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UN praises Turkey’s open door policy UN High Commission for Refugees Spokesman Metin Çorabatır states that Turkey is a country known for its generosity and for being the best in implementing their refugee principle and says, “Turkey is applying its ‘open door policy’ in the best way possible and is meticulously implementing its non extradition principle. The UN commends Turkey on this matter.”
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Further minority rights granted in Turkish... Turkey’s National Education Ministry has now granted the right for children of Armenian Greek and Jewish minorities to attend minority schools even if they are not Turkish nationals.
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PKK pushes Kurds to revolt Murat Karayılan, number one in the PKK’s military wing, issued the order for militants to transform Nevruz celebrations into a revolt.
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Minorities in Turkey criticize U.S. religious... Turkey was included in a report released by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom as one of 16 nations considered to be ‘countries of particular concern’.
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Turkey is a strong country that is open to the... Responding to the recent criticism by the opposition of Turkey’s military involvement in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Erdoğan said, "Turkey is a strong country and this is one of the requirements of being a strong state.”
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Turkey becomes world leader in face transplants One of the world’s most fantastic face transplants was recently performed at Gazi University. The operation, which was first staged virtually and then held in the operating room, was a three-dimensional face transplant, which includes the transferring of bones, cartilage and teeth.
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Turkey’s 12 peacekeeping force soldiers mourned... The 12 Turkish soldiers, who were killed in the line of duty last week when their helicopter crashed into a house near the capital of Afghanistan, were laid to rest in an official ceremony held yesterday.
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Violence against women made one of the most severe... President Abdullah Gül has approved a new law geared towards preventing violence against women, which was first passed by Turkey’s Grand National Assembly on March 8th. The law is a product of an eight month project initiated by the Ministry of Family and Social Policy and includes a more comprehensive definition of violence, a roadmap to prevent it and the responsibilities which befalls the judiciary.
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Even if NATO withdraws, Turkish soldiers will... The 12 Turkish soldiers killed in an airplane crash in Afghanistan were headed to protect personnel in charge of building an orphanage.
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PKK terrorist organization stages rehearsal for... The PKK got an early start on Newroz celebrations for the Kurdish New Year, which begins March 21st, in what turned out to be a sort of ‘rehearsal for revolt’ on Sunday.
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We want an independent Syria All eyes in the global and Turkish press are focused on the refugee camps set up in Hatay to accommodate the thousands of Syrians forced to flee their country due to the increasing unrest.
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'Syria's solution should originate from the... Speaking to ‘The Cairo Review’, Davutoğlu stated that in order to resolve the crisis in Syria, the formula must originate from the region, yet have the broad participation of the international community.
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Turkey commemorates 97th anniversary of Çanakkale... An official ceremony held yesterday in Çanakkale’s Republic Square to commemorate the Ottomans’ World War I victory over the Allied fleets, known as the Battle of Gallipoli, began with Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç laying a wreath in front of the Atatürk Monument on behalf of the Turkish nation.
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Twelve Turkish soldiers killed in helicopter crash... A NATO helicopter crashed into a house on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Friday, killing 12 Turkish soldiers on board and four Afghan civilians on the ground, Turkey's military and a senior Afghan police official said. Initial findings point to a technical failure.
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