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Turkish PM Binali Yildirim. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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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
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:
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
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...Caption:
Some thousands of supporters demonstrate waving various PKK flags and posters of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, in southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, Thursday, March 21, 2013, as Ocalan called Thursday for an immediate cease-fire and for thousands of his fighters to withdraw from Turkish territory. (AP Photo)
Opinion: What next for Turkey’s Kurds?
The results of the local elections and its repercussions on the political scene continue to reverberate throughout Turkey. The Justice and Development Party (AKP) was the biggest winner in the elections and is now preparing itself for the presidential race in August....Caption:
Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan greets his supporters as he arrives for a meeting at the parliament in Ankara January 14, 2014. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)