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'Pink Certificate' Required For Turkish Military Exemption

Posted 03.26.2012

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Being a gay man officially means you're exempt from the otherwise mandatory years of Turkish military service. However, as the BBC is reporting, t...

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Jailed Journalists In Turkey Released

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 05.12.2012

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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Four Turkish journalists were freed from jail Monday, a year after they were detained in a case that has raised fears for pres...

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LOOK: Istanbul, A Straining Metropolis With Big Dreams

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 05.11.2012

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ISTANBUL (AP) — On a moonlit night in the backstreets of Beyoglu, one of Istanbul's oldest districts, the worn facades and sharp-angled shadows reca...

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Dateline Istanbul: Defending the Internet And Exposing Symbolic Politics

Danny Schechter | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Istanbul-Turkey, Human Rights, Internal Politics, Internet Freedom, World News
Danny Schechter

Symbolism in Turkey is skillfully manipulated, with the government upholding civilian rule over a military that staged three coups to impose its will in the modern period.

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Uncommon Knowledge: Claire Berlinski

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Istanbul-Turkey, Turkey, Great Britain, Home News

Uncommon Knowledge: Claire Berlinski Expanding on her book, Claire Berlinski asserts that Margaret Thatcher saved Great Britain by asserting ...

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PHOTOS: Guess The Destination

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Istanbul, Istanbul-Turkey, Turkey, Slidepollajax, Travel News

Istanbul has been generating a lot of buzz lately, and it's no surprise. A culturally rich and beautiful city, Istanbul lies not just at the nexus of...

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U2 in Istanbul: Turkey on the World's Stage

Lisa Derrick | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lisa Derrick

U2's Turkish debut marks a lot of firsts: the band's first show in Turkey, their first meeting with the Turkish Prime Minister, the first rock concert...

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Turkey will "never forgive" Israel

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Turkish president says deaths will leave "deep scar" as thousands mourn in Istanbul. ...

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Turkish aid activists arrive home

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deported Gaza aid activists land in Istanbul as Israeli PM defends raid on flotilla....

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Turkey's Prime Minister Orders Heavy Metal Fans Arrested

Ahu Ozyurt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Secular, Heavy Metal, Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Heavy-Metal-Music, Istanbul, Istanbul-Turkey, Erdogan, World News
Ahu Ozyurt

If he can not even tolerate a group of Heavy Metal fans, what sort of a "Leader of the Muslim World" does he aspire to be? Even Ahmedinejad would be ashamed of this.

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Armenian Deaths

Bruce Fein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bruce Fein

After statehood was lost, Armenians turned to their genocide playbook exploiting Christian bigotries and contempt for Ottoman Muslims.

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Turkish Contemporary Art Thrives Despite Economy

GlobalPost | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Nichole Sobecki | GlobalPost ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Home to an acclaimed biennial and several world-class galleries, Turkey has long nurtured a str...

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British House of Commons: Demanding Justice For Armenians, Not Just Genocide Recognition

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harut Sassounian

This continuum of massacres, genocide and deportations highlights the existence of a long-term strategy implemented by successive Turkish regimes from the 1890's to more recent times.

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Why the pope's shoes are raising eyebrows

CNN / Anderson Cooper 360° | CNN / Anderson Cooper 360° | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pope Benedict XVI visits the King Hussein Bin Talal mosque Saturday in Amman, Jordan. The ...

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Why the pope's shoes are raising eyebrows

CNN / Anderson Cooper 360° | CNN / Anderson Cooper 360° | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pope Benedict XVI visits the King Hussein Bin Talal mosque Saturday in Amman, Jordan. The ...

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Why the pope's shoes are raising eyebrows

CNN / Anderson Cooper 360° | CNN / Anderson Cooper 360° | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pope Benedict XVI visits the King Hussein Bin Talal mosque Saturday in Amman, Jordan. The ...

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Why the pope's shoes are raising eyebrows

CNN / Anderson Cooper 360° | CNN / Anderson Cooper 360° | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pope Benedict XVI visits the King Hussein Bin Talal mosque Saturday in Amman, Jordan. The ...

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Obama Charms Many Muslims, Arabs During First Venture Into Islamic World

AP | LEE KEATH | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO — The Middle East is finding, to its amazement, that it may actually like America's new leader. Barack Obama has impressed many Arabs and ...

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Obama In Istanbul: Visits Mosque, Reaches Out To Turkish Youth

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISTANBUL, Turkey — President Barack Obama heralded a "new chapter of American engagement" with the world on Tuesday and vowed to forge new relat...

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White House Press Corps Stranded In Istanbul

Planet Washington | Posted 05.25.2011

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The White House press corps is stranded in Istanbul. Originally scheduled to depart for home soon after President Obama and Air Force One took off Tu...

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Obama's Iraq Visit: Makes Surprise Trip To Baghdad On Way Home (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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***CLICK HERE FOR UPDATES*** BAGHDAD - Flying unannounced into a still-dangerous war zone, President Barack Obama told U.S. troops and Iraqi officials...

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Obama in Istanbul: Test for the West

Nathan Gardels | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nathan Gardels

The new Obama administration has assigned such pivotal importance to Turkey because it is the great experiment in the world today of both non-Western and post-secular modernity.

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Istanbul Prepares for Obama with Protests

Sean-Paul Kelley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sean-Paul Kelley

Here in Istanbul yesterday, I heard chants and shouts of "Obama!" followed by "Amrika" and the rest I couldn't translate. I learned later they were chanting "Obama, Go Home!"

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Turkey Awaits Its Hero Obama

Stephen Schlesinger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Schlesinger

I have just returned from an eight day visit to Turkey and I can confirm that Barack Obama is now considered in Turkey to be the virtual president of our planet.

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'Honor Killings' Have Morphed Into 'Honor Suicides' in Turkey

The Independent | Ramita Navai in Batman, eastern Turkey | Posted 05.25.2011

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When Elif's father told her she had to kill herself in order to spare him from a prison sentence for her murder, she considered it long and hard. "I l...

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