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

Turkey’s AK Party Puts Forth Plans Aimed at Expanding Erdogan’s Powers

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...

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Binali Yildirim, REUTERS/Umit Bektas

New Turkish Constitution…Soon

by Said Abdul Razzak | Nov 4, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara- After years of drafting, and a failed coup attempt, the initiative on amending the Turkish constitution has been finalized. Amid rising discussions on the new constitution, PM Binali Yildirim has promised the Turkish people of a new constitution that protects...

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Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters hold a position in Sheikh Ali village near the town of Bashiqa, some 25 kilometres north east of Mosul, on October 20, 2016, during an operation against ISIS to retake the main hub city., AFP

Kurds Claim Capture of Town in Advance on Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 23, 2016 | Middle East

Kurdish fighters claimed that they had recently seized control over the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from ISIS on Sunday as coalition forces pressed their offensive against the jihadists’ last stronghold in Iraq. Masoud Barzani, President of the Iraqi Kurdish...

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Image from Istanbul’s Taksim square where supporters of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan protest. AP

Erdogan Discusses Emergency Extension during Cabinet Meeting

by Said Abdul Razzak | Oct 3, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara–Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will chair a Cabinet session on Monday to discuss the extension of the country’s state of emergency. On Thursday, Turkey’s National Security Council (NSC) recommended extending the emergency by another three months, while...

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Arab News

Saudi Crown Prince: ‘Riyadh is Keen on Boosting Strategic Partnership with Ankara’

by Said Abdul Razzak | Oct 1, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Ankara, Riyadh- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed depth of relations that link his country with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Erdogan stressed that boosting bilateral relations in all fields helps in providing many opportunities for both countries’...