Turkish PM rejects Pope’s comments on Armenian Genocide
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has strongly criticized the Pope for describing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians as genocide.
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Turkey’s political party lists become litmus test for power
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is continuing to wield influence ahead of the country’s June 7 general elections, despite a
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Access to all social networks banned in Turkey
A universal ban on Twitter, YouTube and Facebook has been imposed by the Turkish judiciary authorities due to the posting
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UNHCR calls on Bulgaria and Turkey to investigate fatal incident in ‘pushback’ of refugees
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has called on Bulgaria and Turkey to investigate an incident in mid-March
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Turkish president warns Iran about trying to dominate Middle East
Turkey’s president warned it will not tolerate Iran dominating the Middle East, amid growing concerns inside the country that it
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Bulgarian PM Borissov in calls to Netanyahu, Erdogan
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has called his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on his victory in Israel’s
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Analysts: Turkey’s president, PM vie to control ruling party
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to maintain his dominance over his country’s politics are causing splits with his ruling
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Nato maritime group begins operations in the Black Sea
Nato ships assigned to Standing Nato Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) arrived on March 4 2015 in the Black Sea to
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Turkey aims to become energy hub for Russian gas
With Moscow declaring in the coming years that it will divert its gas supplies away from Ukraine and through Turkey
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