Turkey's opposition strikes a blow to President Receb Tayyip Erdoğan with Istanbul mayoral win. This win represents a defeat for Erdoğan because h
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When Turkish vice-president Fuat Oktay and foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu became this weekend the first high-level foreign government delegatio
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Introduction From the establishment of the Turkish State in 1923 by its founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk until 1974, the Turkish government had oppos
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s autocratic president, is a past-master at seizing the moment and turning it to his political advantage. The latest e
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The fate of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, assuming that his disappearance was the work of Saudi security and military officials, threate
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International politics are subject to strange twists and turns. By one such convolution the future of Syria’s Kurdish population and of its presiden
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On 11 July 2018, Turkish police detained the cult leader televangelist Adnan Oktar along with 234 people associated with him over accusations includ
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While Turkish police cracks down on a Gay Pride parade with tear-gas, LGBT+ Moroccans demand the decriminalisation of homosexuality in their country
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The essence of the matter can be expressed in one sentence. The United States has found the Kurds to be effective allies in Syria fighting the jiha
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ISTANBUL — With President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s plans for greater powers firmly on track, Turkey’s government has set about shaping the country’s f
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