Minister reveals details about giant infrastructure projects in Turkey
Deniz Zeyrek - ANKARA
Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communication Minister Binali Yıldırım has updated the status of a number of giant infrastructure projects across Turkey, noting these projects will make a great contribution to the country’s economy in an exclusive interview with daily Hürriyet.
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
Media in Turkey terrified to speak out, government cracks down TRUNEWS with Rick Wiles
Media in Turkey terrified to speak out, government cracks down
Metin Yilmaz, editor-in-chief of the Sozcu newspaper, one of the most outspoken critics of the government in the Turkish media, says he is weighing his words more carefully these days.
Framed front pages adorn Sozcu’s office walls in testament to its status as a bastion of opposition to President Tayyip Erdogan and the Islamist-rooted AK Party. Red Turkish flags and pictures of the modern republic’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk celebrate its secularist roots.
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Metin Yilmaz, editor-in-chief of the Sozcu newspaper, one of the most outspoken critics of the government in the Turkish media, says he is weighing his words more carefully these days.
Framed front pages adorn Sozcu’s office walls in testament to its status as a bastion of opposition to President Tayyip Erdogan and the Islamist-rooted AK Party. Red Turkish flags and pictures of the modern republic’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk celebrate its secularist roots.
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Turkey rejects European Parliament report as 'null and void': minister
Turkey rejects European Parliament report as 'null and void': minister
April 14, 2016
Ankara (AFP) - Turkey on Thursday rejected a European Parliament report which accused Ankara of "backsliding" on democracy, because of references that the mass killings of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide, EU Affairs Minister Volkan Bozkir said.
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April 14, 2016
Ankara (AFP) - Turkey on Thursday rejected a European Parliament report which accused Ankara of "backsliding" on democracy, because of references that the mass killings of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide, EU Affairs Minister Volkan Bozkir said.
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Turkish opposition backs immunity bill that Kurdish MPs say targets them | Reuters
Turkish opposition backs immunity bill that Kurdish MPs say targets them
ANKARA | By Gulsen Solaker
Turkey's main opposition party will support a government bid to lift the immunity from prosecution currently enjoyed by all members of parliament, a draft law that Kurdish lawmakers say is targeted against them.
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ANKARA | By Gulsen Solaker
Turkey's main opposition party will support a government bid to lift the immunity from prosecution currently enjoyed by all members of parliament, a draft law that Kurdish lawmakers say is targeted against them.
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Piri: Cyprus' reservations on frozen Turkey's chapters understandable, but chapters need to open
Piri: Cyprus' reservations on frozen Turkey's chapters understandable, but chapters need to open
By Antonios Gkildakis•
Thursday, 14 April, 2016
Accession negotiation chapters 23 and 24, on Fundamental Rights and Justice, are important chapters and should be the first to open and last one to close in Turkey’s membership talks, said S&D MEP Kati Piri on Wednesday, noting that she understands the reservations of the Republic of Cyprus on this matter.
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By Antonios Gkildakis•
Thursday, 14 April, 2016
Accession negotiation chapters 23 and 24, on Fundamental Rights and Justice, are important chapters and should be the first to open and last one to close in Turkey’s membership talks, said S&D MEP Kati Piri on Wednesday, noting that she understands the reservations of the Republic of Cyprus on this matter.
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Erdoğan Brings His Media Policies to Germany - Carnegie Europe - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Erdoğan Brings His Media Policies to Germany
Posted by: Judy Dempsey Thursday, April 14, 2016
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If Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had his way, he would have the German satirist Jan Böhmermann behind bars by now. The reason? During his regular late-night talk show on March 31, Böhmermann issued a blistering attack on Erdoğan in the form of a satirical poem. Seated before the Turkish flag and a portrait of Erdoğan, Böhmermann accused the president of, among other things, sex with goats and sheep. The comedian also stated that Erdoğan loved to “repress minorities, kick Kurds and beat Christians while watching child porn.”
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If Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had his way, he would have the German satirist Jan Böhmermann behind bars by now. The reason? During his regular late-night talk show on March 31, Böhmermann issued a blistering attack on Erdoğan in the form of a satirical poem. Seated before the Turkish flag and a portrait of Erdoğan, Böhmermann accused the president of, among other things, sex with goats and sheep. The comedian also stated that Erdoğan loved to “repress minorities, kick Kurds and beat Christians while watching child porn.”
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Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Anti-ISIL fight alla Turca - MURAT YETKİN
Anti-ISIL fight alla Turca
Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz said on April 13 that theTurkish security forces had killed 362 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants since July 2015 with its cross-border artillery fire against targets in Syria.
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Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz said on April 13 that theTurkish security forces had killed 362 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants since July 2015 with its cross-border artillery fire against targets in Syria.
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Middle East News: Turkish forces arrest three suspected ISIS women
Turkish forces arrest three suspected ISIS women
Middle East News
Wed, 13 Apr 2016
Riyadh: Turkish security forces arrested three women suspects on charges of links to ISIS while another person was killed trying to enter Turkey illegally.
Turkish news agency Anadolu, citing security sources, reported, "Four people tried to enter from Syria to Turkey through illegal channels.
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Middle East News
Wed, 13 Apr 2016
Riyadh: Turkish security forces arrested three women suspects on charges of links to ISIS while another person was killed trying to enter Turkey illegally.
Turkish news agency Anadolu, citing security sources, reported, "Four people tried to enter from Syria to Turkey through illegal channels.
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But there are good terrorists and bad terrorists - BURAK BEKDİL
But there are good terrorists and bad terrorists
In his speeches to Turkish audiences but addressing world leaders, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan often says that “there should be no good terrorists and bad terrorists” and that “terrorists are terrorists.” He’s right. But he is not realistic at all if he is seriously expecting the entire world to agree on his own definition of who is a terrorist and who is not.
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In his speeches to Turkish audiences but addressing world leaders, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan often says that “there should be no good terrorists and bad terrorists” and that “terrorists are terrorists.” He’s right. But he is not realistic at all if he is seriously expecting the entire world to agree on his own definition of who is a terrorist and who is not.
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Shiny, happy people - AHU ÖZYURT
Shiny, happy people
Turn on a Turkish TV channel these days, and you will be amazed at how much entertainment is going on. The game show “Survivor” has not lost steam yet. New dramas, matchmaking shows, showbiz stuff. They are all on, all the time. Then you flip a news channel and reality hits like a bullet.
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Turn on a Turkish TV channel these days, and you will be amazed at how much entertainment is going on. The game show “Survivor” has not lost steam yet. New dramas, matchmaking shows, showbiz stuff. They are all on, all the time. Then you flip a news channel and reality hits like a bullet.
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A political party like a Teflon pan - MEHMET Y. YILMAZ
A political party like a Teflon pan
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is very much like a Teflon pan: Nothing sticks to it. It is always others who are responsible for everything that is going on, as if they are not the ones who have been ruling this country for 14 years.
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The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is very much like a Teflon pan: Nothing sticks to it. It is always others who are responsible for everything that is going on, as if they are not the ones who have been ruling this country for 14 years.
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Intel before first Ankara bombing ignored: Report - CRIME
Intel before first Ankara bombing ignored: Report
ISTANBUL
A preliminary survey report investigating the Oct. 10 blast in Ankara that killed 103 people, including two suicide bombers, revealed that Turkey’s intelligence units were tipped off about imminent suicide bomb attacks targeting rallies 25 days before the explosion.
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ISTANBUL
A preliminary survey report investigating the Oct. 10 blast in Ankara that killed 103 people, including two suicide bombers, revealed that Turkey’s intelligence units were tipped off about imminent suicide bomb attacks targeting rallies 25 days before the explosion.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016
The U.S Attorney Preet Bharara Strikes Pro-Erdogan Media Back!
The U.S Attorney Preet Bharara Strikes Pro-Erdogan Media Back!
04/12/2016 05:01 pm ET
Aydoğan Vatandaş
Journalist, writer and political analyst
During a keynote speech at the New York Press Association Spring Convention on Friday, Attorney Preet Bharara commented on how he suddenly became a public figure in Turkey reaching almost three hundred thousand followers in Twitter.
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04/12/2016 05:01 pm ET
Aydoğan Vatandaş
Journalist, writer and political analyst
During a keynote speech at the New York Press Association Spring Convention on Friday, Attorney Preet Bharara commented on how he suddenly became a public figure in Turkey reaching almost three hundred thousand followers in Twitter.
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Opulence and paranoia as Saudi king visits Turkey | World news | The Guardian
Opulence and paranoia as Saudi king visits Turkey
King Salman and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have much in common, and trip is seen as a pivotal moment in countries’ relations
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King Salman and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have much in common, and trip is seen as a pivotal moment in countries’ relations
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Comedian who mocked Erdogan could face prison | All media content | DW.COM | 11.04.2016
Comedian who mocked Erdogan could face prison
A German comedian could face jail after being accused of breaking a law that prohibits insulting representatives of foreign states. Jan Boehmermann performed a satirical poem that accused the Turkish president of having sex with animals.
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A German comedian could face jail after being accused of breaking a law that prohibits insulting representatives of foreign states. Jan Boehmermann performed a satirical poem that accused the Turkish president of having sex with animals.
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Turkey Picks New Central Bank Governor - NASDAQ.com
Turkey Picks New Central Bank Governor
April 11, 2016, 09:35:00 AM EDT By Dow Jones Business News
Turkey's government on Monday named the central bank's deputy governor, Murat Cetinkaya, as its next chief, ending a period of market-rattling uncertainty about who would take on one of the toughest monetary policy jobs in the world.
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April 11, 2016, 09:35:00 AM EDT By Dow Jones Business News
Turkey's government on Monday named the central bank's deputy governor, Murat Cetinkaya, as its next chief, ending a period of market-rattling uncertainty about who would take on one of the toughest monetary policy jobs in the world.
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Monday, April 11, 2016
Turkey’s dangerous offer to have boots in the Syrian ground - BARÇIN YİNANÇ
Turkey’s dangerous offer to have boots in the Syrian ground
U.S. President Barack Obama has said failing to prepare for the aftermath of the ousting of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was the worst mistake of his presidency.
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U.S. President Barack Obama has said failing to prepare for the aftermath of the ousting of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was the worst mistake of his presidency.
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Prosecuting Böhmermann satire could ′cost Merkel the chancellery′ | Germany | DW.COM | 11.04.2016
Prosecuting Böhmermann satire could 'cost Merkel the chancellery'
Turkey is asking Germany to prosecute a satirist who made fun of its president. No matter how Merkel decides, experts say she can't win. She'll either offend an important diplomatic partner or alienate German supporters.
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Turkey is asking Germany to prosecute a satirist who made fun of its president. No matter how Merkel decides, experts say she can't win. She'll either offend an important diplomatic partner or alienate German supporters.
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Reading the Drastic Shift in Turkish Foreign Policy After Arab Spring
Reading the Drastic Shift in Turkish Foreign Policy After Arab Spring
04/11/2016 02:35 pm ET
Aydoğan Vatandaş
Journalist, writer and political analyst
The Turkish foreign policy has faced a drastic shift after the Arab Spring from a policy known as ‘zero problems with neighbors’ to ‘animosity with neighbors’ which eventually led Turkey to precious loneliness in the region.
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04/11/2016 02:35 pm ET
Aydoğan Vatandaş
Journalist, writer and political analyst
The Turkish foreign policy has faced a drastic shift after the Arab Spring from a policy known as ‘zero problems with neighbors’ to ‘animosity with neighbors’ which eventually led Turkey to precious loneliness in the region.
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Seeking ‘His President’s Opposition’ in Turkey - MURAT YETKİN
Seeking ‘His President’s Opposition’ in Turkey
The “pervert” debate between Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, has finally faded out after Erdoğan said he would no longer count Kılıçdaroğlu as a political counterpart, with the latter providing no reply.
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The “pervert” debate between Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, has finally faded out after Erdoğan said he would no longer count Kılıçdaroğlu as a political counterpart, with the latter providing no reply.
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Under 0.1 percent of Syrian asylum seekers in Turkey eligible for work permits | i24news - See beyond
Under 0.1 percent of Syrian asylum seekers in Turkey eligible for work permits
By i24news
Published: 04/11/2016 - 04:43pm, updated: 04:49pm
Turkish labor laws provided part of the justification for the EU deal to deport asylum seekers back to Turkey
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By i24news
Published: 04/11/2016 - 04:43pm, updated: 04:49pm
Turkish labor laws provided part of the justification for the EU deal to deport asylum seekers back to Turkey
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Turkey on terrorism alert : TTR Weekly
Turkey on terrorism alert
April 11, 2016 by AFP
ISTANBUL, 11 April 2016: The US embassy in Turkey, on Saturday, warned of “credible threats” to tourist areas in Istanbul and the resort city of Antalya, intensifying fears in a country hit by four suicide bombings this year.
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April 11, 2016 by AFP
ISTANBUL, 11 April 2016: The US embassy in Turkey, on Saturday, warned of “credible threats” to tourist areas in Istanbul and the resort city of Antalya, intensifying fears in a country hit by four suicide bombings this year.
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Sunday, April 10, 2016
Awareness on information security low in Turkey - RIGHTS
Awareness on information security low in Turkey
Barçın Yinanç - barcinyinanc@hdn.com.tr
While the world is in a state of alert over information security, the awareness on the importance of this issue in Turkey is low, according to Minhac Çelik, the founder of the siberbulten.com website. ‘As a role model, the prime minister should not have downplayed the data breach of 50 million Turkish citizens,’ says Çelik
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Barçın Yinanç - barcinyinanc@hdn.com.tr
While the world is in a state of alert over information security, the awareness on the importance of this issue in Turkey is low, according to Minhac Çelik, the founder of the siberbulten.com website. ‘As a role model, the prime minister should not have downplayed the data breach of 50 million Turkish citizens,’ says Çelik
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Turkey on high alert amid rising terror threats - Xinhua | English.news.cn
Turkey on high alert amid rising terror threats
ANKARA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Faced with rising terror threats from both ethnic and religious armed militant groups, Turkey increased its security measures nationwide and intensified police presence in Istanbul, the nation's business capital.
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ANKARA, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Faced with rising terror threats from both ethnic and religious armed militant groups, Turkey increased its security measures nationwide and intensified police presence in Istanbul, the nation's business capital.
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Turkish Journalists Say Free Press Under Fire And EU's Not Helping
Turkish Journalists Say Free Press Under Fire And EU's Not Helping
By Daniella Cheslow
April 10, 2016
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkish TV news anchor Banu Guven said watching her president get grilled on press freedom by CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour hours earlier evoked a sense of schadenfreude.
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By Daniella Cheslow
April 10, 2016
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Turkish TV news anchor Banu Guven said watching her president get grilled on press freedom by CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour hours earlier evoked a sense of schadenfreude.
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Turkey breaks Kurdish militant cell 'preparing attack': report | Daily Mail Online
Turkey breaks Kurdish militant cell 'preparing attack': report
By Afp
Published: 12:08 EST, 10 April 2016 | Updated: 12:08 EST, 10 April 2016
Turkish police have smashed a cell of Kurdish militants in a usually tranquil region between Istanbul and Ankara who had hoarded explosives, guns and suicide vests, the Dogan news agency reported Sunday.
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By Afp
Published: 12:08 EST, 10 April 2016 | Updated: 12:08 EST, 10 April 2016
Turkish police have smashed a cell of Kurdish militants in a usually tranquil region between Istanbul and Ankara who had hoarded explosives, guns and suicide vests, the Dogan news agency reported Sunday.
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Saturday, April 09, 2016
Police Detonate Bag in Istanbul Square Amid Threat Warning
Police Detonate Bag in Istanbul Square Amid Threat Warning
By Reuters On 4/9/16 at 1:42 PM
Turkish police carried out a controlled explosion of a bag left in Istanbul's popular Taksim square on Saturday, a Reuters witness at the scene says, hours after the U.S. embassy warned of "credible threats" to tourist areas.
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By Reuters On 4/9/16 at 1:42 PM
Turkish police carried out a controlled explosion of a bag left in Istanbul's popular Taksim square on Saturday, a Reuters witness at the scene says, hours after the U.S. embassy warned of "credible threats" to tourist areas.
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US Warns Citizens of 'Credible Threats' in Turkey - ABC News
US Warns Citizens of 'Credible Threats' in Turkey
By The Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey — Apr 9, 2016, 9:41 AM ET
The United States is warning its citizens about "credible threats" to touristic areas in Turkey, especially around public squares and docks in Istanbul and the Mediterranean city of Antalya.
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By The Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey — Apr 9, 2016, 9:41 AM ET
The United States is warning its citizens about "credible threats" to touristic areas in Turkey, especially around public squares and docks in Istanbul and the Mediterranean city of Antalya.
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Istanbul by the sea: New bus might solve traffic problem - Daily Sabah
Istanbul by the sea: New bus might solve traffic problem
DAILY SABAH
ISTANBUL
An amphibious bus operates in Incheon, South Korea. The “amphibus” will debut in Turkey in the near future. An amphibious bus operates in Incheon, South Korea. The “amphibus” will debut in Turkey in the near future.
No matter whether you drive, take the subway or hitch a taxi, getting around Istanbul is problematic, especially during rush hour in Turkey's most populous city. Traveling between the city's Asian and European sides is worse, although an underwater tunnel helps ease the traffic.
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DAILY SABAH
ISTANBUL
An amphibious bus operates in Incheon, South Korea. The “amphibus” will debut in Turkey in the near future. An amphibious bus operates in Incheon, South Korea. The “amphibus” will debut in Turkey in the near future.
No matter whether you drive, take the subway or hitch a taxi, getting around Istanbul is problematic, especially during rush hour in Turkey's most populous city. Traveling between the city's Asian and European sides is worse, although an underwater tunnel helps ease the traffic.
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The First Migrants Deported Back to Turkey Under an E.U. Deal Face an Uncertain Future | TIME
The First Migrants Deported Back to Turkey Under an E.U. Deal Face an Uncertain Future
Jared Malsin/Dikili, Turkey @jmalsin
April 8, 2016
Dozens of Pakistani migrants are sent back from Greece, thanks to a controversial deal between the E.U. and Turkey
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Jared Malsin/Dikili, Turkey @jmalsin
April 8, 2016
Dozens of Pakistani migrants are sent back from Greece, thanks to a controversial deal between the E.U. and Turkey
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Friday, April 08, 2016
'Sexists' and 'perverts': Insults rock Turkish politics, Middle East News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
'Sexists' and 'perverts': Insults rock Turkish politics
ISTANBUL (AFP) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed an allegedly sexist remark by Turkey's opposition leader as an "affront" to all Turkish women on Friday (April 8), further fuelling a colourful war of words which erupted earlier in the week.
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ISTANBUL (AFP) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slammed an allegedly sexist remark by Turkey's opposition leader as an "affront" to all Turkish women on Friday (April 8), further fuelling a colourful war of words which erupted earlier in the week.
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Turkish official arrested for selling state secrets | Daily Mail Online
Turkish official arrested for selling state secrets
By Associated Press
Published: 05:59 EST, 8 April 2016 | Updated: 05:59 EST, 8 April 2016
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's state-run news agency says a Turkish official has been arrested in a police sting operation for attempting to sell the designs of two Turkish-made firearms to a U.S.-based company.
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By Associated Press
Published: 05:59 EST, 8 April 2016 | Updated: 05:59 EST, 8 April 2016
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's state-run news agency says a Turkish official has been arrested in a police sting operation for attempting to sell the designs of two Turkish-made firearms to a U.S.-based company.
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Car technology and Turkey - İSMET BERKAN
Car technology and Turkey
Think of a car. Its production has not even started yet and you have to wait a year to receive the earliest produced one.
Yet three days after the car’s announcement, 300,000 people have made advance payments, saying “I want to buy this car.”
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Think of a car. Its production has not even started yet and you have to wait a year to receive the earliest produced one.
Yet three days after the car’s announcement, 300,000 people have made advance payments, saying “I want to buy this car.”
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Turkey on Edge as Migrants Return
Turkey on Edge as Migrants Return
By Agencies, Citizen Digital
Published on 8 April 2016
More migrants for Greek after scuffles with police on island
When the first boatload of deported migrants arrived Monday at the Turkish port of Dikili, a small group of Turkish human rights activists turned up to welcome them.
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By Agencies, Citizen Digital
Published on 8 April 2016
More migrants for Greek after scuffles with police on island
When the first boatload of deported migrants arrived Monday at the Turkish port of Dikili, a small group of Turkish human rights activists turned up to welcome them.
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Erdogan and the Isolation of Turkey - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Erdogan's Tightrope Walk: How Turkey's Reform Project Ended in Isolation
An Essay by Michael Werz
When he first came to power, Turkish President Erdogan embarked on a path of modernization. But the growth of a new elite withered those reforms and now, an autocracy is taking hold. It is time for the West to rethink its relations with Turkey.
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An Essay by Michael Werz
When he first came to power, Turkish President Erdogan embarked on a path of modernization. But the growth of a new elite withered those reforms and now, an autocracy is taking hold. It is time for the West to rethink its relations with Turkey.
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Merkel Ally Erdogan Moves Closer to Autocracy in Turkey - SPIEGEL ONLINE
With Friends Like These...: Erdogan's Assault on Freedom and Democracy
The EU has placed its fate in the hands of Turkish President Erdogan. But the man who is to help solve the refugee crisis has recently shown more clearly than ever that he prefers autocracy to democracy. He is the price Europe must pay for failure. By SPIEGEL Staff
Celil Sagir doesn't have much left to lose. On March 28, he was fired, shoved aside. Now, he can talk about what is currently happening in Turkey and describe what it looks like when one man subordinates an entire country.
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The EU has placed its fate in the hands of Turkish President Erdogan. But the man who is to help solve the refugee crisis has recently shown more clearly than ever that he prefers autocracy to democracy. He is the price Europe must pay for failure. By SPIEGEL Staff
Celil Sagir doesn't have much left to lose. On March 28, he was fired, shoved aside. Now, he can talk about what is currently happening in Turkey and describe what it looks like when one man subordinates an entire country.
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First Week Underscores Problems of EU Turkey Refugee Deal - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Uncertain Future: Weaknesses Emerge in EU-Turkey Refugee Deal
By Giorgos Christides, Katrin Kuntz and Maximilian Popp
The EU is praising the first deportations this week from Greece to Turkey as a breakthrough for the recent refugee agreement with Ankara. But it was little more than a show. Many believe the deal will fail to survive the expected legal challenges.
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By Giorgos Christides, Katrin Kuntz and Maximilian Popp
The EU is praising the first deportations this week from Greece to Turkey as a breakthrough for the recent refugee agreement with Ankara. But it was little more than a show. Many believe the deal will fail to survive the expected legal challenges.
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Some Gazans fear Turkish generosity may come at high price - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Some Gazans fear Turkish generosity may come at high price
Since Israel imposed its blockade on the Gaza Strip after Hamas’ victory in the 2006 legislative elections, besieged Gazans have received remarkable regional and international support, including health and infrastructure projects, the rebuilding of destroyed houses and the construction of schools.
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Since Israel imposed its blockade on the Gaza Strip after Hamas’ victory in the 2006 legislative elections, besieged Gazans have received remarkable regional and international support, including health and infrastructure projects, the rebuilding of destroyed houses and the construction of schools.
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Thursday, April 07, 2016
Migrants, Terror and Turkey | McGill International Review
Migrants, Terror and Turkey
After undergoing significant modifications since it was first announced in November of 2015, the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan has officially gone into effect as of Monday, April 4. The controversial accord has provided for the first wave of deportations of irregular migrants, with nearly five-hundred to be returned from Greece to Turkey by the close of this week. The rushed implementation of the readmission agreement by Greek officials comes as a firm declaration from Brussels as well: the backdoor to Europe is now shut. However, reports reveal that the plan may not be as significant of a deterrent as initially hoped. Since the deal came into effect, an additional 4,000 migrants have arrived on Greek shores.
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After undergoing significant modifications since it was first announced in November of 2015, the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan has officially gone into effect as of Monday, April 4. The controversial accord has provided for the first wave of deportations of irregular migrants, with nearly five-hundred to be returned from Greece to Turkey by the close of this week. The rushed implementation of the readmission agreement by Greek officials comes as a firm declaration from Brussels as well: the backdoor to Europe is now shut. However, reports reveal that the plan may not be as significant of a deterrent as initially hoped. Since the deal came into effect, an additional 4,000 migrants have arrived on Greek shores.
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Political language degenerates in Turkey - MURAT YETKİN
Political language degenerates in Turkey
Political language in Turkey is degenerating as political polarization increases. The ongoing “pervert” debate is an embarrassing example of this.
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Political language in Turkey is degenerating as political polarization increases. The ongoing “pervert” debate is an embarrassing example of this.
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A bridge between the east and west | Overseas | PropertyGuru.com.sg
A bridge between the east and west
Romesh Navaratnarajah • April 8, 2016
By Romesh Navaratnarajah
For centuries, Istanbul has been the centre of trade and cultural exchange between Europe and Asia. The city’s strategic location means it sits on the border of both continents. Even today, tourists and foreign investors flock to Istanbul, contributing to the city’s building boom.
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Romesh Navaratnarajah • April 8, 2016
By Romesh Navaratnarajah
For centuries, Istanbul has been the centre of trade and cultural exchange between Europe and Asia. The city’s strategic location means it sits on the border of both continents. Even today, tourists and foreign investors flock to Istanbul, contributing to the city’s building boom.
More:A bridge between the east and west | Overseas | PropertyGuru.com.sg
A bridge between the east and west | Overseas | PropertyGuru.com.sg
A bridge between the east and west
Romesh Navaratnarajah • April 8, 2016
By Romesh Navaratnarajah
For centuries, Istanbul has been the centre of trade and cultural exchange between Europe and Asia. The city’s strategic location means it sits on the border of both continents. Even today, tourists and foreign investors flock to Istanbul, contributing to the city’s building boom.
More:A bridge between the east and west | Overseas | PropertyGuru.com.sg
Romesh Navaratnarajah • April 8, 2016
By Romesh Navaratnarajah
For centuries, Istanbul has been the centre of trade and cultural exchange between Europe and Asia. The city’s strategic location means it sits on the border of both continents. Even today, tourists and foreign investors flock to Istanbul, contributing to the city’s building boom.
More:A bridge between the east and west | Overseas | PropertyGuru.com.sg
Turkey grants relief on loans to tourism industry | Business , Regional | THE DAILY STAR
Turkey grants relief on loans to tourism industry
Turkey moved to minimize the financial fallout from a sharp drop in tourism by creating new rules to govern the $17 billion that local hospitality firms owe the banks.
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Turkey moved to minimize the financial fallout from a sharp drop in tourism by creating new rules to govern the $17 billion that local hospitality firms owe the banks.
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Opinion: Time to tell Erdogan to turn back | National News - WPTZ Home
Opinion: Time to tell Erdogan to turn back
Published 4:05 PM EDT Apr 07, 2016
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(CNN) —Visiting heads of state frequently make time in their Washington itineraries to deliver speeches on key issues. But as the Brookings Institution hosted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week, events outside the venue took an ugly turn.
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Published 4:05 PM EDT Apr 07, 2016
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(CNN) —Visiting heads of state frequently make time in their Washington itineraries to deliver speeches on key issues. But as the Brookings Institution hosted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week, events outside the venue took an ugly turn.
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‘Pervert’ debate rocks politics amid harsh words - POLITICS
‘Pervert’ debate rocks politics amid harsh words
ANKARA
The heat in the debate over main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s criticism against Turkey’s family minister has been turned up, with Kılıçdaroğlu firing back at President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over his use of the word “pervert.”
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ANKARA
The heat in the debate over main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s criticism against Turkey’s family minister has been turned up, with Kılıçdaroğlu firing back at President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over his use of the word “pervert.”
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A culture of honor (or horror) – revisited - BURAK BEKDİL
A culture of honor (or horror) – revisited
In 2010, Turkey was “shaken” by the surfacing of alleged serial rapes in the southeastern city of Siirt, including “shocking” cases of adults raping minors and minors raping toddlers, killing one.
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In 2010, Turkey was “shaken” by the surfacing of alleged serial rapes in the southeastern city of Siirt, including “shocking” cases of adults raping minors and minors raping toddlers, killing one.
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Women, media play major role in pursuing freedom, says Hürriyet chairwoman - RIGHTS
Women, media play major role in pursuing freedom, says Hürriyet chairwoman
NEW YORK
Women and the media play a huge role in the process of reaching true freedom and peace, daily Hürriyet Chairwoman Vuslat Doğan Sabancı has told the audience at the gala dinner for the Women in the World (WITW) Summit in New York.
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NEW YORK
Women and the media play a huge role in the process of reaching true freedom and peace, daily Hürriyet Chairwoman Vuslat Doğan Sabancı has told the audience at the gala dinner for the Women in the World (WITW) Summit in New York.
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Turkey's Erdogan says no migrant deal if EU doesn't fulfill pledges | Reuters
Turkey's Erdogan says no migrant deal if EU doesn't fulfill pledges
Turkey will not go through with an agreement to take back Syrian migrants from Europe if the European Union does not fulfill its pledges, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.
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Turkey will not go through with an agreement to take back Syrian migrants from Europe if the European Union does not fulfill its pledges, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.
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Wednesday, April 06, 2016
The state of rights in Turkey - MURAT YETKİN
The state of rights in Turkey
In times of war, it is not only lives and the truth that are lost, but also the rights of the people. When people have to make a choice between their security, employment or freedom, freedom is the first to be abandoned. Security - that is, existence - is of course the last.
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In times of war, it is not only lives and the truth that are lost, but also the rights of the people. When people have to make a choice between their security, employment or freedom, freedom is the first to be abandoned. Security - that is, existence - is of course the last.
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Turkey arrests 'would-be PKK female suicide bomber' in Ankara: reports | Daily Mail Online
Turkey arrests 'would-be PKK female suicide bomber' in Ankara: reports
By Afp
Published: 13:47 EST, 6 April 2016 | Updated: 13:47 EST, 6 April 2016
Turkey has arrested a female militant affiliated to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) suspected of planning to carry out a suicide attack, a report said Wednesday.
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By Afp
Published: 13:47 EST, 6 April 2016 | Updated: 13:47 EST, 6 April 2016
Turkey has arrested a female militant affiliated to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) suspected of planning to carry out a suicide attack, a report said Wednesday.
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Turkey's President Erdogan gambles and loses | The Japan Times
Turkey’s President Erdogan gambles and loses
by Daniel Pipes
Apr 6, 2016
WASHINGTON – The Republic of Turkey, long a democratizing Muslim country solidly in the Western camp, now finds itself internally racked and at the center of two external crises, the civil war in next-door Syria and the illegal immigration that is changing European politics. The prospects for Turkey and its neighbors are worrisome, if not ominous.
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by Daniel Pipes
Apr 6, 2016
WASHINGTON – The Republic of Turkey, long a democratizing Muslim country solidly in the Western camp, now finds itself internally racked and at the center of two external crises, the civil war in next-door Syria and the illegal immigration that is changing European politics. The prospects for Turkey and its neighbors are worrisome, if not ominous.
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Single men protest in Turkish village, demand to get married - Al Arabiya English
Single men protest in Turkish village, demand to get married
Men from a southern Turkish village took to the streets to protest local women’s refusal to accept them as potential grooms, leaving them unmarried for nine years, CNN Turk reported on Tuesday.
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Men from a southern Turkish village took to the streets to protest local women’s refusal to accept them as potential grooms, leaving them unmarried for nine years, CNN Turk reported on Tuesday.
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Economists expect Moody's to maintain Turkey's rating
Economists expect Moody's to maintain Turkey's rating
ANKARA
Economists expect U.S.-based credit rating agency Moody's to make no changes to Turkey's rating in its new report due Friday.
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ANKARA
Economists expect U.S.-based credit rating agency Moody's to make no changes to Turkey's rating in its new report due Friday.
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Turkish Cypriot parties race to form alliances - Cyprus Mail Cyprus Mail
Turkish Cypriot parties race to form alliances
April 6th, 2016 Evie Andreou Cyprus 2 Comments
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci stressed on Wednesday the need for the formation of a ‘government’ that will put above all, the best interests of the people.
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April 6th, 2016 Evie Andreou Cyprus 2 Comments
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci stressed on Wednesday the need for the formation of a ‘government’ that will put above all, the best interests of the people.
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Information on 50 Million Turkish Citizens Dumped Online | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
Information on 50 Million Turkish Citizens Dumped Online
by Chris Brook April 6, 2016 , 12:00 pm
Turkey’s communications minister this week is denying reports that personally identifiable information of 50 million of the country’s citizens has been leaked online.
On Monday hackers published what they claim is a Turkish citizenship database, a cache of information downloadable via BitTorrent, that allegedly includes details on 49,611,709 individuals. The information includes citizens’ names, national identification numbers, dates of birth, the cities they were born in, full addresses, genders, and parents names.
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by Chris Brook April 6, 2016 , 12:00 pm
Turkey’s communications minister this week is denying reports that personally identifiable information of 50 million of the country’s citizens has been leaked online.
On Monday hackers published what they claim is a Turkish citizenship database, a cache of information downloadable via BitTorrent, that allegedly includes details on 49,611,709 individuals. The information includes citizens’ names, national identification numbers, dates of birth, the cities they were born in, full addresses, genders, and parents names.
More:Information on 50 Million Turkish Citizens Dumped Online | Threatpost | The first stop for security news
As the dream of Europe fades, Syrians try to figure out life in Turkey | Europe | DW.COM | 06.04.2016
As the dream of Europe fades, Syrians try to figure out life in Turkey
As the EU closes its doors to migrants, Syrian refugees are having second thoughts about risking the trip to Greece. But they are finding it hard to start new lives in Turkey. Anna Lekas Miller reports from Izmir.
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As the EU closes its doors to migrants, Syrian refugees are having second thoughts about risking the trip to Greece. But they are finding it hard to start new lives in Turkey. Anna Lekas Miller reports from Izmir.
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Why Syrian refugees are avoiding refugee camps - Quartz
Why Syrian refugees are avoiding refugee camps
Julius Motal
On the border between Greece and Macedonia, a “Crazy Holidays”-branded bus idles, its luggage compartment open. A paper stuck in the window of one reads in English: “BUS TO ATHENS.”
More:Why Syrian refugees are avoiding refugee camps - Quartz
Julius Motal
On the border between Greece and Macedonia, a “Crazy Holidays”-branded bus idles, its luggage compartment open. A paper stuck in the window of one reads in English: “BUS TO ATHENS.”
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Deported refugees sent to holding centre in Turkey
Deported refugees sent to holding centre in Turkey
April 05, 2016 in USA
Not long after the first boatload of deportees left Mytilini, human rights activists gathered to protest near the port entrance where they competed for space with journalists.
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April 05, 2016 in USA
Not long after the first boatload of deportees left Mytilini, human rights activists gathered to protest near the port entrance where they competed for space with journalists.
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Erdogan’s not mad, he’s ruthless – EurActiv.com
Erdogan’s not mad, he’s ruthless
By George Friedman | Geopolitical Futures
If President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is going to become the single centre of power in Turkey, he must crush his domestic opposition and the PKK, and with its refugee deal, the EU is helping him do that, writes George Friedman.
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By George Friedman | Geopolitical Futures
If President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is going to become the single centre of power in Turkey, he must crush his domestic opposition and the PKK, and with its refugee deal, the EU is helping him do that, writes George Friedman.
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Turkey Posts $14M Reward for Wanted IS Militants
Turkey Posts $14M Reward for Wanted IS Militants
Uzay Bulut
April 05, 2016 6:50 PM
Facing blistering internal criticism over its failure to halt a wave of terrorist attacks, the Turkish government on Tuesday set a reward of $14 million for information leading to the arrest of Islamic State suspects in at least four recent suicide bombings.
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Uzay Bulut
April 05, 2016 6:50 PM
Facing blistering internal criticism over its failure to halt a wave of terrorist attacks, the Turkish government on Tuesday set a reward of $14 million for information leading to the arrest of Islamic State suspects in at least four recent suicide bombings.
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Tuesday, April 05, 2016
Why Erdogan can't end PKK war - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Why Erdogan can't end PKK war
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's months-long war against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has become unbearably destructive and deadly, and the violence is threatening to spill over into western Turkey. The general picture emerging is that the PKK cannot be eliminated militarily and no negotiated settlement with the organization is foreseeable.
More:Why Erdogan can't end PKK war - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's months-long war against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has become unbearably destructive and deadly, and the violence is threatening to spill over into western Turkey. The general picture emerging is that the PKK cannot be eliminated militarily and no negotiated settlement with the organization is foreseeable.
More:Why Erdogan can't end PKK war - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Why Erdogan can't end PKK war - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Why Erdogan can't end PKK war
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's months-long war against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has become unbearably destructive and deadly, and the violence is threatening to spill over into western Turkey. The general picture emerging is that the PKK cannot be eliminated militarily and no negotiated settlement with the organization is foreseeable.
More:Why Erdogan can't end PKK war - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's months-long war against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has become unbearably destructive and deadly, and the violence is threatening to spill over into western Turkey. The general picture emerging is that the PKK cannot be eliminated militarily and no negotiated settlement with the organization is foreseeable.
More:Why Erdogan can't end PKK war - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Under new EU-Turkey deal, first Syrian refugees land in Germany - AhlulBayt News Agency - ABNA - Shia News
Under new EU-Turkey deal, first Syrian refugees land in Germany
April 5, 2016 - 10:13 AM
The first refugees to be brought into the EU under a migrant-exchange deal with Turkey have arrived in Germany and Finland.
AhlulBayt News Agency - The first refugees to be brought into the EU under a migrant-exchange deal with Turkey have arrived in Germany and Finland.
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April 5, 2016 - 10:13 AM
The first refugees to be brought into the EU under a migrant-exchange deal with Turkey have arrived in Germany and Finland.
AhlulBayt News Agency - The first refugees to be brought into the EU under a migrant-exchange deal with Turkey have arrived in Germany and Finland.
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Traders Warming to Turkey Risk Send Lira's Volatility Tumbling - Bloomberg
Traders Warming to Turkey Risk Send Lira's Volatility Tumbling
Constantine Courcoulas
April 5, 2016 — 6:26 AM EDT
For option traders, the lira is headed for a period of calm.
Contracts that measure expected swings in the currency over the next month retreated the most across emerging markets in 2016 to the lowest level since December 2014, a sign of growing confidence in Turkey’s economy. The drop is a boost for carry traders, who buy higher yielding assets by borrowing in lower yielding currencies, as it reduces the cost of protecting against price fluctuations and increases the lure of Turkish markets.
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Constantine Courcoulas
April 5, 2016 — 6:26 AM EDT
For option traders, the lira is headed for a period of calm.
Contracts that measure expected swings in the currency over the next month retreated the most across emerging markets in 2016 to the lowest level since December 2014, a sign of growing confidence in Turkey’s economy. The drop is a boost for carry traders, who buy higher yielding assets by borrowing in lower yielding currencies, as it reduces the cost of protecting against price fluctuations and increases the lure of Turkish markets.
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The Latest: Turkey: Migrant deal proceeding 'successfully' | SunHerald
The Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece
The Latest on European efforts to cope with an influx of refugees and migrants (all times local):
7:55 p.m.
Turkey's deputy prime minister says a deal with the European Union on the return of migrants from Greece is proceeding "successfully."
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ATHENS, Greece
The Latest on European efforts to cope with an influx of refugees and migrants (all times local):
7:55 p.m.
Turkey's deputy prime minister says a deal with the European Union on the return of migrants from Greece is proceeding "successfully."
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Erdogan proposes stripping terrorism supporters of Turkish citizenship - Al Arabiya English
Erdogan proposes stripping terrorism supporters of Turkish citizenship
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington March 31, 2016. (File photo: Reuters)
Reuters, Ankara Tuesday, 5 April 2016
Turkey should consider stripping citizenship from supporters of terrorism, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, adding that the government had "nothing to discuss with terrorists".
His comments, in a speech to a group of lawyers in the capital Ankara, come after he ruled out on Monday a revival of peace talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). He has vowed to stamp out the conflict in the mainly Kurdish southeast, at its deadliest in two decades, once and for all.
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the Brookings Institute in Washington March 31, 2016. (File photo: Reuters)
Reuters, Ankara Tuesday, 5 April 2016
Turkey should consider stripping citizenship from supporters of terrorism, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, adding that the government had "nothing to discuss with terrorists".
His comments, in a speech to a group of lawyers in the capital Ankara, come after he ruled out on Monday a revival of peace talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). He has vowed to stamp out the conflict in the mainly Kurdish southeast, at its deadliest in two decades, once and for all.
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Is Turkey's lax oversight keeping PKK flush with funds? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Is Turkey's lax oversight keeping PKK flush with funds?
In our quest to find the best tea in Istanbul, my friends and I recently stopped by Van Sofrasi, a restaurant chain named after the eastern province of Van famous for its lavish morning feasts. Unfortunately, as it turns out, we found that it's merely an urban myth that the smuggled mahogany-colored tea from Iran and Syria is the best.
More:Is Turkey's lax oversight keeping PKK flush with funds? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
In our quest to find the best tea in Istanbul, my friends and I recently stopped by Van Sofrasi, a restaurant chain named after the eastern province of Van famous for its lavish morning feasts. Unfortunately, as it turns out, we found that it's merely an urban myth that the smuggled mahogany-colored tea from Iran and Syria is the best.
More:Is Turkey's lax oversight keeping PKK flush with funds? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey arrests two would-be IS suicide bombers: report - Times LIVE
Turkey arrests two would-be IS suicide bombers: report
AFP | 05 April, 2016 11:25
Handcuffs. File Photo.
Image by: SUHAIB SALEM / REUTERS
Authorities in southern Turkey have arrested two men suspected of preparing to carry out suicide bombings for the Islamic State (IS) group, which has staged two attacks in Istanbul this year, reports said Tuesday.
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AFP | 05 April, 2016 11:25
Handcuffs. File Photo.
Image by: SUHAIB SALEM / REUTERS
Authorities in southern Turkey have arrested two men suspected of preparing to carry out suicide bombings for the Islamic State (IS) group, which has staged two attacks in Istanbul this year, reports said Tuesday.
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Erdoğan’s US visit highlights Turkey’s isolation - SEMİH İDİZ
Erdoğan’s US visit highlights Turkey’s isolation
It is not possible to consider President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Washington as a success by any count. The “strategic partnership” between the two countries continues but it is clear that relations are currently very tense.
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It is not possible to consider President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Washington as a success by any count. The “strategic partnership” between the two countries continues but it is clear that relations are currently very tense.
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Martyrdom: a new comic strip for Turkish kids | Coffee House
Martyrdom: a new comic strip for Turkish kids
Rod Liddle
4 April 2016
Thrilling news arrives from Turkey, where it is being reported that a government body has issued comic books to the nation’s children telling them how bloody marvellous it is to become an Islamic martyr.
More:Martyrdom: a new comic strip for Turkish kids | Coffee House
Rod Liddle
4 April 2016
Thrilling news arrives from Turkey, where it is being reported that a government body has issued comic books to the nation’s children telling them how bloody marvellous it is to become an Islamic martyr.
More:Martyrdom: a new comic strip for Turkish kids | Coffee House
Monday, April 04, 2016
EDITORIAL: With Turkey, work ahead for President Obama - Washington Times
More work ahead for President Obama
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - - Monday, April 4, 2016
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
The descent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration into a brutish tyranny must not be something else for Barack Obama’s “don’t-do list.” Mr. Erdogan even takes his thugs with him when he leaves Ankara. The Brookings Institution was tempted to cancel Mr. Erdogan’s speech last week after his security detail roughed up American and Turkish reporters, giving Washington a taste of what’s happening in Turkey.
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By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - - Monday, April 4, 2016
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
The descent of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s administration into a brutish tyranny must not be something else for Barack Obama’s “don’t-do list.” Mr. Erdogan even takes his thugs with him when he leaves Ankara. The Brookings Institution was tempted to cancel Mr. Erdogan’s speech last week after his security detail roughed up American and Turkish reporters, giving Washington a taste of what’s happening in Turkey.
More:EDITORIAL: With Turkey, work ahead for President Obama - Washington Times
Turkish mayor says Ankara failed to inform town of migrant camp, tourist area ‘lacks security’ — RT News
Turkish mayor says Ankara failed to inform town of migrant camp, tourist area ‘lacks security’
Published time: 4 Apr, 2016 20:52
Ankara has failed to notify local authorities that migrants from Greece are to arrive in the coastal town of Dikili as part of the controversial EU exchange deal, its mayor Mustafa Tosun told RT, adding that Dikili lacks necessary facilities and security.
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Published time: 4 Apr, 2016 20:52
Ankara has failed to notify local authorities that migrants from Greece are to arrive in the coastal town of Dikili as part of the controversial EU exchange deal, its mayor Mustafa Tosun told RT, adding that Dikili lacks necessary facilities and security.
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Turkey's Erdogan rejects 'lessons in democracy' from West - Channel NewsAsia
Turkey's Erdogan rejects 'lessons in democracy' from West
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday rejected "lessons in democracy" from the West, with US and EU criticism mounting over an alleged clampdown on press freedoms in his country.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday rejected "lessons in democracy" from the West, with US and EU criticism mounting over an alleged clampdown on press freedoms in his country.
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Coalition planes destroy ISIS-occupied Turkish consulate in Mosul - Al Arabiya English
Coalition planes destroy ISIS-occupied Turkish consulate in Mosul
A Belgian F-16 fighter jet pilot gestures while taking off to join an international coalition fighting against ISIS. (File photo: Reuters)
Reuters Monday, 4 April 2016
An aircraft from a US-led coalition on Monday destroyed the Turkish consulate compound in Mosul in northern Iraq which has been occupied by ISIS militants since June 2014, the Turkish foreign ministry said.
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A Belgian F-16 fighter jet pilot gestures while taking off to join an international coalition fighting against ISIS. (File photo: Reuters)
Reuters Monday, 4 April 2016
An aircraft from a US-led coalition on Monday destroyed the Turkish consulate compound in Mosul in northern Iraq which has been occupied by ISIS militants since June 2014, the Turkish foreign ministry said.
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Turkish Inflation Rate Slows to Seven-Month Low - WSJ
Turkish Inflation Rate Slows to Seven-Month Low
Surprise drop fuels expectations central bank will press ahead with interest-rate cuts
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Surprise drop fuels expectations central bank will press ahead with interest-rate cuts
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Sunday, April 03, 2016
VIEW FROM ABROAD: Satire versus autocracy - Newspaper - DAWN.COM
VIEW FROM ABROAD: Satire versus autocracy
A SOPHISTICATED spin doctor person will advise his client not to get involved in a dispute over criticism, as this gives the critic lots of free publicity, apart from making people curious about the initial allegation. And if the criticism comes in the form of satire, it’s an even bigger mistake to take issue with it.
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A SOPHISTICATED spin doctor person will advise his client not to get involved in a dispute over criticism, as this gives the critic lots of free publicity, apart from making people curious about the initial allegation. And if the criticism comes in the form of satire, it’s an even bigger mistake to take issue with it.
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Will the US manage to regain Turkey? - Daily Sabah
Will the US manage to regain Turkey?
MARKAR ESAYAN
The U.S., which is experiencing an administration problem as the November election approaches, fails about its view on Turkey like it has been on its every other foreign policy these days
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MARKAR ESAYAN
The U.S., which is experiencing an administration problem as the November election approaches, fails about its view on Turkey like it has been on its every other foreign policy these days
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Erdogan says offended by Obama's press freedom rebuke
Erdogan says offended by Obama's press freedom rebuke
ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, April 3, said he took offense at US President Barack Obama slamming eroding press freedoms in Turkey, expressing sadness that the comments were made behind his back.
"I am saddened that these kinds of comments have been made in my absence," Erdogan told Turkish reporters in Washington as he rounded off a trip to the United States. "These issues did not come onto the agenda in our talks with Mr Obama."
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ISTANBUL, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, April 3, said he took offense at US President Barack Obama slamming eroding press freedoms in Turkey, expressing sadness that the comments were made behind his back.
"I am saddened that these kinds of comments have been made in my absence," Erdogan told Turkish reporters in Washington as he rounded off a trip to the United States. "These issues did not come onto the agenda in our talks with Mr Obama."
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Attacks keep crowds from Turkey's tourist districts - LA Times
Attacks keep crowds from Turkey's tourist districts
Istanbul, Turkey
Bar staff and restaurateurs look upon rows of empty tables, competing for the few people still walking the labyrinthine back streets of Istanbul's Beyoglu district, center of the city's normally humming nightlife.
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Istanbul, Turkey
Bar staff and restaurateurs look upon rows of empty tables, competing for the few people still walking the labyrinthine back streets of Istanbul's Beyoglu district, center of the city's normally humming nightlife.
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A Taste of Istanbul: Tradition, History, Delicacy
A Taste of Istanbul: Tradition, History, Delicacy
By Owen Matthews On 4/3/16 at 12:27 PM
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Do you prefer your sheep’s head roasted and hot, or boiled and cold? No matter. One street in Beyoglu, Istanbul’s old European district, offers both sorts of sheep’s head ( kelle ), considered an ancient delicacy across the Middle East.
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By Owen Matthews On 4/3/16 at 12:27 PM
04_15_IstanbulFood_01
Do you prefer your sheep’s head roasted and hot, or boiled and cold? No matter. One street in Beyoglu, Istanbul’s old European district, offers both sorts of sheep’s head ( kelle ), considered an ancient delicacy across the Middle East.
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Opinion: EU-Turkey refugee agreement needs a miracle | Opinion | DW.COM | 02.04.2016
Opinion: EU-Turkey refugee agreement needs a miracle
The European Union will not be able to successfully implement its refugee agreement with Turkey by Monday. And the deportations called for are just irresponsible, DW's Bernd Riegert writes.
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The European Union will not be able to successfully implement its refugee agreement with Turkey by Monday. And the deportations called for are just irresponsible, DW's Bernd Riegert writes.
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Turkey begins work on refugee processing centres
Turkey builds refugee 'processing points' as EU deal set to come into force
#Refugees
Turkey races to construct centres as report emerges that 750 refugees expected to be sent from Greece between Monday and Wednesday
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Turkey races to construct centres as report emerges that 750 refugees expected to be sent from Greece between Monday and Wednesday
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Turkish president unveils US Islamic center near Washington DC | News | DW.COM | 03.04.2016
Turkish president unveils US Islamic center near Washington DC
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has inaugurated a Turkey-sponsored Islamic center built in the style of an Ottoman mosque. Controversial leader fends of charges of authoritarianism, says intolerance on the rise.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has inaugurated a Turkey-sponsored Islamic center built in the style of an Ottoman mosque. Controversial leader fends of charges of authoritarianism, says intolerance on the rise.
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Saturday, April 02, 2016
Journalists Got Attacked On U.S. Soil For Doing Their Jobs
Journalists Got Attacked On U.S. Soil For Doing Their Jobs
A Secret Service agent at an event for the Turkish president told a Turkish security guard to “calm down” and “act like an adult.”
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A Secret Service agent at an event for the Turkish president told a Turkish security guard to “calm down” and “act like an adult.”
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Obama warns Erdogan s Turkey headed down troubling path - Yahoo7
Obama warns Erdogan's Turkey headed down troubling path
AFP on April 2, 2016, 10:22 am
Washington (AFP) - US President Barack Obama admitted Friday he was "troubled" by the path President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking Turkey down, amid rows over press freedom and the war in Syria.
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AFP on April 2, 2016, 10:22 am
Washington (AFP) - US President Barack Obama admitted Friday he was "troubled" by the path President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking Turkey down, amid rows over press freedom and the war in Syria.
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Obama warns Erdogan s Turkey headed down troubling path - Yahoo7
Obama warns Erdogan's Turkey headed down troubling path
AFP on April 2, 2016, 10:22 am
Washington (AFP) - US President Barack Obama admitted Friday he was "troubled" by the path President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking Turkey down, amid rows over press freedom and the war in Syria.
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AFP on April 2, 2016, 10:22 am
Washington (AFP) - US President Barack Obama admitted Friday he was "troubled" by the path President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking Turkey down, amid rows over press freedom and the war in Syria.
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Turkey's Cyprus 'obstacle' - InCyprus
Turkey’s Cyprus ‘obstacle’
Michalis S. Michael — 02/04/2016
Turkey’s most prominent poet Nazım Hikmet likened Turkey to a horse with its head in Europe and its body in Asia galloping westwards.
There is no doubt that, in the last decade or so, Turkey is going through its most crucial historical phase since its establishment.
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Michalis S. Michael — 02/04/2016
Turkey’s most prominent poet Nazım Hikmet likened Turkey to a horse with its head in Europe and its body in Asia galloping westwards.
There is no doubt that, in the last decade or so, Turkey is going through its most crucial historical phase since its establishment.
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Villagers protest refugee camp plans in Turkey’s south - LOCAL
Villagers protest refugee camp plans in Turkey’s south
KAHRAMANMARAŞ
Villagers staged a protest over plans to build a new refugee camp in Kahramanmaraş, a province in southern Turkey close to the Syrian border, daily Milliyet has reported.
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KAHRAMANMARAŞ
Villagers staged a protest over plans to build a new refugee camp in Kahramanmaraş, a province in southern Turkey close to the Syrian border, daily Milliyet has reported.
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Friday, April 01, 2016
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is Threatening to Sue Anyone Who Insults Him
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is Threatening to Sue Anyone Who Insults Him
By Reuters On 3/31/16 at 8:20 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Thursday that he will continue to sue critics who insult him in Turkey, where journalists and other critics of the president have been imprisoned.
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By Reuters On 3/31/16 at 8:20 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Thursday that he will continue to sue critics who insult him in Turkey, where journalists and other critics of the president have been imprisoned.
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Swaps Show Whoever's Next Turkish Central Banker Will Cut Rates - Bloomberg
Swaps Show Whoever's Next Turkish Central Banker Will Cut Rates
Constantine Courcoulas
March 31, 2016 — 3:45 AM EDT
Forget the Turkish government’s pronouncements on the need for lower borrowing costs. The central bank will probably keep cutting them anyway, according to the swaps market.
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Constantine Courcoulas
March 31, 2016 — 3:45 AM EDT
Forget the Turkish government’s pronouncements on the need for lower borrowing costs. The central bank will probably keep cutting them anyway, according to the swaps market.
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Marriage of convenience between Turkey and US - MURAT YETKİN
Marriage of convenience between Turkey and US
It was not clear a few days ago whether Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan would meet U.S. President Barack Obama during his stay in Washington DC for the Nuclear Security Summit on March 31-April 1. It was underlined that Obama had no scheduled official bilateral contact with any of the 52 leaders attending the summit, and Erdoğan would instead be meeting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.
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It was not clear a few days ago whether Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan would meet U.S. President Barack Obama during his stay in Washington DC for the Nuclear Security Summit on March 31-April 1. It was underlined that Obama had no scheduled official bilateral contact with any of the 52 leaders attending the summit, and Erdoğan would instead be meeting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.
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Turkey’s President Erdogan upsets allies with his power grab - FT.com
Turkey’s President Erdogan upsets allies with his power grab
The EU and US need to stop turning a blind eye to his quashing of dissent
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The EU and US need to stop turning a blind eye to his quashing of dissent
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Obama meets with Turkish President Erdogan during nuclear summit
Obama meets with Turkish President Erdogan during nuclear summit
US President Barack Obama met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington, the White House said, amid serious tensions over press freedom and the war in Syria.
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US President Barack Obama met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington, the White House said, amid serious tensions over press freedom and the war in Syria.
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Hijabs and high heels - FT.com
Hijabs and high heels
Didem Tali
An Audrey Hepburn devotee with a soft spot for silk scarves and elegant dresses, Hülya Aslan could well be a contemporary version of her style icon. Aslan is a former editor of Alâ Dergi — a Turkish fashion magazine aimed at Muslim women — who now runs a consultancy for emerging conservative fashion brands. The 29-year-old epitomises a new, and increasingly prominent trend in Turkey: “Muslim chic”.
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Didem Tali
An Audrey Hepburn devotee with a soft spot for silk scarves and elegant dresses, Hülya Aslan could well be a contemporary version of her style icon. Aslan is a former editor of Alâ Dergi — a Turkish fashion magazine aimed at Muslim women — who now runs a consultancy for emerging conservative fashion brands. The 29-year-old epitomises a new, and increasingly prominent trend in Turkey: “Muslim chic”.
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Turkey: PKK claims responsibility for Diyarbakir car bomb | euronews, world news
Turkey: PKK claims responsibility for Diyarbakir car bomb
01/04 17:18 CET
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK has said it carried out Thursday’s car bombing in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir that killed seven police officers and wounded 27 people.
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01/04 17:18 CET
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK has said it carried out Thursday’s car bombing in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir that killed seven police officers and wounded 27 people.
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Dundar: Turkish journalists are 'freedom-fighters' whose 'fight has just begun' | Middle East Eye
Dundar: Turkish journalists are 'freedom-fighters' whose 'fight has just begun'
#TurkishPolitics
Editor accused of espionage after publishing photos of covert Turkish arm shipments to Syria spoke to MEE in his last interview before his trial
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#TurkishPolitics
Editor accused of espionage after publishing photos of covert Turkish arm shipments to Syria spoke to MEE in his last interview before his trial
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Erdogan’s March to Dictatorship in Turkey - The New Yorker
Erdogan’s March to Dictatorship in Turkey
By Dexter Filkins
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s President, is coming to Washington this week, where he’ll probably meet President Obama. It’s a good bet he’ll manage to get in and out of the capital without being subjected to the public humiliation he deserves.
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By Dexter Filkins
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s President, is coming to Washington this week, where he’ll probably meet President Obama. It’s a good bet he’ll manage to get in and out of the capital without being subjected to the public humiliation he deserves.
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I am not at war with press, Turkish President Erdoğan tells CNN - RIGHTS
I am not at war with press, Turkish President Erdoğan tells CNN
WASHINGTON
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has rejected criticism that he has been “waging a war” against press groups, saying “criticism” should not be confused with “insult and defamation.”
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WASHINGTON
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has rejected criticism that he has been “waging a war” against press groups, saying “criticism” should not be confused with “insult and defamation.”
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Turkey's Erdogan openly embraces his naked ambition - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Turkey's Erdogan openly embraces his naked ambition
The War Colleges Command in Istanbul is the highest training and education institution of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). After a stiff examination and selection process, about a hundred staff officer candidates are selected from among thousands of applicants. They assemble in Istanbul every March to mark the beginning of their academic year.
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The War Colleges Command in Istanbul is the highest training and education institution of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). After a stiff examination and selection process, about a hundred staff officer candidates are selected from among thousands of applicants. They assemble in Istanbul every March to mark the beginning of their academic year.
More:Turkey's Erdogan openly embraces his naked ambition - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
GE Healthcare launches Turkey-based R&D lab as economy booms
GE Healthcare launches Turkey-based R&D lab as economy booms
By Melissa Fassbender , 30-Mar-2016
As Turkey becomes one of the world’s fastest growing economies, GE Healthcare launches collaborative research scheme to support Turkish biopharmaceutical industry.
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By Melissa Fassbender , 30-Mar-2016
As Turkey becomes one of the world’s fastest growing economies, GE Healthcare launches collaborative research scheme to support Turkish biopharmaceutical industry.
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