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Cemil Bayik, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s second-in-command. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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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
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,...Caption:
People walk in Istanbul’s Eminonu district, Turkey, on June 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Opinion: Turkey is bigger than Erdoğan
It was as if everyone was sorely in need of the surprise which the Turkish people delivered on June 7, when they dealt a severe blow to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the polls. The Kurds certainly needed it, in...Caption:
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
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...Caption:
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)