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Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag. (AP)

Ankara Confirms its Readiness to Respond to any Move in Syria’s Afrin

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Aug 8, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkey has confirmed that it would respond immediately to any action or attack against it from the Syrian city of Afrin, which is under the control of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its military arm People’s Protection Units...

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Turkey has dismissed over 4,000 judges and prosecutors accused of links to last year’s failed coup. (AFP file photo)

Turkey Sacks over 4,000 Judges Linked to Failed Coup

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 26, 2017 | Middle East

Over 4,000 judges and prosecutors have been dismissed over their links to last year’s failed coup, the Turkish Justice Minister announced on Friday. “Over 4,000 judges and prosecutors have been removed from their posts inside the Turkish judiciary over their...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim addresses the media in Ankara. Reuters

Turkey Blames Izmir’s Attack on PKK

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jan 7, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during an opening ceremony of a metro line in Ankara on Friday that Turkey was “under mutual attack by terrorist groups and they want Turkey to be brought to its knees.” He said: “They won’t be able to...

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Turkish FM Cavusoglu speaks during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad. Reuters

Turkey Sends Second Document to Washington to Extradite Gulen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 3, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Turkey has sent a second document to the United States demanding the urgent arrest of U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, who was blamed for the failed coup attempt of July 15. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Tuesday: “We answered their questions...

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Asharq Al-Awsat editor-in-chief Dr. Adel Al-Toraifi interviewing Turkish deputy PM Bekir Bozdağ. (AAA)

A Talk with Turkish Deputy PM Bekir Bozdağ

by Adel Al Toraifi | May 22, 2013 | Interviews

Ankara, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkish deputy prime minister, Bekir Bozdağ, emphasized that the visit paid by Saudi crown prince Salman bin Abdulaziz to Turkey “will contribute greatly in developing relations between the two countries.” In an exclusive interview with Asharq...