Tag: Turkey

Turkey after elections: Autocracy or democracy?

The victory of Turkey's Islamist rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) -…

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In probe into supporters of Erdogan foe Gulen, Turkey detains senior bureaucrats, police

Police in Turkey have detained 35 people, including senior bureaucrats and police…

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Turkey’s elections response to ‘bloody putschists’ in Egypt, Syria: Brotherhood entities

The Islamist-rooted AKP gained just under 50% of the vote, according to…

Adham Youssef

Erdogan says Turkey vote results should be ‘respected’, currency and markets strengthen

Speaking to reporters after prayers at an Istanbul mosque on Monday, Erdogan…

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The Middle East: Rising and falling stars

By Fadi Elhusseini In 2011, Turkey was seen as an unstoppable regional…

Daily News Egypt

Turkey now a country ‘with no interest in rule of law,’ experts say after raid

Just days before elections, the agenda in Turkey has switched to the…

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Erdogan and the ‘Islamic Calvinists’

Suppression of the Gezi Park protests, press censorship, erosion of the constitution.…

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Turkish police clash with ‘Islamic State’ fighters

A police raid of suspected "Islamic State" in southeastern city has turned…

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Violence spirals in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast

As Turkey prepares to vote, municipalities in the predominantly Kurdish southeast have…

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Germany ready to support Turkey’s EU accession process, says Merkel

Chancellor Merkel has said Germany will support Turkey's EU membership bid, during…

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