Latest in Tag: Erdogan Highlight
Latest in Tag: Erdogan
In Turkey real and imagined threats go back to the joint past of the AKP and the Gülen movement
Behind Turkey’s failed July coup lies a power struggle between Erdogan and the shadowy network of his former ally. The intra-Islamic and nationalist power struggle is shaping the future of the country.
The Turkish coup and the mania of cockfighting fans in Egypt
The failed coup in Turkey has revealed an imbalance in the way of thinking between Islamist elites, the political Islamic current, and the military state in Egypt. If you take one look at the logic by which these “teams” analyse and react to recent events through traditional media platforms and social media networks, you will …
In Cartoon: Erdogan and the Turkish army
In Cartoon: Erdogan is so lucky
Erdogan and social media: use and abuse
After using social media to publicly quash the coup, Turkey’s government is cracking down on news sites and purging state institutions again. Here is how censorship works in the country – and how Turks react to it.
Secular Turks feel isolated in post-coup Turkey
Silenced by a crackdown following the coup attempt, secular Turks feel increasingly disenfranchised and isolated. Diego Cupolo reports from Ankara.
Turkey expert: Erdogan involvement in coup plot ‘highly unlikely’
Many rumors have been circulating since the failed coup attempt. DW talks to the head of the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Istanbul about speculation, scanty evidence and the division in Turkish society. DW: At the moment we see many images of pro-Erdogan demonstrators celebrating the failed coup. Are there different opinions being heard on the …
Gulen, Erdoğan exchange accusations of plotting Turkey coup attempt
Thousands arrested, hundreds killed in a chaotic night of a failed coup attempt in Turkey
The 6th military coup d’état in Turkey: reasons and results
The concept of a coup d’état is not new to Turkey. Friday’s event was the sixth coup d’état following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, starting with the 1960 Turkish coup d’état, then the 1971 Turkish military memorandum, followed by the 1980 Turkish coup d’état, the 1993 alleged Turkish military coup, the 1997 Turkish military …
Erdogan purges army and judiciary after failed coup
The Turkish government has arrested thousands of soldiers and fired thousands of judges after the failed coup
Coup in Turkey succeeded and still ongoing: Egyptian media outlets
Despite failure, private and state-run media consider the Turkish military coup a success
Updates: Military attempt to seize power in Turkey
Troops loyal to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appear to be regaining control after a section of the Turkish military announced that it had seized power to restore order
World powers back Erdogan over coup attempt
The Turkish government has faced a deadly coup attempt from elements in the nation’s military. Responding to the unrest, foreign leaders slammed the violence and publicly supported Erdogan’s administration
17 killed as army, police clash after coup attempt in Turkey
A military group took illegal action “outside the chain of command”, says Yildirim
Turkey and Egypt: a new opening for rapprochement?
Lack of economic incentive for Egypt will continue to inhibit chances for political reconciliation, says analyst at the Carnegie Foundation
Russia, Turkey foreign ministers hold first meeting to thaw ties
Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, has met with Turkey’s Mevlut Cavusoglu to discuss ties after Turkey downed a Russian jet at the Syrian border last year.
36 killed in attacks on Istanbul Ataturk airport
Yildrim believes that the time of the attack was very “meaningful”, as the country begins new foreign relations in the rapprochement with Israel and Russia
Turkey agreement will not eliminate naval blockade on Gaza: Netanyahu
Israel and Turkey have reached an agreement to normalize relations after six years of tension
‘Apart from Erdogan, there is a great, modern Turkey’
After meeting with German officials, Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Can Dundar spoke with DW. The dissident Turkish journalist harshly criticized the EU’s controversial deportations deal with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Erdogan loses court battle against Axel Springer CEO
German court has thrown out an appeal by Turkey’s president to obtain an injunction against the head of media giant Axel Springer. The row erupted after the CEO expressed support for satirist Jan Böhmermann.
Opinion: Will conservatism help Turkey’s Erdogan?
Police in Turkey have violently broken up an LGBT rally in Istanbul. The incident has served to polarize Turkish society even further, Seda Serdar writes.
Erdogan: Turkey will ‘never accept’ genocide charges
Turkey has threatened to stop serving as ‘a barrier’ for Europe’s problems after German lawmakers recognized the Ottoman-era massacre of Armenians as genocide. Erdogan has strongly condemned Berlin’s move.
Turkish president unveils US Islamic center near Washington DC
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has inaugurated a Turkey-sponsored Islamic center built in the style of an Ottoman mosque. Controversial leader fends of charges of authoritarianism, says intolerance on the rise.
Obama tells Erdogan US stands by Turkey amid media freedom concerns
US President Obama has reaffirmed the US’s commitment to Turkey’s security, after a bomb attack in the frontline country. Meeting Turkish counterpart Erdogan in Washington Obama also touched on media freedom issues.
In veiled threat to Ankara, Putin orders stronger military action against opponents in Syria
In a meeting with defense leaders, Vladimir Putin has called on the military to take a tough stance against threats in Syria. His words were seen as a reference to Ankara, which shot down a Russian plane last month
Obama urges calm after downing of Russian jet
US President Barack Obama has called for a reduction in tensions after Turkey shot down a Russian military jet over Syria. He spoke by phone to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Obama and Erdogan agreed on the need to reduce tensions after Turkish forces shot down a Russian fighter jet, claiming it had entered Turkish …
Turkey’s Erdogan tasks Davutoglu to form new government
After reclaiming their parliamentary majority in November, AKP lawmakers are set to retake key positions in the government. The Turkish prime minister has been instructed to form the new government. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday reappointed Justice and Development Party (AKP) leader Ahmet Davutoglu as prime minister, providing the conservative leader with a …
EU to hold special summit with Turkey on refugee crisis
EU officials have announced they will hold talks with Ankara over ways to help stem the migrants crisis. Brussels has been courting Turkey’s government as it struggles to cope with the influx of refugees into Europe. European leaders, including EU President Donald Tusk and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said they will meet with Ankara to …
In probe into supporters of Erdogan foe Gulen, Turkey detains senior bureaucrats, police
Police in Turkey have detained 35 people, including senior bureaucrats and police officers, local media reported. It’s part of a probe targeting supporters of President Erdogan’s arch-enemy, cleric Fethullah Gulen. Turkish police raided several addresses across the western coastal city of Izmir on Tuesday, the private Dogan news agency reported. The raids were part of …
Erdogan says Turkey vote results should be ‘respected’, currency and markets strengthen
Speaking to reporters after prayers at an Istanbul mosque on Monday, Erdogan called for unity in Turkey and for the result to be accepted, attacking the global media for its critical coverage of him.