• Turkey to select new prime minister at end of August

    Turkey to select new prime minister at end of August

    Aug 11, 2014 10:19 PM EDT

    ISTANBUL, TurkeyTurkey's governing party said Monday it will select a new prime minister at the end of August to replace Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who won the country's first direct presidential election in a historic vote. The Justice and Development Party, or AKP, will hold its party congress ...

  • Turkey moves to block YouTube following Twitter ban

    Turkey moves to block YouTube following Twitter ban

    Mar 27, 2014 07:15 PM EDT

    A week after the Turkish government banned Twitter, authorities there moved to block online video-sharing site YouTube on Thursday. The Ankara, Turkey-based news organization Anadolu Agency reported that the national telecommunication authority had announced an “administrative block” on YouTube, though the website still appeared accessible after the announcement ...

  • ‘Live tweeting’ in Turkey in protest of Twitter ban

    ‘Live tweeting’ in Turkey in protest of Twitter ban

    Mar 24, 2014 09:18 PM EDT

    A woman protests a country-wide ban on Twitter in the country of Turkey by writing a “physical tweet” in the city of Ankara. Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan banned access to the social media site on Thursday in the midst of a corruption scandal involving himself and his ...

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    Protests erupt in Turkey over corruption probe into Erdogan's government

    Dec 27, 2013 11:15 PM EDT

    Protests erupt in Turkey over corruption probe into Erdogan's government

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    Obama designates Popcorn as National Thanksgiving Turkey

    Nov 27, 2013 06:29 PM EDT

    President Obama, referring to the presidential turkey pardon tradition, said he has "many awesome and solemn responsibilities. This is not one of them."The president pardoned gobbler "Popcorn" in annual ceremony at the White House on Wednesday, after an online contest determined which of the two selected toms -- the other ...

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    #TeamPopcorn prevails in contest for presidential turkey pardon

    Nov 27, 2013 06:15 PM EDT

    ... users could join #TeamCaramel or #TeamPopcorn to choose which turkey would be pardoned by President Obama. And the winner was... Popcorn! No worries though, neither turkey will be eaten in a White House feast in the East Room tomorrow. The @WhiteHouse asks you to vote for "National Thanksgiving Turkey." #Popcorn ...

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    Butterball's turkey helpline hiring its first male operators

    Sep 18, 2013 02:58 PM EDT

    Photo by Flickr user Dru Bloomfield The Turkey Talk-Line, which has been a source of advice on how to best prepare the bird for 32 years, has never hired men. But starting this week, Butterball will begin offering an online application for men age 25 and up to apply ...

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    AP: Raw video shows Syrian helicopter shot down by Turkey

    Sep 16, 2013 09:30 PM EDT

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    Judy's Notebook: Reflecting on Turkey and Its Unrest

    Jul 04, 2013 02:36 AM EDT

    ... lucky enough to travel abroad, your eyes can be opened in ways that books, television and the Internet can't match. I just returned from Turkey. The trip mainly was to see the spectacular historical sites: churches and mosques in Istanbul with breathtaking art and architecture, dating back 1,600 ...

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    Anti-Government Protests Focus on Quality of Democracy in Turkey

    Jun 12, 2013 10:14 PM EDT

    Anti-Government Protests Focus on Quality of Democracy in Turkey