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Turkey mired in political division over retrial

January 7, 2014February 11, 2014 Dorian Jones of VOANews Turkey

A statement released by the Turkish armed forces Monday said recent convictions of hundreds of senior officers accused of seeking

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Perspectives 

Central and Eastern Europe in 2013: Emerging and submerging

January 6, 2014February 11, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Albania, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine

There were record floods, changes of government, protests – lots of those – and the European Union got larger by

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Europe 

Erdogan accuses judges, district attorneys of ‘conspiracy’

December 30, 2013December 30, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

After the “international centers of power” and the “interest rate lobby conspiracy”, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has now decided to accuse

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Europe 

Turkish prosecutor dismissed, charged with official interference

December 26, 2013 VOANews Turkey

A Turkish prosecutor leading a high-level bribery and corruption investigation says he has been removed from the case and that

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Europe 

Turkish officials step down over corruption probe

December 25, 2013February 11, 2014 VOANews Turkey

Turkey’s interior minister and economy minister both stepped down Wednesday in connection with a high-level corruption scandal The sons of

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Europe 

Istanbul police use water cannons, tear gas against protesters

December 23, 2013December 23, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Turkish police fired water cannons and tear gas in Istanbul Sunday to disperse thousands of people protesting against the government’s

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Europe 

Erdogan government shaken to its core

December 19, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

A huge scandal of corruption is shaking the Turkish government to its core with political analysts saying that Recep Tayyip

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Europe 

Turkey’s Erdogan: Corruption probe ‘dirty operation’

December 19, 2013 VOANews Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a corruption probe in which dozens of people have been detained is part

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Europe 

Signing of Bulgaria-Turkey-Greece border co-operation deal postponed after Turkish interior minister’s son arrested

December 17, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Syrian refugees, Turkey

A scheduled signing in Sofia of an intergovernmental agreement between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey to build a joint contact centre

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