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Turkish PM Binali Yildirim. REUTERS/Umit Bektas


Presidential System Ignites Debate in Turkey

Presidential System Ignites Debate in Turkey

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)


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


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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?

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....
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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)