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Opinion: Turkey – The Clash of the Two Parties of the Past

by Amir Taheri | Jul 25, 2016 | Opinion

As Turkey’s political drama continues, it is important to bear two things in mind when trying to analyze the situation. The first is that Turkey is a major country with a vital role to play in what is now the most dangerously unstable region in the world. A stable...

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Supporters of Erdogan demonstrate in the streets following the July 15 coup attempt/ Reuters

Turkey Fears Gulen-Kurdistan Alliance

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 25, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-While the repercussions of the coup attempt in Turkey are still effective, the General Security warned on Sunday that Fethullah Gulen’s organization, which is accused of standing behind the July 15 events, could spread chaos in the country through members of...

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Turkey’s Government,Opposition Camps to Rally as One after Coup

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 24, 2016 | World

Both Supporters of Turkey’s governing and main opposition parties, typically bitter foes, were set to rally together on Sunday in support of democracy following a failed military coup as President Tayyip Erdogan restores order to the country. In another...

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Opinion: About Erdogan and Turkey’s Coup Attempt

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jul 24, 2016 | Opinion

Let me start by saying that even those who dislike Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and are not fans of his style of government, like me, did not support the coup attempt against a democratically elected government. Erdogan, in fact, has never enjoyed a ‘carte blanche’...

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Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan cheer at the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey July 16, 2016. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir – RTSI8H0

Following State of Emergency, Erdogan’s First Target is Cleansing the Education Sector

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 24, 2016 | World

Ankara – It remains clear now that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s first objective in his cleansing of the education sector campaign, launched following the coup attempt. In his first decree signed on Saturday, the Turkish President authorized the...