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    Three British teens suspected of planning to join ISIS arrested in Turkey

    Mar 15, 2015 09:51 PM EST

    Three British male teenagers suspected of planning to join Islamic State militants in Syria have been arrested in Turkey and flown back to the United Kingdom, officials said Sunday. The three teens were detained Friday in Istanbul by Turkish authorities who were alerted by British officials after police in London ...

  • Why presidents pardon turkeys -- a history

    Why presidents pardon turkeys -- a history

    Nov 26, 2014 11:44 PM EST

    ... Harry Truman as the first. But Truman never pardoned a turkey. In fact, according to the Truman Library, "Truman sometimes indicated to reporters that the turkeys he received were destined for the family dinner table." Truman was actually the first president to receive a turkey from the National Turkey Federation ...

  • Obama uses 'executive action' to pardon turkey

    Obama uses 'executive action' to pardon turkey

    Nov 26, 2014 07:55 PM EST

    http://youtu.be/vj8F5fBh7c4 In front of an audience at the White House Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, President Barack Obama pardoned the sixth turkey of his presidency. The annual tradition honored two lucky birds spared from the dinner table. This year’s “free birds” are Mac and Cheese. Only ...

  • Turkey’s president says women not equal to men

    Turkey’s president says women not equal to men

    Nov 24, 2014 07:47 PM EST

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruffled feathers Monday when he said women and men are created differently, and women can’t be expected to do the same work as men.

  • Turkey to allow coalition use of its bases for fight against Islamic State group

    Turkey to allow coalition use of its bases for fight against Islamic State group

    Oct 13, 2014 01:31 PM EST

    ... Turkey. U.S. officials confirmed Saturday that Ankara had agreed to train Syrian moderate forces on Turkish soil. A Turkish government official said Sunday that Turkey put the number at 4,000 opposition fighters and said they would be screened by Turkish intelligence. Also Sunday, officials confirmed that Turkey agreed ...

  • Why is Turkey hesitant to enter the fight against ISIS?

    Why is Turkey hesitant to enter the fight against ISIS?

    Oct 12, 2014 10:16 PM EST

    ... terms of humans coming from, say, Great Britain or the West and wanting to join forces with ISIS. It seems the key way station is Turkey. Is Turkey stopping that flow? GEOFF DYER: That’s a very hard question to answer. I mean, you get very conflicting reports on that ...

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    Turkey appeals to U.S. to create 'no-fly zone' inside Syria

    Oct 11, 2014 08:50 PM EST

    WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's promise to limit U.S. military engagement against Islamic State militants makes it difficult to accept Turkey's terms for joining the fight in neighboring Syria. Turkey and other American allies want the U.S. to create a no-fly zone inside Syrian territory. Yet ...

  • Turkey, Kurd tensions worry U.S. in fight for Kobani

    Turkey, Kurd tensions worry U.S. in fight for Kobani

    Oct 09, 2014 01:15 PM EST

    ... that drawing Ankara into the war could open a new line of attack against a Kurdish movement that has for decades sought greater autonomy inside Turkey. At the same time, Americans officials fear Turkey could simply choose to remain out of the fray, and let two of its enemies — the ...

  • Why is Turkey reluctant to fight the Islamic State?

    Why is Turkey reluctant to fight the Islamic State?

    Oct 03, 2014 11:52 PM EST

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: We reported earlier on today's reported beheading of another hostage by the Islamic State group. This comes as its terrorists continued to advance on and shell the besieged Kurdish town of Kobani, along Syria's border with Turkey. The militants' push is happening despite continued airstrikes ...

  • Turkey votes to join foreign military operations in Iraq, Syria

    Turkey votes to join foreign military operations in Iraq, Syria

    Oct 02, 2014 05:13 PM EST

    ... parliament that he was in support of fighting the Islamic State and terrorism, but "tons of bombs dropped from the air will only delay the threat and danger." "Turkey is not a country in pursuit of temporary solutions nor will Turkey allow others to take advantage of it," he added.