Assyrian revival stirs in Turkey
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Returning families bring signs of revival to the ancient heartland of the Syriac Orthodox church in Turkey, reports Sarah Rainsford.
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JARAMANA, Syria  - Attacks on purveyors of alcohol  and music had already rattled Iraq's tiny Christian community,  but last month's bombing of churches shattered the hope some  still had of staying to help rebuild their country.
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There is a chorus of approval in Turkey's papers that its bid to join the EU is back on course after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan backed down over banning adultery.
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey -- Visiting the southeast Turkish region of Diyarbakir on Tuesday (7 September), EU Enlargement Commissioner Guenter Verheugen urged the government to grant more social and cultural rights to Kurds.
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In a tiny village at the northern tip of Iraqi Kurdistan, some Christian refugees who fled Baghdadâs violence are experiencing a kind of homecoming.
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan urged the European Union on Thursday to open its doors to non-Christians after French President Jacques Chirac made a vibrant appeal to bring Turkey into the EU.
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to an enthusiastic welcome in Istanbul after reaching a historic deal to start membership talks with the European Union next year.
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A furor in Turkey ignited by the title of a Christian spiritual leader on a U.S. embassy invitation has underscored concerns about the largely Muslim country's treatment of minorities two weeks before the European Union decides whether to open membership talks with Ankara.
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Turkey is navigating between the forces pulling it closer to Islam and the institutions that safeguard its secularism.
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POLATLI, Turkey  - Cetin Akyar's calloused hands   pass over a string of black prayer beads as traders at the   Polatli Commodity Exchange determine the price for his harvest   of nine and a half tonnes of wheat.
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Viewpoint: Modern Turkey was born in a war to save its territory, and Kurdish autonomy remains a red line for Ankara. But a policy built on fear has simply engendered more fear
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey  - Pro-Kurdish politicians are poised to enter Turkey's parliament for the first time in more than a decade, bringing hope to many Kurds that their cultural and political rights will be addressed.
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Turkey's government is pondering an attack on Kurdish separatists based in northern Iraq, raising fears among people along the frontier that military action will scuttle cross-border trade and wreck the region's rejuvenated economy.
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Turkey's PM returns from talks to a warm welcome and says Turkey will change markedly with EU entry in sight.
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A controversial project to build a dam which would flood an ancient town in Turkey's mainly Kurdish south-east rears its head again.
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While his party celebrates victory, Turkey's new president seeks to allay secularist fears.
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Turkey's prime minister expressed confidence that the European Union's executive will recommend opening talks for his Muslim-majority country's membership this week, saying Sunday that admitting Turkey to the union would contribute to "reconciliation between civilizations."