by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 10, 2016 | Middle East
Turkey’s ruling AK Party on Saturday submitted to parliament a package of constitutional reform proposals that would expand the president’s powers, party officials said, in a move that could potentially see President Tayyip Erdogan rule until 2029. Erdogan...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 5, 2016 | Middle East
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced his resignation on Thursday, saying he would not stand again as leader of the ruling AK Party, paving the way for the country’s president Tayyip Erdogan to pursue a tighter grip on power. “I decided that for...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 26, 2013 | World
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...
by Ali Ibrahim | Jun 12, 2013 | Opinion
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...
