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Turkey: Erdogan Wins First Round of a Long Fight

by Amir Taheri | Jul 19, 2016 | World

“Nobody expected it!” This is the phrase making the rounds in global analyses of the failed coup attempt in Turkey last week. However, there may be evidence that at least some people, among them President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, might have expected it, though perhaps...

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The Exile That Might Derail Erdogan’s Grand Design

by Amir Taheri | Jul 19, 2016 | World

Those looking for an “away-from-it-all” spot in the United States are unlikely to find anywhere better than the Poconos, a jumble of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers in Pennsylvania, mid-way between New York and Washington. People come here to forget the world,...

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Muslim Brotherhood Leader: We Would Not Be Affected by Turkish-Egyptian Rapprochement

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 12, 2016 | Middle East

Istanbul- Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said yesterday that Turkey did not take any steps to normalize its relations with Egypt, but it would like to launch such steps after it had recently improved its relations with Russia and Israel. Two days ago,...

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Davutoglu Resigns and Leaves the Field to Erdogan

by Thaer Abbas | May 6, 2016 | World

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced on Thursday his intention to step down from his post as the leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party. The move reinforces the position of the President of the Republic, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and highlights his...

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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) in Ankara, Turkey February 8, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkish PM Pledges Secularism to Be in New Constitution

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 27, 2016 | Middle East

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday that Turkey’s new constitution will maintain secularism as a principle, downplaying comments from the parliamentary speaker who started a public uproar by calling for a religious national charter. This...