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Risk of election defeat raises huge questions for Turkey’s Erdogan

Source:Financial Times Date:22Jun2019

Great reporting job from Laura Pitel     But in private, party officials admit that their own research shows that Ekrem Imamoglu, the opposition challenger who won a narrow and disputed

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EU prepares to levy sanctions on Turkey over gas drilling

Source:Ahval News Date:21Jun2019

The European Union is moving toward placing sanctions on Turkey over its drilling for natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean near Cyprus. The European Council, which is made up of the bloc’s

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Turkish Cyprus decides to reopen disputed Varosha to tourism

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:20Jun2019

The Cyprus conflict escalates with a sudden and unexpected move by TRNC:   The Turkish Cypriot government has decided to reopen Varosha, once a leading tourism destination for Hollywood

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AKP vote share has fallen more than election results show

Source:al Monitor Date:20Jun2019

An international scholar who does excellent empirical work on Turkish  electoral dynamics talked to al Monitor   The national vote of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has

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Istanbul mayoral candidates fail to sway voters during rare live debate

Source:Ahval News Date:17Jun2019

The highly-anticipated televised debate between the Istanbul mayoral candidate from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Binalı Yıldırım and opposition secularist Republican People’s

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Syrian government attacks Turkish post in Idlib

Source:TRT World Date:17Jun2019

Forces belonging to regime leader Bashar al Assad attacked a Turkish observation point in Syria’s Idlib province and it was retaliated with heavy weapons, Turkish Defense Ministry said on

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Turkey seeks jail terms for two Bloomberg reporters

Source:Financial Times Date:14Jun2019

With great sadness for the demise of freedom of press, I post this news: Prosecutors are seeking a jail term of between two and five years for the Istanbul-based reporters, their company said on

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Turkey vows retaliation against possible US sanctions over S-400 deal

Source:Daily Sabah Date:14Jun2019

“If the United States takes any negative actions toward us, we will also take reciprocal steps,” Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told Anadolu Agency’s Editors’ Desk in the capital Ankara

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Turkey to retaliate against Greek Cyprus’ plan to arrest its drilling personnel

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:11Jun2019

Congratulations, we have new conflict   Turkey has protested over the Greek Cyprus’ decision to issue international arrest warrants for crew members of Turkish drilling vessel “Fatih” and

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Pentagon Steps Up Dispute With Turkey Over Weapons Purchase From Moscow

Source:New York Times Date:08Jun2019

In carefully choreographed steps, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan released a letter he sent Thursday to the Turkish minister of defense, Hulusi Akar, outlining the path the Pentagon is

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