Turkey

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QUAKE RESPONSE GROWS AS DEATH TOLL CLIMBS

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QUAKE RESPONSE GROWS AS DEATH TOLL CLIMBS

A week after twin 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes devastated the nations of Turkey and Syria, rescue efforts continue against increasing odds of finding survivors in the rubble. The death toll increased to more than 33,000 people in both nations.

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MASSIVE EARTHQUAKES IN TURKEY ROCK MIDDLE EAST

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MASSIVE EARTHQUAKES IN TURKEY ROCK MIDDLE EAST

Rescue workers are pouring into Southern Turkey from around the Mideast Region after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Sunday was followed by powerful aftershocks on Monday morning, killing at least 1,760 people in southern Turkey and over 1,000 people in Northern Syria, with some experts predicting that the death toll could balloon to over 15,000 in the coming days.

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BLOCKADED ARMENIANS IN HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

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BLOCKADED ARMENIANS IN HUMANITARIAN CRISIS

The “eco-activist” blockade of the Lachin Corridor, a vital artery into the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, entered its fourth week last Thursday, leaving 120,000 ethnic Armenians in the breakaway region with a scarcity of food and medicine, even as winter temperatures fell to -10 degrees Celsius (14 Fahrenheit) over the weekend.

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AZERBAIJAN CUTS OFF ARMENIANS IN DISPUTED REGION

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AZERBAIJAN CUTS OFF ARMENIANS IN DISPUTED REGION

Over 120,000 ethnic Armenians are isolated in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh after the only supply route from Armenia to the disputed territory was blocked last Monday by a large group of Azerbaijanis claiming to be “environmental activists.”

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KURDS UNDER THREAT ON EVERY SIDE

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KURDS UNDER THREAT ON EVERY SIDE

A terrorist attack in Istanbul, Turkey, and ongoing protests against the regime in Iran have coincided to bring the Kurdish people under enormous pressure across Iraq, Syria, Iran and Turkey.

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TURKEY THREATENS GREECE WITH WAR

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TURKEY THREATENS GREECE WITH WAR

The Greek coast guard announced that one of its vessels had fired “warning shots” towards a “suspicious” Turkish-flagged cargo vessel in international waters of the Aegean Sea on Saturday, as tensions continue to ratchet up between Turkey and Greece over ongoing maritime disputes.