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Latest in Tag: turkish president
Erdogan reasserts support to Libya’s GNA
UN call for conflicting sides in Libya to de-escalate violence, return to negotiating table
Suspects of Jamal Khashoggi murder should be tried in Istanbul, not in Saudi Arabia: Erdogan
Murder of Saudi journalist ‘planned’, says Turkish president before lawmakers
Erdogan: Wedding suicide bomber was child ‘between 12 and 14’
Turkish President Erdogan has said the suicide bomber who attacked a wedding party in southeastern Turkey was a child as young as 12 years old.
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.
Turkish soccer brawls: the battle for the future of the Kemalist state
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan dresses up his increasing authoritarianism with nationalist and religious overtones, sparking battles over the future of the Kemalist state. Those battles, pitting nationalist and conservative forces against secularists and Kurds, are nowhere more evident than on Turkish soccer pitches. A series of incidents in recent months highlighted the mounting tensions …
Turkey’s destroyed premiership
A change in the constitution is likely what will decide the future of Turkey rather than who is the next prime minister
Turkish stadiums: a contested political battleground
Last month’s opening of storied Istanbul soccer club Besiktas JK’s renovated Vodafone Arena stadium was laden with political symbols ranging from clashes between police and militant fans, to fans being banned from attending the opening, to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan using the event to his political advantage. Celebrations of the opening reflected …
Erdogan doesn’t deserve a Saudi red carpet
By Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor On Saturday, the Turkish President, Recip Tayyip Erdogan, is scheduled to begin a four-day visit to Saudi Arabia to hold talks with King Salman, who recently acceded to the throne following the passing of King Abdullah. There has been a flurry of media speculation that Saudi foreign policy could see …
Turkish football: Illiberal President Erdogan’s latest victim
By James M. Dorsey Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s illiberal policies have targeted the media, the judiciary, the police, militant football fans, and anti-government protesters. Now they threaten to claim yet another victim: the game of football itself. In a major blow to troubled Turkish football, Yildiz Holding, a conservative conglomerate known for its confectionary and biscuit business and …
Morsi holds talks with Gul over Palestine, Syria
Palestinian factions to meet in Egypt next week for discussions