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US 9/11 bill might have angered Erdoğan as much as Saudis as he calls on Muslim countries to united against it…
Erdoğan calls on Muslim countries to unite against US 9/11 bill Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Oct. 2 urged Islamic nations to unite in solidarity against a newly passed bill... Read more
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Turkish experts finally resolved the controversy around Gollum (!)
Gollum Was a Victim, say Experts in Erdoğan Defamation Case Bianet :: English Experts in the defamation case launched against Dr. Bilgin Çiftçi for juxtaposing photographs of President Erdoğan and Gollum... Read more
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Turkey’s brain drain: Purges and fear are driving Turkish scholars out of the country
By William Armstrong The new academic year opened under dark clouds for many scholars in Turkey. The crackdown in the aftermath of July’s attempted military coup has worsened the sense of... Read more
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Bayram work: Turkey slams Germany’s Spiegel magazine and US embassy in Turkey…
Turkey slams Germany’s Spiegel over ‘provocative’ edition Turkey on Sept. 14 angrily criticized leading German news magazine Der Spiegel for a special edition that called President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan “a dictator,”... Read more
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“International organisations condemn crackdown on freedom of expression in Turkey…
International organisations condemn crackdown on freedom of expression in Turkey A delegation of international civil society organisations visited Istanbul to demonstrate solidarity with writers, journalists and media outlets in Turkey. The... Read more
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Meanwhile in the EU front; “Turkey will accept end-of-2016 delay in EU visa liberalisatio
Turkey will accept end-of-2016 delay in EU visa liberalisation EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev Turkey is now willing to accept the liberalisation of travel visa rules with the European Union by the... Read more
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“Syria crisis overshadows G20 summit… Turkey rushes to push for Syria…
Warlords in Syria and Turkey Today I will leave aside the ?strategically deep? topics and focus on a smaller problem Obama, not at his best… MAIN FOCUS: Syria crisis overshadows G20... Read more
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Agenda of Turkish foreign policy: Erdoğan at G20, Davutoğlu with Barzani and at Istanbul Conference for Afghanistan, talks on Cyprus
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with French President Nicolas Sarkozy during arrivals for a G20 summit in Cannes, France on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. French President... Read more
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Greek crisis at new levels… Eurosphere…
Many of Mr Papandreou’s MPs have failed to back the referendum plan Q&A: Eurozone debt crisis from AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Al Jazeera takes a closer look at why... Read more
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by the way, Paris G20 was targeted by a Cyber attack
VIDEO: Cyber attack targeted Paris G20 from BBC News | Europe | World Edition The French finance ministry has confirmed it came under a cyber attack in December that targeted... Read more
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G20 Roundup. Looks like Canadian police is a bit harsh, by the way…
A guide to Obama’s weekend at the G-20 summit from Wash Post Europe by Michael D. Shear Canada, eh? President Obama arrived in Canada Friday morning for a three-day summit... Read more
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No Apology, No Airspace: Turkey begins to bar Israeli military planes
Turkey Barring Israeli Military Flights From Its Airspace from NYT > Turkey by By SEBNEM ARSU and JACK HEALY The new measures were part of the diplomatic fallout over Israel?s... Read more
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Chatting about Kurdish initiative?
The rumor is that they talk about the Kurdish initiative… Mrs. Çubukçu, the new minister, started new school year with a course on “discrimination”. A great symbolic move. In the... Read more
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"G20: a photo essay
G20: a photo essay Britain’s policing problem, Guy Aitchison from open Democracy News Analysis – by Guy Aitchison Britain was once famous for its unarmed and relatively restrained police force, but the... Read more
