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SHANGAI-LA
Erdoğan meets Putin in Bishkek, 'privileged partner' praised anew, Akkuyu's first reactor nears go-time, more nuclear deals in view.
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NINE TO FIVE
Israel strikes near the Turkish border, a message thinly veiled, Barrack says Netanyahu wanted Ankara provoked, not just derailed.
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GIMME A BREAK
Parliament breaks for recess, framework law tucked in its wake, Yeni Party supporters divided over the vote it made.
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La Isla Bonita
Sixty thousand cross to Ceuta, most turn right back around, EU ministers blast Spain, then quietly walk it down.
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The Heat is On
The pause breaks in a week, as pauses always do: Washington and Riyadh strike Iraq anew.
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Let’s Get the Party Started!
Özel finally finds his new party, calls it a shirt of fire, CHP self-divides again, imagining its votes will go higher.
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WHERE’S THE PARTY?
CHP tears itself in two, Özel ponders a new party; Stay till the end, he says, and take it back, hearty; But should the courts not bend, he's got a backup plan: 110 MPs, and himself as the new man.
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NATO COMPARES TO YOU
The Sultan's guard in scarlet plumes lined up beneath the summit's blooms, Janissaries, sabers bright,
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FOUR STARS AND A FUNERAL
Four stars descended from the EU in full dress, Kallas, Kos, Brunner, Dombrovskis, no less, Suitcases of talking points, Customs Union too, Connectivity, the new buzz-word, gathering diplomatic dew.