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Analysis: Upgrade crowns Turkey's peaceful rise but pitfalls loom

PARIS (Reuters) - Turkey's achievement of investment-grade status crowns a decade of rapid growth, financial stability and political reform by a "tiger" economy on the seam of Europe and Asia, but the rising power still faces pitfalls in a dangerous neighborhood.Full story

Protesting Bulgarian drivers block truck traffic to Turkey

SOFIA (Reuters) - Disgruntled Bulgarian truck drivers blocked traffic at two major border checkpoints with neighboring Turkey on Friday to protest against what they said were Turkish restrictions to their operations. Full story

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Demonstrators holding national flags shout slogans against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Ak Party as they visit the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara
Demonstrators holding national flags shout slogans against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Ak Party as they visit the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara

Demonstrators holding national flags shout slogans against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Ak Party as they visit the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, during a ceremony to mark Youth and Sports Day in Ankara May 19, 2013. Youth and Sports Day marks

A demonstrator holds Turkey's national flag and a party flag as he and others shout slogans against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Ak Party in Ankara
A demonstrator holds Turkey's national flag and a party flag as he and others shout slogans against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Ak Party in Ankara

A demonstrator holds Turkey's national flag and a party flag as he and others shout slogans against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Ak Party at a rally in Ankara May 19, 2013. Thousands attended a rally against the Ak Party and marched to the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

Demonstrators shout slogans against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Ak Party at a rally in Ankara
Demonstrators shout slogans against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Ak Party at a rally in Ankara

Demonstrators shout slogans against Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Ak Party at a rally in Ankara May 19, 2013. Thousands attended a rally against the Ak Party and marched to the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Turkey celebrates Youth and Sports Day which marks the 94th ann