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Dink’s murderer faces a 26-year sentence The Chief Public Prosecutor for the Hrant Dink case is demanding that Ogün Samast be charged with an 18 to 26 year sentence for the ‘premeditated murder’ of the Agos newspaper editor in chief.
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Turkey comes under e-attack from Anonymous before... Official Turkish websites were attacked by Internet vigilante group Anonymous on Thursday as part of a protest against what it says is government Internet censorship.
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Economist article is a last-minute boost The hoopla surrounding the recent the Economist editorial which suggests votes be given to the Republican People’s Party, or CHP, has spurred the Wall Street Journal to write their own article. Claiming the Economist article instigated political furor, the WSJ qualifies the outcome by stating, “The Justice and Development Party, or the AKP secured a last-minute boost from an unlikely corner.”
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Gül says no crisis as top generals quit President Abdullah Gül denied on Saturday that Turkey faced a crisis after the resignation of the country's four most senior military commanders, but acknowledged this had created an "extraordinary" situation.
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Israel sees diluted apology to Turkey on ship raid Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak floated a watered-down apology to Turkey on Friday for the killing of nine of its citizens aboard a pro-Palestinian activist ship that tried to run the Gaza Strip blockade.
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Doubts of negligence in treacherous ambush A civilian committee has reached a series of shocking conclusions in regards to the recent incident in Silvan which left 13 soldiers dead. According to the committee’s findings, there were planning errors in both the management and transfer of soldiers on the field.
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Dink’s murderer will be out in 11 years Due to being a juvenile at the time of the murder, the assassin responsible for Hrant Dink’s murder was recently sentenced to 22 years and ten months from what was a life sentence. If he serves just 11 years of that time, he’ll be free to go.
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Erdoğan demands Israeli apology for flotilla dead Normal ties between Turkey and Israel are "unthinkable" until Israel apologizes for the nine Turks killed when Israeli troops stormed a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday.
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Turkey insists on apology to normalize Israel ties Turkey's prime minister said on Friday Israel must apologize for a bloody raid on a Turkish ship bound for Gaza last year and lift its blockade of the territory if it wants to normalize ties, but Israel rejected the call.
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A master cabinet for a master era With six new names and four left off the list, three ministers were switched to establish the 61st government, leaving the era of an 11 ministry state behind. The cabinet meets today for the first council of ministers, and the official handing over of the cabinet will be completed today.
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“It cannot continue like this…” Stating we will seek rapprochement with the MHP, Erdoğan has also sent out signals that the CHP deputies which have refrained from taking their oaths may be dropped.
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Turkey pledges $200 million for Libyan rebels Turkey pledged $200 million in aid for Libya's rebel Transitional National Council and said it was time for leader Muammar Gaddafi to leave Libya.
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Fifty detained in fifteen provinces Turkey has been rattled by the biggest match rigging scandal in the nation’s football history, with operations staged yesterday in 60 different locations throughout the country.
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The assembly will run like honey Upon reminding the CHP and independent elected MP’s, “the public gave you prerogative for legislation and not for a boycott, Erdoğan states, “Come or not, the assembly will run like honey.”
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