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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media in his office in Ankara on April 23, 2014. (AP Photo)

Analysis: What next for the AKP as Erdoğan heads to the presidential palace?

by Thair Abbas | Aug 13, 2014 | World

Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Cracks have appeared within Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) as president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdoğan prepares to move into Çankaya presidential palace, while the man he is replacing, Abdullah Gül, is eyeing the soon to be...

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In this July 12, 2012 file photo, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary-General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) speaks in Istanbul, Turkey. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

İhsanoğlu: Turkey needs a president who will represent everyone

by Thair Abbas | Aug 9, 2014 | Interviews

Samsun (northern Turkey), Asharq Al-Awsat—With just one day to go before historic presidential elections in Turkey are set to take place, opposition candidate Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu played up his chances of overcoming election rival Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, criticizing his...

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani (R) greets the audience as he and his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul arrive at a meeting in Ankara June 10, 2014. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)

Gulf security priority for Turkey, says Erdoğan advisor

by Thair Abbas | Jun 10, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut and Ankara, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkish President Abdullah Gül informed his Iranian counterpart that Tehran must respect national sovereignty and refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of regional states, a senior Turkish official said. Iranian President...

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Turkish President Abdullah Gul (R) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shake hands during a press conference at the presidential palace in Ankara, on June 9, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN)

Iran’s Rouhani in Turkey says tackling “terrorism” a priority

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 9, 2014 | Middle East

Ankara, Reuters—President Hassan Rouhani, whose country’s relations with Turkey have been strained by the Syrian civil war, said in Ankara on Monday Iran would make tackling extremism, sectarian conflicts and terrorism its chief objective. Pragmatist Rouhani,...

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Turkey’s president Abdullah Gül, right, and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, left, chat as President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud sits between them during the opening ceremony of Marmaray, a subway linking Europe with Asia some 60 meters (197 feet) below the Bosporus Strait, in Istanbul, on October 29, 2013. (Reuters/Stringer)

Opinion: Erdoğan’s Succession Crisis

by Samir Salha | May 8, 2014 | Opinion

The most recent meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) seemed to confirm the idea that the party is not overly keen on seeing President Abdullah Gül extend his term in office, which is set to end this summer. Gül himself...