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Tayyip Erdogan's main political opponents have faced an unprecedented crackdown that has seen more than 500 detained in just nine months, according to a Reuters review of a sprawling investigation that has accelerated dramatically in recent days.
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Inside Turkey’s Sweeping Crackdown: How Erdogan’s “Octopus” Probe Is Reshaping Democracy and PowerThe arrest of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu during a pre-dawn raid marks a new low in Turkey’s ongoing departure from democratic principles, the MENA Research Center announced just days after the mayor’s arrest.
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Turkey’s Ticking Clock – Is Erdogan’s Rescue Already Failing?The Turkish lira was in free fall, inflation was soaring, and economists were warning of a full-scale financial crisis. But instead of raising interest rates like most countries do to fight inflation,
Recep Tayyip Erdogan spent years pushing a grand vision. A neo-Ottoman revival. A stronger Turkey, which is independent of the West. But in the halls of BRICS diplomacy, that vision fell apart.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan appointed on Thursday a new communications director, Burhanettin Duran, a deputy foreign minister who will take up a role aimed at keeping a tight leash on the mostly pro-government media.
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The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor and purge of the opposition marks a dangerous shift in Turkey’s democracy, threatening political pluralism, press freedom, and economic stability as Erdogan consolidates power through repression.
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Daily Times on MSNErdogan, Kurdish lawmakers hold historic talks as PKK prepares to disarmTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish DEM party on Monday, marking a significant step in Turkey's renewed peace efforts with Kurdish militants. The meeting follows recent progress toward ending the PKK's decades-long armed struggle.
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Agence France-Presse on MSNErdogan, pro-Kurdish MPs meet in 'new phase' of rapprochementTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish DEM party Monday to discuss the next steps after PKK militants agreed to end their decades-long insurgency. DEM, Turkey's third-biggest party,
Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party will meet President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, seeking to move along a peace process between the Turkish state and the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group. DEM,
Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterates Ankara's continued unconditional support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s territorial integrity, sovereignty - Anadolu Ajansı