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Erdogan critics fear Turkey election could result in one man rule
The Brexit campaign had its own Project Fear, of course – it was the prospect of Turkey joining the EU and millions of Turks freely coming to Britain. Turkey has had a huge refugee influx from Syria, immigration that has its own effect on politics there. This weekend, Turkey votes in an election that could…
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Turkey election: critics say Erdogan heading for ‘absolute rule’
Turkey votes this weekend in its most important election in many decades. If President Erdogan wins, as expected, he plans to vastly increase his own powers after already transforming the country for 16 years. His critics say Turkey is heading for one-man, absolute rule, though an opposition candidate appears to be running Mr Erdogan close…
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Erdogan challenged on Turkey elections
President Erdogan is asked how he can claim Turkey’s elections will be free and fair.
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Can Dundar: Jailing journalists in Turkey ‘way of silencing media’
The former editor of the Turkish Cumhuriyet newspaper, Can Dundar, was jailed in Turkey three years ago, accused of spying and revealing state secrets. He’s now in exile in Berlin, and discusses today’s sentencing to life imprisonment of six journalists in Turkey.
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Journalists accused of Turkey coup involvement jailed for life
Six defendants, including three prominent journalists, have been jailed for life by a Turkish court, accused of involvement in the failed 2016 coup. Their lawyer said they would appeal, calling the verdict “a decision where freedoms of expression and thought have been destroyed”. More than 38,000 people are currently in jail, as part of the…
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Gülnur Aybet: Turkey fighting Kurdish ‘terrorists’ in Syria
Dr Amanda Sloat, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who also worked for the State Department under President Obama, and Gülnur Aybet, senior adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, discuss Turkey’s offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria
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Turkey steps up its assault on Kurdish militia in northern Syria
Turkish troops backed by Syrian opposition forces have launched an attack on Kurdish militia in northern Syria – as part of their offensive to drive rebel forces from the area. Troops entered the enclave of Afrin – a day after bombarding fighters from the US-backed YPG militia with jets and artillery fire. The action has…
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Turkey’s ‘Operation Olive Branch’ in Syria analysed by Lindsey Hilsum
International Editor Lindsey Hilsum.
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Turkey: US ‘to stop arming Kurds’
The Turkish government says US president Donald Trump has agreed to stop supplying weapons to the Kurdish YPG group in northern Syria. Ankara says the Kurdish fighters are terrorists, despite their success fighting against the Islamic State group.
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Orhan Pamuk: Turkey becoming ‘increasingly authoritarian’
He’s a giant of world literature, a master story-teller and a Nobel Prize winner. Turkish novelist Orhan Parmuk’s books have sold more than 13 million copies and been translated into 63 languages. His latest, The Red Haired Woman, is a tale of a young man seeking a father figure, but like many of his books it…
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Clarke Peters on Donald Trump: ‘I’m not going to give energy to this turkey’
At times like this we all need cheering up. At least, according to the American actor Clarke Peters, who’s back on the London stage with a new production of his hit musical Five Guys Named Moe. He’s not so cheerful about the 45th President of the United States.
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Turkey coup trials begin in the capital Ankara
In Turkey 486 people charged with last July’s attempted coup have gone on trial in the capital Ankara. They were brought to the court one by one in front of the TV cameras. Nearly 250 died in the coup attempt, some fifty thousand have been arrested since.
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Turkey marks anniversary of failed coup
Turkey is holding a series of events to mark the first anniversary of a failed coup, in which at least 260 people died. President Erdogan will unveil a memorial on Istanbul’s Bosphorous bridge, where protestors resisted the efforts of an army faction trying to drive the Government and the President from power. In the continuing…
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Turkey: is Erdogan about to get sweeping new powers?
Turkey’s president is claiming victory tonight in his country’s referendum to award him sweeping new powers.
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Tensions between Turkey and Holland spread
Brexit isn’t Europe’s only headache, as tensions between Turkey and the Netherlands spread beyond their borders. In the last hour, Turkey’s President Erdogan has weighed in again, declaring his ministers will apply to the European human rights court after they were banned from entering the Netherlands to hold rallies.
