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Brief: Juncker backs Spitzenkandidaten and Turkey looks to ease Aegean spat
This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU’s de facto political capital. In today’s edition, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker backs the Spitzenkandidat, or lead candidate, process in the...
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Afrin: a symptom of Syria's complex conflict
The unfolding events in Syria are the stark symptom of a complex situation. The Kurdish enclave of Afrin now a focus, as Turkish troops, Kurdish fighters, Syrian rebels, the country's army and others compete on the messy northern...
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Syria: Ex fighter calls on West to act over Turkey's Afrin assault
Kurdish YPG militia are calling on the Syrian army to help repel Turkish forces along the border of Afrin. The Kurdish enclave, inside Syria, is being targeted by Ankara because because it deems the YPG as a security threat along its...
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Brief: EU and Turkey mend fences and MEPs scrutinise Romania
This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU’s de facto political capital. In this edition, Brussels and Ankara try to mend fences ahead of progress report on Turkey’s EU membership bid in April. MEPs say...
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Women in Turkey protest attacks on what they’re wearing
Women in Turkey are saying "don't mess with my outfit," after attacks on what they’re wearing
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Germany puts economic pressure on Turkey
As the diplomatic row with Turkey grows Germany is threatening to hinder investment with its NATO ally and fellow G20 member state. Germany’s chambers of commerce say that in the current environment investing in Turkey is hard to...
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Damage spreads across Greece and Turkey after earthquake
6.7 magnitude quake causes small tsunami, several deaths and injuries
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Protests in Brussels as Turkish foreign minister visits EU’s Mogherini
Protesters in Brussels on Tuesday call for the release of human rights activists arrested in Turkey, as foreign minister Casvusoglu met with EU foreign Affairs chief Federica Mogherini. John Dalhuisen, Amnesty’s regional director in...
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Turkish government takes journalists to court
17 journalists are on trial accused of aiding terror organizations
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Thousands march for justice in Turkey
Thousands of Turks are walking the more than 400 kilometres from Ankara to Istanbul in a protest against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's hardline tactics against dissidents
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MEPs say Turkey’s EU membership bid could be suspended
MEPs on Thursday backed a report calling for EU membership talks to be suspended with Turkey if the country implements planned changes to its constitution. The vote in Strasbourg drew a stinging rebuke from the Turkish government, who...
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Turkey commemorates anniversary of failed coup
A year after a faction of Turkey's military tried to overthrow the government, millions of Turks remain divided, CBC's Nil Köksal reports
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Turkish refugees in Canada fear reprisals
More than 1,300 Turks claimed asylum in Canada in 2016 in the wake of a government crackdown, and many are still living in fear
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US laptop ban lifted say Turkish and Emirates Airlines
After three months of restrictions, Turkish Airlines said on Wednesday that the US had lifted the in-cabin ban on laptops and other large electronic devices. It was imposed on US-bound flights from eight Muslim-majority countries amid...
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Police use tear gas to disperse crowds during pride march in Turkey
Turkish police enforce ban on gay pride observances in Istanbul on Sunday
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Reporting on turmoil in Turkey (The Investigators with Diana Swain)
CBC News correspondent Nil Köksal discusses the unique challenges of reporting on Turkey as a Turkish-born Canadian. Watch The Investigators Saturdays at 9:30 pm ET and Sundays at 5:30 pm ET on CBC News Network.
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Turkey to press ahead with EU membership bid
Turkish EU affairs Minister Omer Celik is the first Turkish minister to visit Brussels since the country’s constitutional referendum in April. Celik met with the Vice President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini. He said it is...
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Turkish president worries world leaders
Concern is growing among Turkey's allies as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan flexes his new executive powers
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MEPs mark World Press Freedom Day
MEPs have called for jailed journalists in Turkey to be freed. There are more than 120 reporters in prison there, says Amnesty International. The wife of an incarcerated cartoonist, Musa Kart, spoke at the European parliament. He is...
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TurkStream gas pipeline: work starts
Russia’s Gazprom says construction has started on the TurkStream undersea gas pipeline through the Black Sea. A Swiss company, Allseas, is laying pipes between Anapa on the Russian coast and Thrace, the European part of Turkey, north...
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Germany opposes ending Turkey EU talks
Germany on Friday rejected demands to halt Turkey’s bid to join the European Union, even as some EU states said Ankara’s membership dream was dead after Turks voted to grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and every other future president...
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Turkey-EU relations reaching a ‘crossroads’
Turkish voters go to the polls this Sunday. Nearly 55 million are eligible to take part in the referendum, on a revision of the constitution. Among other things, it would strengthen the powers of the president, a president who would have...
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EU warns Turkey on death penalty ‘red line’
The European Commission wants Turkey to investigate “alleged irregularities” in Sunday’s referendum boosting the power of President Erdogan. Council of Europe observers say those irregularities could have changed the outcome of the vote....
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Turkey blocks Booking.com in competition law case
A Turkish court has stopped Booking.com from operating in the country for an undisclosed period. In a case brought by the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies, the group alleged that Booking.com violated Turkish competition law by...