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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkish Prime Minister: ‘There Is a 360-Degree Difference Between Turkish Islam and ISIS’
The Turkish prime minister meant to say Turkish Islam is a 180-degree turn from that of the Islamic State's. Instead, he said it was essentially the same.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Bombing in Ankara and Erdogan’s Political War for Total Power
Turkey’s president is bent on bludgeoning his way to dominance, but in doing so he has encouraged a wave of Islamist and Kurdish violence he may be powerless to stop.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Know Them By Their Deeds
We may not know the identity of those behind the Ankara bombings, but their intention is clear: to undermine moderates and deepen divisions within Turkish society.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ankara Shattered by Deadly Terrorist Bombing
Questions abound over who was behind the twin bombings at a peace rally that killed almost 100 Saturday in the Turkish capital, further roiling an already destabilized country.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey Slams Russia for Syria Attacks, Warns Could Sever Energy Ties
A year ago, Russia and Turkey were preparing a "strategic partnership" cemented by energy. Now, after Russian military strikes in Syria and violations of Turkish airspace, the relationship is getting a whole lot chillier.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Palestine Plants Its Flag at the U.N., But Is the U.S. Even Watching?
Palestine pleaded for more international support Wednesday, shortly before it raised its flag at the United Nations.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan’s Deadly Ambitions
The Turkish president has revived a civil war, purged opponents, and buried a corruption investigation, all in an effort to consolidate power. Will his drive to rule send the country over the edge?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Low Will Erdogan Go?
Turkey’s voters are, once again, about to spurn their president. How he reacts will define the country’s future.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Officials Authorize Families of American Personnel Near Key Turkish Air Base to Leave
The State Department authorized families of U.S. workers in southern Turkey to leave voluntarily.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Emerging-Market Beauty Pageant
From China to Mexico, investors are increasingly looking not for deals, but strong macroeconomic policy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkish Court Brings Terror Charges Against Two Vice News Reporters
Turkey has arrested two Vice News reporters on terror charges; they may serve up to four-and-a-half years in prison.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey’s Kurdish Guerrillas Are Ready for War
With peace negotiations in tatters, the insurgency's leaders are preparing for a long and bloody conflict against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government.