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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (C) escorted by his bodyguards waves to his supporters after he casts his vote outside a polling station, in Istanbul, on November 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Erdoğan, eyeing greater powers, says Turks voted for stability

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 2, 2015 | Middle East

Ankara, Reuters—A jubilant President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday cast the return of Turkey’s Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) to single-party rule as a vote for stability that the world must respect, but opponents fear it heralds growing...

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In this June 7, 2015 file photo, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan waves to supporters after he voted at a polling station during Turkey’s parliamentary elections, in Istanbul, Turkey. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, file)

Opinion: How the new Erdoğan Killed the old one

by Amir Taheri | Jun 12, 2015 | Opinion

When Turkey went to the polls to vote in last Sunday’s general elections, almost all commentators expected a setback for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP). What they could not agree upon was the extent and the intensity of the...

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File photo—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses members of parliament from his ruling Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) on October 8, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN)

Opinion: Erdoğan’s Journey from White to Grey

by Amir Taheri | May 8, 2015 | Opinion

With the Turkish general election campaign starting in earnest, one might expect a range of issues to be treated by rival candidates and parties. A modernizing, fairly complex and ambitious nation, Turkey faces many issues, especially at this time of conflict and...

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Turkish opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) official Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in Ankara on April 4, 2014. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)

Opposition leader: Erdoğan’s foreign policy is intrusive

by Thair Abbas | Feb 13, 2015 | Interviews

Ankara, Asharq Al-Awsat—With general elections in June fast approaching and rising debate about President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s attempts to transform the country’s ruling system, Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has a busy...

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“Zaman” editor-in-chief Ekrem Dumanli, surrounded by his colleagues and plainclothes police officers (C), leaves the headquarters of “Zaman” daily newspaper in Istanbul on December 14, 2014. (REUTERS/Murad Sezer)

Turkish police raid media close to cleric rival Gulen, detain 24

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 14, 2014 | World

Istanbul, Reuters—Turkish police raided media outlets close to a US-based Muslim cleric on Sunday and detained 24 people including top executives and ex-police chiefs in operations against what President Tayyip Erdogan calls a terrorist network conspiring to topple...