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150 million dollars spent on Syrian refugees Paying a recent visit to a camp fitted with containers set up for Syrian refugees in Kilis, Deputy Prime Minister Beşir Atalay announced that 150 million dollars have been spent thus far on Syrian’s seeking shelter.
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Squares filled for festival of brotherhood May Day celebrations were held throughout Turkey yesterday, as workers, public servants, students, feminists, artists and even football fans came out to commemorate Labour Day in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, Ankara’s Tandoğan Square, Izmir’s Konak and Diyarbakır’s Station Square.
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Gül makes promise for reforms In an announcement released for May 1st Labor and Solidarity Day, President Abdullah Gül assured that they will be determinedly realizing a series of labor reforms.
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A two and a half year delayed trip to Italy Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan will be paying a visit to Italy next week in a trip that was originally scheduled for 2009, however had to be delayed when Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was attacked with a statue.
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Nobel peace laureate Karman becomes a Turk Nobel Peace Prize winning Yemeni journalist Tevekkül Karman and her family will soon become Turkish citizens.
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National Security Council tells Damascus to follow... Turkey’s National Security Council (MGK) held its shortest meeting in five years yesterday. The meeting chaired by President Abdullah Gül commenced at 13:50 and went on for two and a half hours. The main items discussed were Syria, Iraq and the fight against terrorism.
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Times Square response to ‘genocide’ claims The Turkish community in the United States displayed their solidarity against Armenian allegations, regarding the incidents that transpired in 1915, by staging a demonstration protest in New York’s Times Square.
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National Security Council agenda: terrorism, Syria... Turkey’s National Security Council (MGK) convenes today for its April stated meeting that will primarily deal with foreign policy issues.
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Turkey calls the stakes on EU visa exemption When Turkey responded to the potential bargaining on visa exemption with the EU, by stating, “If deliberations do not start immediately, then we will not sign the Readmission Agreement,” the EU was unable to reach a ruling, resulting in negotiations being postponed for another month.
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The PKK's money safe captured Germany has announced that they have arrested Abdullah S., a 45-year-old Turkish national who was in charge of managing the PKK terrorist organization’s cash flow in Europe between the years of 2007 to 2010.
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A deepening of friendship between Turkey and... Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who was in Turkey to attend a commemoration of the Australian soldiers who died in Gallipoli, held separate meetings with both President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Erdoğan.
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EU to propose lifting visa regulations with Turkey A new proposal prepared by the European Commission on beginning visa dialogue on lifting regulations with Turkey will be handled during the April 26th-27th EU Internal Affairs and Council of Ministers of Justice.
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Erdoğan: If the Annan plan fails, a heavy duty... Providing an interview with Al Jazeera during his stay in Qatar, Prime Minister Erdoğan warned Syria to not repeat border violations, offered his optimism of the Annan plan and expressed his contempt for Assad’s actions.
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Palestinian shopkeeper's love of Erdoğan Azzam Maraka, a Palestinian shopkeeper in East Jerusalem refuses to take down posters of Erdogan and Turkish flags hung in his shop, despite being hassled by Israel police.
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