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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during a rally on April 8. (Reuters)

Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party: We Fulfilled our Promise in Referendum

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Apr 18, 2017 | World

Ankara – Mehmet Gunal, deputy leader of Turkey’s opposition Nationalist Movement Party, asserted that his party has fulfilled its pledges and supported the constitutional amendments until they gained the support of the majority of the people voting in Sunday’s...

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Yasin Aktay, the AK Party’s deputy chairman

Yasin Aktay: Turkey’s Majority Supports Instating a Presidential System, Opposition Is Isolated

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Nov 2, 2016 | Interviews

Ankara- Heated controversy stirs up when Turkey’s agenda crosses with the ruling Justice and Development party, especially on pitches broaching political democracy. Recent discussions on amending the national constitution and the present counterterrorism policy...

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Turkish PM Binali Yildirim. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Presidential System Ignites Debate in Turkey

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Oct 28, 2016 | Features

Ankara-Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) plans to propose to parliament a Constitutional amendment to establish a presidential system based on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s plan to expand his powers and shrink the government’s authorities. During...

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Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli addresses his supporters during an election rally for Turkey’s June 7 parliamentary election, in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 31, 2015. (Reuters/Osman Orsal)

Turkey: Opposition turns up heat on Erdoğan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 21, 2015 | Middle East

Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—The head of Turkey’s second-largest opposition party will agree to form a coalition with the Justice and Development Party (AKP) if President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agrees to reopen a graft probe in which his son is implicated. Devlet Bahçeli,...

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks during a graduation ceremony for foreign students in Ankara, Turkey, on June 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Opposition attempts to “humiliate” Erdoğan “unacceptable”: official

by Thair Abbas | Jun 15, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—A high-level Turkish official has warned the country’s opposition parties that their attempts to “humiliate” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan were “unacceptable” and would not lead to a coalition government. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat, the...