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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Reuters

Erdogan Implies Killing EU-Turkey Refugee Deal, Holds onto Capital Punishment

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 4, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan implied the possibility of withdrawing from the March EU-Turkey Statement on refugee affairs should the EU fail to go through with its undertakings on exempting Turkish citizens from visa prerequisites to enter union...

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, shakes hands with officers of the special police forces at their headquarters in Ankara, Turkey on Friday July 29, 2016. Kayhan Ozer, AP

Turkish Police Raid Science Council, Detain Many in Post-Coup Purge

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

Turkish police raided on Wednesday the offices of the national science research council, broadcaster NTV said, as authorities expand investigation into followers of the U.S.-based cleric suspected of engineering last month’s coup attempt. NTV reported many...

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President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN

Erdogan to West: 52% of the Population Voted for Me

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

Ankara – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued to attack the West for supporting the failed coup attempt and the arrests that followed it. He accused the West of supporting terrorism. At an event for foreign investors at the presidential palace in Ankara,...

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Turkey’s Erdogan Slams Foreign Countries over Coup Reaction

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 2, 2016 | Middle East

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once more blasted unnamed Western countries Tuesday saying that they stood by the attempted coup on July 15 that left more than 270 people dead. “The West is supporting terrorism and taking sides with coups,” Erdogan...

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Turkish soldiers search for missing military personnel suspected of being involved in the coup attempt in Marmaris. Reuters

Turkish MPs to Visit U.S. soon amid Tension between Washington, Ankara

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jul 30, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-A Turkish parliamentary delegation is expected to visit Washington soon for talks with members of Congress and civil society on Turkey’s failed July 15 coup. The delegation, comprising members from the ruling party and the opposition, is set to explain to...