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Family of Palestinian who died in custody questions Turkey’s suicide narrative, urges international probe

Date:01May2019

The family of a Palestinian man, Zaki Mubarak, who recently died in custody in Turkey has rejected the Turkish government’s explanation that he committed suicide in prison, calling for an

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New flash points in US-Turkey struggle

Source:Anatolian Agency Date:01May2019

Turkey’s AK Party: U.S. move against Muslim Brotherhood would damage democracy in Middle East The spokesman for Turkey’s ruling AK Party said on Tuesday that if the United States designated

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Erdogan says he asked Trump to set up joint review of contentious S-400 deal with Russia

Source:Middle East Eye Date:30Apr2019

Thusly, the end game starts.     US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed a proposal to establish a joint committee to examine

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Internal divisions in Turkey deepen: Lessons from the recent local elections

Source:London School of Economics blog Date:29Apr2019

An article that emphasizes the ambiguity of the lesson to be drawn from municipal elections.  Accident or the  beginning of the end?   Overall, the local elections of 31 March took place in

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Turkey indicts local US consulate worker in Istanbul

Source:Rudaw Date:27Apr2019

Is this a declaration of war agaist US?   Nazmi Mete Canturk has been working as a security officer at the US Consulate in Istanbul, Reuters reported, adding the indictment was dated on

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Erdogan’s Party Is Deeply Divided by Push to Redo Istanbul Election

Source:New York Times Date:27Apr2019

You are as good as your last victory in politics.  AK Party has developed visible fissures.  A re-election can turn them into cracks:   A last-ditch effort by President Recep Tayyip

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Turkey Targets Media, Army, Police With Latest Coup Purges

Source:Bloomberg Date:27Apr2019

A court Thursday said eight people who used to work at the Cumhuriyet daily must return to prison to serve the remainder of their terms for terrorism-related offences, the state-run Anadolu

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Cracks Are Deepening in Erdoğan’s Ruling Party

Source:The Atlantic Date:25Apr2019

These moves have brought already existing divisions and discontent within the AKP to a boiling point. For years, members of the party have privately complained about their frustrations and

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Turkey’s democracy wakes up

Source:Brookings blog Date:25Apr2019

The fact that Erdogan has lost Ankara and Istanbul, after 25 years of de facto control of these two symbols of political and financial power, will give hope to a young generation of Turks who

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Istanbul setback means an unpredictable future for Erdogan

Source:Ahval News Date:22Apr2019

It may be safe to say that the YSK stood up to immense pressure from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) circles. YSK’s institutional wisdom may have been endorsed by other dynamics

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