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DIM BEACON: Protesters clash with riot police June 1 in Istanbul

Turkish spring?

Turkey | Erdogan turns up the heat, but protests continue against creeping Islamism in Turkey

Syrian soldiers loyal to President Bashar Assad in the town of Qusair, near the Lebanese border, in Homs province, Syria.

Globe Trot: Syrian government gains ground in conflict

International |  President Bashar al-Assad is gaining momentum in Syria’s civil war with aid from Hezbollah and is unlikely to fall in the foreseeable future.

Police throw tear gas at protesters during clashes at the Taksim Square in Istanbul.

Turkish protests turn deadly

International |  In 12 days of protests in Turkey, four people have died, 5,000 protesters have been treated for injuries or the effects of tear gas, and 600 police officers…

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Globe Trot: Reporter promises more leak revelations

International |  The Guardian continued to break stories on NSA’s massive surveillance program, revealing on Sunday along with the The Washington Post that contracted analyst…

Turkish protesters clash with riot police at the main city square, Kizilay, in Turkish capital Ankara, Turkey, Monday, June 3, 2013.

Turkey’s PM vows to “settle accounts”

Turkey |  For the fourth day thousands of Turkish citizens are protesting a government decision to destroy Taksim Square—an Istanbul greenspace—to make space for a…

Gate 2 at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, just after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device.

'Act of terror' in Turkey

Turkey |  White House officials are calling Friday’s bombing outside the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, “an act of terror.” Apparently learning from their…

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Streetcar democracy

Turkey |  Turkey is becoming a model to many in a transitioning Middle East

Country at a crossroads
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Country at a crossroads

Turkey |  The nation that straddles Europe and Asia is also torn between secular and Islamic views of government, between cultural stability and terrorist violence. The…

New battlefront
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New battlefront

Turkey |  Turkey's parliament authorizes military into northern Iraq to oust rebels

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No turning back

Turkey |  Christian leaders vow to continue despite brutal killings of three Turkish believers

Madisonian Turkey
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Madisonian Turkey

Turkey |  After traveling 3,700 miles by bus through almost every part of Turkey, our reporter offers lots of questions, some answers, and a hope based in The…

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