| Wed, 8 Feb 2012 The Church That Politics Turned Into a Mosque | ISTANBUL — As worshipers knelt to face the Qiblah for noon prayers in the Hagia Sophia of Iznik last week, a caretaker beckoned to a couple of tourists tiptoeing around behind them. Connect With Us on Twitter | Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking new... | Turkey seeks world action as Syria's Homs bleeds A Syrian rebel controls traffic in Idlib, Syria. Activists say Syrian troops have continued shelling residential neighbourhoods in the central city of Homs, killing scores of people. (AP Photo) | ... | Can the Free Syrian Army succeed? | In the aftermath of the Russian and Chinese UN Security Council vetoes, which essentially called on Syria to adopt Arab League recommendations, Damascus and its handful of allies faced a truly existential moment: Will President Bashar Al Assad step down (or stand asid... | Turkey urges aid for Homs Ankara - The international community must send a strong message of support to Syrians under artillery attack from government forces, particularly the opposition bastion of Homs, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said. | Turkey was ready to host an international ... | As Homs battles, Turkey readies Syria move | Syrian forces thrust into the rebellious city of Homs on Wednesday, killing as many as 100 civilians by the accounts of opposition activists, and Turkey appeared to be preparing a new diplomatic push against President Bashar al-Assad. | Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, ... | Moscow, Turkey to Pool Efforts on Syria Crisis | Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Wednesday to coordinate their efforts in search for a solution to the Syria crisis, the Kremlin press service said. | “Medvedev stressed the need to continue the search f... | Turkey calls for international meeting on Syria to be held in Istanbul | Ankara: The international community must send a strong message of support to the Syrian people and send aid to residents of the city of Homs, under artillery attack by the Syrian military, Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told Reuters. | He said Turkey was re... | | |
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