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Blasts rip HDP rally in Turkey

June 6, 2015June 6, 2015 VOANews Turkey

Two explosions ripped through an opposition political rally Friday in Diyarbakir, Turkey, two days before key parliamentary elections. At least

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Europe World 

Turkish president attacks pro-Kurdish Party as election nears

June 4, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s general election set for Sunday is predicted to be one of closest in more than a decade for the

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Europe World 

Turkey’s main opposition party hopes for election breakthrough

May 30, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has sought an image change ahead of the June 7 general election. The move

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Europe World 

Armenians make history in Turkish election

May 30, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkish voters go to the polls next month in an election buffeted by concerns about slowing economic growth and mounting

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Turkey’s ruling party lures voters in opposition stronghold

May 30, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s AK Party is seeking a fourth successive general election victory, with the goal of securing two-thirds of the seats in

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Bulgaria 

Former foreign minister named Bulgaria’s new ambassador to Turkey

May 27, 2015May 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Nadezhda Neynski, who was Bulgaria’s foreign minister in the 1997/2001 Ivan Kostov cabinet, was nominated by the cabinet on May 27

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World 

Turkish election outcome could shape Syria policy

May 27, 2015 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

The latest opinion polls in Turkey are predicting that the ruling AK Party could lose its majority in parliament in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey sign agreement on police and customs co-operation

May 25, 2015May 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Turkey

The interior ministers of Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey signed on May 25 an intergovernmental agreement on police and customs co-operation

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to repair 7M leva Turkish border fence, tilting after less than a year

May 25, 2015May 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Bulgaria will repair its seven million leva (about 3.5 million euro) 30km fence at the border with Turkey, tilting in

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