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Turkey's Ambassador to the US Namik Tan said the US relationship with Turkey was in "excellent" condition amid upheaval in Iran, Syria and the wider Middle East at a breakfast sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor. Delete the scoop?
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In a large industrial center, everyone from olive vendors to owners of large textile conglomerates says the shifting geopolitics are proving bad for business. Delete the scoop?
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* Syrian guards shooting at any movement at border -residents * Turkish truck drivers say threatened by Syrian troops * One says bodies of five soldiers lay on the road Delete the scoop?
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - As Islamist groups emerge triumphant in Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco, Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party under Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan seems decided to act as their... Delete the scoop?
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BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) - Syria's biggest trade partner Turkey suspended all financial credit dealings with it on Wednesday and froze its government's assets, joining the Arab League in isolating President... Delete the scoop?
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Turkey's foreign minister said that Turkey would announce sanctions against Syria after they have been discussed with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is recovering from an operation. Delete the scoop?
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BEIRUT — Turkey said Tuesday it will consider using Iraq as an alternative transit route for trade with the Middle East, cutting out Syria entirely as Damascus faces broad economic sanctions over its deadly crackdown on an 8-month-old uprising. Delete the scoop?
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The BBC's John Simpson tracks down Colonel Riyad al-Asad, the leader of the rebel Free Syrian Army, who is waiting in Turkey for his time to come... Delete the scoop?
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Turkish journalists Ahmet Sik and Nedim Sener appeared in court today in a trial that has some questioning the health of Turkey's democracy, long considered a model in the Muslim world. Delete the scoop?
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Turkey's prime minister Tayyip Erdogan says Syrian president Bashar al-Assad should resign for the sake of regional peace. Delete the scoop?
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Red carpets, honor guards and gun salutes are for garden-variety visiting politicians and monarchs: for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Cairo put on the kind of reception usually reserved for rock stars. Turkey's Prime Minister was greeted at the airport by thousands of cheering fans, many holding aloft posters of their hero. Fusillades of flashbulbs turned night into day. Delete the scoop?
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The Arab League and Turkey call for "urgent steps" to protect Syrian civilians, hours after rebel troops reportedly attack a military base near Damascus. Delete the scoop?
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Turkey increases pressure on Syria over the crackdown on protests, with PM Erdogan warning Damascus against shedding "the blood of the oppressed". Delete the scoop?
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LONDON (Reuters) - Turkey, with strong backing from its Arab and Western allies, very much wants Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down -- but not just yet.Under Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and... Delete the scoop?
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Turkey has said that it does not want military intervention in Syria but that it is ready for 'any scenario', including setting up a buffer zone inside Syria. Delete the scoop?
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AIN AL-BAIDA, SYRIA – The Turkish flag flies next to the green, white, and black standard of the Syrian revolution at a Free Syrian Army (FSA) position above the village of Ain al-Baida. Here, about 150 rebel fighters -- mostly defectors from the Syrian Army -- are situated in concrete and cinderblock houses pockmarked by bullet holes, their weapons pointed across the valley at the Syrian military below. Delete the scoop?
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Assad feigns innocence, Clinton meets Ghalioun & SNC leaders, Shell and Total suspend Syria operations, clashes take place along Turkish, Lebanese and even Jordanian borders with greater frequency, defections increase, so do the killings, the arrests, and the levels of impunity and defiance, as Syria descends slowly into Mayhem. Delete the scoop?
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The BBC's Jim Muir looks at how Syria's neighbours are reacting to the crisis and how the various outcomes might affect them. Delete the scoop?
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ISTANBUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Turkey Tuesday raised the option of military intervention in neighboring Syria while Russia rejected even an arms embargo as Damascus tries to stifle anti-government protests.Highlighting... Delete the scoop?
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Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood would follow the Turkish model were it to gain power should President Bashar al-Assad’s regime fall, said Mohammad Shaqfah, the exiled leader of the outlawed Syrian group. Delete the scoop?
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a stern warning to Syria's president Tuesday, urging him to resign or risk the same fate as Libya's Gadhafi. Delete the scoop?
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When Turkish officials announced earlier this year that all internet users would soon be forced to sign up for a government-run filtering program (see this previous post), a loud outcry ensued, with p... Delete the scoop?
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The Arab League called Wednesday for "urgent measures" to protect Syrian civilians in the face of violent repression by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Delete the scoop?
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish newspapers said on Saturday Ankara had contingency plans to create no-fly or buffer zones to protect civilians in neighboring Syria from security forces there if the bloodshed... Delete the scoop?
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Ammar Abdulhamid, a US-based Syrian poet and activist who runs the Tharwa Foundation, says "The Turkish government is now forced to make hard choices." "Neutrality is not a viable option here, and the question now confronting Mr. Erdogan and his advisers regarding Syria deals with the extent of their potential involvement in managing the looming transition there," he told SES Turkiye. "This calls for a greater engagement with opposition groups, and not only the SNC, but also greater logistical and material support to the Syrian Free Army," he said.. Delete the scoop?
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