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Opinion: Turkey – That’s the Press, Baby!

by Amir Taheri | Mar 11, 2016 | Opinion

“That’s the press, baby, and there is nothing you can do about it! Nothing!” This is how Humphrey Bogart, playing Ed Hutcheson, a newspaper editor, puts down the diabolical gang leader who is running the biggest corruption racket in the city. The...

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President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Opinion: Turkey – Living With The Least Bad Option

by Amir Taheri | Nov 10, 2015 | Opinion

To all those who believed that the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) is past its sell-by date, the outcome of the latest general election in Turkey is a big disappointment. To start with, the party’s record in the life of the previous parliament was not a...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister and leader of ruling Justice and Development Party Ahmet Davutoglu and his wife Sare Davutoglu wave to supporters from the balcony of his party in Ankara, Turkey, late Sunday, June 7, 2015. (AP)

Plunged into uncertainty, Turkey could face early election

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 8, 2015 | Middle East

Ankara, Reuters—Turkey faced the prospect of weeks of political turmoil after the ruling AK Party lost its parliamentary majority in weekend polls, dealing a blow to President Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitions to acquire sweeping new powers. Instead of the two-thirds...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan greet their supporters during an election rally in Ankara March 22, 2014 (Reuters/Umit Bektas)

Opinion: Turkey’s Slow-Burning Alevi Unrest

by Soner Cagaptay | Mar 24, 2014 | Opinion

In the past year, Turkey has been shaken by anti-government rallies in which six protestors were killed—an unusual spike in violence in a society that is otherwise increasingly non-violent. Five of these fatalities occurred during the Gezi rallies of June 2013. On...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan greets his supporters during an election rally of his ruling AK Party in the Aegean port city of Izmir March 16, 2014. (Reuters/Kayhan Ozer)

Turkey’s Uncertain Vote

by Ahu Özyurt | Mar 17, 2014 | Majalla Blogs

Turkey is entering the final leg of campaigning before municipal elections are held on March 30. This is just the beginning of a series of elections: Presidential elections are scheduled for the summer and early general elections may be called before the end of 2014....