Turkeys
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Erdogan Vs Kilicdaroglu: Two Visions Of Turkey’s Future
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is lionised by Turkey’s conservative and working classes AFP One embraces chaos and glorifies Turkey’s Islamic past. The other promises the badly divided country a slightly calmer…
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Anger, Despair In Turkey’s Quake Zone On Eve Of Vote
Turkey’s quake victims are making an emotional return to the disaster zone to vote in Sunday’s election AFP At a bus station in Antakya, a city razed to the ground…
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Boom And Bust: Quakes Define Legacy Of Turkey’s ‘Erdonomics’
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s legacy could be defined by two huge quakes that hit Turkey more than two decades apart AFP The earthquake’s frightening rumble came deep in the night. Its…
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Turkey’s Undefeated Erdogan Nears Knife-edge Vote
Erdogan unshackled religious restrictions, allowing veiled women to study and work AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan next Sunday puts his two-decade legacy on the line in a knife-edge vote…
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Turkey’s Kilicdaroglu Exits Erodogan’s Shadow In Election Race
Kemal?Kilicdaroglu, presidential candidate of Turkey’s main opposition alliance, addresses his supporters during a rally ahead of the May 14 presidential and parliamentary elections, in Izmir, Turkey April 30, 2023. Alp…
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Factbox-How Turkey’s Opposition Plans To Roll Back Erdogan’s Policies
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint live broadcast of Turkish TV channels in Ankara, Turkey April 30, 2023. Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS Reuters Turkey’s opposition alliance has…
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Turkey’s Syrians Root For Erdogan In May Vote
Syrian refugees such as Neroz Hussein hope Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s re-election will help them stay in Turkey AFP The Syrian refugee unhooked some laundry drying in the baking sun and…
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Turkey’s First-time Voters Turn Away From Erdogan
Polls suggest young Turks are rallying around the opposition, complicating Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s path to re-election AFP Student Emre Ali Ferli has known no leader other than Recep Tayyip Erdogan.…
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Turkey’s Quake Survivors Fear Being Left Out Of May Vote
Swathes of Turkey lie in ruins, creating obstacles for next month’s general election AFP Ali, a 23-year-old student, lost everything in Turkey’s earthquake. His parents are missing and his ancient…
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Stress And Trauma: Mental Toll Of Turkey’s Deadly Quake
Cuma Zobi and his children were nearly crushed by boulders that came crashing down in the earthquake AFP Some barely sleep. Others fear spending time indoors. And many more have…
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Turkey’s Parliament To Vote On Finland’s NATO Bid
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blessed Finland’s NATO membership bid earlier this month AFP Turkey was set on Thursday to become the final NATO nation to approve Finland’s membership of…
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Combative Spoiler Enters Turkey’s Election Campaign
Muharrem Ince won 30.6 percent of the vote in Turkey’s 2018 presidential election AFP Turkey’s top politicians have formed two camps heading into May’s election: those who revere President Recep…
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Analysis-Erdogan Tries To Salvage Economic Credibility Before Turkey’s Election
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a ceremony to mark an increase in capacity at a natural gas storage facility in Silivri near Istanbul, Turkey, December 16, 2022. Reuters Former Turkish…
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Syria’s War Shattered Their Lives, Turkey’s Quake Crushed Their Hopes
FILE PHOTO-A view of a street in Gaziantep, Turkey, February 14, 2023. Reuters After surviving a chemical attack in Syria, Douaa Idris, her husband and two children fled across the…
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Turkey’s Erdogan Endorses Finland’s NATO Bid, But Sweden Must Wait
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan and Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto shake hands during their meeting in Ankara, Turkey March 17, 2023. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS Reuters President Tayyip Erdogan…
