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Turkey tightens Internet control in YouTube feud (AP)


AP – Furious over Internet insults of the country’s beloved founder, Turkey has gone on the offensive against Google, tightening a ban on YouTube and cutting public access to a host of Google-owned sites.

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Russia, Turkey and Iran Meet, Posing Test for US Diplomacy – New York Times



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Russia, Turkey and Iran Meet, Posing Test for US Diplomacy
New York Times
ISTANBUL — Leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran convened at a security summit meeting in Istanbul on Tuesday in a display of regional power that appeared to be calculated to test the United States just days before a scheduled
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warns West not to miss last Iran nuclear 'opportunity'Christian Science Monitor
UN Security Council Begins Consultations on Iran SanctionsVoice of America
New UN sanctions will not deter IranBBC News
Aljazeera.net -AFP -Telegraph.co.uk
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Oren: Turkey has embraced the leaders of Iran and Hamas – Jerusalem Post



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Oren: Turkey has embraced the leaders of Iran and Hamas
Jerusalem Post
WASHINGTON – Israel envoy criticized Ankara's outreach to terrorist groups Friday, the same day that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying Hamas is not a terrorist organization.
Gaza flotilla attack: A week that changed Middle East politicsThe Guardian
UN probe of Israeli raid is a jokeMiamiHerald.com
Worldwide protests over Israeli attack on Gaza aid flotillaXinhua
CNN -Ha’aretz -AFP
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Turkey to minimize ties to Israel – Jerusalem Post



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Turkey to minimize ties to Israel
Jerusalem Post
By AP AND JPOST.COM STAFF ANKARA — Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said on Friday economic and military cooperation with Israel would be reduced to a minimum in the coming period, as a reaction to the Israeli raid on the Gaza-bound flotilla
Israel to give tactical ground to Gaza pressureReuters
The myth of Israeli moralityAljazeera.net
Turkey Curtails Ties With Israel Over Gaza Flotilla RaidVoice of America
BBC News -ABC Online -AFP
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Turkey holds funerals for Gaza flotilla activists – Los Angeles Times



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Turkey holds funerals for Gaza flotilla activists
Los Angeles Times
Turks express anger and frustration. Survivors say they tried to turn back Israeli commandos with sticks and bars, but not guns. By Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times The wooden coffins of eight activists killed by Israeli commandos wound through the
Israelis Wonder: Has the World Lost Its Mind?Wall Street Journal
Israel eyes international role in Gaza blockadeReuters
Clinton: US Looking for New Ways to Aid Gaza After Flotilla IncidentVoice of America
Xinhua -Washington Post -Jerusalem Post
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Turkey honors 8 slain activists, including US teen (AP)


Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (2nd R) shakes hands with an activist, wounded when Israel seized a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza, in an ambulance plane at the Etimesgut military airport in Ankara early June 3, 2010. Israel began expelling all activists seized during a raid on an aid convoy sailing to Gaza that has drawn international outrage and officials on Wednesday vowed to prevent any other ships from reaching the coastal territory. Israel had said it would deport 682 activists from more than 35 countries taken into custody after the maritime assault in which nine activists were killed on a Turkish vessel. REUTERS/Cengiz Oguz Gumrukcu/Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP – Mourners hoisted coffins over their heads Thursday to cheers of “God is great!” as they honored activists slain during an Israeli commando raid, and the father of the lone American killed praised his teenage son as being a martyr for a just cause.


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At Gaza flotilla funeral in Turkey, rising anger and eyewitness accounts – Christian Science Monitor



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At Gaza flotilla funeral in Turkey, rising anger and eyewitness accounts
Christian Science Monitor
Turkish leaders built on earlier condemnations of Israel's attack on the Gaza flotilla, while mourners offered eyewitness accounts that contradicted Israel's version of events. Mourners pray by the coffins of victims of the Israeli raid of the Gaza
Turkish group behind flotilla is Gaza's new heroWashington Post
Africa Condemns Israel's Strike on Gaza-Bound AidAllAfrica.com
Obama: Use flotilla tragedy for Mideast peaceReuters
CNN -BBC News -Times Online
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Mourners in Turkey honor slain aid ship activists (AP)


Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (2nd R) shakes hands with an activist, wounded when Israel seized a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza, in an ambulance plane at the Etimesgut military airport in Ankara early June 3, 2010. Israel began expelling all activists seized during a raid on an aid convoy sailing to Gaza that has drawn international outrage and officials on Wednesday vowed to prevent any other ships from reaching the coastal territory. Israel had said it would deport 682 activists from more than 35 countries taken into custody after the maritime assault in which nine activists were killed on a Turkish vessel. REUTERS/Cengiz Oguz Gumrukcu/Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP – Mourners in Istanbul hoisted coffins above their heads to cheers of “God is great!” Thursday to honor activists slain during an Israel commando raid, as Israel rejected demands for an international panel to investigate its deadly seizure of an Gaza-bound aid ship.


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Turkey honors slain activists, including US teen (AP)


Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (2nd R) shakes hands with an activist, wounded when Israel seized a Turkish aid ship bound for Gaza, in an ambulance plane at the Etimesgut military airport in Ankara early June 3, 2010. Israel began expelling all activists seized during a raid on an aid convoy sailing to Gaza that has drawn international outrage and officials on Wednesday vowed to prevent any other ships from reaching the coastal territory. Israel had said it would deport 682 activists from more than 35 countries taken into custody after the maritime assault in which nine activists were killed on a Turkish vessel. REUTERS/Cengiz Oguz Gumrukcu/Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP – Thousands of mourners hailed activists killed in an Israeli commando mission as martyrs Thursday, hoisting their coffins to cheers of “God is great,” while Turkish leaders said Israel had jeopardized its relationship with its closest Muslim ally despite meeting Ankara’s demand to release the hundreds captured in the raid.


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