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Tayyip Erdogan's main political opponents have faced an unprecedented crackdown that has seen more than 500 detained in just nine months, according to a Reuters review of a sprawling investigation that has accelerated dramatically in recent days.
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Agence France-Presse on MSNTurkey's Kurdish regions not yet ready to believe in peace processSoutheast Turkey, where the army has battled Kurdish militants for decades, is not yet convinced that lasting peace is at hand. "Since the beginning of the peace process, Turkey has become a much more authoritarian country,
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Inside Turkey’s Sweeping Crackdown: How Erdogan’s “Octopus” Probe Is Reshaping Democracy and PowerThe arrest of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu during a pre-dawn raid marks a new low in Turkey’s ongoing departure from democratic principles, the MENA Research Center announced just days after the mayor’s arrest.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appointed on Thursday a new communications director, Burhanettin Duran, a deputy foreign minister who will take up a role aimed at keeping a tight leash on the mostly pro-government media.
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Turkey’s Ticking Clock – Is Erdogan’s Rescue Already Failing?Was this a brilliant strategic move that saved Turkey’s economy, or just a temporary fix that will lead to bigger problems down the road?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is poised to meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in a bid to turn the page on strained relations between the two countries, people familiar with the matter said.
A Turkish court on Wednesday blocked access to some content from Grok, developed by Elon Musk-founded company xAI, after authorities said the chatbot generated responses insulting President Tayyip Erdogan,
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be in the toughest fight of his political life at this Sunday’s election. But as Elmira Bayrasli writes, “whether Erdogan wins or loses, Ankara is ...
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DPA International on MSNTurkey's Erdoğan replaces head of communications in surprise moveTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has dismissed his long-serving head of communications in a surprise move, a decree published in the government gazette showed on Thursday. Altun, who had headed the presidential communications directorate since 2018,
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that a new page opened for Turkey following the start of a weapons handover by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants. "As of yesterday,