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Fearful of Another Coup, Erdogan Supporters Build Informal Militia

2017/02/23

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The Turkish president said few days after the failed military coup attempt that he learned about the putsch from his...

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Turkish General Says Superiors Betrayed During Coup Night

2017/07/17

25 Turkish officers landed in Marmaris on July 15, 2016, Turkey's Palm Beach, where leaders take a break from their...

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Specter of Referendum Dominates Turkish PM’s Germany Visit

2017/02/21

If you have a large number of Turkish expatriates like Germany, there is little chance to avoid being dragged into...

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Campaign That Ended Pinochet’s Rule Inspires Turkey’s Naysayers

2017/02/20

It is not an easy task to campaign against a change that proponents argue will spawn a better era. In...

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Merkel Avoids Asking Turkey To Release Detained German Reporter

by Sevda Nur Zeynalova

2017/02/19

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The German chancellor did not ask Turkey to release a German reporter detained in Turkey, hoping to avoid irking Ankara...

Turkey Cautious, Russia Concerned Over US Safe Zone Plan in Syria

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Battered Turkish Army Faces Uphill Battle In Anti-ISIS Fight

by Mahir Zeynalov

In 1937, Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk told the French ambassador that liberating Hatay, or historical Antioch, is his "personal...

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Syria Turned Into Deadly Quagmire For Turkish Soldiers – Cartoon

by Carlos Latuff

2017/02/17

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European Rights Defender Urges Turkey To Restore Freedom of Expression

by Staff Writer

2018/02/08

Europe’s top human rights agency has called on Turkey to restore freedom of expression and thought, end crackdown on media...

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Pentagon Mulls Sending Ground Troops Into Syria

by Mahir Zeynalov

2017/02/16

The U.S. Defense Department is reportedly considering to ask President Donald J. Trump to send ground troops into Syria to...

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Trump’s Trusted General Resigns Over Russian Contacts

by Staff Writer

2017/02/14

Hillary Clinton's vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine called him a "fourth-grade conspiracy theorist." His son was the chief architect of...

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Support For Erdogan In Referendum Splits Turkey’s Nationalists

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Turkish society is bitterly divided. Polarization cleavage is so deep that it is evident in every walks of life in...

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For Turkish FM, There Is No Jailed Journalist in Turkey

The number of imprisoned journalists in Turkey has divided media watchdogs who track the government's crackdown on media. Counts by...

Trump Hails Turkey’s Anti-ISIS Fight, Pledges US Support

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Erdogan Makes Case For Strong, One-Man Rule

There is no shortage of colorful metaphors Turkish president would use to promote his presidential agenda. He even cited Hitler's...

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Turkish Police Walk Over Robes, Drag Professors on Ground

2017/02/12

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Cebeci Üniversitesi önünde akademisyenler ve öğrencileri polis işkenceyle gözaltına aldı pic.twitter.com/BTiZX5Nstf — hayritunc (@hayriituncc) February 10, 2017 A picture...

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Turkey — A Country With Most Educated Prison Population

by Carlos Latuff

2017/02/13

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Turkey, Russia Offer Conflicting Accounts Over Botched Airstrike

2017/02/10

Kremlin and the Turkish military came up with two different accounts about how a Russian airstrike ended up targeting a...

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Russia, Turkey In Damage Control Mode After Russian Airstrike Kills 3 Turkish Soldiers

2017/02/10

Russian President Vladimir Putin immediately acted to call his Turkish counterpart to offer his condolences and an apology to contain...

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Professor: Turkey Purged My Father in 1948, Me in 1980 and My Assistant Today

2017/04/29

"In 1948, they dismissed my father from university, me in 1980 and purged my assistant today," a leading...

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Trump Hails Turkey’s Anti-ISIS Fight, Pledges US Support

2017/02/08