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Lira Falls to New Record as Erdogan Plan Spooks Investors

Source:Bloomberg Date:15May2018

The Turkish lira and bonds plunged to a new record and credit risk surged after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he plans to take more responsibility for monetary policy if he wins an election

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Meral Aksener launches Turkish presidential election campaign

Source:al Jazeera Date:15May2018

Iyi Party leader says she is seeking to fill what she says is ‘the administrative vacuum in Turkey’. CHP candidate Ince is yet to unveil his platform, but   vows to ‘bring peace to

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Kurdish alliance emerges as key actor in Turkey’s upcoming elections

Source:al Monitor Date:15May2018

So far, the Kurdistan Freedom Party, Kurdistan Socialist Party, Kurdistan Democratic Party of Turkey and Azadi Movement have announced their membership in the new alliance. With support offered

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Turkey, US Could Head for Collision Over Iran Nuclear Deal

Source:VoA Date:11May2018

Turkey has pushed back hard against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned of serious consequences, with

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Tamam: opponents top Twitter in bid to topple Turkey’s Erdoğan

Source:The Guardian Date:11May2018

The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has vowed to step down if his people decide they have had “enough”, prompting opponents to propel the word in Turkish, tamam, to the top of worldwide

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Erdogan slams French intellectuals: You’re no different than ISIL

Source:Al Jazeera Date:09May2018

Remarks come after open letter signed by 300 prominent French people called for removal of some verses from the Quran.

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How far will Turkey’s anti-PKK operation in northern Iraq go?

Source:Midde East Eye Date:09May2018

Turkey’s undeclared war in Iraq: The operation, which began on 10 March and which Turkish media has dubbed “Tigris Shield”, is the most significant launched by Turkey into the

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Idlib, a Syrian ‘death trap’ now under Turkish control

Source:Middle East Eye Date:03May2018

Since October, Turkey has set up six observation points around the province – but residents say in fact Ankara’s imprint on the area is much more substantial. “Things are on their way

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Turkish President Erdogan faces an alliance of opposition parties looking to remove him from office

Source:LA Times Date:03May2018

The opposition alliance and emergence of SP as challenger to AKP would be the most decisive  developments in Turkish politics since the coup attempt:   Polls show Erdogan’s Justice and

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Possible election scenarios in Turkey

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:28Apr2018

First earnest predictions about policy path of Turkey post-elections by a veteran Ankara journalist:  If Erdoğan is re-elected but the AK Parti loses its parliamentary majority, a series of

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