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Turkey’s reaction to Gezi Park protests was ‘brutal’, says Amnesty

An Amnesty International report to be released today has found that Turkish authorities reacted in a “brutal and unequivocal” manner to peaceful protests during the Gezi Park demonstrations in June....

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Turkish Soccer's Financial Crisis Potentially Sharpens Political Divide

Financially stressed Turkish soccer clubs are becoming pawns in the political struggle between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and militant soccer fans who rank prominently among his detractors as...

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Turkey’s reaction to Gezi Park protests ‘brutal’, says Amnesty

An Amnesty International report to be released today has found that Turkish authorities reacted in a “brutal and unequivocal” manner to peaceful protests during the Gezi Park demonstrations in June....

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Turkey Accused of Gross Human Rights Violations in Gezi Park Protests...

(Source: Amnesty International) Contact: Sharon Singh, ssingh@aiusa.org, 202-675-8579, @AIUSAmedia (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Turkish authorities committed human rights violations on a massive scale in the...

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For Erdogan, or Against Him: Turks in Germany Get the Vote

For decades, Turks in Germany weren't able to vote, neither in their homeland nor in their adopted country. Now, Prime Minister Erdogan has changed that in the search for more support. But the Turkish...

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Turkey's lopsided presidential election campaign

Share PhotoReddit✉ The main opposition candidate in Turkey’s Aug. 10 presidential election, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the former head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, answers questions from...

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Turkish PM unveils reforms after summer of protests

Some critics say Recep Tayyip Erdogan's proposals do not go far enough in driving Turkey's faltering democratisation...

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Turkey announces reforms aimed at promoting peace with Kurds

Comments 0 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a long-awaited package of reforms Monday. (Associated Press / September 30, 2013) Also Syrian refugees flee amid clashes between Kurds...

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Turkey's Erdogan proposes reforms

ISTANBUL -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayipp Erdogan on Monday announced political reforms aimed at strengthening democracy, including greater freedoms for the Kurdish minority and lifting a ban on...

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Turkish soccer’s financial crisis potentially sharpens political divide

Financially stressed Turkish soccer clubs are becoming pawns in the political struggle between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and militant soccer fans who rank prominently among his detractors as...

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EU starts talking Turkey - again

It's fair to say that the detailed machinations of European Union membership processes fail to spark the curiosity of many people, and most Turks appear to be among the least interested. The results of...

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Turkey unveils political reforms package

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday announced a long-awaited package of proposals aimed at democratic reform, including lifting some restrictions on the use of the Kurdish language...

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73 dead after boat sinks off coast of Italy

October 3, 2013 -- Updated 0938 GMT (1738 HKT) Weather-beaten boats once used by illegal immigrants to arrive on the Italian island of Lampedusa lay in the harbour. (CNN) -- At least 73 people,...

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At least 2 die in Turkey-Kurd clashes

June 8, 2014 -- Updated 1233 GMT (2033 HKT) Istanbul (CNN) -- Crowds of mourners gathered Sunday to bury a young man in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir after clashes the previous day...

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Turkey to unveil reforms key to Kurdish peace next week: Erdogan says

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he would announce next week a package of reforms designed to strengthen democracy and keep on track a fragile peace process...

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Facebook censorship of Kurdish political party

Social media giant Facebook has waded into one of Europe longest-running conflicts after it banned pages belonging to Turkey's largest pro-Kurdish political party. The main page of the Peace and...

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Facebook censorship of Turkish political party

Social media giant Facebook has waded into one of Europe longest-running conflicts after it banned pages belonging to Turkey's largest pro-Kurdish political party. The main page of the Peace and...

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Facebook censorship of pro-Kurdish political party

The main page of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) came down on Tuesday, October 29, following several warnings about posting content related to a Kurdish militia fighting in northern Syria and an...

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Turkish Premier Announces Proposals Aimed at Kurds

ISTANBUL -- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a package of measures on Monday that appeared intended to revive the stalled peace process with the country's ethnic Kurds, who have fought a...

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Plane crashes at Nigeria airport

October 3, 2013 -- Updated 1014 GMT (1814 HKT) (CNN) -- A small charter plane crashed at Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday morning, a spokesman for Nigeria's Accident...

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Turkey Reform Proposals Include Changes On Use Of Kurdish Language And...

ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey's prime minister on Monday announced a long-awaited package of proposals aimed at democratic reform, including lifting some restrictions on the use of the Kurdish language and...

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Turkey unveils reforms aimed at Kurds

The Associated Press ANKARA (AP)—Turkey’s prime minister on Monday announced a long-awaited package of proposals aimed at democratic reform, including lifting some restrictions on the use of the...

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Hard news for Turkey's journalists

"The police were just behind us. The first tear gas they threw hit me. I clutched my head. Blood was pouring out." Ahmet Sik is a widely respected, well-known investigative journalist in Turkey. He...

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The killing of Ali Ismail Korkmaz

On June 3 last year, Ali Ismail Korkmaz - a 19-year-old student in Turkey - was clubbed to death at an anti-government protest in the city of Eskisehir. He slipped into a coma, struggling with a brain...

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Turkey unveils reforms, some aimed at Kurds

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister on Monday announced a long-awaited package of proposals aimed at democratic reform, including lifting some restrictions on the use of the Kurdish language...

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Turkey's 'Second Silent Revolution'

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s democratic reform package for Turkey has raised the hopes of supporters and even opponents. Some feel the plan is meant only to elicit EU approval. That could...

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Turkish government guilty of human rights abuses, group says

October 2, 2013 -- Updated 1511 GMT (2311 HKT) Istanbul (CNN) -- Turkish authorities' use of live ammunition, tear gas, beatings and sexual assaults to crush street protests earlier this year...

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Turkish police sentenced to 10 years in jail for death of protester

By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Two Turkish policemen were jailed for ten years on Wednesday for their part in beating a student to death during anti-government protests that Turkish leader...

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Turkey profile

A chronology of key events: 1923 - Assembly declares Turkey a republic and Kemal Ataturk president. Continue reading the main story Istanbul Europe meets Asia in Turkey's largest city Former capital of...

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Turkey profile - Timeline

9 June 2015 From the section Europe A chronology of key events: 1923 - Assembly declares Turkey a republic and Kemal Ataturk president. Istanbul Europe meets Asia in Turkey's largest city Former...

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Turkey lists string of reforms in 'democratization package'

Turkey will lift a ban on wearing headscarves in public institutions and allow Kurdish-language education in private schools as part of a string of reforms announced by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...

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Turkey's Erdogan announces Kurdish reforms

Turkey's PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced major political reforms, including new Kurdish rights and a reversal of the headscarf ban. He has proposed lowering the 10% electoral threshold, which...

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