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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. (AP Photo)
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A demonstrator holds pictures of Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen (R), during a protest against Turkey’s ruling AK Party (AKP), demanding the resignation of Erdogan, in Istanbul December 30, 2013 (REUTERS/Osman Orsal).
Turkish graft scandal triggers feud over judicial independence
Ankara, Reuters—One of Turkey’s most senior legal figures warned Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Friday that efforts to tighten its grip on the judiciary would breach the constitution, deepening a crisis triggered by...Caption:
An anti-government sign with an illustration of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is placed by activists for women’s rights against riot police during a protest in Istanbul on January 5, 2014. (Reuters/Murad Sezer)
Turkey removes 350 police officers in Ankara
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Around 350 police officers have been removed from their posts in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Turkey’s state-run Andalou news agency reported on Tuesday. According to the private Dogan news agency, the dismissed officers have been...Caption:
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the mayors from his ruling Justice and Development Party in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, June 13, 2013. (AP Photo)
Opinion: Who’s conspiring against Erdoğan?
We had expected that it would be Syria’s president who would fall, but it seems that the storm will topple Turkey’s prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who today finds himself up to his ears in trouble. Erdoğan has recently been verbally attacking...Caption:
Turkish riot police use tear gas to disperse protestors during an anti government demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey, 22 December 2013. (EPA/Ulas Yunus Tosun)