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TURKEY

COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2013
Turkey's Erdogan undone by Obama and Assad
The car bombs that killed more than 40 people on May 11 in a town in southern Turkey are a reckoning for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 14, 2013
Tokyo: What do you make of Gov. Naoki Inose's comments about Muslims and Istanbul's Olympic bid?
I think many people in Japan see all foreigners as fighting with each other, not just Muslims. But, focusing on the positives [and ignoring Inose's negative comments], I see Istanbul as the better option [to be 2020 host].
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 14, 2013
Turks in Kansai fear Inose gaffe indicative of wider ignorance about culture
'Stupid', 'shockingly provincial' and 'a sign of how little Japanese people really understand that part of the world' were among the reactions of Turkish residents in Kansai to Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose's comments about Turkey and the wider Muslim world.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 14, 2013
Inose's slurs anger, bemuse Turks in Tokyo but may boost Istanbul's Olympic bid
It's prayer time at Tokyo's biggest mosque and the congregation is pondering God, community and Naoki Inose, the city's governor, who many here say has revealed himself to be, well, a bit of a bigot.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 10, 2013
Outlook is rosy at 15th annual garden show
It's that time of the year when things get rosy for flower lovers in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2013
A gentler Ottoman Empire returns to Balkans
Turkey conquered the Balkans five centuries ago. Now Turkish power is making inroads through friendlier means.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2013
Israeli apology begins reset of ties with Turkey
Israel's formal apology to Turkey for killing nine Turkish citizens aboard the ship Mavi Marmara three years ago is a start to resetting bilateral ties.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2013
Kurds and Turks: end of the war at last?
After three decades of low-level guerrilla war in southeastern Turkey, both sides — Kurdish insurgents and Turkey — now realize they cannot win.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2013
The rise and decline of press freedom in Turkey
If Europe and the U.S. do their part, Turkey's prime minister may be persuaded to resume an earlier push for human rights reform and press freedom.

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