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AFAD said 324290 Syrians fled to Turkey since clashes and 124199 of them returned to Syria…
AFAD said 324,290 Syrians fled to Turkey since clashes and 124,199 of them returned to Syria ANKARA - Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) announced Thursday that there were 200,091 Syrians currently staying in tent and container cities in Turkey after fleeing clashes in their country. In a written statement released Thursday, AFAD reminded that they set up ...
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A State Department spokesperson refuted accusations that US groups or individuals were responsible for Istanbul`s Gezi Park protests
A State Department spokesperson refuted accusations that US groups or individuals were responsible for Istanbul`s Gezi Park protests WASHINGTON - A US State Department spokesperson on Monday rejected a news story that appeared on a Turkish daily which accused a US-based think tank was behind Istanbul`s Gezi Park protests."I did see the report and we absolutely reject the accusations that US ...
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Turkish premier says powers of police will be expanded
Plans to grant more powers to the Turkish police force follows Gezi Park ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, "While some circles intended at our democracy and economy, we made vital preparations about our democracy, economy and foreign policies."Speaking at Justice and Development (AK) Party's parliamentary group meeting, Erdogan briefed about 10th ...
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Turkish MFA investigates spying claims says minister Simsek
Turkish Finance Minister Simsek said Turkish Foreign Ministry officials were investigating claims of spying ANKARA - Turkish Minister of Finance Mehmet Simsek on Tuesday said Turkish Foreign Ministry were examining the spying claims of the British newspaper, The Guardian.Simsek answered the questions of journalists prior to attending Ak Party Group meeting in Parliament. Simsek said Turkish ...
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Among those detained in Turkish provinces of Istanbul Ankara and Izmir 5 were journalists
Among those detained in Turkish provinces of Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir 5 were journalists ANKARA - Twenty-seven foreigners were detained in Taksim Gezi Park protests across Turkey while 21 others were released as anti-government protests continued for the second week. Officials said nationals of Iran, Russia, France, Britain, Greece, and Canada were detained within the scope of Istanbul`s ...
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EP resolution on Turkey unacceptable
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu defied EP resolution over Gezi Park protests in Turkey ANKARA - "Once European Parliament notified Turkey about their resolution on the country, Turkey would send it back immediately," Turkey`s Foreign Minister Davutoglu said of a non-binding resolution the European Parliament adopted Thursday over Gezi Park protests that expressed concern over ...
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Turkeys `standing man launches new protest wave
Erdem Gunduz, centre, stands silently on Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, early Tuesday, June 18, 2013. After weeks of confrontation with police, sometimes violent, Turkish protesters are using a new form of resistance: standing silently. The development started late Monday when a solitary man began standing in passive defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority at ...
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Turkey protests go still and silent
After weeks of sometimes violent confrontation with police, protesters in Turkey have found what could be a more potent form of resistance: standing still. The new wave of protest comes asthe police raided addresses acrossTurkey on June 17and detained dozens of people in an operation linked to three weeks of often violent protests against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. Meanwhile, the European ...
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Heavy Violence Rains Down on Turkish Protesters
The Turkish government launched violent raids, mass arrests, and torrents of tear gas and water cannon fire across the country Tuesday in an effort to quell the widespread uprisings against the ruling AKP party, now well into their third ...
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Turkey Police crackdown on protesters
Riot police in the capital Ankara, briefly fired tear gas and used water cannons on protesters who hurled back stones and hid behind makeshift barricades; but there were no other reports of ...
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Erdem Gunduz quietly defied police in Turkey
>Are you there? Share your story on CNN iReport, but please remember to stay safe. Istanbul (CNN) -- A man stood silently in Istanbul's Taksim Square for hours Monday night, defying police who had broken up weekend anti-government protests with tear gas and water cannon and drawing hundreds of others to emulate his vigil. For more than five hours, he appeared to stare at a portrait of Kemal ...
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Brazil mass protests and Erdem Gunduzs silent stand in Turkey the best news photographs of the day
Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall arrive by carriage for the first day of the Royal Ascot horseracing festival. Photograph: Darren ...
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Did The Tear Gas In Turkey Cause An Animal Massacre
One veterinary doctor cited on social media estimated last week that at least 1,000 birds, 60 cats, and eight dogs had been killed to date by the excessive use of tear gas near Taksim alone, which is adjacent to Gezi ...
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Second Common Meeting to Discuss Health-care Field between GCC Countries and Republic of Turkey
WAM ABU DHABI, June 18th, 2013 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Health today held the second common meeting to discuss the health-care field between GCC countries and the Republic of ...
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Turkish government and civil society must work to defuse tensions - UN rights chief
urged the Turkish Government and civil society to defuse tensions in the country following weeks of violent clashes between authorities and protesters. ';The atmosphere is still clearly highly combustible,'; said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay. ';It is important that the authorities recognize that the initial extremely heavy-handed response to the ...
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Turkey seeks increase in air connectivity with India
New Delhi, June 18/Nationalturk – In order to increase the tourist traffic and foreign exchange earnings between the two countries, Turkey Tuesday sought increase in frequency of air flights with India. A spokesman of Indian government said Turkey's envoy in India Dr Burak Akcapar called on Indian Tourism Minister K Chiranjeevi in Indian capital (New Delhi), here today. "During ...
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Turkeys standing man
>Are you there? Share your story on CNN iReport, but please remember to stay safe. Istanbul (CNN) -- A man stood silently in Istanbul's Taksim Square for hours Monday night, defying police who had broken up weekend anti-government protests with tear gas and water cannon and drawing hundreds of others to emulate his vigil. For more than five hours, he appeared to stare at a portrait of Kemal ...
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Turkeys standing man
>Are you there? Share your story on CNN iReport, but please remember to stay safe. Istanbul (CNN) -- A man stood silently in Istanbul's Taksim Square for hours Monday night, defying police who had broken up weekend anti-government protests with tear gas and water cannon and drawing hundreds of others to emulate his vigil. For more than five hours, he appeared to stare at a portrait of Kemal ...
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Turkeys standing man
>Are you there? Share your story on CNN iReport, but please remember to stay safe. Istanbul (CNN) -- A man stood silently in Istanbul's Taksim Square for hours Monday night, defying police who had broken up weekend anti-government protests with tear gas and water cannon and drawing hundreds of others to emulate his vigil. For more than five hours, he appeared to stare at a portrait of Kemal ...
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Turkeys standing man
>Are you there? Share your story on CNN iReport, but please remember to stay safe. Istanbul (CNN) -- A man stood silently in Istanbul's Taksim Square for hours Monday night, defying police who had broken up weekend anti-government protests with tear gas and water cannon and drawing hundreds of others to emulate his vigil. For more than five hours, he appeared to stare at a portrait of Kemal ...
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Willis Trade Credit Exec Analyzes Fallout of Turkey’s Unrest
In comments posted on the Willis website Andrew van den Born, Executive Director in Willis' Political and Trade Credit Risks division, analyzed the potential fallout from the continued unrest in Turkey and the potential gaps in insurance coverage. "Turkey is in the midst of the biggest anti-government street protests since Islamist-leaning Justice and Development Party (AKP) took ...
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Experience Turkey 2013 on FIFA.com
Turkey and its fanatical football supporters are promising to stage quite a show at the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which begins this Friday. And you will be able to follow all the action at the world's most important youth competition right here ...
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Duranadam Standing man protest goes viral as Turkey eyes law to restrict social media
Turkey The Turkish government is working on a draft law to restrict social media in a bid to crack down on activists. Meanwhile, a new form of protest is sweeping Turkey, taking Twitter by storm under the hashtag 'standing man.' Turkish Interior Minister Muammer Guler said on Monday that the government was drafting a law to restrict social media content. Guler said the measures ...
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Turkish central bank keeps rates on hold as inflows fall
* Bank signals may act again to support lira * Future of Fed bond programme, protests unnerve markets * Bond yields, lira steady after decision (Adds reaction from economists, details on lira outlook) By Seda Sezer ISTANBUL, June 18 (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank kept interest rates on hold on Tuesday but said capital inflows had fallen and hinted it could act again to support ...
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Turkey arrests dozens as crackdown on protests against Erdoğan continues
Turkey on Tuesday and detained dozens of people in an operation linked to three weeks of protests against the country's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Overnight in the capital, Ankara, riot police used teargas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of protesters who had gathered in and around the government quarter of Kizilay.The interior minister, Muammer Gler, said 62 people had been ...
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Turkey remains bridge between civilisations in railway plans
Turkey is often described as the gateway between two great civilisations, this is a theme employed commonly in our promotional material to encourage tourism and it has been invoked as part of the rhetoric used in ongoing efforts to join the EU, but the fact remains that Turkey is a key player in the world of geopolitics and this is seen most clearly in two major railway projects currently being planned between three regions of the world.
Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, is famous for being the only metropolitan region in the world that spans two continents, sitting as it does in both between Asia and Europe. This idiosyncrasy of the city has made it a popular tourist destination due to the diversity of culture and architecture, but on a wider scale, the geopolitical significance of Turkey is growing and will indeed grow further if two major infrastructure plans in the Middle East and Asia take shape in the next few decades. Read more
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