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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan greets his supporters as he arrives for a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara February 25, 2014. Erdogan said on Tuesday voice recordings purportedly of him telling his son to dispose of large sums of money on the day news broke of a graft inquiry were a “treacherous attack” on his office. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY – Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY – Tags: POLITICS)
Debate: Turkey’s local election results won’t change its foreign policy
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan paid his first visit abroad after winning the March 30 local elections by travelling to Azerbaijan on April 4. Before leaving for the capital Baku he told a press conference at Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport he was happy to see...Caption:
Fireworks thrown by protesters against Turkish riot police explodes and illuminates the scene during a demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey, 11 March 2014. (EPA/ERDEM SAHIN)
Debate: Turkey will not benefit from its support for the Muslim Brotherhood
The possibility that the Turkish government will change its position regarding the Muslim Brotherhood in the Arab world has been ruled out, at least for the time being, after the local elections which reasserted the popularity of the leader of the Justice and...Caption:
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) waves to supporters upon his arrival to Ankara Esenboga Airport, in Ankara, Turkey, 09 June 2013. Source: EPA Kayhan Ozer/Anadolu
Debate: Turkey will benefit from its support for the Muslim Brotherhood
It has become clear that support for the Muslim Brotherhood gives Turkey a distinct influence, which will be felt both now and in the future. The recent local elections, in which the Justice and Development Party led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan swept to...Caption:
A picture taken on October 25, 2013 shows members of jihadist group Al-Nusra Front taking part in a parade calling for the establishment of an Islamic state in Syria, at the Bustan al-Qasr neighbourhood of Aleppo. (AFP/Karam Al-Masri)
Debate: Iran is exploiting Sunni Islamists
Does the understanding that has crystallized between Washington and Tehran over jihadist groups neglect to take into consideration Iran’s regional expansion? Yes, because the stated enmity between the two countries is not deeply ingrained, nor does it form an...Caption:
A handout image released by the Syrian opposition’s Shaam News Network allegedly shows a Syrian opposition activist waving an black flag of the Islamist Jihadists during a demonstration against the Syrian regime after the Eid al-Fitr prayer in the the central city of Homs on August 8, 2013. At least 4,420 people were killed in […]