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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at a joint media briefing with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, Reuters


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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu


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A handout picture provided by the Turkish Presidental Press office shows President Abdullah Gul, center, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Center-left, and new cabinet ministers during a Turkish National Security Council meeting in Ankara, Turkey, 26 December 2013. Opposition members criticized the appointments, accusing Prime Minister Erdoğan of trying to rule via a secretive “deep state.” (EPA/Presidential Press Office)


Opposition slams Erdoğan cabinet reshuffle

Opposition slams Erdoğan cabinet reshuffle

Istanbul, Reuters—Turkey’s opposition accused Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday of trying to rule via a secretive “deep state” after a cabinet reshuffle that would tighten controls on police already beleaguered by government-ordered...
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A Turkish flag flutters near a burning barricade during clashes in Taksim square in Istanbul, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Hundreds of police in riot gear forced through barricades in Istanbul’s central Taksim Square early Tuesday, pushing many of the protesters who had occupied the square for more than a week into a nearby park. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis)


Opinion: The semiotics of the Taksim Square protests

Opinion: The semiotics of the Taksim Square protests

The Middle East is pregnant with surprises, and many incidents have taken place without warning, similar to how volcanoes and earthquakes erupt. A series of social and political explosions have shaken several Arab republics since 2011, to the confusion of political...