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Supporters of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) wave Turkish and party flags during an election rally at Kadikoy in Istanbul on March 29, 2014. (AFP Photo/Bulent Kilic)

Turkey heads to the polls in local elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 30, 2014 | World

Istanbul, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkey is heading to the polls on Sunday for local elections that most analysts believe will decide the fate of embattled Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is seeking to roundly...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara February 18, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY – Tags: POLITICS)

Turkey’s Hundred Years of Identity Crisis

by Amir Taheri | Feb 19, 2014 | Features

As he lay dying on a cold September day in Szigetvar, southern Hungary, the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman, known to his subjects as Qanuni, or “Law-giver,” offered his entourage what was to become known as his “deathbed sermon.” He was leaving the world of mortals just as...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses the media in Ankara in this file photo of November 13, 2013 (REUTERS/Umit Bektas)

Opinion: Erdoğan and the Municipal Elections

by Samir Salha | Dec 20, 2013 | Opinion

Turkey’s municipal elections, slated for March 30, 2014, will not be just a vote to choose the mayors who will run the affairs of 81 cities across the country. This time, the elections will be a battle that will determine the fate of the parliamentary and presidential...