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As crackdown continues, Turkey investigates Kurdish party leader

December 29, 2015December 29, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Selahattin Demirtas, the leader of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party. The move comes as

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Europe 

Turkey looking to end Russian gas dependence

December 14, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews energy, Russia, Turkey

A Russian warship firing warning shots against a Turkish fishing boat Sunday was the latest sign bilateral tensions continue to

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Europe 

Turkey refuses to withdraw troops from Iraq

December 8, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey is refusing to withdraw forces deployed to Iraq, despite Baghdad’s call for Ankara to do so immediately. Ankara insists

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Europe 

Moscow’s allegations against Ankara ratchet up tensions

December 2, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Russia, Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has challenged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to prove allegations that Turkey is facilitating oil

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Europe 

Turkey braces for economic repercussions after downing of Russian jet

November 26, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Russia, Turkey

The news that a Turkish fighter jet downed a Russian plane Tuesday could signal a further slump in Turkey’s already

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Europe 

Turkey tightening media crackdown as EU looks on

November 13, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Concerns over media freedom in Turkey are growing with the opening of a trial against a journalist who is facing

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Europe 

In Turkey election campaign, Erdogan unusually low-key

October 31, 2015October 31, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was widely expected to take a lead role in campaigning for the AKP, the political

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Europe 

Turkey facing isolation in bid to designate Kurdish group as terrorists

October 22, 2015October 22, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s National Security Council is increasing pressure on the Syrian Kurdish militia, the YPG, by stepping up its efforts to

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Europe 

Erdogan seizes on Ankara bombing errors

October 14, 2015October 14, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Three senior Turkish security officials have been suspended following the nation’s deadliest terrorist attack Saturday in the capital, Ankara. Their

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