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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)
by Amir Taheri | Jul 4, 2014 | Opinion
In politics, what is worse than making a mistake? According to the 18th-century French statesman, Charles Maurice Talleyrand, the answer is: doing something unnecessary. And yet this is what Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has decided to do in Turkey, by tinkering with the...
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets his supporters following his arrival after a four day trip to North African countries at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, early 07 June 2013. (EPA Photo/KAYHAN)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 7, 2013 | World
Istanbul, Reuters—Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan flew back to a Turkey rocked by days of anti-government unrest on Friday and declared before a sea of flag-waving supporters at Istanbul airport: “These protests must end immediately.” “No power but...
