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Turkey’s high-risk power play

JERUSALEM POST by Caroline Glick June 24, 2014 Like Iran, Erdogan aims to destroy the global order and replace it with an Islamic empire. For most Westerners, Turkey is a hard nut to crack. How can you understand a state … Continue reading

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Iran, Turkey Meet Amid ‘Massive Sanctions Busting’ Schemes. First meeting between Iranian president and Turkey in nearly 20 years

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON by Adam Kredo June 9, 2014 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is in Turkey this week for the first official high-level meeting in nearly 20 years, sparking speculation that the two nations are growing closer as a means … Continue reading

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Turkey-Israel deal reached, awaits Netanyahu’s approval

TIMES OF ISRAEL By Raphael Ahren May 14, 2014 Lifting Gaza blockade, originally a key demand from Ankara, will not be part of normalization agreement, source says A deal to end the four-year-old feud between Turkey and Israel is imminent … Continue reading

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Merkel opposes conversion of Hagia Sophia into mosque

GREEK INDEPENDENT PRESS By George Gilson May 15, 2014 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s intentions of turning Hagia Sophia into a mosque has stirred the opposition of the German leadership, but also worldwide German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed consternation … Continue reading

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