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Turkish president hikes public worker salaries by 45% ahead of elections

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Tuesday a 45% wage hike for…

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Erdogan reasserts support to Libya’s GNA

UN call for conflicting sides in Libya to de-escalate violence, return to…

Fatma Lotfi Fatma Lotfi

Suspects of Jamal Khashoggi murder should be tried in Istanbul, not in Saudi Arabia: Erdogan

Murder of Saudi journalist 'planned', says Turkish president before lawmakers

Adham Youssef Adham Youssef

Erdogan: Wedding suicide bomber was child ‘between 12 and 14’

Turkish President Erdogan has said the suicide bomber who attacked a wedding…

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Secular Turks feel isolated in post-coup Turkey

Silenced by a crackdown following the coup attempt, secular Turks feel increasingly…

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Turkish soccer brawls: the battle for the future of the Kemalist state

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan dresses up his increasing authoritarianism with nationalist…

James Dorsey James Dorsey

Turkey’s destroyed premiership

A change in the constitution is likely what will decide the future…

Ahmed Abbas Ahmed Abbas

Turkish stadiums: a contested political battleground

  Last month’s opening of storied Istanbul soccer club Besiktas JK’s renovated…

James Dorsey James Dorsey

Erdogan doesn’t deserve a Saudi red carpet

By Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor On Saturday, the Turkish President, Recip Tayyip…

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Turkish football: Illiberal President Erdogan’s latest victim

By James M. Dorsey Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s illiberal policies have targeted the…

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