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Turkish opposition fears power grab as Erdoğan stands for presidency

1 Jul 2014: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who wants to increase presidential powers, to be ruling party's nominee for next head of state

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Emma Watson joins Twitter laughing protest

31 Jul 2014: Actor Emma Watson shows solidarity with Turkish women posting pictures of themselves laughing in defiance of Turkish politician
Turkish women defy deputy PM with laughter

30 Jul 2014: Bülent Arinç said women should not laugh in public, prompting backlash and highlighting state of women's rights in Turkey
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Why Turkish women will be laughing all the way to the election

30 Jul 2014: Alev Scott: Turkey’s deputy prime minister has set off a social media storm by telling women how to behave in public. They are having none of it 209 comments
Turkish deputy prime minister says women should not laugh out loud

29 Jul 2014: Anger and disbelief greets sexist rant by Bülent Arinc, which also takes aim at soap operas and use of mobile phones
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Turkish police accused of spying on prime minister are arrested

22 Jul 2014: Erdoğan claims corruption allegations investigated by the officers were part of coup attempt by Gülen movement
Andrew Mango obituary

21 Jul 2014: Writer on Turkey who produced a notable biography of Atatürk 2 comments
Gaza conflict: Palestinian death toll reaches 274 amid fierce fighting

18 Jul 2014: • UN says 40,000 displaced Gazans have sought shelter
• Israel suffers first military casualty of the 11-day war
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Cyprus divided: 40 years on, a family recalls how the island was torn apart

6 Jul 2014: The award-winning Observer correspondent who covered the 1974 Turkish invasion returns to the rocky battleground with one Greek Cypriot guardsman he met in the conflict
• Time stands still in Cyprus's UN buffer zone – in pictures
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Ramadan around the world - in pictures

4 Jul 2014: Muslims from the Middle East to China worship at the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan
UK military's secret plan to train Syrian rebels to topple Bashar al-Assad

4 Jul 2014: General Sir David Richards' bid for 100,000-strong force had support from US heavyweights but was shelved as too risky 382 comments
More than 53,000 civilians killed or injured by IEDs in three years

3 Jul 2014: Car bombs more than triple as suicide bombings rise by a third and campaigners urge governments to help innocent victims
Istanbul’s gentrification by force leaves locals feeling overwhelmed and angry

2 Jul 2014: Divided cities: Luxury hotels and apartments are rising all over Turkey’s largest city as ageing districts are rebuilt – but critics say Istanbul is chasing profit for the privileged while ignoring the majority 73 comments
Turkish opposition fears power grab as Erdoğan stands for presidency

1 Jul 2014: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who wants to increase presidential powers, to be ruling party's nominee for next head of state
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Two Britons killed in Turkey jeep safari accident named

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Global humanitarian aid spending soars to record high

24 Jun 2014: Total contributions rocketed to $22bn last year, spurred by typhoon Haiyan and conflicts in South Sudan and Syria
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