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Tulin Daloglu

Apr 2, 2014

(L-R) Estonia's Foreign Minister Urmas Paet greets Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu next to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels April 1, 2014. NATO will decide new steps on Tuesday to reinforce eastern European countries worried by Russia's annexation of Crimea, and on how to bolster Ukraine's armed forces. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - RTR3JGMR — (L-R) Estonia's Foreign Minister Urmas Paet greets Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu next to NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the alliance headquarters in Brussels, April 1, 2014. — REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Supporters of Workers' Party shout anti-government slogans during an election rally in Istanbul March 22, 2014. Turkey will hold municipal elections on March 30. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - RTR3I5UX

Scandal destabilizes Turkey on eve of elections

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YouTube logos displayed on a laptop screen partially covered with Turkey's national flag in this photo illustration taken in Ankara March 27, 2014. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan described the leaking on YouTube on Thursday of a recording of top security officials discussing possible military operations in Syria as "villainous" and the government blocked access to the video-sharing site. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS PORTRAIT SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - RTR3IVDE

Turkey bans YouTube after sensitive leak

Tulin Daloglu

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu smiles at photographers during the 12th Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting in Manama November 25, 2013. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed (BAHRAIN - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX15SAF

Davutoglu defends Syria policy

Tulin Daloglu

Supporters of the ruling AK Party wear Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan masks during an election rally in Konya, central Turkey, March 28, 2014. Erdogan pulled out of election rallies in central Turkey on Friday in order to rest his voice after weeks of campaigning around the country, his office said. Erdogan had difficulty speaking at rallies in southeast Turkey on Thursday ahead of Sunday's local elections. Turkey will hold municipal elections on March 30. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIO

Turkey a 'political war zone' on eve of elections

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