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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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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...

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People wave and shows v-sign on June 3, 2015, in Mardin during an election rally of the leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtas, ahead of the legislative election on June 7, 2015. (AFP Photo/Ilyas Akengin)

Turkey: 1 killed in attack on Kurdish party campaign vehicle

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 4, 2015 | World

Ankara, AP—Assailants fired on a campaign vehicle belonging to Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party and killed its driver, officials said Thursday, in the latest violence against politicians or political parties ahead of Sunday’s general election. The...