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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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