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Turkey’s president will win the country’s snap elections. Here’s why they still matter

Source:Washington Post Date:21Apr2018

The first referance to the possibility of mass fraud in the upcoming Turkish elections.  The oppostiopn is united in its view that AKP will resort to cheating. But can a fradulent election

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Congress ready to levy sanctions, says report

Source:PA Intelligence Date:20Apr2018

According to the influential website The Hill, a bipartisan bill to slap sanctions on Turkey could be underway for “keeping Pastor Andrew Brunson hostage”. The upcoming sentencing hearing of Iran

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Why has Turkey started debating an early election?

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:18Apr2018

Up to today, whenever Bahçeli has made a call for an early election there has indeed been an early election in Turkey. There is only one exception: When Erdoğan agreed to legalize election

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Donald Trump tweets support for Christian pastor on trial in Turkey

Source:ABC news Date:18Apr2018

Signs of US running out of patience with Turkey. United States President Donald Trump voiced his support on Twitter for Pastor Andrew Brunson, who is on trial in Turkey on charges he was linked

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Turkey’s outlook a year after the April 2017 referendum

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:16Apr2018

A comprehensive scorecard of Turkey one year after the presidential referendum:   On the economy, the value of the Turkish Lira is constantly plunging against the U.S. dollar and the euro,

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Police Prevent CHP’s Sit-in Protest of State of Emergency

Source:biaNet Date:16Apr2018

CHP finally began street protests, as many of the rank-and-file demanded, against State of   Emergency and the violations   of rule of law. Pictures from Istanbul indicate moderate crowds. Will

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Turkey to get worst EU scorecard so far, officials say

Source:Reuters Date:15Apr2018

Turkey will on Tuesday receive the European Commission’s most critical report since it launched its bid to join the European Union over a decade ago, with Brussels warning that years of progress

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US names Turkish ministers, banks as beneficiaries of sanctions-busting scheme

Source:Stockholm Center for Freedom Date:15Apr2018

Halkbank offically mentioned as “beneficary” of Reza Zarrab’s money laundering activities.   The prosecution’s response was submitted to the court on Friday, naming

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Senior Iranian official hopes US forces will be driven from Syria

Source:Channel news Asia Date:14Apr2018

Ali Akbar Velayati, top adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also said he hoped the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria would be recaptured from rebels very soon as he hailed

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How will young, urban people vote in Turkey’s next elections?

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:14Apr2018

Pointing to the size of the swing voters, many pollsters emphasize the importance of the fact that Turkey’s urban population rose to 84 percent in 2017, up from 65 percent in 2000. Pollsters

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