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• US ‘concerned’ over Hamas-Turkey relations

  The U.S. Department of State has conveyed its concerns about relations between Hamas and Turkish to Turkish officials, a day after Ankara said the leader of Hamas is "welcome in Turkey."
  

• Turkey takes necessary measures against any possible terrorist attack: Foreign Minister

  Terrorist attacks are possible in every country and Turkey has been and will continue to take all necessary security measures, said Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
  

• Amnesty launches campaign to stop S Korea exporting tear gas to Turkey

  The change.org campaign aims to stop S Korea exporting some 1.9 mln tear gas canisters to Turkey
  

• Protesters camping at İztuzu beach halt demo after new suspension of privatization

  Local activists had been camping for more than 10 days near the protected İztuzu beach on the Mediterranean Sea, known as a safe haven for loggerhead turtles
  

• A night out at Istanbul’s 7/24 library

  In a city largely devoid of public libraries, Istanbul’s Atatürk Library has literally become a beacon in the night for bibliophiles after it became Turkey’s first library to keep its doors open around the clock.
  

• Turkish PM calls on Turks to stand firm against ‘plots’ to create rift in Europe

  Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has called on Muslim Turks to remain resolute against Islamophobia that is "spread using terrorist acts as an excuse" in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack
  

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At least one hurt, five hostage in kosher supermarket attack At least one person was injured when a gunman opened fire at a kosher grocery store in eastern Paris on Friday and took at least five people hostage, sources told AFP. Comment(s) 1/9/2015

Turkey wants Libya’s ‘elected Parliament’ to operate Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz has reiterated Turkey’s support for Libya’s 'elected Parliament,' while arguing that Turkey supports Libya’s territorial integrity Comment(s) 1/9/2015

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AFRICA Turkey condemns Boko Haram massacre ANKARA - Anadolu Agency 'Terror attacks in which innocent people are brutally killed cannot be tolerated regardless of religion, civilization and justification,' President Erdoğan said in a statement Comment(s) 1/9/2015

INTERNATIONAL Israel won’t recognize 1915 as Armenian Genocide: Israeli ambassador to Baku BAKU Israel does not intend to recognize the killings of Armenians in 1915 as a genocide this year, Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan Rafael Harpaz has said Comment(s) 1/9/2015

‘Over 1,000 foreign fighters deported’ by Turkey so far ANKARA Intel head Fidan also said Turkey put a travel ban on a further 7,833 foreigners Comment(s) 1/9/2015

1/9/2015Turkey’s Tüpraş faces $69 mln hit from tax demand, fines

1/8/2015Russian citizen revealed to be suicide bomber who attacked Istanbul police

1/8/2015Repent over your tattoos, Turkey’s top religious body says

1/9/2015Egypt sets parliamentary poll dates as Sisi cements grip

Kerry to meet Zarif in Geneva on January 14: Iranian negotiator TEHRAN - Agence France-Presse US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif next week in Geneva ahead of a fresh round of nuclear talks, an Iranian official said Jan. 9. Comment(s) 1/9/2015

Gazprom says new pipeline will secure gas for Turkey MOSCOW - Anadolu Agency The new planned Russian natural gas pipeline to Turkey will provide a “secure supply” for the country, Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said on Jan. 9. Comment(s) 1/9/2015

Charlie Hebdo massacre survivors start work on new issue PARIS - Agence France-Presse Surviving employees of Charlie Hebdo that lost its top staff to gunmen in a Paris attack this week, started work on a new issue in premises loaned by the newspaper Liberation Comment(s) 1/9/2015

ISIL praise Paris attackers as 'heroic jihadists' DUBAI - Reuters ISIL praised the gunmen behind this week's killings at the Paris headquarters of the Charlie Hebdo weekly newspaper as 'heroic jihadists,' a monitoring group said Comment(s) 1/9/2015

Boko Haram kills dozens in fresh raids in Nigerian town BAUCHI - Reuters Boko Haram militants have killed dozens of people and burned down homes in the northeast Nigerian town of Baga in the past two days, in a second killing spree since seizing control there at the weekend, witnesses said Comment(s) 1/9/2015

Turkish Airlines most popular foreign carrier at Israeli airport: Report TEL AVIV Turkish Airlines flew more passengers to and from Israel than any other foreign airline in 2014, for the second year in a row, according to a report just released by the Israel Airports Authority Comment(s) 1/9/2015

AKP holds conference on the eve of key corruption vote ANKARA The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has begun holding conferences before a key vote that will take place in the coming days on whether to send four former ministers to Turkey's top court over corruption claims. Comment(s) 1/9/2015