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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 This Is Not the Time for an Independent Kurdistan
Iraqi Kurds have enough problems. Breaking away from Baghdad would just make things worse.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan Gets His Way: Germany Authorizes Prosecution of Comedian Who Insulted Turkish Leader
The German-Turkish saga over satire videos continues.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Odierno: 50,000 Troops Needed To Defeat the Islamic State
Retired Army Gen. Ray Odierno says 50,000 troops are needed to defeat the Islamic State.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey Has Given Up on Democracy Outside Its Borders, Too
Not too long ago, Ankara was working to promote democracy across its region. But an increasingly authoritarian President Erdogan has lost interest.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Wow, Erdogan Is Still Really Angry About German Satire
After calling in Germany's ambassador over a satirical video, Turkey is now demanding Berlin press charges
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Exclusive: Brookings Threatened To Cancel Speech by Turkish Leader
One of the Washington's best known think tanks threatened to call off the speech because Turkish security personnel were shoving and kicking Western and Turkish journalists and protesters.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan Uses Closed-Door Meeting to Blast Obama Administration
The Turkish president told a gathering of academics and former government officials that the White House was wrong to back the Kurds in the fight against the Islamic State.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watch: ‘Erdowie, Erdowo, Erdogan’ — The Video That Made Turkey Mad Enough to Summon the German Ambassador
The video shows footage of Erdogan’s most absurd public moments, intercut with crackdowns on protesters.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘How Happy Is the One Who Says, I Am a Turk!’
The war between the military and Kurdish insurgents is really a conflict over what it means to be a citizen of Turkey. That’s why there’s no end in sight to the bloodshed.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Lahore Blast Caps Deadly Week, From Asia to Europe
At least 144 were killed in terror attacks last week that showed the vast reach of extremists' targets.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Europe’s Big Freedom Fail
It's time for the European Union to get serious about enforcing democratic standards.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Erdogan’s Turkey, Everyone Is a Terrorist
For the president, there's no difference between critics and suicide bombers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 We Stand With Belgium, but It’s Their Own Fault
Messages of support have been overshadowed in some cases by messages of blame for the attacks in Brussels.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan’s Epic Europe Trolling
The EU's decision to restart membership talks with Turkey was a major victory for Ankara -- but not for the reason you think.