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Opposition to discuss roadmap after Istanbul vote re-run order
Middle East
May 7, 2019
Opposition to discuss roadmap after Istanbul vote re-run order
The Turkish opposition candidate was stripped of his mayoral post after a controversial order to re-run the Istanbul vote was…
Seven dead as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey: coast guard
Middle East
May 3, 2019
Seven dead as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey: coast guard
ANKARA (Reuters) – Seven people, including five children, were killed on Friday after a boat carrying migrants sank off the…
Turkey detains nine people over attack on main opposition leader
Middle East
April 22, 2019
Turkey detains nine people over attack on main opposition leader
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has arrested nine people, including a member of the ruling AK Party, after the country’s main…
Erdogan’s party calls for new elections in Istanbul
Middle East
April 18, 2019
Erdogan’s party calls for new elections in Istanbul
(CNN)–Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party, known as AKP, is asking the country’s election council for a…
Turkish unemployment jumps to highest rate in nearly a decade
Middle East
April 15, 2019
Turkish unemployment jumps to highest rate in nearly a decade
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s unemployment rate surged to 14.7 percent in the December-February period, its highest level in nearly a…
Turkey says it will look elsewhere if U.S. won’t sell Patriots, F-35s
Middle East
April 10, 2019
Turkey says it will look elsewhere if U.S. won’t sell Patriots, F-35s
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey warned on Wednesday that it could buy jets and additional air defense systems from Russia if…
Turkey: After election gains, Kurds fear Erdogan’s reach
Middle East
April 5, 2019
Turkey: After election gains, Kurds fear Erdogan’s reach
“We are very pleased that we won the local elections. Now the will of the people must finally be accepted.…
Erdogan’s party contests election results in Istanbul and Ankara
Middle East
April 3, 2019
Erdogan’s party contests election results in Istanbul and Ankara
CNN)–Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) is officially contesting its losses in this week’s local elections. According to results announced…
Turkey’s ruling party leads local elections but loses Ankara
Middle East
April 1, 2019
Turkey’s ruling party leads local elections but loses Ankara
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party led Sunday’s mayoral elections but suffered setbacks as the opposition…
In first vote since Turkey’s crisis, Erdogan could lose capital city
Middle East
March 28, 2019
In first vote since Turkey’s crisis, Erdogan could lose capital city
ANKARA (Reuters) – Ismail Akin has voted for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s party for almost 20 years, but the father…