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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at a joint media briefing with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 31, 2015. (Reuters/Darren Whiteside)

Early poll prospects grow as Turkish airstrikes muddy coalition talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 1, 2015 | Middle East

Ankara and Beirut, Reuters/Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkey looks increasingly likely to face an early election as its airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria stir nationalist sentiment and coalition talks make little...

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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...

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Former Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader and newly re-elected MP Deniz Baykal (L) meets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the foreign minister’s residence on June 10, 2015 in Ankara as Turkey’s political forces weigh up coalition options after legislative elections. (AFP Photo/HO/Presidential Press Office/Kayhan Ozer)

Turkey’s Erdoğan open to all coalition possibilities: opposition MP

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 10, 2015 | Middle East

Ankara, Reuters—Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appears open to all coalition possibilities after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its parliamentary majority in weekend polls, according to a senior opposition lawmaker who met with him on...

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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)

Opinion: Erdoğan remains the better regional option

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jun 10, 2015 | Opinion

How the Turkish electorate has voted in its most recent general election is its own private matter, nobody else’s. This is democracy, where at the end of the day the decision lies with those who are eligible to vote, have paid their taxes, and are in good standing....