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Turkey Looks To Curb Abortion, C-Sections

2012-05-29T09:32:42Z

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's health minister said Tuesday that the government wants to reduce the number of abortions, days after the prime minister lik...

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Turkey Charges Israeli Military Chiefs

2012-05-28T11:26:17Z

ANKARA, Turkey -- A Turkish court on Monday formally pressed charges against members of Israel's military for the killing of nine people aboard a Turk...

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Joshua W. Walker: Taking Advantage of Ankara's Resurgence with NATO

2012-05-25T16:36:51Z

At a time when Western leadership is being questioned, encouraging Turkey's emergence as a responsible transatlantic partner in regional stability has never been more necessary.

Read more: European Union, Turkish-Military, Turkey, Nato, Ottoman Empire, World News

Nathan Gardels: Abdullah Gul: Egyptian Muslims Should Not Fear Secularism

2012-05-25T11:07:06Z

"Turkey's position on Iran's nuclear program is crystal clear: We are categorically opposed to the presence of weapons of mass destruction in our region. Attempts to develop or acquire WMDs might well trigger a regional arms race."

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Simone Girner: The Captivating Style And Energy Of Istanbul

2012-05-25T07:00:00Z

From the ornate interiors of the many mosques to the buzzing rooftop bars with sweeping views, the city mesmerizes with its tug between cultural heritage and captivating energy.

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Deadly Car Bomb Targets Turkish Police Station

2012-05-25T04:42:33Z

ANKARA, Turkey -- A car bomb driven by a pair of suspected suicide attackers exploded outside a police station in central Turkey, killing one policema...

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Elcin Poyrazlar: No Country for Women

2012-05-24T10:58:44Z

I live in Istanbul, a mega-city, so I can't really say whether it is more conservative or religious. But there is certainly an air of submission where without being told, you have the instinct to shut your mouth.

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Israel Offers $6 Million To Flotilla Raid Victims

2012-05-24T09:16:00Z

By Jonathon Burch and Tulay Karadeniz ANKARA, May 24 (Reuters) - A Turkish lawyer said on Thursday that Israel had offered to pay $6 m...

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Ida Lichter, M.D.: Women In The Muslim World Need Genuine Reform

2012-05-24T07:35:05Z

Is misogyny prevalent and gaining traction in the Muslim world and why did most women vote for Islamists in Middle East elections?

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Michael Shank: U.S.-Iran Talks in Baghdad Must Come with Compromise by White House and Congress

2012-05-23T15:56:56Z

Recent Istanbul negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 and this week's Baghdad negotiations have tempered, albeit temporarily, the cry for war.

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Turkey Says Assad Helping Kurdish Rebels

2012-05-23T10:44:23Z

ANKARA, Turkey -- Syria is allowing Kurdish rebels who are fighting Turkish forces to establish bases in Syrian territory, as ties between the two nei...

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Turkey: U.S. Down To Sell Drones

2012-05-22T10:27:13Z

ANKARA, Turkey -- President Barack Obama's administration is inclined to sell armed drones to Turkey but has to convince Congress first, Turkey's pres...

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Smithsonian: PHOTOS: The World's Top 10 Treks

2012-05-22T07:00:00Z

The fact that people still opt to walk today, in the age of the wheel and the combustion engine, tells us there is something virtuous and irresistible about plodding.

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Claude Salhani: Why Stability in Syria Matters

2012-05-21T12:06:12Z

The 14-month long spate of internal violence in Syria has friends and foes equally worried over the fate of the country's future, the stability of the region and the ever-present danger of the violence spreading from Syria to its neighbors.

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Alon Ben-Meir: Turkey and Israel: Now Is the Time to Reconcile

2012-05-21T09:57:35Z

The time is right for Turkey and Israel to mend their critically important bilateral relationship, which has suffered a precipitous decline since 2010.

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Turkey Renews Interest In Joining EU

2012-05-16T10:18:30Z

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey is showing renewed interest in reviving its stalled bid to join the European Union, now that one of its key opponents is no l...

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Joshua W. Walker: Eurasia's Hinge: Azerbaijan Is More Than Just Energy

2012-05-16T10:22:40Z

It is hard to imagine where modest investments from the West that reaffirm Azerbaijan's inclination and predispositions might pay a larger dividend, nor where failure to do so could have more extended consequences. It's about a lot more than energy.

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Ian Bremmer: Welcome to the G-Zero Era

2012-05-14T13:31:31Z

In years to come, every nation will have to create its own options because there will be no government with the muscle to drive an international agenda. Some countries are better positioned than others to prosper in this decentralized global order.

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G Adventures: Turkey in Seven Days (PHOTOS)

2012-05-12T07:00:00Z

What is a trip to Turkey without some hookah?

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Raghida Dergham: Annan's Plan Threatened With Failure as Everyone Evades "Plan B"

2012-05-11T15:11:10Z

What Kofi Annan and his team should think of is the need to distinguish between the failure of the plan and the failure of the man on the one hand, and the thwarting of the six points stated in the man's plan on the other. This mandate is first and foremost meant for Syria and its fate.

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Claude Salhani: Politics and Policies: Dealing With Ankara No Turkey Trot for Damascus

2012-05-03T14:53:38Z

Turkey is a real force to be reckoned with in the Levant. And if memories serve well, upsetting the Ottoman Turks never proved to be a very intelligent policy. Upsetting modern-day Turks may not differ.

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Artists Fight For Their Rights In Turkey

2012-05-02T17:18:40Z

ANKARA, Turkey -- In a recent play in Turkey, two actors wore trench coats in their role as assassins posing as perverts planning to flash girls near ...

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Is it Possible to Salvage the Faltering Syrian "Ceasefire"

2012-04-25T15:34:42Z

An absence of imaginative, strategic diplomacy as the year-long crisis in Syria unfolded has caught the U.S. with dwindling options as the oxymoronic UN ceasefire collapses. Consequences abound as a result for U.S. interests across the region.

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Raşit Çelikezer: 'Can' Opens the Space Between -- A Panorama of Cinema in Turkey

2012-04-24T19:07:28Z

As in many cultures, family is extremely important in Turkey. My film raises the questions: are we ever really prepared to create a family?

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Sumit Galhotra: 'Never Before' vs. 'Never Again': The Unrecognized Armenian Genocide

2012-04-24T15:10:49Z

Each year on April 24, Nalbandian and hundreds of other Armenians living in Israel gather at the St. James cathedral to commemorate the Armenian genocide. Currently, however, only 21 countries recognize the genocide.

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