In last decade, more than 4,000 artifacts had been brought back to Turkey from world museums and collections
Critics say Ankara is missing key opportunity to advance its regional standing at Tehran summit, leaving Egypt well placed to do so
UN says more than 3,000 refugees have fled Syria to Turkey in the past 24 hours alone as conflict deepens
But officials deny support is being given to Syrian rebel groups
Turkish policy controversial with experts worried about inadequate preparations
Fabius, Davutoglu both condemn Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on dissent
Some fear it could mark start of pervasive trend where secular and religious people are actually split into separate living areas
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Turkey, US will increase cooperation in support of Syrian rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad
Latest move by Tehran to suspend visa-free travel for Turks has further exposed increasing bilateral tensions
Analysts claim the action is a bid to squelch any Kurdish advance should Syria fall
Sibel Uredin offers up friend as second wife to husband and sparks national controversy
Syrian Kurds have seized control of towns close to the Turkish border
Secular Islamist nation's once all-powerful army is being pushed firmly back into barracks and out of political life
Two countries remain at diplomatic loggerheads over fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Kurdish regional government has started to send dozens of tankers of crude oil to neighboring Turkey
Fashion industry is booming as a result of a youthful population and strong economy
Syrian forces shot down RF-4 plane on June 22, raising already heightened tensions between the two countries
But circumstances of how, where plane was shot down are in dispute
Courts set up by PM Erdogan's government primarily to fight terrorism and plots to overthrow government
Turkey stations anti-aircraft batteries on its border with Syria following downing of one of its warplanes
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