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What does five more years of Erdogan's rule means for Turkey

Erdogan now faces a host of domestic challenges including a battered economy and the need to rebuild after a devastating earthquake.

published on : 29th May 2023
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Turkey's Erdogan retains power, now faces challenges over economy, earthquake recovery

Erdogan secured more than 52% of the vote in Sunday's presidential runoff, two weeks after he fell short of scoring an outright victory in the first round.

published on : 29th May 2023
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Putin, Zelensky, Biden and other world leaders congratulate Erdogan on Turkey election win

Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin were among world leaders congratulating Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he won Sunday's historic run-off election to extend his two-decade rule.

published on : 29th May 2023
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Turkey's LGBTQ community dread future under Erdogan

The Islamic-rooted leader constantly railed against LGBTQ people on the campaign trail, accusing them of threatening traditional family values and calling them "perverse".

published on : 29th May 2023
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Testing time for Turkiye’s democracy in presidential runoff

Even if Kilicdaroglu wins the race, he will be hobbled by Ergodan’s coalition as it already controls Parliament with 322 seats in the 600-member House.

published on : 29th May 2023
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Erdogan declares victory in historic Turkey's presidential runoff

The 69-year-old leader overcame Turkey's biggest economic crisis in generations and the most powerful opposition alliance to ever face his Islamic-rooted party to take an unassailable lead.

published on : 28th May 2023
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Voters in Turkey return to polls to decide on opposing presidential visions

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been at Turkey's helm for 20 years, is favoured to win a new five-year term in the second-round runoff. 

published on : 28th May 2023
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Erdogan seeks third decade of rule in Turkish runoff

The vote was the toughest the 69-year-old has faced in one of Turkey's most transformative eras since its creation as a post-Ottoman republic 100 years ago.

published on : 28th May 2023
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Turkish voters weigh final decision on next president as Erdogan bids to retain power

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a populist and polarising leader who has ruled Turkey for 20 years, is well positioned to win after falling just short of victory in the first round of balloting.

published on : 25th May 2023
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How Turkey's president maintains popularity despite economic turmoil

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cultivated deep loyalty from conservative and religious supporters by elevating Islamic values in a country that has been defined by secularism for nearly a century.

published on : 23rd May 2023
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Turkish candidate Kilicdaroglu hardens stance before runoff against Erdogan

Voters in Turkey will head back to the polls on May 28 for a runoff election after neither Erdogan nor his rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, won more than 50 per cent of the votes in Sunday's first round.

published on : 18th May 2023
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Resurgent Erdogan heads for historic election runoff

The main opposition party led by Kemal Kilicdaroglu confronted the reality Monday that they were unable to beat Erdogan at one of his most vulnerable moments.

published on : 15th May 2023
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Turkey appears headed for runoff in presidential race as Erdogan performs better than expected

Erdogan, 69, told supporters in the early hours of Monday that he could still win. Kilicdaroglu sounded hopeful for a second-round victory.

published on : 15th May 2023
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Turkey Election: Voters head to polls

The vote will either grant the increasingly authoritarian Erdogan a new five-year term in office or set the NATO-member country on what his opposition contender calls a more democratic path.

published on : 14th May 2023
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Turkey polls: Wars, religion and football, the five faces of Erdogan

A builder, a political brawler and a campaign beast, here are five of Erdogan's most emblematic traits.

published on : 7th May 2023
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Turkey polls: Erdogan's 'patient' rival Kilicdaroglu rides high before vote

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the 74-year-old social democrat, has been trying to step out of Erdogan's shadow since becoming the leader of the staunchly secular CHP in 2010.

published on : 7th May 2023
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As Bashar Assad returns to Arab fold, Syrians watch with hope, fear

Opposition activists took to social media with an Arabic hashtag translating to “normalization with Assad is betrayal."

published on : 26th April 2023
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Turkey closes airspace to flights using north Iraqi airport 

The closure was in response to an alleged increase in the activities of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, in Suleimaniyah as well as its "infiltration" into the airport.

published on : 5th April 2023
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Families of murdered women defend anti-femicide group in Turkey court

The We Will Stop Femicide Platform was founded a year after a high-profile murder case of 18-year-old Munevver Karabulut, whose body had been dumped into a waste container in Istanbul.

published on : 5th April 2023
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Amid economic crisis, Pakistan goes ahead with USD 7 billion Turkish Combat Drone

The drone is capable of collecting and processing data from onboard sensors and cameras using powerful Artificial Intelligence features.

published on : 5th April 2023
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