the Syrian Ceasefire
On Syria, Russia’s President Putin is having his way not just vis-à-vis Turkey and Saudi Arabia, but also the United States.
By Gareth Porter, March 29, 2016
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S Secretary of State John Kerry have clearly been the primary drivers of their respective governments’ policies toward Syria.
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On Syria, Russia’s President Putin is having his way not just vis-à-vis Turkey and Saudi Arabia, but also the United States.
By Gareth Porter, March 29, 2016
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S Secretary of State John Kerry have clearly been the primary drivers of their respective governments’ policies toward Syria.
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Turkish army denies allegations of anti-Erdogan coup | Al Bawaba
Turkish army denies allegations of anti-Erdogan coup
Published March 31st, 2016 - 13:30 GMT via SyndiGate.info
The Turkish army has dismissed as “baseless” media reports that it was planning a coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“News and commentaries in some media organs without any foundation naturally influence the morale and motivation of our heroic comrades-in-arms negatively and make all our members uncomfortable,” the Turkish Armed Forces said in statement on Thursday.
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Published March 31st, 2016 - 13:30 GMT via SyndiGate.info
The Turkish army has dismissed as “baseless” media reports that it was planning a coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“News and commentaries in some media organs without any foundation naturally influence the morale and motivation of our heroic comrades-in-arms negatively and make all our members uncomfortable,” the Turkish Armed Forces said in statement on Thursday.
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A confident Erdogan belies the danger that Turkey faces - FT.com
A confident Erdogan belies the danger that Turkey faces
David Gardner David Gardner
Boosted by the EU deal over migrants, Ankara is running risks with its policy on the Kurds
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David Gardner David Gardner
Boosted by the EU deal over migrants, Ankara is running risks with its policy on the Kurds
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The Syrian Kurds: Whose Ally? - The Globalist
The Syrian Kurds: Whose Ally?
The United States should encourage rapprochement between Turkey and the PYD.
By Soner Cagaptay, March 30, 2016
The Kurdish political landscape is divided across countries and political lines. On the one hand, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) fall under the same Group of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK), an umbrella organization established by the PKK.
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The United States should encourage rapprochement between Turkey and the PYD.
By Soner Cagaptay, March 30, 2016
The Kurdish political landscape is divided across countries and political lines. On the one hand, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) fall under the same Group of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK), an umbrella organization established by the PKK.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Homeland chairman: 'Active plot underway in Turkey' | TheHill
Homeland chairman: 'Active plot underway in Turkey'
By Julian Hattem - 03/30/16 11:56 AM EDT
A “covert counterterrorism operation” is underway to halt an extremist plot in Turkey that earlier this week prompted the United States to urge the withdrawal of American families, the head of the House Homeland Security Committee said on Wednesday.
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By Julian Hattem - 03/30/16 11:56 AM EDT
A “covert counterterrorism operation” is underway to halt an extremist plot in Turkey that earlier this week prompted the United States to urge the withdrawal of American families, the head of the House Homeland Security Committee said on Wednesday.
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US lags behind goal to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees by Oct. - The Boston Globe
US lags behind goal to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees by Oct.
Bilal Hussein/AP
Women prepared food at a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon on Tuesday.
By Matt Rocheleau Globe Staff March 30, 2016
The head of the United Nations on Wednesday issued an impassioned plea for nations around the world to accept more Syrian refugees.
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Women prepared food at a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon on Tuesday.
By Matt Rocheleau Globe Staff March 30, 2016
The head of the United Nations on Wednesday issued an impassioned plea for nations around the world to accept more Syrian refugees.
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How this NGO is helping victims of Turkish mine disaster provide for their families - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
How this NGO is helping victims of Turkish mine disaster provide for their families
In May 2014, Turkey’s worst mining disaster killed 301 workers in a coal mine in the western town of Soma. Since then, time has largely effaced the tragedy from public memory, with the trial of those responsible moving at a snail’s pace. Left behind are hundreds of impoverished women and children, struggling to hold on to life. Hundreds of households have lost their breadwinners as many miners were left crippled and jobless, in addition to those who perished in the fire.
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In May 2014, Turkey’s worst mining disaster killed 301 workers in a coal mine in the western town of Soma. Since then, time has largely effaced the tragedy from public memory, with the trial of those responsible moving at a snail’s pace. Left behind are hundreds of impoverished women and children, struggling to hold on to life. Hundreds of households have lost their breadwinners as many miners were left crippled and jobless, in addition to those who perished in the fire.
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The Peninsula Qatar - Biden to host Turkey’s Erdogan as ties with US show strains
Biden to host Turkey’s Erdogan as ties with US show strains
March 30, 2016 - 12:00:00 am
By Can Sezer and Roberta Rampton
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will have a bilateral meeting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden during a visit to Washington this week, but a senior U.S. official declined to say whether formal talks with President Barack Obama were planned.
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March 30, 2016 - 12:00:00 am
By Can Sezer and Roberta Rampton
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will have a bilateral meeting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden during a visit to Washington this week, but a senior U.S. official declined to say whether formal talks with President Barack Obama were planned.
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Turkey: Tourists heading elsewhere | DW Travel | DW.COM | 30.03.2016
Turkey: Tourists heading elsewhere
The tense security situation is hurting one of Turkey’s key industries, tourism. 10.32 % fewer vacationers than in January represents the biggest single drop in tourist business in ten years.
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The tense security situation is hurting one of Turkey’s key industries, tourism. 10.32 % fewer vacationers than in January represents the biggest single drop in tourist business in ten years.
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Erdogan's security team makes bizarre attempt to drown out protesters in DC (VIDEOS) — RT USA
Erdogan's security team makes bizarre attempt to drown out protesters in DC (VIDEOS)
Security staff carried out a bizarre offensive against protesters calling president Recep Tayyip Erdogan a terrorist by trying to shout down their chants and destroying their placards.
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Security staff carried out a bizarre offensive against protesters calling president Recep Tayyip Erdogan a terrorist by trying to shout down their chants and destroying their placards.
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Opinion: The laughing stock of Ankara | Opinion | DW.COM | 30.03.2016
Opinion: The laughing stock of Ankara
President Erdogan made a fool of himself by summoning the German ambassador over a satirical video. Now, German diplomats are doing all they can to protect him from further embarrassment, says Matthias Bölinger. .
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President Erdogan made a fool of himself by summoning the German ambassador over a satirical video. Now, German diplomats are doing all they can to protect him from further embarrassment, says Matthias Bölinger. .
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Juncker says Erdogan can't silence EU media
Juncker says Erdogan can't silence EU media
By Andrew Rettman
BRUSSELS, Today, 17:24
The European Comission joined Berlin on Wednesday (30 March) in rejecting Turkey’s appeal to quash a song which makes fun of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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By Andrew Rettman
BRUSSELS, Today, 17:24
The European Comission joined Berlin on Wednesday (30 March) in rejecting Turkey’s appeal to quash a song which makes fun of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Lessons Uganda Can Learn From Turkey’s Growth Strategy
Lessons Uganda can learn from Turkey’s growth strategy
By Edmond Kizito
Uganda has just come out the national elections that highlighted some gaps in some sectors of the economy. However, as the Government continues to plug these loopholes, it would be better to pick some lessons from some countries that have tried to better their systems. One of such countries is Turkey.
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By Edmond Kizito
Uganda has just come out the national elections that highlighted some gaps in some sectors of the economy. However, as the Government continues to plug these loopholes, it would be better to pick some lessons from some countries that have tried to better their systems. One of such countries is Turkey.
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Turkish Foreign Policy is Waking Up from the Liberal Dream
Turkish Foreign Policy is Waking Up from the Liberal Dream
Selim Koru
March 29, 2016
In the first of a two-part series, a Turkish analyst describes his country’s strategic character, and how it is changing through its contact with the Syrian Civil War.
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Selim Koru
March 29, 2016
In the first of a two-part series, a Turkish analyst describes his country’s strategic character, and how it is changing through its contact with the Syrian Civil War.
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Turkey to Host UN’s First Global Humanitarian Summit | Frontpage Mag
Turkey to Host UN’s First Global Humanitarian Summit
Why a terror-supporting country with an atrocious human rights record is not the best host.
March 30, 2016
Joseph Klein
The first-ever United Nations-sponsored World Humanitarian Summit is scheduled to take place May 23-24, 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised Turkey’s “compassionate leadership” in hosting the summit and its “admirable commitment to humanitarian action.”
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Why a terror-supporting country with an atrocious human rights record is not the best host.
March 30, 2016
Joseph Klein
The first-ever United Nations-sponsored World Humanitarian Summit is scheduled to take place May 23-24, 2016 in Istanbul, Turkey. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised Turkey’s “compassionate leadership” in hosting the summit and its “admirable commitment to humanitarian action.”
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Why US support for a Kurdish region in Syria would be a mistake - Affairs Today
Why US support for a Kurdish region in Syria would be a mistake
Posted on March 29, 2016 by Editor
US support of PYD could lead to further de-stabilization of the region
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US support for a federal Kurdish region in Syria would be a mistake, a blunder that could lead directly to a protracted Arab-Kurdish-Turkish conflict.
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Posted on March 29, 2016 by Editor
US support of PYD could lead to further de-stabilization of the region
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US support for a federal Kurdish region in Syria would be a mistake, a blunder that could lead directly to a protracted Arab-Kurdish-Turkish conflict.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Turkey descends into autocracy
Turkey descends into autocracy
Turkey is said to be the country with one of the highest number of journalists behind bars
S P Seth
Early in this century, Turkey looked like making a healthy transition to democracy. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, now Turkey’s president, became the country’s prime minister after his party won a landslide victory in the 2002 parliamentary elections. The economy started to pick up and Turkey was held as a model for other Muslim countries. For once, it seemed that elected democracy in a Muslim country was not antithetical. But events in the last few years have created serious doubts about the health of Turkish democracy, as President Erdogan appears to increasingly believe that democracy in Turkey is essentially synonymous with him and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). This is because his opponents of all shades of opinion are branded either terrorists or supporters of terrorism, as well as plotting a coup against his government, and that with such ‘diabolical’ designs against the country, they don’t deserve any mercy.
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Turkey is said to be the country with one of the highest number of journalists behind bars
S P Seth
Early in this century, Turkey looked like making a healthy transition to democracy. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, now Turkey’s president, became the country’s prime minister after his party won a landslide victory in the 2002 parliamentary elections. The economy started to pick up and Turkey was held as a model for other Muslim countries. For once, it seemed that elected democracy in a Muslim country was not antithetical. But events in the last few years have created serious doubts about the health of Turkish democracy, as President Erdogan appears to increasingly believe that democracy in Turkey is essentially synonymous with him and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). This is because his opponents of all shades of opinion are branded either terrorists or supporters of terrorism, as well as plotting a coup against his government, and that with such ‘diabolical’ designs against the country, they don’t deserve any mercy.
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Why $31 Luxury Hotel Rooms Aren't Good News for Anyone in Turkey – Skift
Why $31 Luxury Hotel Rooms Aren’t Good News for Anyone in Turkey
Isobel Finkel, Bloomberg - Mar 29, 2016 6:30 pm
Last month Israelis were up, Russians down, and the Dutch seemed unfazed. Yet total tourist arrivals to Turkey fell 10 percent compared with February 2015, a blow to an industry that owes $17 billion to the country’s banks.
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Isobel Finkel, Bloomberg - Mar 29, 2016 6:30 pm
Last month Israelis were up, Russians down, and the Dutch seemed unfazed. Yet total tourist arrivals to Turkey fell 10 percent compared with February 2015, a blow to an industry that owes $17 billion to the country’s banks.
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A Tale of Two Terrorist Attacks in Brussels and Ankara
A Tale of Two Terrorist Attacks in Brussels and Ankara
Joshua Walker
March 28, 2016
In the span of less than two weeks, two European capitals were struck by horrendous acts of terrorism. Two European capitals lost dozens of innocent civilians to cowardly bombings. Two European capitals had their public transportation systems targeted and hospitals inundated with the injured and scared. One of these European capitals received significant media coverage in the United States and one did not. One of these European capitals was supported by Facebook profile filters and world monuments displaying colors in its honor, while the other has been met largely with indifference and silence.
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Joshua Walker
March 28, 2016
In the span of less than two weeks, two European capitals were struck by horrendous acts of terrorism. Two European capitals lost dozens of innocent civilians to cowardly bombings. Two European capitals had their public transportation systems targeted and hospitals inundated with the injured and scared. One of these European capitals received significant media coverage in the United States and one did not. One of these European capitals was supported by Facebook profile filters and world monuments displaying colors in its honor, while the other has been met largely with indifference and silence.
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Turkey: Backward or Forward? | World Policy Institute
Turkey: Backward or Forward?
March 29, 2016 - 12:48pm | admin
By Jonathan Power
In 1978, a young Oliver Stone directed Midnight Express, a film based on the story of an American sentenced to 30 years in a Turkish prison for drug smuggling. It portrayed in stark detail a total lack of respect for human rights or normal human behavior on the part of Turkish authorities. Many Westerners held this impression of Turkey, even as Turkey was in fact profoundly changing.
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March 29, 2016 - 12:48pm | admin
By Jonathan Power
In 1978, a young Oliver Stone directed Midnight Express, a film based on the story of an American sentenced to 30 years in a Turkish prison for drug smuggling. It portrayed in stark detail a total lack of respect for human rights or normal human behavior on the part of Turkish authorities. Many Westerners held this impression of Turkey, even as Turkey was in fact profoundly changing.
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Pentagon removes military families from Turkey due to ISIS - CNNPolitics.com
Pentagon orders military families out of Turkey due to ISIS threat
By Barbara Starr, Ryan Browne and Elise Labott, CNN
Washington (CNN)The U.S. military has ordered military family members to evacuate southern Turkey, primarily from Incirlik Air Base, due to security concerns, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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By Barbara Starr, Ryan Browne and Elise Labott, CNN
Washington (CNN)The U.S. military has ordered military family members to evacuate southern Turkey, primarily from Incirlik Air Base, due to security concerns, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
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Turkish Jews call for tightened state security against ISIS threat - Diaspora - Jerusalem Post
Turkish Jews call for tightened state security against ISIS threat
The Turkish Jewish community has reportedly contacted government
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The Turkish Jewish community has reportedly contacted government
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Four Things to Watch During Turkish President Erdogan’s Visit to Washington - Washington Wire - WSJ
Four Things to Watch During Turkish President Erdogan’s Visit to Washington
By Soner Cagaptay
Mar 29, 2016 12:27 pm ET
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Washington this week for a nuclear security summit. Here are four key issues to watch:
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By Soner Cagaptay
Mar 29, 2016 12:27 pm ET
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Washington this week for a nuclear security summit. Here are four key issues to watch:
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US orders diplomatic, military families out of south Turkey | Election 2016 Live | pantagraph.com
US orders diplomatic, military families out of south Turkey
By MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR Updated 28 min ago 0
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department and Pentagon ordered the families of U.S. diplomats and military personnel Tuesday to leave posts in southern Turkey due to "increased threats from terrorist groups" in the country.
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By MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR Updated 28 min ago 0
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department and Pentagon ordered the families of U.S. diplomats and military personnel Tuesday to leave posts in southern Turkey due to "increased threats from terrorist groups" in the country.
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Interview: Istanbul Rises as a Global Convention City Amidst Turkey's Problems – Skift
Interview: Istanbul Rises as a Global Convention City Amidst Turkey’s Problems
Greg Oates, Skift - Mar 29, 2016 5:30 am
According to the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA), Istanbul was the eighth busiest convention city in the world last year, up from 46th place at the beginning of the century.
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Greg Oates, Skift - Mar 29, 2016 5:30 am
According to the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA), Istanbul was the eighth busiest convention city in the world last year, up from 46th place at the beginning of the century.
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Erdogan’s Tactics in Turkey–and Challenges in Washington - Washington Wire - WSJ
Erdogan’s Tactics in Turkey–and Challenges in Washington
By Aykan Erdemir and Merve Tahiroglu
Mar 29, 2016 6:59 am ET
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is coming to Washington this week officially to attend a nuclear summit, but his larger agenda involves repairing Turkey’s international image and improving relations with the West. These will be difficult tasks amid his government’s crackdown on media outlets, academics, and Kurds.
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By Aykan Erdemir and Merve Tahiroglu
Mar 29, 2016 6:59 am ET
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is coming to Washington this week officially to attend a nuclear summit, but his larger agenda involves repairing Turkey’s international image and improving relations with the West. These will be difficult tasks amid his government’s crackdown on media outlets, academics, and Kurds.
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Kurdish PKK Confront Pro-Turkey Protesters in Germany | News | teleSUR English
Kurdish PKK Confront Pro-Turkey Protesters in Germany
After clashes between a group of Kurds and Turkish protesters in the German city of Aschaffenburg Sunday, the police have arrested 36 people.
Both groups have told media sources a different version of the story that led to the incident.
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After clashes between a group of Kurds and Turkish protesters in the German city of Aschaffenburg Sunday, the police have arrested 36 people.
Both groups have told media sources a different version of the story that led to the incident.
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Thousands Of Syrian Kids To Learn Turkish In Istanbul | Fulton News
Thousands of Syrian kids to learn Turkish in Istanbul
By Kristoff Saunders on March 29, 2016No Comment
-An Istanbul-based private university launches program to teach Turkish to more than 300,000 Syrian children
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By Kristoff Saunders on March 29, 2016No Comment
-An Istanbul-based private university launches program to teach Turkish to more than 300,000 Syrian children
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Syrian Refugees In Turkey Saw The Doctor 15.3 Mln Times | Fulton News
Syrian refugees in Turkey saw the doctor 15.3 mln times
By Kristoff Saunders on March 29, 2016No Comment
- Nearly 128,000 Syrian babies have been delivered in Turkey's public, university, and private hospitals, says Health Ministry
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By Kristoff Saunders on March 29, 2016No Comment
- Nearly 128,000 Syrian babies have been delivered in Turkey's public, university, and private hospitals, says Health Ministry
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UPDATE 2-Security concerns send Turkish foreign visitor arrivals tumbling | Reuters
UPDATE 2-Security concerns send Turkish foreign visitor arrivals tumbling
By Nevzat Devranoglu and Can Sezer
ANKARA/ISTANBUL, March 29 The number of foreign visitors going to Turkey fell 10 percent in February, the biggest drop in a decade, amid security concerns for a country feeling the spillover effects from the war in Syria.
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By Nevzat Devranoglu and Can Sezer
ANKARA/ISTANBUL, March 29 The number of foreign visitors going to Turkey fell 10 percent in February, the biggest drop in a decade, amid security concerns for a country feeling the spillover effects from the war in Syria.
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Turkey under the influence of hot international winds and cold domestic winds | MENAFN.COM
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(MENAFN - The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Interesting days have begun for Turkey and the like “emerging countries.” The central countries have loosened their monetary policies and money is again pouring into emerging countries… This creates the effect of a hot wind… However cold winds are blowing in the domestic climates of emerging countries primarily Turkey. This situation decreases the effect of the hot wind. Nevertheless those emerging countries with a warmer domestic climate have an opportunity to breathe even if it is for only a couple of months. What about Turkey? What do Turkey’s tense political climate increasing terror barometer and associated non-decreasing risks cause the country to lose? Everybody is curious and debating.
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(MENAFN - The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Interesting days have begun for Turkey and the like “emerging countries.” The central countries have loosened their monetary policies and money is again pouring into emerging countries… This creates the effect of a hot wind… However cold winds are blowing in the domestic climates of emerging countries primarily Turkey. This situation decreases the effect of the hot wind. Nevertheless those emerging countries with a warmer domestic climate have an opportunity to breathe even if it is for only a couple of months. What about Turkey? What do Turkey’s tense political climate increasing terror barometer and associated non-decreasing risks cause the country to lose? Everybody is curious and debating.
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Jobs Seen at Risk as Erdogan Legacy Morphs to Middle-Income Trap - Bloomberg Business
Jobs Seen at Risk as Erdogan Legacy Morphs to Middle-Income Trap
Onur Ant
Turkey’s decision to raise the minimum wage risks becoming a hollow victory for millions of workers, as more businesses warn of hiring freezes and layoffs to keep their labor bills down.
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Onur Ant
Turkey’s decision to raise the minimum wage risks becoming a hollow victory for millions of workers, as more businesses warn of hiring freezes and layoffs to keep their labor bills down.
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NATO Can Be a Force for Democracy in Turkey - NYTimes.com
NATO Can Be a Force for Democracy in Turkey
Gonul Tol
Updated March 29, 2016, 3:20 AM
Continued membership in NATO can help keep Turkey from losing its increasingly tenuous ties to democracy.
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Gonul Tol
Updated March 29, 2016, 3:20 AM
Continued membership in NATO can help keep Turkey from losing its increasingly tenuous ties to democracy.
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Turkey has blocked potential attacks in recent weeks: presidential spokesman | Reuters
Turkey has blocked potential attacks in recent weeks: presidential spokesman
ANKARA
Turkey has prevented potential attacks in recent weeks including planned suicide bombings, President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said on Monday, following a spate of attacks blamed on Islamic State and Kurdish militants.
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ANKARA
Turkey has prevented potential attacks in recent weeks including planned suicide bombings, President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said on Monday, following a spate of attacks blamed on Islamic State and Kurdish militants.
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Migrants coming to Europe via Mediterranean HALVES in March | World | News | Daily Express
Migrants coming to Europe via Mediterranean HALVES in March, shock figures reveal
THE number of migrants coming into Europe via the Mediterranean Sea has more than halved this month, shock figures have revealed.
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THE number of migrants coming into Europe via the Mediterranean Sea has more than halved this month, shock figures have revealed.
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Monday, March 28, 2016
How Turkey's Syrian refugees are getting by - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
How Turkey's Syrian refugees are getting by
On Jan. 15, the Turkish government’s handling of the humanitarian crisis in neighboring Syria took a major turn when officials introduced regulations to grant many of the 2.5 million Syrian refugees work permits. While international human rights organizations welcomed Turkey’s decision, the action has yet to improve the lives and working conditions of many Syrian refugees in Turkey’s workforce.
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On Jan. 15, the Turkish government’s handling of the humanitarian crisis in neighboring Syria took a major turn when officials introduced regulations to grant many of the 2.5 million Syrian refugees work permits. While international human rights organizations welcomed Turkey’s decision, the action has yet to improve the lives and working conditions of many Syrian refugees in Turkey’s workforce.
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US, Turkey Look to Expand Fight Against IS
US, Turkey Look to Expand Fight Against IS
Pamela Dockins
March 28, 2016 4:12 PM
STATE DEPARTMENT—
The U.S. and Turkey are discussing plans to expand cooperation in order to put greater pressure on Islamic State (IS) militants, said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday during a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
More:US, Turkey Look to Expand Fight Against IS
Pamela Dockins
March 28, 2016 4:12 PM
STATE DEPARTMENT—
The U.S. and Turkey are discussing plans to expand cooperation in order to put greater pressure on Islamic State (IS) militants, said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday during a meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
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Ambiguity in women’s policies - GİLA BENMAYOR
Ambiguity in women’s policies
It was on my return flight from the Paris meeting of the world’s cosmetic giant L’Oreal held their “For Women in Science” program organized together with UNESCO for 18 years that I read a piece written by Family Minister Sema Ramazanoğlu in Turkish Airlines (THY) inflight magazine, Skylife.
More:Ambiguity in women’s policies - GİLA BENMAYOR
It was on my return flight from the Paris meeting of the world’s cosmetic giant L’Oreal held their “For Women in Science” program organized together with UNESCO for 18 years that I read a piece written by Family Minister Sema Ramazanoğlu in Turkish Airlines (THY) inflight magazine, Skylife.
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Why Turkey's high unemployment rate may mean more terror attacks - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Why Turkey's high unemployment rate may mean more terror attacks
ANKARA, Turkey — The rising wave of terrorism in Turkey’s big cities has sparked debates on the various aspects of the attacks, committed on what appears to be on a rotating basis by the Islamic State (IS) and the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK), a radical offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The discussion has focused on the reasons that made Turkey a playing field for terrorists and the security and intelligence failures behind the attacks. Another crucial topic, however, is the recruitment methods of terrorist groups and how young people are cajoled into becoming suicide bombers.
More:Why Turkey's high unemployment rate may mean more terror attacks - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
ANKARA, Turkey — The rising wave of terrorism in Turkey’s big cities has sparked debates on the various aspects of the attacks, committed on what appears to be on a rotating basis by the Islamic State (IS) and the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK), a radical offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). The discussion has focused on the reasons that made Turkey a playing field for terrorists and the security and intelligence failures behind the attacks. Another crucial topic, however, is the recruitment methods of terrorist groups and how young people are cajoled into becoming suicide bombers.
More:Why Turkey's high unemployment rate may mean more terror attacks - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Opinion: Is Turkey coming in from the cold? - CNN.com
Opinion: Is Turkey coming in from the cold in Europe?
Soner Cagaptay, Special to CNN
(CNN)Turkey is facing the largest wave of terror attacks in its history -- in the past six months alone, the country has been hit by five deadly attacks.
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Soner Cagaptay, Special to CNN
(CNN)Turkey is facing the largest wave of terror attacks in its history -- in the past six months alone, the country has been hit by five deadly attacks.
More:Opinion: Is Turkey coming in from the cold? - CNN.com
Turkish security forces kill more than 5,300 militants since July - Erdogan | Daily Mail Online
Turkish security forces kill more than 5,300 militants since July - Erdogan
By Reuters
Published: 06:34 EST, 28 March 2016 | Updated: 06:34 EST, 28 March 2016
ISTANBUL, March 28 (Reuters) - Turkish security forces have killed 5,359 Kurdish militants since the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) abandoned a two-year ceasefire in July, the state-run Anadolu news agency cited President Tayyip Erdogan as saying on Monday.
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By Reuters
Published: 06:34 EST, 28 March 2016 | Updated: 06:34 EST, 28 March 2016
ISTANBUL, March 28 (Reuters) - Turkish security forces have killed 5,359 Kurdish militants since the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) abandoned a two-year ceasefire in July, the state-run Anadolu news agency cited President Tayyip Erdogan as saying on Monday.
More:Turkish security forces kill more than 5,300 militants since July - Erdogan | Daily Mail Online
Turkey significantly changes rules for unlicensed energy generation - Lexology
Turkey significantly changes rules for unlicensed energy generation
Turkey March 28 2016
The Energy Market Regulatory Authority ("EMRA") issued an amendment to the Regulation on Unlicensed Energy Generation (the "Regulation") and the Communiqué on Implementation of Unlicensed Energy Generation (the "Communiqué") (together, the "Amendment") on March 23, 2016. The long awaited draft Amendment was first published on EMRA's website in December 2015, and included restrictions on the total installed capacity of adjacent unlicensed plants controlled by the same person or entity as well as share transfer restrictions. The published Amendment, in addition to the restrictions outlined in the draft, introduces a maximum limit for the amount of "excess energy" to be fed into the grid, and includes rules and procedures for situations where there are multiple applications for licensed and unlicensed generation in the same area, as well as other major changes regarding grid connections.
More:Turkey significantly changes rules for unlicensed energy generation - Lexology
Turkey March 28 2016
The Energy Market Regulatory Authority ("EMRA") issued an amendment to the Regulation on Unlicensed Energy Generation (the "Regulation") and the Communiqué on Implementation of Unlicensed Energy Generation (the "Communiqué") (together, the "Amendment") on March 23, 2016. The long awaited draft Amendment was first published on EMRA's website in December 2015, and included restrictions on the total installed capacity of adjacent unlicensed plants controlled by the same person or entity as well as share transfer restrictions. The published Amendment, in addition to the restrictions outlined in the draft, introduces a maximum limit for the amount of "excess energy" to be fed into the grid, and includes rules and procedures for situations where there are multiple applications for licensed and unlicensed generation in the same area, as well as other major changes regarding grid connections.
More:Turkey significantly changes rules for unlicensed energy generation - Lexology
Turkey holds EU-bound Myanmar refugees caught at sea - Daily Sabah
Turkey holds EU-bound Myanmar refugees caught at sea
ANADOLU AGENCY
A Turkish official has confirmed that a group of refugees from Myanmar were among more than 350 people picked up at sea by the coastguard over the weekend as they attempted to travel to Europe.
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ANADOLU AGENCY
A Turkish official has confirmed that a group of refugees from Myanmar were among more than 350 people picked up at sea by the coastguard over the weekend as they attempted to travel to Europe.
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Turkey, world condemn deadly attack in Pakistan, death toll exceeds 70 - ASIA
Turkey, world condemn deadly attack in Pakistan, death toll exceeds 70
Turkey and political figures across the globe have strongly condemned the deadly attack in Pakistan’s Lahore, which targeted Christians celebrating Easter, killed more than 70 people and was claimed by a fraction of the Taliban, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
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Turkey and political figures across the globe have strongly condemned the deadly attack in Pakistan’s Lahore, which targeted Christians celebrating Easter, killed more than 70 people and was claimed by a fraction of the Taliban, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
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Opinion: Should Europe abandon Turkey? | National News - WPTZ Home
Opinion: Should Europe abandon Turkey?
Published 11:46 PM EDT Mar 27, 2016
(CNN) —Turkey is facing the largest wave of terror attacks in its history -- in the past six months alone, the country has been hit by five deadly attacks.
Islamic State (IS) has targeted Istanbul twice and Ankara once since October 2015, killing at least 120 people, and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has hit the Turkish capital Ankara twice, killing at least 65 people.
More:Opinion: Should Europe abandon Turkey? | National News - WPTZ Home
Published 11:46 PM EDT Mar 27, 2016
(CNN) —Turkey is facing the largest wave of terror attacks in its history -- in the past six months alone, the country has been hit by five deadly attacks.
Islamic State (IS) has targeted Istanbul twice and Ankara once since October 2015, killing at least 120 people, and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has hit the Turkish capital Ankara twice, killing at least 65 people.
More:Opinion: Should Europe abandon Turkey? | National News - WPTZ Home
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Turkish President Faces a Cool Reception in U.S. Visit - WSJ
Turkish President Faces a Cool Reception in U.S. Visit
Obama turns down one-on-one meeting with Erdogan at nuclear summit, reflecting concerns about key ally’s crackdowns on dissent, Kurdish insurgents
More:Turkish President Faces a Cool Reception in U.S. Visit - WSJ
Obama turns down one-on-one meeting with Erdogan at nuclear summit, reflecting concerns about key ally’s crackdowns on dissent, Kurdish insurgents
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LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: A Fable -- Aesop and the Presidential Candidates | Lost Coast Outpost | Humboldt County
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: A Fable — Aesop and the Presidential Candidates
James Tressler / Today @ 8:35 a.m. / Letter From Istanbul
My student Ender and I have continued following the U.S. Primary elections. This past Friday we listened to the candidates’ rally speeches in Arizona and Washington.
More:LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: A Fable -- Aesop and the Presidential Candidates | Lost Coast Outpost | Humboldt County
James Tressler / Today @ 8:35 a.m. / Letter From Istanbul
My student Ender and I have continued following the U.S. Primary elections. This past Friday we listened to the candidates’ rally speeches in Arizona and Washington.
More:LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: A Fable -- Aesop and the Presidential Candidates | Lost Coast Outpost | Humboldt County
Turkey under the influence of hot international winds and cold domestic winds - ECONOMICS
Turkey under the influence of hot international winds and cold domestic winds
Mustafa Sönmez - mustafasnmz@hotmail.com
Interesting days have begun for Turkey and the like “emerging countries.” The central countries have loosened their monetary policies and money is again pouring into emerging countries… This creates the effect of a hot wind…
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Mustafa Sönmez - mustafasnmz@hotmail.com
Interesting days have begun for Turkey and the like “emerging countries.” The central countries have loosened their monetary policies and money is again pouring into emerging countries… This creates the effect of a hot wind…
More:Turkey under the influence of hot international winds and cold domestic winds - ECONOMICS
Five Things About Obama and Erdogan’s Meeting – At A Glance - WSJ
Five Things About Obama and Erdogan’s Meeting
4:14 pm EST Mar 27, 2016
By Dion Nissenbaum
ISTANBUL–President Barack Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once had a close working relationship as the two leaders found a unique rapport while working on major issues confronting both countries. But relations between the two have become more strained because of simmering disagreements over how to solve major problems they are working together to confront. Here’s a look at the key issues:
More:Five Things About Obama and Erdogan’s Meeting – At A Glance - WSJ
4:14 pm EST Mar 27, 2016
By Dion Nissenbaum
ISTANBUL–President Barack Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once had a close working relationship as the two leaders found a unique rapport while working on major issues confronting both countries. But relations between the two have become more strained because of simmering disagreements over how to solve major problems they are working together to confront. Here’s a look at the key issues:
More:Five Things About Obama and Erdogan’s Meeting – At A Glance - WSJ
Government-linked Foundation Caught Up in Turkish Child Sex Scandal - The Media Line
Government-linked Foundation Caught Up in Turkish Child Sex Scandal
By Nick Ashdown | The Media Line
March 27, 2016
ISTANBUL — A child sex abuse scandal allegedly involving a foundation with close links to the government has made national headlines in Turkey.
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By Nick Ashdown | The Media Line
March 27, 2016
ISTANBUL — A child sex abuse scandal allegedly involving a foundation with close links to the government has made national headlines in Turkey.
More:Government-linked Foundation Caught Up in Turkish Child Sex Scandal - The Media Line
Istanbul Photo Awards Puts Spotlight On Region | Fulton News
Istanbul Photo Awards puts spotlight on region
By Tanisha Rowland on March 27, 2016No Comment
- Executive for Getty Images and jury member of Anadolu Agency's Istanbul Photo Awards says event succeeded in drawing global attention to recent developments in Middle East
More:Istanbul Photo Awards Puts Spotlight On Region | Fulton News
By Tanisha Rowland on March 27, 2016No Comment
- Executive for Getty Images and jury member of Anadolu Agency's Istanbul Photo Awards says event succeeded in drawing global attention to recent developments in Middle East
More:Istanbul Photo Awards Puts Spotlight On Region | Fulton News
Bombs in Turkey are part of this same sad tale | Media | The Guardian
Bombs in Turkey are part of this same sad tale
Peter Preston
Sunday 27 March 2016 05.00 EDT
Last modified on Sunday 27 March 2016 05.17 EDT
Brussels, in its miserable way, was part of an emerging media routine. Get your TV news anchors there on the shattered streets. Sweep other stories aside for the duration. (I particularly like the C4 reporter who told Matt Frei, just a few kilometres away, that nothing much was happening in Molenbeek except for rather a lot of policemen and journalists walking up and down.)
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Peter Preston
Sunday 27 March 2016 05.00 EDT
Last modified on Sunday 27 March 2016 05.17 EDT
Brussels, in its miserable way, was part of an emerging media routine. Get your TV news anchors there on the shattered streets. Sweep other stories aside for the duration. (I particularly like the C4 reporter who told Matt Frei, just a few kilometres away, that nothing much was happening in Molenbeek except for rather a lot of policemen and journalists walking up and down.)
More:Bombs in Turkey are part of this same sad tale | Media | The Guardian
Russia signals interest to defrost ties with Turkey | MENAFN.COM
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(MENAFN - Asia Times) In an abrupt turnaround Moscow has put out feelers to Turkey signalling interest in calming tensions in the bilateral relations and opening a new page. The Russian civil aviation authorities have lifted the ban on flights to Antalya on the Mediterranean which is known as the Turkish Riviera and a popular destination for Russian tourists.
No explanation has been given for the decision in terms of which Ural Airlines will fly seven times a week from the Russian cities of Rostov-on-Don Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan to Antalya.
More:Russia signals interest to defrost ties with Turkey | MENAFN.COM
(MENAFN - Asia Times) In an abrupt turnaround Moscow has put out feelers to Turkey signalling interest in calming tensions in the bilateral relations and opening a new page. The Russian civil aviation authorities have lifted the ban on flights to Antalya on the Mediterranean which is known as the Turkish Riviera and a popular destination for Russian tourists.
No explanation has been given for the decision in terms of which Ural Airlines will fly seven times a week from the Russian cities of Rostov-on-Don Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan to Antalya.
More:Russia signals interest to defrost ties with Turkey | MENAFN.COM
Terror wave adds to fears for fragile Turkish economy - The Express Tribune
Terror wave adds to fears for fragile Turkish economy
By AFP
ISTANBUL:
Six suicide attacks in eight months and a spat with Russia have added to concerns for the Turkish economy as tourists flee, taking billions of dollars in spending elsewhere, and foreign investors skirt the troubled country.
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By AFP
ISTANBUL:
Six suicide attacks in eight months and a spat with Russia have added to concerns for the Turkish economy as tourists flee, taking billions of dollars in spending elsewhere, and foreign investors skirt the troubled country.
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Saturday, March 26, 2016
Kurds in Turkey: Crushed hopes after conflict in Diyarbakir - BBC News
Kurds in Turkey: Crushed hopes after conflict in Diyarbakir
By Pinar Sevinclidir BBC Monitoring, Diyarbakir
The mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, in southeast Turkey, appears shell-shocked after three months of fighting between the security forces and the militant Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK).
More:Kurds in Turkey: Crushed hopes after conflict in Diyarbakir - BBC News
By Pinar Sevinclidir BBC Monitoring, Diyarbakir
The mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, in southeast Turkey, appears shell-shocked after three months of fighting between the security forces and the militant Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK).
More:Kurds in Turkey: Crushed hopes after conflict in Diyarbakir - BBC News
In Cesme, good Samaritans help refugees stuck in Turkey | Europe | DW.COM | 26.03.2016
In Cesme, good Samaritans help refugees stuck in Turkey
Despite the country's recent deal with the EU - and the promise of billions from Brussels - refugees often receive no government support in Turkey. Volunteers try to fill the gaps, DW's Daniel Heinrich reports.
More:In Cesme, good Samaritans help refugees stuck in Turkey | Europe | DW.COM | 26.03.2016
Despite the country's recent deal with the EU - and the promise of billions from Brussels - refugees often receive no government support in Turkey. Volunteers try to fill the gaps, DW's Daniel Heinrich reports.
More:In Cesme, good Samaritans help refugees stuck in Turkey | Europe | DW.COM | 26.03.2016
Turkish police warn of possible Easter attacks: report - Yahoo News
Turkish police warn of possible Easter attacks: report
Ankara (AFP) - Police in Turkey have warned of possible Islamic State attacks against Christians and Jews over the Easter weekend, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday.
More:Turkish police warn of possible Easter attacks: report - Yahoo News
Ankara (AFP) - Police in Turkey have warned of possible Islamic State attacks against Christians and Jews over the Easter weekend, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday.
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Turkish police warn of possible Easter attacks: report - IBNLive
Turkish police warn of possible Easter attacks: report
Posted on: 08:03 PM IST Mar 26, 2016
Ankara: Police in Turkey have warned of possible Islamic State attacks against Christians and Jews over the Easter weekend, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday.
More:Turkish police warn of possible Easter attacks: report - IBNLive
Posted on: 08:03 PM IST Mar 26, 2016
Ankara: Police in Turkey have warned of possible Islamic State attacks against Christians and Jews over the Easter weekend, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday.
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Anti-Daesh Strategy Failing, Senior Turkish Aide Says | Fulton News
Anti-Daesh strategy failing, senior Turkish aide says
By Selim ALTIN on March 26, 2016No Comment
ANKARA – Turkey’s presidential spokesman on Saturday called for a review of the anti-Daesh strategy in Syria and Iraq to prevent the spread of terrorism.
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By Selim ALTIN on March 26, 2016No Comment
ANKARA – Turkey’s presidential spokesman on Saturday called for a review of the anti-Daesh strategy in Syria and Iraq to prevent the spread of terrorism.
More:Anti-Daesh Strategy Failing, Senior Turkish Aide Says | Fulton News
Erdogan slams diplomats for attending journalists’ trial - Salon.com
Erdogan slams diplomats for attending journalists’ trial
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president has criticized foreign diplomats who attended the trial of two prominent journalists in a show of support for media freedoms in Turkey.
More:Erdogan slams diplomats for attending journalists’ trial - Salon.com
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president has criticized foreign diplomats who attended the trial of two prominent journalists in a show of support for media freedoms in Turkey.
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Turkey, Criticized For Not Stopping Jihadists, Urges Europe To Step Up : Parallels : NPR
Turkey, Criticized For Not Stopping Jihadists, Urges Europe To Step Up
March 26, 20165:40 AM ET
In recent years, Turkey has been criticized for doing too little to stop jihadist fighters from moving between the Mideast and Europe. Its more than 500-mile border with Syria has come in for particular scrutiny throughout the five-year Syrian conflict.
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March 26, 20165:40 AM ET
In recent years, Turkey has been criticized for doing too little to stop jihadist fighters from moving between the Mideast and Europe. Its more than 500-mile border with Syria has come in for particular scrutiny throughout the five-year Syrian conflict.
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Belgium terror incompetence laid bare: How all THREE Brussels suicide bombers were flagged up by Turkish authorities and left to commit mass murder in Europe | Daily Mail Online
Belgium terror incompetence laid bare: How all THREE Brussels suicide bombers were flagged up by Turkish authorities and left to commit mass murder in Europe
New reports have revealed astonishing lapses in security and intelligence after it emerged all three Brussels bombers had visited Turkey in the past two years, raising suspicion with local authorities looking to deport them.
More:Belgium terror incompetence laid bare: How all THREE Brussels suicide bombers were flagged up by Turkish authorities and left to commit mass murder in Europe | Daily Mail Online
New reports have revealed astonishing lapses in security and intelligence after it emerged all three Brussels bombers had visited Turkey in the past two years, raising suspicion with local authorities looking to deport them.
More:Belgium terror incompetence laid bare: How all THREE Brussels suicide bombers were flagged up by Turkish authorities and left to commit mass murder in Europe | Daily Mail Online
Erdogan 'Believes in Radical Islam' Says Jordan King | News | teleSUR English
Erdogan 'Believes in Radical Islam' Says Jordan King
In a secret meeting with U.S. lawmakers, the Jordanian King also accused Israel of turning a blind eye to al-Qaida in Syria along its borders.
More:Erdogan 'Believes in Radical Islam' Says Jordan King | News | teleSUR English
In a secret meeting with U.S. lawmakers, the Jordanian King also accused Israel of turning a blind eye to al-Qaida in Syria along its borders.
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Friday, March 25, 2016
Turks 'will not get used to' terror attacks in their country | Public Radio International
Turks 'will not get used to' terror attacks in their country
PRI's The World
March 25, 2016 · 8:30 AM EDT
By Dalia Mortada (follow)
Dalia Mortada
Turkey has seen a wave of terror attacks like never before. On Saturday, four people were killed and dozens were injured when a suicide bomber detonated his vest in central Istanbul. Just six days before, a car bomb went off in one of the most trafficked areas of Turkey’s capital, Ankara, killing at least 37 people and injuring more than 70.
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PRI's The World
March 25, 2016 · 8:30 AM EDT
By Dalia Mortada (follow)
Dalia Mortada
Turkey has seen a wave of terror attacks like never before. On Saturday, four people were killed and dozens were injured when a suicide bomber detonated his vest in central Istanbul. Just six days before, a car bomb went off in one of the most trafficked areas of Turkey’s capital, Ankara, killing at least 37 people and injuring more than 70.
More:Turks 'will not get used to' terror attacks in their country | Public Radio International
Turkey migrant smuggling business 'finished' after EU deal
Turkey migrant smuggling business 'finished' after EU deal
Refugees now fearing they will be sent straight back, even if they succeed in making the dangerous crossing to Greece.
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Refugees now fearing they will be sent straight back, even if they succeed in making the dangerous crossing to Greece.
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Turkey imports LNG from US for first time
Turkey imports LNG from US for first time
25 March 2016, 10:04 (GMT+04:00)
Baku, Azerbaijan, March 25
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Turkey has for the first time imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US in 2016, said the message from Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA).
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25 March 2016, 10:04 (GMT+04:00)
Baku, Azerbaijan, March 25
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Turkey has for the first time imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US in 2016, said the message from Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA).
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Turkish journalists go on trial in landmark press freedom case - Firstpost
Turkish journalists go on trial in landmark press freedom case
Mar 25, 2016 10:28 IST
Istanbul: Two top Turkish journalists go on trial Friday accused of espionage and other serious crimes and facing possible life in prison over a story about Turkey's role in the Syrian conflict that infuriated strongman President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
More:Turkish journalists go on trial in landmark press freedom case - Firstpost
Mar 25, 2016 10:28 IST
Istanbul: Two top Turkish journalists go on trial Friday accused of espionage and other serious crimes and facing possible life in prison over a story about Turkey's role in the Syrian conflict that infuriated strongman President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
More:Turkish journalists go on trial in landmark press freedom case - Firstpost
Thursday, March 24, 2016
How does Trump’s case explain Erdoğan? - NEVŞİN MENGÜ
How does Trump’s case explain Erdoğan?
“How does Trump keep winning?” this is what political scientists are trying to understand. The answer to that question might explain the Turkish case as well.
While international relations enthusiasts were busy examining the article in the Atlantic “The Obama Doctrine,” vox.com featured “The rise of American authoritarianism.” The article explains that Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is not a cause but actually an effect.
More:How does Trump’s case explain Erdoğan? - NEVŞİN MENGÜ
“How does Trump keep winning?” this is what political scientists are trying to understand. The answer to that question might explain the Turkish case as well.
While international relations enthusiasts were busy examining the article in the Atlantic “The Obama Doctrine,” vox.com featured “The rise of American authoritarianism.” The article explains that Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is not a cause but actually an effect.
More:How does Trump’s case explain Erdoğan? - NEVŞİN MENGÜ
Brussels, Istanbul, Ankara: Why Don't We Mourn Victims of Terrorism Equally?
Brussels, Istanbul, Ankara: Why Don’t We Mourn Victims of Terrorism Equally?
By now, you’ve probably heard about Brussels. The city of waffles, urinating statues, and moules frites was rocked early Tuesday morning by acts of terrorism.
More:Brussels, Istanbul, Ankara: Why Don't We Mourn Victims of Terrorism Equally?
By now, you’ve probably heard about Brussels. The city of waffles, urinating statues, and moules frites was rocked early Tuesday morning by acts of terrorism.
More:Brussels, Istanbul, Ankara: Why Don't We Mourn Victims of Terrorism Equally?
Turkey Has Two-Headed Government, One Central Bank Chief to Pick - Bloomberg Business
Government, One Central Bank Chief to Pick
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is at loggerheads with his premier over who should be the next central bank governor as the Turkish president pushes for a candidate amenable to cutting rates, according to people familiar with the matter.
More:Turkey Has Two-Headed Government, One Central Bank Chief to Pick - Bloomberg Business
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is at loggerheads with his premier over who should be the next central bank governor as the Turkish president pushes for a candidate amenable to cutting rates, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Turkey's tourism industry on the brink
Turkey's tourism industry on the brink as bookings tumble
24 March 2016 • 11:10am
Last weekend saw the fourth terrorist attack in three months, a bomb in Istanbul’s main pedestrianised shopping avenue, Istiklal Street, which killed five. This year has already seen two attacks in the city, as well as in Ankara. These outrages have been variously blamed on Islamic State operatives from neighbouring Syria and on Kurdish dissidents currently embroiled in a vicious conflict with government forces in the southeast, a region Britain’s Foreign Office now advises against for all but essential travel.
More:Turkey's tourism industry on the brink
24 March 2016 • 11:10am
Last weekend saw the fourth terrorist attack in three months, a bomb in Istanbul’s main pedestrianised shopping avenue, Istiklal Street, which killed five. This year has already seen two attacks in the city, as well as in Ankara. These outrages have been variously blamed on Islamic State operatives from neighbouring Syria and on Kurdish dissidents currently embroiled in a vicious conflict with government forces in the southeast, a region Britain’s Foreign Office now advises against for all but essential travel.
More:Turkey's tourism industry on the brink
GAMADES: But will you be Ankara? - The Daily Free Press
GAMADES: But will you be Ankara?
March 24, 2016 4:12 am · Posted by Lucy Gamades
A terrorist attack shook Brussels early Tuesday, leaving at least 31 people dead and injuring hundreds more. The Islamic State group quickly took responsibility for the violence, adding yet another major metropolitan center to the targets they’ve hit. Bombings at the city’s international airport and a subway station adjacent to the European Union headquarters came on the heels of the Friday arrest of a suspect in last year’s Paris terrorist attacks who had been living in Brussels — “Europe’s most wanted fugitive,” according to CNN.
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March 24, 2016 4:12 am · Posted by Lucy Gamades
A terrorist attack shook Brussels early Tuesday, leaving at least 31 people dead and injuring hundreds more. The Islamic State group quickly took responsibility for the violence, adding yet another major metropolitan center to the targets they’ve hit. Bombings at the city’s international airport and a subway station adjacent to the European Union headquarters came on the heels of the Friday arrest of a suspect in last year’s Paris terrorist attacks who had been living in Brussels — “Europe’s most wanted fugitive,” according to CNN.
More:GAMADES: But will you be Ankara? - The Daily Free Press
Minister says Belgium was aware Brussels bomber was deported by Turkey - EUROPE
Minister says Belgium was aware Brussels bomber was deported by Turkey
A Belgian minister has said they were aware one of the Brussels bombers was deported from Turkey to the Netherlands last year, one day after Turkey’s president made the news of the attacker’s deportation public.
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A Belgian minister has said they were aware one of the Brussels bombers was deported from Turkey to the Netherlands last year, one day after Turkey’s president made the news of the attacker’s deportation public.
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Why We Mourn More For Brussels Than Ankara
Why We Mourn More For Brussels Than Ankara
By Carl Miller On 3/24/16 at 8:22 AM
Big events—football matches, train crashes and of course extremist attacks—all now have a digital aftermath. Their wake is filled with a hissing, humming cloud of digital reaction as people jump onto social media to report from the scene, share footage and images, discuss how they should react, offer and call for help, condemn those they think blameworthy and support others. Needless to say, this is all wrapped up in a heaving mass of tweets and posts.
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By Carl Miller On 3/24/16 at 8:22 AM
Big events—football matches, train crashes and of course extremist attacks—all now have a digital aftermath. Their wake is filled with a hissing, humming cloud of digital reaction as people jump onto social media to report from the scene, share footage and images, discuss how they should react, offer and call for help, condemn those they think blameworthy and support others. Needless to say, this is all wrapped up in a heaving mass of tweets and posts.
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U.S. Sends the Wrong Message to Turkey | Human Rights Watch
U.S. Sends the Wrong Message to Turkey
The European Union’s current plan to stop the irregular flow of migrants and refugees to Europe, which came into effect on March 20, involves an agreement with Turkey to take back all people arriving on the Greek islands and all those intercepted in Turkish waters. In announcing the agreement, E.U. leaders have welcomed NATO's engagement in patrolling the Aegean Sea. As NATO includes non-E.U. members, including the United States and Turkey, it is able to operate in Turkish waters, unlike Frontex, the E.U. border agency.
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The European Union’s current plan to stop the irregular flow of migrants and refugees to Europe, which came into effect on March 20, involves an agreement with Turkey to take back all people arriving on the Greek islands and all those intercepted in Turkish waters. In announcing the agreement, E.U. leaders have welcomed NATO's engagement in patrolling the Aegean Sea. As NATO includes non-E.U. members, including the United States and Turkey, it is able to operate in Turkish waters, unlike Frontex, the E.U. border agency.
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Coup d’état against the Turkish press - BARÇIN YİNANÇ
Coup d’état against the Turkish press
Those familiar with the history of the Turkish press, especially foreign observers, may not be convinced if they were told that the media in Turkey was freer in the recent past compared to today.
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Those familiar with the history of the Turkish press, especially foreign observers, may not be convinced if they were told that the media in Turkey was freer in the recent past compared to today.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016
PFA pays tribute to films of Turkey’s Nuri Bilge Ceylan - SFGate
PFA pays tribute to films of Turkey’s Nuri Bilge Ceylan
By G. Allen Johnson Published 10:41 am, Wednesday, March 23, 2016
The Cinematic Landscapes of Nuri Bilge Ceylan: The Turkish filmmaker is one of the most highly regarded filmmakers in world cinema, and two decades into a quietly evolving career, Ceylan gets a retrospective at the Pacific Film Archive. The six-film series begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24, with “Winter Sleep,” which won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. The three-hour, 15-minute movie, filmed in the remote steppes of Cappadocia in central Turkey, is about an ego-driven former actor who moves to his hometown rural village with his young wife.
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By G. Allen Johnson Published 10:41 am, Wednesday, March 23, 2016
The Cinematic Landscapes of Nuri Bilge Ceylan: The Turkish filmmaker is one of the most highly regarded filmmakers in world cinema, and two decades into a quietly evolving career, Ceylan gets a retrospective at the Pacific Film Archive. The six-film series begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24, with “Winter Sleep,” which won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014. The three-hour, 15-minute movie, filmed in the remote steppes of Cappadocia in central Turkey, is about an ego-driven former actor who moves to his hometown rural village with his young wife.
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Turkish Crackdown on Dissent Muzzles Professors - Al-Fanar MediaAl-Fanar Media
Turkish Crackdown on Dissent Muzzles Professors
Burton Bollag / 23 Mar 2016
Turkey has started a wave of criminal investigations, arrests, and dismissals of university faculty members in what appears to be the biggest crackdown on academics in decades. Last week, an Istanbul court jailed three professors on suspicion of “making terrorist propaganda.”
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Burton Bollag / 23 Mar 2016
Turkey has started a wave of criminal investigations, arrests, and dismissals of university faculty members in what appears to be the biggest crackdown on academics in decades. Last week, an Istanbul court jailed three professors on suspicion of “making terrorist propaganda.”
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Terrorism sans frontière, sans frontière - MURAT YETKİN
Terrorism sans frontière, sans frontière
The nature of terrorist attacks changed when al-Qaeda used civilian planes with passengers on board as weapons to attack civilian targets in the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001. 9/11 marked the beginning of global guerilla warfare.
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The nature of terrorist attacks changed when al-Qaeda used civilian planes with passengers on board as weapons to attack civilian targets in the U.S. on Sept. 11, 2001. 9/11 marked the beginning of global guerilla warfare.
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Analysis: US prosecutor becomes a phenomenon in Turkey - CRIME
Analysis: US prosecutor becomes a phenomenon in Turkey
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Social media has become a crucial platform for many people in Turkey to voice their concerns about what is happening in the country and the neighboring region. In leading social media platforms, U.S. prosecutor Preet Bharara, who has charged Reza Zarrab, an Iranian-born Turkish businessman who was acquitted in a vast Turkish graft probe in 2014 after 70 days in jail, has become a new phenomenon in Turkey.
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Social media has become a crucial platform for many people in Turkey to voice their concerns about what is happening in the country and the neighboring region. In leading social media platforms, U.S. prosecutor Preet Bharara, who has charged Reza Zarrab, an Iranian-born Turkish businessman who was acquitted in a vast Turkish graft probe in 2014 after 70 days in jail, has become a new phenomenon in Turkey.
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Erdogan’s Epic Europe Trolling | Foreign Policy
Erdogan’s Epic Europe Trolling
The EU's decision to restart membership talks with Turkey was a major victory for Ankara -- but not for the reason you think.
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The EU's decision to restart membership talks with Turkey was a major victory for Ankara -- but not for the reason you think.
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Turkey’s media faces 'unprecedented crisis', says English PEN | Media | The Guardian
Turkey’s media faces 'unprecedented crisis', says English PEN
Charity says press freedom in Turkey has suffered systematic attack under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with journalists facing imprisonment and assault
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Charity says press freedom in Turkey has suffered systematic attack under Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with journalists facing imprisonment and assault
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Alleged IS trio held in Turkey planned to attack German interests: reports - Times LIVE
Alleged IS trio held in Turkey planned to attack German interests: reports
AFP | 23 March, 2016 11:34
Three suspected Islamic State members arrested in Turkey were planning attacks on Germany's diplomatic missions or schools in the country, which were closed last week over a terror threat, Turkish media reported Wednesday.
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AFP | 23 March, 2016 11:34
Three suspected Islamic State members arrested in Turkey were planning attacks on Germany's diplomatic missions or schools in the country, which were closed last week over a terror threat, Turkish media reported Wednesday.
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Iran-Related Arrest in Florida Could Have Political Implications for Turkey’s Islamist Ruling Party
Iran-Related Arrest in Florida Could Have Political Implications for Turkey’s Islamist Ruling Party
By Patrick Goodenough | March 23, 2016 | 4:08 AM EDT
President Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (AP Photo, File)
(CNSNews.com) – The arrest in Florida of a prominent Iranian-Turkish businessman accused of conspiring to conduct hundreds of millions of dollars in financial transactions to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions may have major political implications in Turkey, where the same man was linked to a corruption scandal reaching into the upper ranks of the ruling party.
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By Patrick Goodenough | March 23, 2016 | 4:08 AM EDT
President Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (AP Photo, File)
(CNSNews.com) – The arrest in Florida of a prominent Iranian-Turkish businessman accused of conspiring to conduct hundreds of millions of dollars in financial transactions to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions may have major political implications in Turkey, where the same man was linked to a corruption scandal reaching into the upper ranks of the ruling party.
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Syrian refugee moved to detention centre after year in Istanbul airport
Syrian refugee moved to detention centre after year in Istanbul airport
Fadi Mansour was denied entry into Turkey and detained on March 15, 2015; had not left Istanbul airport since then.
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Concern voiced about conditions in Ataturk airport holding room
ISTANBUL - A Syrian refugee who was trapped for over a year at Istanbul's main airport after being refused entry to Turkey has been transferred to a detention centre, Amnesty International said Tuesday.
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Fadi Mansour was denied entry into Turkey and detained on March 15, 2015; had not left Istanbul airport since then.
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Concern voiced about conditions in Ataturk airport holding room
ISTANBUL - A Syrian refugee who was trapped for over a year at Istanbul's main airport after being refused entry to Turkey has been transferred to a detention centre, Amnesty International said Tuesday.
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Dutch consulate in Istanbul evacuated over terror threat as tensions in Turkey rise | World | News | Daily Express
Dutch consulate in Istanbul evacuated over terror threat as tensions in Turkey rise
THE Dutch consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul has been closed with all officials evacuated due to a possible terror threat.
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THE Dutch consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul has been closed with all officials evacuated due to a possible terror threat.
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Turkey's Erdogan: No Difference Between Terror, Whether Ankara or Brussels | Jakarta Globe
Turkey's Erdogan: No Difference Between Terror, Whether Ankara or Brussels
Ankara. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan condemned the attacks in Brussels that killed at least 26 people on Tuesday (22/03) and said there was no difference between terror organizations, whether they were Kurdish militants targeting Ankara or the attackers in the Belgian capital.
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Ankara. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan condemned the attacks in Brussels that killed at least 26 people on Tuesday (22/03) and said there was no difference between terror organizations, whether they were Kurdish militants targeting Ankara or the attackers in the Belgian capital.
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A clash of what?
A clash of what?
Culture, religion – or merely politics? Recent terrorist attacks against another European capital city in less than a year have once again shaken world politics to the core. Are we playing into the hands of Daesh? By Hakim Khatib
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Culture, religion – or merely politics? Recent terrorist attacks against another European capital city in less than a year have once again shaken world politics to the core. Are we playing into the hands of Daesh? By Hakim Khatib
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New Bomb Attack Paralyzes Life in Turkey
New Bomb Attack Paralyzes Life in Turkey
Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News 6:04 p.m. EDT March 21, 2016
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ANKARA — For the fifth time since October, another bomb has rocked one of Turkey's two biggest cities — Istanbul and Ankara — pushing the overall death toll in recent months to nearly 200 with hundreds more injured.
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Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News 6:04 p.m. EDT March 21, 2016
TURKEY-TERROR-ATTACK
ANKARA — For the fifth time since October, another bomb has rocked one of Turkey's two biggest cities — Istanbul and Ankara — pushing the overall death toll in recent months to nearly 200 with hundreds more injured.
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Tuesday, March 22, 2016
These Attacks Happened Days Before Brussels — But You Probably Didn't Hear About Them
These Attacks Happened Days Before Brussels — But You Probably Didn't Hear About Them
Jon Levine's avatar image By Jon Levine March 22, 2016
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The city of Brussels was rocked by explosions Tuesday morning, leaving at least 30 people dead and 230 injured. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack which came just days after Paris massacre suspect Salah Abdeslam was apprehended in the Molenbeek district of Brussels. The most recent spasm of European violence has already sent ripples of grief in media and Facebook feeds around the world.
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The city of Brussels was rocked by explosions Tuesday morning, leaving at least 30 people dead and 230 injured. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack which came just days after Paris massacre suspect Salah Abdeslam was apprehended in the Molenbeek district of Brussels. The most recent spasm of European violence has already sent ripples of grief in media and Facebook feeds around the world.
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U.S. arrest of Iranian gold trader reopens wounds in Turkish graft scandal | Reuters
U.S. arrest of Iranian gold trader reopens wounds in Turkish graft scandal
ISTANBUL | By Humeyra Pamuk and Nick Tattersall
The arrest of an Iranian gold trader whom Turkish prosecutors placed at the heart of a Turkish government graft scandal two years ago hit shares in a state-run bank on Tuesday and raised opposition hopes that new light would be shed on a case it said was covered up.
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ISTANBUL | By Humeyra Pamuk and Nick Tattersall
The arrest of an Iranian gold trader whom Turkish prosecutors placed at the heart of a Turkish government graft scandal two years ago hit shares in a state-run bank on Tuesday and raised opposition hopes that new light would be shed on a case it said was covered up.
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Brussels bombings: Social media reaction to attacks criticised as disproportionate compared to Ankara | Europe | News | The Independent
Brussels bombings: Social media reaction to attacks criticised as disproportionate compared to Ankara
Accusations of hypocrisy have surrounded the reaction on social media to the bomb attacks in Brussels, which many contrasted with the response to similar terror attacks around the world.
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Accusations of hypocrisy have surrounded the reaction on social media to the bomb attacks in Brussels, which many contrasted with the response to similar terror attacks around the world.
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Gold Trader's Arrest Gives Hope to Erdogan's Foes in Turkey
Gold Trader's Arrest Gives Hope to Erdogan's Foes in Turkey
By Reuters On 3/22/16 at 10:40 PM
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The arrest of an Iranian gold trader whom Turkish prosecutors placed at the heart of a Turkish government graft scandal two years ago hit shares in a state-run bank on Tuesday and raised opposition hopes that new light would be shed on a case it said was covered up.
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By Reuters On 3/22/16 at 10:40 PM
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The arrest of an Iranian gold trader whom Turkish prosecutors placed at the heart of a Turkish government graft scandal two years ago hit shares in a state-run bank on Tuesday and raised opposition hopes that new light would be shed on a case it said was covered up.
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Turkish Police Hunt for 3 Islamic State Militants - The New York Times
Turkish Police Hunt for 3 Islamic State Militants
ISTANBUL- Turkish state-run media reported on Monday that police are searching for three suspected Islamic State militants who are allegedly planning to carry out a "sensational" act in the country, which has already been rocked by six suicide bombings since the summer.
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ISTANBUL- Turkish state-run media reported on Monday that police are searching for three suspected Islamic State militants who are allegedly planning to carry out a "sensational" act in the country, which has already been rocked by six suicide bombings since the summer.
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Turkish officials arrive in Greece under migrant accord, Europe News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Turkish officials arrive in Greece under migrant accord
LESBOS, GREECE (REUTERS) - Turkish officials arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday (March 21) to help implement a deal with the European Union to tackle a migrant crisis that has tested European cohesion to its limits.
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LESBOS, GREECE (REUTERS) - Turkish officials arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday (March 21) to help implement a deal with the European Union to tackle a migrant crisis that has tested European cohesion to its limits.
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After scare, Cyprus peace hopes survive EU-Turkey migrant deal | Reuters
After scare, Cyprus peace hopes survive EU-Turkey migrant deal
BRUSSELS | By Alastair Macdonald
Amid all the arguments about the feasibility, legality and morality of the European Union's migrant deal with Turkey, one positive result, say EU officials and diplomats, is that at least it hasn't wrecked the Cyprus peace process.
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BRUSSELS | By Alastair Macdonald
Amid all the arguments about the feasibility, legality and morality of the European Union's migrant deal with Turkey, one positive result, say EU officials and diplomats, is that at least it hasn't wrecked the Cyprus peace process.
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Migrants, Terrorism and Russian Sanctions Effect Turkish Economy
Migrants, Terrorism and Russian Sanctions Effect Turkish Economy
While terrorism and Russian sanctions have left Turkey’s already struggling economy bracing for the worst, the issue of thousands of illegal migrants is also taking its toll on the country.
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While terrorism and Russian sanctions have left Turkey’s already struggling economy bracing for the worst, the issue of thousands of illegal migrants is also taking its toll on the country.
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Markus Söder: EU-Turkey deal could trigger Kurdish exodus to Germany – EurActiv.com
Markus Söder: EU-Turkey deal could trigger Kurdish exodus to Germany
By EurActiv.com with Reuters
Mar 21, 2016 (updated: Mar 21, 2016)
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A prominent figure in the Bavarian sister party of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc said on Sunday (20 March) that a deal between the European Union and Turkey to halt illegal immigration to Europe could lead to Kurds heading to Germany en masse.
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By EurActiv.com with Reuters
Mar 21, 2016 (updated: Mar 21, 2016)
Markus Söder [Wikipedia]
A prominent figure in the Bavarian sister party of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc said on Sunday (20 March) that a deal between the European Union and Turkey to halt illegal immigration to Europe could lead to Kurds heading to Germany en masse.
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Monday, March 21, 2016
ISIL ‘planned Paris-like attack on Istanbul derby game’ - LOCAL
ISIL ‘planned Paris-like attack on Istanbul derby game’
Fevzi Kızlkoyun – ANKARA
The postponement of the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby game late on March 20 was due to a suspected terrorist plot to stage an attack similar to the attack in Paris in November last year, according to well-placed intelligence sources.
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The postponement of the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby game late on March 20 was due to a suspected terrorist plot to stage an attack similar to the attack in Paris in November last year, according to well-placed intelligence sources.
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Erdogan rallies Turks against unprecedented terror wave - Yahoo News
Erdogan rallies Turks against unprecedented terror wave
AFP By Clare Byrne with Burak Akinci in Ankara
Istanbul (AFP) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged Turks to stand tall against "one of the biggest waves of terrorism" in their history, as police hunt three alleged jihadists suspected of planning further suicide attacks.
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AFP By Clare Byrne with Burak Akinci in Ankara
Istanbul (AFP) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged Turks to stand tall against "one of the biggest waves of terrorism" in their history, as police hunt three alleged jihadists suspected of planning further suicide attacks.
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Israel Hayom | Erdogan's painful lesson
Erdogan's painful lesson
The wave of terror in Turkey is continuing unabated, and over the weekend a street mainly crowded with tourists, in the heart of Istanbul, was the target. There were Israelis among the dead and wounded. At first, as per its habit, the Turkish government was quick to blame the underground Kurdish PKK organization for the bombing. Indeed, following other attacks in Ankara in recent weeks the PKK was readily blamed. After all, for decades the Turks and Kurds have been waging a bloody conflict, which has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
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The wave of terror in Turkey is continuing unabated, and over the weekend a street mainly crowded with tourists, in the heart of Istanbul, was the target. There were Israelis among the dead and wounded. At first, as per its habit, the Turkish government was quick to blame the underground Kurdish PKK organization for the bombing. Indeed, following other attacks in Ankara in recent weeks the PKK was readily blamed. After all, for decades the Turks and Kurds have been waging a bloody conflict, which has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
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Istanbul Suicide Bomber Followed Israeli Tourists From Hotel: Report
Istanbul Suicide Bomber Followed Israeli Tourists From Hotel: Report
By Jack Moore On 3/21/16 at 8:13 AM
The suspected Islamic State militant group (ISIS) suicide bomber responsible for an attack in Istanbul on Saturday followed a group of Israeli tourists from their hotel before detonating and killing four people, Turkish media reported on Monday.
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By Jack Moore On 3/21/16 at 8:13 AM
The suspected Islamic State militant group (ISIS) suicide bomber responsible for an attack in Istanbul on Saturday followed a group of Israeli tourists from their hotel before detonating and killing four people, Turkish media reported on Monday.
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Germany′s CDU and CSU remain divided over EU-Turkey deal | News | DW.COM | 21.03.2016
Germany's CDU and CSU remain divided over EU-Turkey deal
Following the EU's deal with Turkey over the refugee crisis, members of Angela Merkel's CDU have said they're hopeful of a decline in refugees. The CSU, however, has voiced concern over the likely visa-freedom for Turks.
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Following the EU's deal with Turkey over the refugee crisis, members of Angela Merkel's CDU have said they're hopeful of a decline in refugees. The CSU, however, has voiced concern over the likely visa-freedom for Turks.
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New Bomb Attack Paralyzes Life in Turkey
New Bomb Attack Paralyzes Life in Turkey
Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News 1:04 a.m. EDT March 21, 2016
ANKARA — For the fifth time since October, another bomb has rocked one of Turkey's two biggest cities — Istanbul and Ankara — pushing the overall death toll in recent months to nearly 200 with hundreds more injured.
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Burak Ege Bekdil, Defense News 1:04 a.m. EDT March 21, 2016
ANKARA — For the fifth time since October, another bomb has rocked one of Turkey's two biggest cities — Istanbul and Ankara — pushing the overall death toll in recent months to nearly 200 with hundreds more injured.
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Voices: Living with anxiety after recent bombings in Turkey | WTSP.com
Voices: Living with anxiety after recent bombings in Turkey
Donatella Lorch and Special for USA TODAY , WTSP 12:31 PM. EST March 20, 2016
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ANKARA, Turkey — For the past week, I’ve felt the anxiety. A dull, gnawing tension is palpable while driving or walking in Turkey’s capital, where armed police, some wearing black ski masks and heavy body armor with automatic weapons, set up roadblocks to pull over and search cars and passengers.
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Donatella Lorch and Special for USA TODAY , WTSP 12:31 PM. EST March 20, 2016
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ANKARA, Turkey — For the past week, I’ve felt the anxiety. A dull, gnawing tension is palpable while driving or walking in Turkey’s capital, where armed police, some wearing black ski masks and heavy body armor with automatic weapons, set up roadblocks to pull over and search cars and passengers.
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Word on the street in Istanbul was that an attack was imminent | World Tribune
Word on the street in Istanbul was that an attack was imminent
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Istanbul residents believed an attack was coming after a similar terrorist strike in Ankara, a leader of Turkey’s Jewish community said.
“This is what everyone was talking about on the street,” said Eyal Peretz, who heads the Arkadash organization. “Everyone talked about how a terror attack was about to happen.”
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Istanbul residents believed an attack was coming after a similar terrorist strike in Ankara, a leader of Turkey’s Jewish community said.
“This is what everyone was talking about on the street,” said Eyal Peretz, who heads the Arkadash organization. “Everyone talked about how a terror attack was about to happen.”
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Greece delays sending refugees back to Turkey under EU deal - Times of India
Greece delays sending refugees back to Turkey under EU deal
AFP | Mar 20, 2016, 10.16 AM IST
ATHENS: Greece will not be able to start sending refugees back to Turkey from Sunday, the government said, as the country struggles to implement a key deal aimed at easing Europe's migrant crisis.
Under the agreement clinched between Brussels and Anakara last week, migrants who reach the Greek islands will be deported back to Turkey. For every Syrian returned, the EU will resettle one from a Turkish refugee camp.
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AFP | Mar 20, 2016, 10.16 AM IST
ATHENS: Greece will not be able to start sending refugees back to Turkey from Sunday, the government said, as the country struggles to implement a key deal aimed at easing Europe's migrant crisis.
Under the agreement clinched between Brussels and Anakara last week, migrants who reach the Greek islands will be deported back to Turkey. For every Syrian returned, the EU will resettle one from a Turkish refugee camp.
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VIDEO: Israeli Victim Of Istanbul Attack: I Saw The Terrorist, He Just Exploded On Usck Saturday that killed four people, including 3 Israelis, and wounded another 36.
GRAPHIC VIDEO: Israeli Victim Of Istanbul Attack: I Saw The Terrorist, He Just Exploded On Us
by Deborah Danan20 Mar 201666
TEL AVIV – Israeli victims gave harrowing accounts of Saturday’s Istanbul terror attack that killed four people, including three Israelis, and wounded another 36.
“We were a group of Israelis on a tour; he just exploded on us,” Naama Peled, who was on a culinary trip to Turkey with 13 others when the attack occurred, told the Hebrew-language Walla website. “I am now going into the operating theater,” she said. “I was the most lightly wounded [of the Israelis],” she added.
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by Deborah Danan20 Mar 201666
TEL AVIV – Israeli victims gave harrowing accounts of Saturday’s Istanbul terror attack that killed four people, including three Israelis, and wounded another 36.
“We were a group of Israelis on a tour; he just exploded on us,” Naama Peled, who was on a culinary trip to Turkey with 13 others when the attack occurred, told the Hebrew-language Walla website. “I am now going into the operating theater,” she said. “I was the most lightly wounded [of the Israelis],” she added.
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Istanbul residents retreat from public spaces following latest attack - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Istanbul residents retreat from public spaces following latest attack
Around 11 a.m. March 19, there was a loud explosion on Istiklal Street in the Beyoglu district in Istanbul. The attack claimed the lives of four people and a male suicide bomber, leaving over 30 injured. The latest news indicates that among the victims were two American-Israeli dual citizens, an Israeli and an Iranian; at least five tourists who were part of an Israeli culinary tour group of 14 were injured. Most of the other wounded were Turks and foreign tourists.
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Around 11 a.m. March 19, there was a loud explosion on Istiklal Street in the Beyoglu district in Istanbul. The attack claimed the lives of four people and a male suicide bomber, leaving over 30 injured. The latest news indicates that among the victims were two American-Israeli dual citizens, an Israeli and an Iranian; at least five tourists who were part of an Israeli culinary tour group of 14 were injured. Most of the other wounded were Turks and foreign tourists.
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Sunday, March 20, 2016
Istanbul on edge after suicide attack blamed on IS - Yahoo News
Istanbul on edge after suicide attack blamed on IS
AFP By Clare Bryne with Burak Akinci in Ankara
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey on Sunday named the bomber behind a suicide attack in a busy Istanbul shopping and entertainment hub that killed four foreigners as a Turkish jihadist with links to the Islamic State group.
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AFP By Clare Bryne with Burak Akinci in Ankara
Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey on Sunday named the bomber behind a suicide attack in a busy Istanbul shopping and entertainment hub that killed four foreigners as a Turkish jihadist with links to the Islamic State group.
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Turkey’s terror threat is larger than just the Kurds | The National
Turkey’s terror threat is larger than just the Kurds
Joseph Dana
March 20, 2016 Updated: March 20, 2016 05:42 PM
The horrific suicide bombing in the heart of Istanbul’s tourist district on Saturday is a stark reminder of the challenges facing Turkey. A suicide bomber detonated himself on Istiklal Avenue, a meandering pedestrian-only street connecting Taksim Square and the iconic Galata Tower. According to initial reports, the bomber failed to reach his primary target and instead targeted a group of foreigners.
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Joseph Dana
March 20, 2016 Updated: March 20, 2016 05:42 PM
The horrific suicide bombing in the heart of Istanbul’s tourist district on Saturday is a stark reminder of the challenges facing Turkey. A suicide bomber detonated himself on Istiklal Avenue, a meandering pedestrian-only street connecting Taksim Square and the iconic Galata Tower. According to initial reports, the bomber failed to reach his primary target and instead targeted a group of foreigners.
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The EU declares Turkey safe for refugees. It may not be safe for anyone | The Economist
The EU declares Turkey safe for refugees. It may not be safe for anyone
Europe approves a critical deal to send asylum-seekers back to Turkey just as terrorism reaches Istanbul
Mar 20th 2016 | Europe
ON MARCH 18th, as part of an agreement to stem the influx of refugees from the Middle East, the European Union declared Turkey to be a “safe” country for asylum seekers—a necessary precondition for sending migrants back there under international law. The following day, a suicide bomber killed at least four people, all of them foreigners, on Istanbul’s most popular pedestrian shopping street (pictured). Turkey has now endured five big terror attacks since October, at a cost of nearly 200 lives. Residents of Turkey would therefore disagree with the EU’s assessment: the country no longer feels safe for anyone.
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Europe approves a critical deal to send asylum-seekers back to Turkey just as terrorism reaches Istanbul
Mar 20th 2016 | Europe
ON MARCH 18th, as part of an agreement to stem the influx of refugees from the Middle East, the European Union declared Turkey to be a “safe” country for asylum seekers—a necessary precondition for sending migrants back there under international law. The following day, a suicide bomber killed at least four people, all of them foreigners, on Istanbul’s most popular pedestrian shopping street (pictured). Turkey has now endured five big terror attacks since October, at a cost of nearly 200 lives. Residents of Turkey would therefore disagree with the EU’s assessment: the country no longer feels safe for anyone.
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Istanbul: Galatasaray-Fenerbahce derby called off over security concerns | World news | The Guardian
Istanbul: Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby called off over security concerns
Sunday 20 March 2016 14.32 EDT
Last modified on Sunday 20 March 2016 14.52 EDT
Turkish authorities called off the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby in Istanbul about two hours before kickoff on Sunday, citing an unspecified threat, and said the match would be played at a later date.
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Sunday 20 March 2016 14.32 EDT
Last modified on Sunday 20 March 2016 14.52 EDT
Turkish authorities called off the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby in Istanbul about two hours before kickoff on Sunday, citing an unspecified threat, and said the match would be played at a later date.
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Migrants still arriving as EU-Turkey deal enters force - Yahoo News
Migrants still arriving as EU-Turkey deal enters force
AFP By Marina Rafenberg with Catherine Boitard in Athens
Lesbos (Greece) (AFP) - Flimsy boats packed with migrants continued to land in Greece from Turkey on Sunday despite the start of a landmark deal between the European Union and Ankara to stem the massive influx.
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AFP By Marina Rafenberg with Catherine Boitard in Athens
Lesbos (Greece) (AFP) - Flimsy boats packed with migrants continued to land in Greece from Turkey on Sunday despite the start of a landmark deal between the European Union and Ankara to stem the massive influx.
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Protests erupt in Europe of controversial EU-Turkey refugee deal | Al Bawaba
Protests erupt in Europe of controversial EU-Turkey refugee deal
Published March 20th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info
Thousands of people have staged protesting rallies across Europe to show their dissent with the recent deal between the European Union and Turkey aimed at stemming the influx of refugees into Europe.
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Published March 20th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT via SyndiGate.info
Thousands of people have staged protesting rallies across Europe to show their dissent with the recent deal between the European Union and Turkey aimed at stemming the influx of refugees into Europe.
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Flow of migrants slows after EU-Turkey deal, say Turkish villagers - World - CBC News
Flow of migrants slows after EU-Turkey deal, say Turkish villagers
Under pact, Ankara would take back all migrants and refugees who enter Greece illegally
Residents of Bademli village on the Aegean Sea in Turkey say the flow of migrants heading to Europe from the area has almost stopped, following an agreement between Turkey and the European Union.
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Under pact, Ankara would take back all migrants and refugees who enter Greece illegally
Residents of Bademli village on the Aegean Sea in Turkey say the flow of migrants heading to Europe from the area has almost stopped, following an agreement between Turkey and the European Union.
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Istanbul bomber identified as militant with links to IS - San Francisco Chronicle
Istanbul bomber identified as militant with links to IS
Dominique Soguel and Suzan Fraser, Associated Press
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's interior minister has identified the Istanbul suicide bomber as a militant with links to the Islamic State group.
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Dominique Soguel and Suzan Fraser, Associated Press
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's interior minister has identified the Istanbul suicide bomber as a militant with links to the Islamic State group.
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Saturday, March 19, 2016
Why Europe Needs Turkey ... And Turkey Needs Europe | Jefferson Public Radio
Why Europe Needs Turkey ... And Turkey Needs Europe
By Greg Myre & Kevin Beesley • 3 hours ago
Europe and Turkey have been negotiating for decades on the kind of relationship they want, and they're nowhere close to a final deal on that big question.
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By Greg Myre & Kevin Beesley • 3 hours ago
Europe and Turkey have been negotiating for decades on the kind of relationship they want, and they're nowhere close to a final deal on that big question.
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150kg bomb disabled in Turkey's southeast
150kg bomb disabled in Turkey's southeast
Published: 9:49 pm, Friday, 18 March 2016
Bomb-disposal experts have disabled an 150kg explosive device found in a vehicle in Turkey.
Bomb-disposal experts have disabled an explosive device found in a vehicle in southeast Turkey, days after 37 people were killed in a blast in Ankara.
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Published: 9:49 pm, Friday, 18 March 2016
Bomb-disposal experts have disabled an 150kg explosive device found in a vehicle in Turkey.
Bomb-disposal experts have disabled an explosive device found in a vehicle in southeast Turkey, days after 37 people were killed in a blast in Ankara.
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US endorses refugee deal between Turkey, EU
US endorses refugee deal between Turkey, EU
‘We commend Turkish efforts to date in generously hosting more than 2.7 mln refugees from Syria,’ says State Dept spokesman
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‘We commend Turkish efforts to date in generously hosting more than 2.7 mln refugees from Syria,’ says State Dept spokesman
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Istanbul shopping area hit by suicide bomber - BBC News
Istanbul shopping area hit by suicide bomber
A suicide bomb attack at a busy shopping area in the Turkish city of Istanbul has killed at least four people, officials say.
Another 36 were injured - some of them foreign nationals - as the bomb went off near a government building on Istiklal Street.
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A suicide bomb attack at a busy shopping area in the Turkish city of Istanbul has killed at least four people, officials say.
Another 36 were injured - some of them foreign nationals - as the bomb went off near a government building on Istiklal Street.
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Security measures enhanced in Ankara’s shopping centers
Security measures enhanced in Ankara’s shopping centers
19 March 2016, 10:47 (GMT+04:00)
Baku, Azerbaijan, March 19
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Security measures will be enhanced in Ankara’s shopping centers, a message of Police Department of Turkey’s capital said March 19.
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19 March 2016, 10:47 (GMT+04:00)
Baku, Azerbaijan, March 19
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Security measures will be enhanced in Ankara’s shopping centers, a message of Police Department of Turkey’s capital said March 19.
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Two Top Turkish Businessmen Snared in Widening Crackdown on Opposition
Two Top Turkish Businessmen Snared in Widening Crackdown on Opposition
Dorian Jones
March 18, 2016 5:14 PM
ISTANBUL—
Two top Turkish businessmen — Ersin Ozince, the chairman of the country's largest bank, and Aydin Dogan, a media tycoon — are among 47 people facing indictment for alleged gasoline smuggling, pro-government newspapers report. If convicted, they could be sentenced to decades in prison.
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Dorian Jones
March 18, 2016 5:14 PM
ISTANBUL—
Two top Turkish businessmen — Ersin Ozince, the chairman of the country's largest bank, and Aydin Dogan, a media tycoon — are among 47 people facing indictment for alleged gasoline smuggling, pro-government newspapers report. If convicted, they could be sentenced to decades in prison.
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Shaky EU-Turkey deal faces tough reality checks | Reuters
Shaky EU-Turkey deal faces tough reality checks
BRUSSELS | By Paul Taylor
A deal between the European Union and Turkey meant to curb the flow of migrants into Europe in return for financial and political rewards could unravel within months because neither side looks able to deliver on its commitments.
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BRUSSELS | By Paul Taylor
A deal between the European Union and Turkey meant to curb the flow of migrants into Europe in return for financial and political rewards could unravel within months because neither side looks able to deliver on its commitments.
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Friday, March 18, 2016
UN tourism chief praises Turkey
UN tourism chief praises Turkey
By Erol Ersoy -
Mar 18, 2016
Turkey has done its best to minimize the influence of terrorism on the tourism sector, says UNWTO Secretary General
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By Erol Ersoy -
Mar 18, 2016
Turkey has done its best to minimize the influence of terrorism on the tourism sector, says UNWTO Secretary General
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The pros and cons of visa-free travel for Turkey | Europe | DW.COM | 18.03.2016
The pros and cons of visa-free travel for Turkey
Turkey is asking for visa-free access for its citizens to the EU's passport-free Schengen area in exchange for Ankara's concessions in handling the refugee situation. What would that mean, and what are the risks?
More:The pros and cons of visa-free travel for Turkey | Europe | DW.COM | 18.03.2016
Turkey is asking for visa-free access for its citizens to the EU's passport-free Schengen area in exchange for Ankara's concessions in handling the refugee situation. What would that mean, and what are the risks?
More:The pros and cons of visa-free travel for Turkey | Europe | DW.COM | 18.03.2016
Europe 'dancing in a minefield' as EU seeks Turkey deal: Tayyip Erdogan | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis
Europe 'dancing in a minefield' as EU seeks Turkey deal: Tayyip Erdogan
Fri, 18 Mar 2016-03:58pm , Istanbul , Reuters
Erdogan accused some countries of directly or indirectly supporting terrorism.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Europe should look at its own record on refugees before telling Turkey what to do and accused it of "dancing in a minefield" by supporting terrorist groups.
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Fri, 18 Mar 2016-03:58pm , Istanbul , Reuters
Erdogan accused some countries of directly or indirectly supporting terrorism.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Europe should look at its own record on refugees before telling Turkey what to do and accused it of "dancing in a minefield" by supporting terrorist groups.
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Migrant crisis: Turkey and EU reach deal on returns - BBC News
Migrant crisis: Turkey and EU reach deal on returns
The EU and Turkey have reached a deal on the migrant crisis, which will see migrants returned to Turkey in exchange for aid and political concessions.
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The EU and Turkey have reached a deal on the migrant crisis, which will see migrants returned to Turkey in exchange for aid and political concessions.
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EU and Turkey Reach Deal to Curb Migrant Flow Amid Erdogan's Hypocrisy Accusations
EU and Turkey Reach Deal to Curb Migrant Flow Amid Erdogan's Hypocrisy Accusations
By Reuters On 3/18/16 at 10:33 AM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union negotiators and Turkey reached a provisional deal on Friday to halt illegal migration flows to Europe and European Council President Donald Tusk recommended that the 28 leaders approve the text without changes.
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By Reuters On 3/18/16 at 10:33 AM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union negotiators and Turkey reached a provisional deal on Friday to halt illegal migration flows to Europe and European Council President Donald Tusk recommended that the 28 leaders approve the text without changes.
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Thursday, March 17, 2016
Where did it all go wrong for Turkey? - Telegraph
Where did it all go wrong for Turkey?
It was hailed as the democracy in the Middle East that would be an example to the Arab world – but more than a decade later it has come to look like the Arab dictatorships it abhorred
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It was hailed as the democracy in the Middle East that would be an example to the Arab world – but more than a decade later it has come to look like the Arab dictatorships it abhorred
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Turkey has European Union over a barrel - BBC News
Turkey has European Union over a barrel
Mark Mardell Presenter, The World This Weekend
17 March 2016
Even as people struggle and drown on the river border between Greece and Macedonia the proposed solution to Europe's migration crisis is dissolving before our very eyes.
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Mark Mardell Presenter, The World This Weekend
17 March 2016
Even as people struggle and drown on the river border between Greece and Macedonia the proposed solution to Europe's migration crisis is dissolving before our very eyes.
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Terror threat leaves ′everyone scared′ in Istanbul | Europe | DW.COM | 17.03.2016
Terror threat leaves 'everyone scared' in Istanbul
After closing its embassy, Berlin has now closed its consulate and two German schools in Istanbul due to a terror warning. The continued terror threat has rattled the city, says the head of a German political foundation.
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After closing its embassy, Berlin has now closed its consulate and two German schools in Istanbul due to a terror warning. The continued terror threat has rattled the city, says the head of a German political foundation.
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Are deserted streets, shops the new normal in Ankara? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Are deserted streets, shops the new normal in Ankara?
Ankara was a small provincial town when it became Turkey's capital 93 years ago. Today, it is the country's second-largest city with a population of 5 million. Over the past five months, three massive bombings have struck the city, claiming some 170 lives and leaving residents on tenterhooks. Fears are rife that this once-tranquil city is on its way to becoming another Middle Eastern capital mired in terror and bloodshed.
More:Are deserted streets, shops the new normal in Ankara? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Ankara was a small provincial town when it became Turkey's capital 93 years ago. Today, it is the country's second-largest city with a population of 5 million. Over the past five months, three massive bombings have struck the city, claiming some 170 lives and leaving residents on tenterhooks. Fears are rife that this once-tranquil city is on its way to becoming another Middle Eastern capital mired in terror and bloodshed.
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Journalism Or Terrorism? Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan
Journalism Or Terrorism? Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan
Journalism about Turkey often highlights terrorism or refugees as the nation’s greatest afflictions, but President Tayyip Erdogan’s war on the press itself has grown increasingly worrying over the course of the last few years.
More:Journalism Or Terrorism? Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan
Journalism about Turkey often highlights terrorism or refugees as the nation’s greatest afflictions, but President Tayyip Erdogan’s war on the press itself has grown increasingly worrying over the course of the last few years.
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The EU-Turkey Migrant Deal Is a Moral Disaster - Fortune
Why the EU-Turkey Migrant Deal Is a Moral Disaster
COMMENTARY by Bridget Anderson
March 17, 2016, 1:00 AM EDT
Europe is having an identity crisis.
Last week, European and Turkish leaders agreed on the outline of an arrangement that would allow a sort of human conveyor belt in which “irregular” migrants would be returned from Greece to Turkey. For every Syrian returned under this agreement, one Syrian refugee in a Turkish camp would be resettled. Some of the UK’s tabloid newspapers dubbed it the “migrant merry-go-round”—but there is nothing merry about this deal whatsoever.
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COMMENTARY by Bridget Anderson
March 17, 2016, 1:00 AM EDT
Europe is having an identity crisis.
Last week, European and Turkish leaders agreed on the outline of an arrangement that would allow a sort of human conveyor belt in which “irregular” migrants would be returned from Greece to Turkey. For every Syrian returned under this agreement, one Syrian refugee in a Turkish camp would be resettled. Some of the UK’s tabloid newspapers dubbed it the “migrant merry-go-round”—but there is nothing merry about this deal whatsoever.
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Two foreign leaders could swing the EU referendum: Erdogan and Assad » The Spectator
Two foreign leaders could swing the EU referendum: Erdogan and Assad
Charles Moore
19 March 2016
Do Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Bashar Assad support ‘leave’ or ‘remain’ in Britain’s EU referendum? I ask because they are the most powerful foreign leaders in deciding the vote, their views being much more effective than any sonorous words that may soon be offered by Barack Obama or any last-minute inducements from Angela Merkel. If President Assad — his position secured by Vladimir Putin — decides to make a dramatic gesture between now and 23 June, and call for some peace conference, preferably in a European capital, then the sense of crisis which makes the EU look so weak will dissipate.
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Charles Moore
19 March 2016
Do Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Bashar Assad support ‘leave’ or ‘remain’ in Britain’s EU referendum? I ask because they are the most powerful foreign leaders in deciding the vote, their views being much more effective than any sonorous words that may soon be offered by Barack Obama or any last-minute inducements from Angela Merkel. If President Assad — his position secured by Vladimir Putin — decides to make a dramatic gesture between now and 23 June, and call for some peace conference, preferably in a European capital, then the sense of crisis which makes the EU look so weak will dissipate.
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Want to laugh? How Turks chose stability - BURAK BEKDİL
Want to laugh? How Turks chose stability
Here is a recent chronology of Turkish political voting behavior which has, fortunately, ended chaos and brought about stability to the country:
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Here is a recent chronology of Turkish political voting behavior which has, fortunately, ended chaos and brought about stability to the country:
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Under Erdogan, Turkey is moving away from democracy - The Globe and Mail
Under Erdogan, Turkey is moving away from democracy
The Globe and Mail
Published Thursday, Mar. 17, 2016 6:15PM EDT
The tradeoff between the European Union and Turkey on refugees and visa-free travel for Turks in Europe isn’t likely to blossom into full membership for Turkey – not as long as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government continues becoming ever more authoritarian.
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The Globe and Mail
Published Thursday, Mar. 17, 2016 6:15PM EDT
The tradeoff between the European Union and Turkey on refugees and visa-free travel for Turks in Europe isn’t likely to blossom into full membership for Turkey – not as long as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government continues becoming ever more authoritarian.
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Kurdish militants claims responsibility for Ankara attack - The Scotsman
Kurdish militants claims responsibility for Ankara attack
A Kurdish militant group has claimed responsibility for a suicide car-bomb attack in the Turkish capital which killed 37 people.
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A Kurdish militant group has claimed responsibility for a suicide car-bomb attack in the Turkish capital which killed 37 people.
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The alternative is Idomeni
EU-Turkey deal
The alternative is Idomeni
Instead of mocking Merkel as a "pushover", those concerned with the welfare of refugees would do better to throw their weight behind realising her plan. Otherwise, we could see Europe adopting the Victor Orban model, the consequences of which can already been seen. Commentary by Daniel Bax
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The alternative is Idomeni
Instead of mocking Merkel as a "pushover", those concerned with the welfare of refugees would do better to throw their weight behind realising her plan. Otherwise, we could see Europe adopting the Victor Orban model, the consequences of which can already been seen. Commentary by Daniel Bax
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No freedom. No press.
Turkey′s media crackdown
No freedom. No press.
The crackdown on media critical of the Turkish president and his government continues unabated with the official seizure of the country′s bestselling ″Zaman″ newspaper. With international criticism muted, many government critics fear the lights are about to finally go out for independent media. By Dorian Jones in Istanbul
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No freedom. No press.
The crackdown on media critical of the Turkish president and his government continues unabated with the official seizure of the country′s bestselling ″Zaman″ newspaper. With international criticism muted, many government critics fear the lights are about to finally go out for independent media. By Dorian Jones in Istanbul
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The morality of attacking the Turkey-EU’s refugee deal’s morality - BARÇIN YİNANÇ
The morality of attacking the Turkey-EU’s refugee deal’s morality
The deal hammered out between Turkey and the European Union to stem the flow of refugees is under severe criticism.
While the deal awaits approval from EU leaders in a summit scheduled this week, opinion leaders from politicians to think tank experts have rushed to criticize it.
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The deal hammered out between Turkey and the European Union to stem the flow of refugees is under severe criticism.
While the deal awaits approval from EU leaders in a summit scheduled this week, opinion leaders from politicians to think tank experts have rushed to criticize it.
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The real security flaw: Where is the PKK bomber? - İSMET BERKAN
The real security flaw: Where is the PKK bomber?
Since the last Ankara attack we have been discussing the flaw in our security. Of course, we should be discussing a security flaw, as it had not even been a full month since the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) last attacked the capital city with another car bomb.
More:The real security flaw: Where is the PKK bomber? - İSMET BERKAN
Since the last Ankara attack we have been discussing the flaw in our security. Of course, we should be discussing a security flaw, as it had not even been a full month since the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) last attacked the capital city with another car bomb.
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Article on insulting the president ‘must change’ - DIPLOMACY
Article on insulting the president ‘must change’
VENICE
The Venice Commission, the legal advisory body of the Council of Europe, has recommended changes to the crime of “insulting the president,” and “degrading Turkish nation, state and its organs and institutions, pointing to increase in related cases and penalties tied to the first and the “vague wording” of the latter.
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VENICE
The Venice Commission, the legal advisory body of the Council of Europe, has recommended changes to the crime of “insulting the president,” and “degrading Turkish nation, state and its organs and institutions, pointing to increase in related cases and penalties tied to the first and the “vague wording” of the latter.
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German embassy, consulate in Turkey closed over threat of possible attack - LOCAL
German embassy, consulate in Turkey closed over threat of possible attack
ANKARA
The German Federal Foreign Office announced on March 17 that the German embassy in Ankara has been closed over the threat of a possible attack.
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ANKARA
The German Federal Foreign Office announced on March 17 that the German embassy in Ankara has been closed over the threat of a possible attack.
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What the people-smugglers of Istanbul make of the EU’s deal with Turkey » The Spectator
What the people-smugglers of Istanbul make of the EU’s deal with Turkey
Not much. Greece is an hour away, and the Turkish coastguards do nothing to deter migrants from making the crossing
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Not much. Greece is an hour away, and the Turkish coastguards do nothing to deter migrants from making the crossing
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Turkey Struggles to Fight War on Two Fronts - WSJ
Turkey Struggles to Fight War on Two Fronts
Suicide attacks by Islamic State and Kurdish separatists hurt government’s credibility
By Dion Nissenbaum
March 16, 2016 8:27 p.m. ET
ISTANBUL—Over the past nine months, Turkey has been hit by six major bombings that have killed more than 220 people and exposed how the government has failed to insulate the country from the fallout of the Syrian war next door.
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Suicide attacks by Islamic State and Kurdish separatists hurt government’s credibility
By Dion Nissenbaum
March 16, 2016 8:27 p.m. ET
ISTANBUL—Over the past nine months, Turkey has been hit by six major bombings that have killed more than 220 people and exposed how the government has failed to insulate the country from the fallout of the Syrian war next door.
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A British scholar in Turkey has been deported from Istanbul after being found with invitations to Kurdish New Year celebrations
A British scholar in Turkey has been deported from Istanbul after being found with invitations to Kurdish New Year celebrations
By DOMINIQUE SOGUEL
Published: 3/16/16 4:16 pm EDT - Updated: 3/16/16 4:16 pm EDT
ISTANBUL — A British scholar was deported from Turkey Wednesday after he said he was found with invitations to Kurdish New Year celebrations.
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By DOMINIQUE SOGUEL
Published: 3/16/16 4:16 pm EDT - Updated: 3/16/16 4:16 pm EDT
ISTANBUL — A British scholar was deported from Turkey Wednesday after he said he was found with invitations to Kurdish New Year celebrations.
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Refugees in Greek limbo fear return to Turkey | Europe | DW.COM | 16.03.2016
Refugees in Greek limbo fear return to Turkey
As the EU and Turkey discuss a plan that would see migrants returned to Turkey, many asylum seekers already in Greece say they would resist such an outcome at all costs. Pavlos Zafiropoulos reports from Athens.
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As the EU and Turkey discuss a plan that would see migrants returned to Turkey, many asylum seekers already in Greece say they would resist such an outcome at all costs. Pavlos Zafiropoulos reports from Athens.
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Erdogan Wants Turkey's Anti-Extremism Law to Include Journalists and Politicians
Erdogan Wants Turkey's Anti-Extremism Law to Include Journalists and Politicians
By Jack Moore On 3/16/16 at 11:34 AM
Turkey’s President Tayyip Recep Erdogan called on Wednesday for the country’s parliament to redefine the country’s anti-extremism law to include journalists, politicians and academics.
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By Jack Moore On 3/16/16 at 11:34 AM
Turkey’s President Tayyip Recep Erdogan called on Wednesday for the country’s parliament to redefine the country’s anti-extremism law to include journalists, politicians and academics.
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Refugee Crisis Policies Have Merkel on Defensive in Europe - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Alone in Berlin: How Merkel Has Gambled Away Her EU Power
Photo Gallery: Merkel's Waterloo Photos
AFP
With her refugee policies, Chancellor Merkel has isolated Germany to a greater degree than any of her predecessors. The Balkan Route has been closed down against her will and many EU leaders believe her overtures to Turkey are delusional.
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Photo Gallery: Merkel's Waterloo Photos
AFP
With her refugee policies, Chancellor Merkel has isolated Germany to a greater degree than any of her predecessors. The Balkan Route has been closed down against her will and many EU leaders believe her overtures to Turkey are delusional.
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Ankara bombing: Female suicide bomber spent time in Syria - CNN.com
Ankara bombing: Female suicide bomber spent time in Syria
By Gul Tuysuz, CNN
Updated 6:44 PM ET, Tue March 15, 2016
Seher Cagla Demir has been identified as the suicide car bomber behind the attack in Ankara
She was born in 1992 in Turkey's eastern province of Kars
A security source says Demir was in Syria by December 6, 2013; they think she joined the YPG, a Kurdish armed group in Syria
Ankara, Turkey (CNN)As solemn funerals for the victims of the Ankara bombing were laid to rest on Tuesday, more details have come to light about the female suicide car bomber who claimed the lives of at least 35 civilians.
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By Gul Tuysuz, CNN
Updated 6:44 PM ET, Tue March 15, 2016
Seher Cagla Demir has been identified as the suicide car bomber behind the attack in Ankara
She was born in 1992 in Turkey's eastern province of Kars
A security source says Demir was in Syria by December 6, 2013; they think she joined the YPG, a Kurdish armed group in Syria
Ankara, Turkey (CNN)As solemn funerals for the victims of the Ankara bombing were laid to rest on Tuesday, more details have come to light about the female suicide car bomber who claimed the lives of at least 35 civilians.
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Can Turkey Steer Away From Catastrophe?
Can Turkey Steer Away From Catastrophe?
As someone who was imprisoned and banned from holding office, Erdogan is a product of the hard-knock school of politics where one survives by completely knocking out opponents. As a result, he has made many domestic and international enemies along the way, stresses Abukar Arman.
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As someone who was imprisoned and banned from holding office, Erdogan is a product of the hard-knock school of politics where one survives by completely knocking out opponents. As a result, he has made many domestic and international enemies along the way, stresses Abukar Arman.
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Turkey-EU deal: ‘It’s not legal and it’s not moral′ | Europe | DW.COM | 16.03.2016
Turkey-EU deal: ‘It’s not legal and it’s not moral'
The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner has criticized the proposed EU-Turkey resettlement scheme as unworkable and illegal. He tells DW the only solution is EU members taking collective responsibility.
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The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner has criticized the proposed EU-Turkey resettlement scheme as unworkable and illegal. He tells DW the only solution is EU members taking collective responsibility.
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Erdogan Said to Start Campaign for Presidential System in April - Bloomberg Business
Campaign for Presidential System in April
Selcan Hacaoglu
March 15, 2016 — 9:40 AM EDT
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to kick off a campaign to widen the powers of his office in April as he seeks public support for a possible referendum later this year, according to two senior officials with close knowledge of the preparations.
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Selcan Hacaoglu
March 15, 2016 — 9:40 AM EDT
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to kick off a campaign to widen the powers of his office in April as he seeks public support for a possible referendum later this year, according to two senior officials with close knowledge of the preparations.
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EU-Turkey deal: Decisive or divisive? – EurActiv.com
EU-Turkey deal: Decisive or divisive?
DISCLAIMER: All opinions in this column reflect the views of the author(s), not of EurActiv.com PLC.
By Mehmet Öğütçü, Stephen Jones
If European Union leaders were expecting Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu to meekly accede to their expectations and demands at the migration summit last week, they were clearly mistaken, write Mehmet Öğütçü and Stephen Jones.
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DISCLAIMER: All opinions in this column reflect the views of the author(s), not of EurActiv.com PLC.
By Mehmet Öğütçü, Stephen Jones
If European Union leaders were expecting Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu to meekly accede to their expectations and demands at the migration summit last week, they were clearly mistaken, write Mehmet Öğütçü and Stephen Jones.
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The United States Should Recognize Rojava | Foreign Affairs
Between Ankara and Rojava
Not Quiet on the Kurdish Front
By Steven A. Cook
Nearly seven years ago, U.S. President Barack Obama traveled to the Turkish capital, Ankara, to address the country’s parliament. Turkey was second only to Russia in its need of a “reset.” The war in Iraq had damaged Washington’s ties with Ankara, which had warned of the dangers of a U.S. invasion and paid a price for its destabilizing effects. The new U.S. president’s gauzy rhetoric before the Grand National Assembly about how Turkish and Americans soldiers stood shoulder-to-shoulder “from Korea to Kosovo to Kabul” and his admiration for “Turkey’s democracy” seemed to hit exactly the right notes. It was the dawn of a new era in which close relations with a large, prosperous, democratizing, predominantly Muslim country would exemplify a more constructive, less belligerent course for U.S. foreign policy.
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Not Quiet on the Kurdish Front
By Steven A. Cook
Nearly seven years ago, U.S. President Barack Obama traveled to the Turkish capital, Ankara, to address the country’s parliament. Turkey was second only to Russia in its need of a “reset.” The war in Iraq had damaged Washington’s ties with Ankara, which had warned of the dangers of a U.S. invasion and paid a price for its destabilizing effects. The new U.S. president’s gauzy rhetoric before the Grand National Assembly about how Turkish and Americans soldiers stood shoulder-to-shoulder “from Korea to Kosovo to Kabul” and his admiration for “Turkey’s democracy” seemed to hit exactly the right notes. It was the dawn of a new era in which close relations with a large, prosperous, democratizing, predominantly Muslim country would exemplify a more constructive, less belligerent course for U.S. foreign policy.
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Turkey mourns losses of dozens after Ankara attack - LOCAL
Turkey mourns losses of dozens after Ankara attack
ANKARA
After the bodies of 35 victims of the March 13 suicide car bomb attack in the capital city of Ankara were delivered to their families by the authorities, funeral ceremonies were held all across the country on March 15, as Turkey continued to be gripped by a growing sense of distress and unease following a series of deadly attacks in recent months.
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ANKARA
After the bodies of 35 victims of the March 13 suicide car bomb attack in the capital city of Ankara were delivered to their families by the authorities, funeral ceremonies were held all across the country on March 15, as Turkey continued to be gripped by a growing sense of distress and unease following a series of deadly attacks in recent months.
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Meet the Syrian refugee who has been stuck in a Turkish airport for a year - Telegraph
Meet the Syrian refugee who has been stuck in a Turkish airport for a year
By Raziye Akkoc
8:01PM GMT 15 Mar 2016
A Syrian refugee has been stuck in a Turkish airport for a year, forced to live in the "Problematic Passengers Room" and constantly facing the threat of being deported to Syria, according to Amnesty.
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By Raziye Akkoc
8:01PM GMT 15 Mar 2016
A Syrian refugee has been stuck in a Turkish airport for a year, forced to live in the "Problematic Passengers Room" and constantly facing the threat of being deported to Syria, according to Amnesty.
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Condolences and big words again – till the next - BURAK BEKDİL
Condolences and big words again – till the next
“It’s time for condolences again - till the next” was this column’s title more than 12 years ago (Nov. 18, 2003,) after the twin Istanbul bombings that killed 60 people. Since then hundreds of thousands must been killed in mostly Muslim vs. Muslim conflicts and terror attacks, including regular bombing of mosques - of the “wrong” Muslim sect.
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“It’s time for condolences again - till the next” was this column’s title more than 12 years ago (Nov. 18, 2003,) after the twin Istanbul bombings that killed 60 people. Since then hundreds of thousands must been killed in mostly Muslim vs. Muslim conflicts and terror attacks, including regular bombing of mosques - of the “wrong” Muslim sect.
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Hoteliers have little hope of luring Western tourists - TOURISM
Hoteliers have little hope of luring Western tourists
ANTALYA - Doğan News Agency
Tourism representatives from the southern province of Antalya, Turkey’s tourism center, have said they did not find what had expected at the ITB Berlin fair, adding they saw 2016 as a difficult year for the sector once again.
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ANTALYA - Doğan News Agency
Tourism representatives from the southern province of Antalya, Turkey’s tourism center, have said they did not find what had expected at the ITB Berlin fair, adding they saw 2016 as a difficult year for the sector once again.
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Picking up the rubble in troubled southeast Turkey | All media content | DW.COM | 15.03.2016
Picking up the rubble in troubled southeast Turkey
In Diyarbakir, Turkey's Kurdish capital, government forces are ending operations against PKK-linked fighters and leaving behind a UNESCO area laden with bullet holes, rubble and police checkpoints. Diego Cupolo reports.
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In Diyarbakir, Turkey's Kurdish capital, government forces are ending operations against PKK-linked fighters and leaving behind a UNESCO area laden with bullet holes, rubble and police checkpoints. Diego Cupolo reports.
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Suicide bombing exposes divisions tearing at Turkey's stability | Reuters
Suicide bombing exposes divisions tearing at Turkey's stability
ANKARA/ISTANBUL | By Umit Bektas, Nick Tattersall and Humeyra Pamuk
"Government resign!" chanted some of the mourners at the funeral on Tuesday of four young victims of the suicide bombing in Turkey's capital Ankara.
"Our child has become a victim of ugly politics. We don't want any politicians at our funeral," one of the relatives called out, before family members hushed him and warned him against speaking out in front of journalists.
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ANKARA/ISTANBUL | By Umit Bektas, Nick Tattersall and Humeyra Pamuk
"Government resign!" chanted some of the mourners at the funeral on Tuesday of four young victims of the suicide bombing in Turkey's capital Ankara.
"Our child has become a victim of ugly politics. We don't want any politicians at our funeral," one of the relatives called out, before family members hushed him and warned him against speaking out in front of journalists.
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After Ankara Bombing, Fears Loom Over Turkey's Economic Future, Long-Term Foreign Investments
After Ankara Bombing, Fears Loom Over Turkey's Economic Future, Long-Term Foreign Investments
By Michael Kaplan @michaeld_kaplan On 03/15/16 AT 2:12 PM
Investors have been watching Turkey closely after Sunday’s deadly Ankara bombing brought into question their long-term prospects in the country. The third major attack in Turkey’s capital in just five months, which left at least 37 people dead, exacerbated growing instability and further compounded efforts to resuscitate the phenomenal economic growth the country flaunted less than a decade ago.
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By Michael Kaplan @michaeld_kaplan On 03/15/16 AT 2:12 PM
Investors have been watching Turkey closely after Sunday’s deadly Ankara bombing brought into question their long-term prospects in the country. The third major attack in Turkey’s capital in just five months, which left at least 37 people dead, exacerbated growing instability and further compounded efforts to resuscitate the phenomenal economic growth the country flaunted less than a decade ago.
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SUNDAY TIMES - Tourists urged to register with government amid terror attacks
Tourists urged to register with government amid terror attacks
South African travellers planning to visit any of the world's hot spots‚ including Turkey‚ are encouraged to put their names on a register so that the Department of International Relations and Cooperation are aware of their whereabouts in case of emergency.
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South African travellers planning to visit any of the world's hot spots‚ including Turkey‚ are encouraged to put their names on a register so that the Department of International Relations and Cooperation are aware of their whereabouts in case of emergency.
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Curtailing of press and other freedoms in Turkey out of step with European values
Curtailing of press and other freedoms in Turkey out of step with European values
Date
March 15, 2016 - 9:00PM
Turkish security officials say one of two suspected perpetrators in a bomb blast that killed 37 people on Sunday was a female member of the outlawed PKK.
The situation in and around Turkey is increasingly problematic. A bomb attack in the centre of its capital Ankara killed 37 people on Sunday. Turkey has launched air strikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq in apparent retaliation for the attack, blamed on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the armed group fighting for self-rule inside the country.
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Date
March 15, 2016 - 9:00PM
Turkish security officials say one of two suspected perpetrators in a bomb blast that killed 37 people on Sunday was a female member of the outlawed PKK.
The situation in and around Turkey is increasingly problematic. A bomb attack in the centre of its capital Ankara killed 37 people on Sunday. Turkey has launched air strikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq in apparent retaliation for the attack, blamed on the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the armed group fighting for self-rule inside the country.
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