Syria Braces for Protesters' 'Day of Rage' Against Regime

Feb 3rd 2011 – 12:36 PM |AOL News

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Following the mass demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt, opposition groups in Syria have called for a "day of rage" on Friday and Saturday to protest the regime of President Bashar Assad. In Yemen...

Iran Vows No Compromise Ahead of Nuclear Talks

Jan 20th 2011 – 7:35 AM |AOL News

Iran has vowed not to compromise on its nuclear program ahead of multilateral talks scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Istanbul. Instead, the regime says it wants the talks to focus on global...

Student's Porn Film Project Sparks Controversy in Turkey

Jan 10th 2011 – 2:40 PM |AOL News

ISTANBUL -- The film was intended as a thesis shot at one of Turkey's most liberal universities. It has sparked a nationwide controversy, led to the firing of three academics and prompted an...

Greek Plan to Build Turkish Border Fence Draws Fire

Jan 4th 2011 – 12:10 PM |AOL News

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ISTANBUL, Turkey -- The United States is not the only country searching for ways to control its borders. In hopes of stopping the entry of thousands of illegal immigrants, Greece has announced plans...

Armenians Decry Kobe Bryant's Deal With Turkish Airlines

Dec 20th 2010 – 11:41 AM |AOL News

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ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Kobe Bryant probably wishes he'd kept to the basketball court. Armenians in the U.S. and abroad are crying foul against the NBA superstar and want him to drop his deal with...

WikiLeaks: Iran Preys Upon Iraq

Dec 18th 2010 – 9:32 AM |AOL News

ISTANBUL, Turkey -- As the United States wonders how its legacy in Iraq will play out, documents released by WikiLeaks show how the country's two most powerful neighbors, Iran and Turkey, are seeking...

Turkey Tries Military Officers Accused in Overthrow Plot

Dec 16th 2010 – 10:52 AM |AOL News

ISTANBUL, Turkey (Dec. 16) -- Nearly 200 active and retired military officers went on trial today in a special courthouse near Istanbul, accused of plotting to overthrow the Turkish government in an...

Turkish PM Threatens to Sue US Over WikiLeaks

Dec 1st 2010 – 1:40 PM |AOL News

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ISTANBUL, Turkey (Dec. 1) -- Turkey's prime minister said today he would sue U.S. diplomats who accused him of corruption and of possessing eight Swiss bank accounts in documents released by...

Turkish 'James Bond' Takes On Israel and Mideast Strife

Nov 21st 2010 – 3:21 PM |AOL News

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ISTANBUL (Nov. 21) -- A Turkish movie set to be released in January featuring a James Bond-like hero who avenges the attack on the Gaza flotilla is likely to further strain the rocky relations...

Muslim Holiday Eid al-Adha Begins

Nov 16th 2010 – 2:07 PM |AOL News

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ISTANBUL (Nov. 16) -- Two Turkish men seized a struggling lamb from a crowded pen and dragged it by its front feet so it was walking on its hind legs to the corner of a parking lot here. They then...

32 Injured in Istanbul Bombing

Oct 31st 2010 – 10:36 AM |AOL News

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ISTANBUL (Oct. 31) -- A suspected suicide bomber injured at least 32 people, including 17 civilians, Sunday morning in central Istanbul. The others injured were policemen who are regularly stationed...

Turkey Voices Reservations About Western Missile Defense

Oct 19th 2010 – 12:10 PM |AOL News

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BELGRADE, Serbia (Oct. 19) -- Turkey is expressing reservations about a proposed missile defense shield aimed at protecting NATO members from attacks by rogue states such as Iran, posing a dilemma...

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