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Erdoğan has officially lost Turkey – analysis
Turkey
June 25, 2019
Erdoğan has officially lost Turkey – analysis
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan did not just lose his aura of invincibility with Sunday’s election result, he undeniably lost…
16 Turkish civil society leaders go on trial over Gezi Park protests
Turkey
June 25, 2019
16 Turkish civil society leaders go on trial over Gezi Park protests
Sixteen leading Turkish civil society leaders appeared in court on Monday, accused of seeking to overthrow the government of Recep…
[Opinion] Turkey: Russia’s Trojan Horse in NATO
Opinion
June 24, 2019
[Opinion] Turkey: Russia’s Trojan Horse in NATO
I have been focusing on Ankara’s foreign and security policies for a while now. Because another intersection field for the…
[Opinion] The stealing of an election in Istanbul
Opinion
June 24, 2019
[Opinion] The stealing of an election in Istanbul
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan needs Kurdish votes for his Justice and Development Party to win the Istanbul mayoral election…
The 5 winners and losers of Sunday’s Istanbul revote
Turkey
June 24, 2019
The 5 winners and losers of Sunday’s Istanbul revote
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was going to lose the June 23 Istanbul mayoral revote either way. In the unlikely…
İmamoğlu doubles Erdoğan’s vote, breaks record of 35 years
Turkey
June 24, 2019
İmamoğlu doubles Erdoğan’s vote, breaks record of 35 years
Ekrem İmamoğlu, winning the Istanbul re-run with 54.03 per cent of the vote and outdoing his rival Binali Yıldırım by…
Turkish lira surges after opposition wins Istanbul election
World
June 24, 2019
Turkish lira surges after opposition wins Istanbul election
Turkey’s lira jumped against the dollar after opposition politician Ekrem İmamoğlu won an election for Istanbul mayor and the government…
Bosporus bridge to partly shut after Istanbul vote – state-run agency
Turkey
June 24, 2019
Bosporus bridge to partly shut after Istanbul vote – state-run agency
A major bridge spanning the Bosporus in Istanbul will partly close for drainage and resurfacing work, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news…
Opposition candidate wins the re-run Istanbul mayoral elections
Turkey
June 23, 2019
Opposition candidate wins the re-run Istanbul mayoral elections
Turkey’s main opposition CHP lead with 54.01% of votes versus 45.10% for President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party in Istanbul’s re-run…
Erdoğan says even if they are Kurds, they are still human beings
Turkey
June 23, 2019
Erdoğan says even if they are Kurds, they are still human beings
In yet another controversial move to attract Kurdish voters ahead of a critical mayoral election in İstanbul on Sunday, Turkish…