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Controversial election law passed…
Turkish Parliament passes controversial law on election alliances amid brawl Hurriyet Daily News A major law giving the green light to political parties to form pre-election alliances and overhauling electoral regulations... Read more
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#Afrin operation roundup: “Turkey’s Worst Day Yet in Syria Offensive: At Least 7 Soldiers Killed…
Turkey’s Worst Day Yet in Syria Offensive: At Least 7 Soldiers Killed NYT > Turkey by By ROD NORDLAND Syrian rebels in the northern city of Afrin also destroyed at least one... Read more
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“Turkey starts ground incursion into Kurdish-controlled Afrin in Syria… #ZeytinDalıHareketı
Turkey starts ground incursion into Kurdish-controlled Afrin in Syria World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Kareem Shaheen in Istanbul Move follows intense aerial bombardment of enclave, with Kurdish militias shelling Turkish... Read more
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Border security force to be stationed at borders with Turkey, Iraq: US-led coalition Hurriyet Daily News The U.S.-led coalition is working with its Syrian militia allies to set up a new... Read more
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Freedom House 2018 Report declares Turkey as Not Free for the first time as nationalist bloc intensifies…
Status Change Explanation: Turkey’s status declined from Partly Free to Not Free, its political rights rating declined from 4 to 5, and its civil liberties rating declines from 5 to... Read more
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After some rumors of assassinations… “Pro-Kurdish footballer Deniz Naki shot at on German motorway…
Pro-Kurdish footballer Deniz Naki shot at on German motorway World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Agence France-Presse in Berlin German-Turkish player, sentenced last year by Turkish court for terrorist propaganda, unharmed after... Read more
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For the record, German Foreign Office released the harshest statement against Turkey…
via It seems that Turkey forgot that it is a state and asked Germany to exchange 2 Turkish generals who asked asylum in Germany for the jailed German journalist… Hanging... Read more
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For the record, “1,080 convicted in Erdoğan ‘insult’ cases in Turkey last year
1,080 convicted in Erdoğan ‘insult’ cases in Turkey last year Hurriyet Daily News A total of 4,936 cases were opened in 2016 against people accused of “insulting” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,... Read more
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Turkish FP news 1- Germany leaves Incirlik Base… US resolution over Washington brawl….
Germany to Withdraw Forces From Incirlik Base in Turkey NYT > Turkey by By ALISON SMALE The Turkish government refused to guarantee that German lawmakers could visit troops at the facility,... Read more
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Coherence in domestic and foreign policies…
Trump Praises Erdogan, Whose Bodyguards Then Assault Protesters in Washington The Intercept by Robert Mackey Updated: 1:37 p.m. EDT Casting aside his predecessor’s concerns about human rights abuses and... Read more
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After damaging the Park environment more, “#istanbul municipality shares images of ‘ecological’ footbridge in Gezi Park…
Istanbul municipality shares images of ‘ecological’ footbridge in Gezi Park The Istanbul Municipality on May 17 shared images of a footbridge connecting the Gezi Park in Taksim and the Democracy Park... Read more
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Yet another Bodyguards-in-brawl in US…
This was not the first time Erdoğan’s bodyguards got involved in a brawl in US. However, this seems to be the wildest one. The only rational explanation is that intended audiences are... Read more
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Turkey, admirer of Trump administration, now furious after the YPG decision…
Turkey’s president raises tensions with criticism of Israel World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Kareem Shaheen in Istanbul Israeli foreign ministry responds to strong remarks about treatment of Palestinians by condemning... Read more
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In the last few days, Turkey detained more than 1K police offices, attacked Kurdish positions in Syria and kept bickering with the EU….
Over 1,000 Police Officers Are Detained in Raids in Turkey NYT > Turkey by By PATRICK KINGSLEY In the biggest sweep since the referendum on presidential powers, those arrested were accused... Read more
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As European Commission urges ‘different type of relations’ with Turkey, “Ankara prosecutors launch probe into ex-French diplomat for ‘inciting’ Erdoğan’s assassination…
Commission urges ‘different type of relations’ with Turkey EurActiv.com by Georgi Gotev The European Union executive urged EU governments yesterday (24 April) to consider changing its relationship with Turkey after a... Read more
