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Davutoğlu, who has been mistaken so many times and who seems to have lost control over regional politics, accuses Syrian Kurds for the Ankara bombing…

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Syrian national of YPG-links behind Ankara blast, says Turkish PM Hurriyet Daily News Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has announced that a Syrian national with links to the People’s Protection Units (YPG) was identified as the perpetrator of the attack in Ankara   Attack on Military Vehicle in Diyarbakır  Bianet :: English Bomb attack has been carried … Read more

Turkey continues to attack YPG forces for the third day…

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Perinçek: AK Party rule best period of my life Today’s Zaman Doğu Perinçek, the Workers’ Party (İP) leader who was given a life sentence in 2013 as part of a trial concerning the Ergenekon terrorist organization, has said that he is enjoying the best period of his life because he believes that faith-based .. Gov’t must inform … Read more

In case you missed- Saying ‘Long Live Freedom’ can cost a player 12 games in Turkey…

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Amedspor Player Gets Excluded from 12 Games Saying ‘Long Live Freedom’ Bianet :: English Amedspor player Deniz Naki has been sentenced to exclusion from 12 official games and 6,000 euro punitive fine due to his posting on Facebook following his team’s victory against Bursaspor on Turkey Cup. Turkish player handed 12-match ban for ‘ideological propaganda’ on Facebook … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “Orhan Pamuk: The EU forgot its values

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Nobel Prize laureate Orhan Pamuk: The EU forgot its values  EurActiv.com Internationally acclaimed Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk has accused the European Union of turning a blind eye to the state of democracy in Turkey because of its cooperation in the migration crisis, local media reported yesterday (31 January). The EU’s core values are at stake in the migration … Read more

Leaked documents show Europe submits to Erdoğan’s blackmailing on #RefugeeCrisis

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Leak reveals tense moments during Erdoğan-Juncker meeting Today’s Zaman–52 minutes ago Leak reveals tense moments during Erdoğan-Juncker meeting … present at the meeting, showed Juncker an internal documentbelonging to the EC … In return for keeping the refugees, the EU promised Turkey 3 billion euros, .    News in Greek ******* Merkel visits Turkey as fleeing Syrians … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: as “over 10,000 migrant children missing”, “EU calls on Turkey to let in refugees…

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Over 10,000 migrant children missing: Europol Over 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children have disappeared in Europe, the EU police agency Europol said on Jan. 31, fearing many have been whisked into sex trafficking rings or the slave trade EU calls on Turkey to let in refugees  BBC News | Europe | World Editio Officials in the EU urge … Read more

Demand for autonomy: Treason. AKP leadership pays for the nationalist votes they have gained in the last elections…

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Turkey calls Kurdish plea ‘treason’  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Turkey’s President Erdogan condemns as “treason” a call by prominent Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas for Kurdish autonomy. Turkey’s ruling AKP: Declaration of autonomy ‘political assassination attempt’ A recent call for self-governance supported the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is “a political assassination attempt” targeting law order … Read more

Turkey vs. Russia. “The Turkish army releases audio of warnings to downed Russian plane WHILE “Navigator of Downed Russian Plane Says There Was No Warning

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As rhetorical fury rises over jet incident, how will Putin respond? World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Shaun Walker in Moscow Announcements made by Moscow include banning of some Turkish poultry imports – hardly a suggestion of bellicose intent The Turkish embassy in Moscow was pelted with eggs, stones and paint. Viewers of state television heard … Read more

NATO and US gives verbal support, It looks like Turkey will be the proxy in a fight against #Russia…

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Downed Russian jet violated Turkish air space: NATO NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said data from allies showed that Turkish information that a downed Russian jet violated the Turkish air space Putin Slams Turkey, Lavrov Cancels Turkey Trip  Bianet :: English Russian President Putin stating the downed planed wasn’t within the borders of Turkey has said, … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “INFOGRAPHIC: Coding at school — How do EU countries compare?

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INFOGRAPHIC: Coding at school — How do EU countries compare? EurActiv.com SPECIAL REPORT / Digital competences and ICT skills are seen as key for young people to integrate in the job market. Jobseekers will have a harder time finding work without them. Experimenting with citizens’ assemblies in the UK open Democracy News Analysis – by Graham Smith … Read more

Tyranny of bureaucracy: Students under Sun, bureaucrats under shade… News from the social fabric…

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113 killed in car crashes in Turkey during Eid al-Adha A total of 113 people were killed in car crashes across Turkey during the nine-day Eid al-Adha holiday as hundreds of thousands of citizens began to return amid intensifying traffic 1,500 refugees sent from Edirne to other Turkish cities Syrian refugees, who have waited over 10 days … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: EU court takes Hamas off terror list…Russia’s currency crisis escalates..

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EU court takes Hamas off terror list BBC News | Europe | World Edition A European Union court annuls the bloc’s decision to keep Hamas on a list of terrorist groups, but temporarily maintains a funding freeze. VIDEO: Mass tango for Pope’s birthday  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Hundreds of mainly elderly couples have performed … Read more

After Cameron (@David_Cameron) and Mogherini (@FedericaMog) break, Turkey can go back to its course of religious authoritarianism…

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Britain’s Cameron to travel to Turkey to discuss ISIL foreign fighter problem PM Cameron will travel to Turkey on Dec. 9 to meet President Erdoğan to discuss how to stop Britons crossing into Syria and Iraq to join up with ISIL fighters Cameron says UK and Turkey working hand in glove to stop Isis fighters  World news: … Read more

Congrats Turkey (!) Isis launches attack on #Kobani from inside Turkey for first time

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Isis launches attack on Kobani from inside Turkey for first time World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Assault by Islamic State militants reportedly began with suicide attack on border between Turkey and strategic Syrian town Islamic State (Isis) has launched an attack on the Syrian border town of Kobani from Turkey for the first time, a Kurdish … Read more

Before Biden’s arrival, US Army clarifies once more: not al-Assad, says US army chief/ Amnesty report reveals desperate plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey

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My mission is ISIL, not al-Assad, says US army chief General Dempsey says his duty is defeating the Islamist militants reigning in Iraq and Syria, not toppling al-Assad Amnesty report reveals desperate plight of Syrian refugees in Turkey  World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch Government-run camps full to bursting and those outside camps battling to … Read more