Urban Policy Shapes The 'New Turkey'
Brennan Cusack
In 2013, arguably the largest wave of protests in the Turkey’s modern history started over a few trees. After years of urban initiatives transforming public space into private enterprise, Turks pushed back against a plan to transform Gezi Park in Istanbul’s central Taksim Square into another shopping mall.
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Saturday, June 30, 2018
Turkey's elections: One nation, one media, one voice? | Turkey Elections 2018 | Al Jazeera
Turkey's elections: One nation, one media, one voice?
President Erdogan wins Turkey's vote with the media singing from the same hymn sheet. Plus, polarised media in DR Congo.
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President Erdogan wins Turkey's vote with the media singing from the same hymn sheet. Plus, polarised media in DR Congo.
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EU Faces Balancing Act in Dealing With Turkey After Erdogan's Win
EU Faces Balancing Act in Dealing With Turkey After Erdogan’s Win
Foreign AffairsIn-Depth
Turkey’s European Union journey has been marred by occasional crises and diplomatic rows over the past several years. The crackdown on political opponents that took place in the aftermath of a failed coup in 2016 created a near-perpetual state of tension that defines the turbulent relationship between Ankara and Brussels since then.
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Foreign AffairsIn-Depth
Turkey’s European Union journey has been marred by occasional crises and diplomatic rows over the past several years. The crackdown on political opponents that took place in the aftermath of a failed coup in 2016 created a near-perpetual state of tension that defines the turbulent relationship between Ankara and Brussels since then.
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The Turkish election has divided the two souls of the country - The Washington Post
Democracy divides Turkey’s two souls
by Nathan Gardels June 29 at 11:49 AM
If further proof were needed that majoritarian democracy is not a friend of liberal values, the election in Turkey this week provides it. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s march toward autocracy...
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by Nathan Gardels June 29 at 11:49 AM
If further proof were needed that majoritarian democracy is not a friend of liberal values, the election in Turkey this week provides it. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s march toward autocracy...
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Friday, June 29, 2018
Erdogan’s Re-Election in Turkey Does Not Signal a ‘Crisis of Democracy’
Did Turkey Gobble Up Democracy?
Christopher Caldwell
June 29, 2018 1:27 AM
To judge from Western newspapers, the elections on June 24 in Turkey brought a crisis for democracy. The “crisis” is that Turks will continue to be governed by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the perennially popular Islamist former mayor of Istanbul, for whom they voted overwhelmingly, and not by Muharrem Ince, the secularist darling of Western journalists, who lost to Erdogan by 20 percentage points and 11 million votes. In Germany, the Frankfurter Allgemeine calls Erdogan Turkey’s “first elected sultan,” a “master of manipulation.” In London, the Financial Times alluded to opposition warnings of a “one-man regime.”
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Christopher Caldwell
June 29, 2018 1:27 AM
To judge from Western newspapers, the elections on June 24 in Turkey brought a crisis for democracy. The “crisis” is that Turks will continue to be governed by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the perennially popular Islamist former mayor of Istanbul, for whom they voted overwhelmingly, and not by Muharrem Ince, the secularist darling of Western journalists, who lost to Erdogan by 20 percentage points and 11 million votes. In Germany, the Frankfurter Allgemeine calls Erdogan Turkey’s “first elected sultan,” a “master of manipulation.” In London, the Financial Times alluded to opposition warnings of a “one-man regime.”
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Turkey ‘arrests former opposition lawmaker on terrorism charges’ - Cyprus Mail
Turkey ‘arrests former opposition lawmaker on terrorism charges’
June 29th, 2018 Reuters News Service Turkey 3 Comments
Turkey ‘arrests former opposition lawmaker on terrorism charges’
A Turkish court ordered a main opposition party politician jailed pending trial on Friday on charges including aiding a terrorist organisation, a court document showed.
The move came a few days after Eren Erdem lost his seat in parliament in the June 24 elections.
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June 29th, 2018 Reuters News Service Turkey 3 Comments
Turkey ‘arrests former opposition lawmaker on terrorism charges’
A Turkish court ordered a main opposition party politician jailed pending trial on Friday on charges including aiding a terrorist organisation, a court document showed.
The move came a few days after Eren Erdem lost his seat in parliament in the June 24 elections.
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Turkeyʹs election results: Erdogan and the three-way split - Qantara.de
Erdogan and the three-way split
Following a tense run-up to the June 24 election, the Turkish people have once again delivered a fragmented result that reflects the countryʹs deep divisions. The only true winner is the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which – despite a relatively small share of the vote – now has critical influence in Parliament. Ayse Karabat reports from Istanbul
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Following a tense run-up to the June 24 election, the Turkish people have once again delivered a fragmented result that reflects the countryʹs deep divisions. The only true winner is the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which – despite a relatively small share of the vote – now has critical influence in Parliament. Ayse Karabat reports from Istanbul
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After the elections in Turkey : There may be trouble ahead - Qantara.de
There may be trouble ahead
With his election victory, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured power for years to come. Despite an energetic campaign, the opposition did not manage to break the Turkish patriarch’s power or even increase its share of the vote. Society seems to have become entrenched in its various camps and there is a risk that tensions will escalate further. Ulrich von Schwerin reports from Istanbul
More:After the elections in Turkey : There may be trouble ahead - Qantara.de
With his election victory, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured power for years to come. Despite an energetic campaign, the opposition did not manage to break the Turkish patriarch’s power or even increase its share of the vote. Society seems to have become entrenched in its various camps and there is a risk that tensions will escalate further. Ulrich von Schwerin reports from Istanbul
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Why ultra-nationalists exceeded expectations in Turkey's elections
Why ultra-nationalists exceeded expectations in Turkey's elections
Pinar Tremblay June 28, 2018
Article Summary The higher-than-expected vote share of the ultra-nationalists in Turkey's recent elections surprised many, but in hindsight and upon closer examination, its causes are not so puzzling.
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Pinar Tremblay June 28, 2018
Article Summary The higher-than-expected vote share of the ultra-nationalists in Turkey's recent elections surprised many, but in hindsight and upon closer examination, its causes are not so puzzling.
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Smart power rhetoric: One reason for Erdoğan’s re-election | European Council on Foreign Relations
Smart power rhetoric: One reason for Erdoğan’s re-election
Commentary
Katharina Botel-Azzinnaro
28th June, 2018
The Turkish leader has perfected his rhetoric during 16 years in power, maintaining control with an effective interplay of coercion and attraction
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Commentary
Katharina Botel-Azzinnaro
28th June, 2018
The Turkish leader has perfected his rhetoric during 16 years in power, maintaining control with an effective interplay of coercion and attraction
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EU should brace for a more authoritarian Erdogan
EU should brace for a more authoritarian Erdogan
By selcuk gultasli BRUSSELS, 28. Jun, 17:39
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan won his fifth consecutive election victory on Sunday and finally will be able to rule Turkey with an omnipotent/almighty one-man system non-existent in any democratic country.
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By selcuk gultasli BRUSSELS, 28. Jun, 17:39
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan won his fifth consecutive election victory on Sunday and finally will be able to rule Turkey with an omnipotent/almighty one-man system non-existent in any democratic country.
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Turkey: Erdogan’s Reelection And Its Dire Consequences – OpEd – Eurasia Review
Turkey: Erdogan’s Reelection And Its Dire Consequences – OpEd
June 29, 2018
By TransConflict
Erdogan betrayed his own people before the election, and now he has been granted an even freer hand to vigorously pursue any domestic and foreign policy at his whim. The West must now apply zero tolerance toward Turkey and not allow a ruthless and corrupt leader to undermine Western interests in Europe and the Middle East without consequences.
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June 29, 2018
By TransConflict
Erdogan betrayed his own people before the election, and now he has been granted an even freer hand to vigorously pursue any domestic and foreign policy at his whim. The West must now apply zero tolerance toward Turkey and not allow a ruthless and corrupt leader to undermine Western interests in Europe and the Middle East without consequences.
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Thursday, June 28, 2018
Turkey’s Strongman Still Vulnerable After Election Victory - WhoWhatWhy
Turkey’s Strongman Still Vulnerable After Election Victory
2018 Turkish presidential election ballot
Turkey, NATO’s second-largest member, is bracing for further violence and chaos following the victory of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an election that cemented his near-dictatorial powers.
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2018 Turkish presidential election ballot
Turkey, NATO’s second-largest member, is bracing for further violence and chaos following the victory of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in an election that cemented his near-dictatorial powers.
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As a ‘kingmaker,’ Turkey’s nationalist faction could bring trouble | TheHill
As a ‘kingmaker,’ Turkey’s nationalist faction could bring trouble
By Soner Cagaptay, opinion contributor — 06/28/18 03:30 PM EDT The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill
In the elections last Sunday that won Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a second term, the country’s citizens cast two votes — one for a president and the other for a parliamentary representative. More accurately, Erdogan could not have won if not for the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which has emerged as the “kingmaker” of Turkish politics with its support of Erdogan.
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By Soner Cagaptay, opinion contributor — 06/28/18 03:30 PM EDT The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill
In the elections last Sunday that won Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a second term, the country’s citizens cast two votes — one for a president and the other for a parliamentary representative. More accurately, Erdogan could not have won if not for the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), which has emerged as the “kingmaker” of Turkish politics with its support of Erdogan.
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Turkey attacks 'hypocritical' EU
Turkey attacks 'hypocritical' EU
By EUOBSERVER
Today, 09:25
Turkey has attacked the EU's appraisal by foreign ministers this week that it was "moving further away" from Europe as president Recep Tayyip Erdogan consolidated his one-man rule over the country in recent elections there. Its EU minister said this could spell the end of a deal to keep migrants in Turkey. The EU was being "unjust and dishonest" as well as "hypocritical and inconsistent", Turkey's foreign ministry said.
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By EUOBSERVER
Today, 09:25
Turkey has attacked the EU's appraisal by foreign ministers this week that it was "moving further away" from Europe as president Recep Tayyip Erdogan consolidated his one-man rule over the country in recent elections there. Its EU minister said this could spell the end of a deal to keep migrants in Turkey. The EU was being "unjust and dishonest" as well as "hypocritical and inconsistent", Turkey's foreign ministry said.
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Rotterdam bans foreign votes after Turkish elections | Ahval
Rotterdam bans foreign votes after Turkish elections
Inhabitants of the Dutch city of Rotterdam have been banned from casting votes for non-EU elections after wild celebrations from Turkish communities responding to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s victory in last weekend’s presidential election, BBC Türkçe reports.
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Inhabitants of the Dutch city of Rotterdam have been banned from casting votes for non-EU elections after wild celebrations from Turkish communities responding to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s victory in last weekend’s presidential election, BBC Türkçe reports.
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After the elections in Turkey : There may be trouble ahead - Qantara.de
After the elections in Turkey There may be trouble ahead
With his election victory, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured power for years to come. Despite an energetic campaign, the opposition did not manage to break the Turkish patriarch’s power or even increase its share of the vote. Society seems to have become entrenched in its various camps and there is a risk that tensions will escalate further. Ulrich von Schwerin reports from Istanbul
More:After the elections in Turkey : There may be trouble ahead - Qantara.de
With his election victory, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured power for years to come. Despite an energetic campaign, the opposition did not manage to break the Turkish patriarch’s power or even increase its share of the vote. Society seems to have become entrenched in its various camps and there is a risk that tensions will escalate further. Ulrich von Schwerin reports from Istanbul
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: Turkey’s ‘Master President’
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: Turkey’s ‘Master President’
By David Wemer
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s reelection on June 24 ensures that “he will be master president at least until 2024, if not longer,” according to Aaron Stein, a resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East.
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By David Wemer
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s reelection on June 24 ensures that “he will be master president at least until 2024, if not longer,” according to Aaron Stein, a resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East.
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Captain Erdogan Can’t Help the Turkish Soccer Team – Foreign Policy
Captain Erdogan Can’t Help the Turkish Soccer Team
With so much political, social, and financial capital invested in its national squad, why can’t Turkey qualify for a World Cup?
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With so much political, social, and financial capital invested in its national squad, why can’t Turkey qualify for a World Cup?
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Turkey's Erdogan, alliance partner agree to lift state of emergency - Cyprus Mail
Turkey’s Erdogan, alliance partner agree to lift state of emergency
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his government alliance partner have agreed not to extend emergency rule when the current three-month period expires in July, the pro-government Sabah newspaper said on Thursday.
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his government alliance partner have agreed not to extend emergency rule when the current three-month period expires in July, the pro-government Sabah newspaper said on Thursday.
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bne IntelliNews - Turkey is “no longer a democracy”, elections did no more than “consolidate its authoritarianism” says Turkish affairs expert
Turkey is “no longer a democracy”, elections did no more than “consolidate its authoritarianism” says Turkish affairs expert
By bne IntelliNews June 27, 2018
Turkey was effectively an authoritarian state before its landmark June 24 elections and polling day did no more “than consolidate an authoritarianism that was already in place”, Howard Eissenstat, an expert on Turkish affairs, said in an interview published on June 26.
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By bne IntelliNews June 27, 2018
Turkey was effectively an authoritarian state before its landmark June 24 elections and polling day did no more “than consolidate an authoritarianism that was already in place”, Howard Eissenstat, an expert on Turkish affairs, said in an interview published on June 26.
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Turkish opposition fails miserably in critical election test
Turkish opposition fails miserably in critical election test
Sibel Hurtas June 27, 2018
Article Summary
Turkey’s June 24 elections will likely have significant and lasting effects on the future of the opposition.
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Sibel Hurtas June 27, 2018
Article Summary
Turkey’s June 24 elections will likely have significant and lasting effects on the future of the opposition.
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European Perspective: Turkish elections 2018 - The New Federalist
European Perspective: Turkish elections 2018
28 June, by Michał J. Ekiert, Radu Dumitrescu, Tobias Gerhard Schminke, Xesc Mainzer Cardell
In the Turkish presidential election, the country’s authoritarian leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won a new term in office, securing an outright majority of 52.5% in the first round. Erdoğan’s ’People’s Alliance’ coalition won an absolute majority in the Turkish legislature, although the AKP party no longer commands a parliamentary majority by itself. Editors from different editions of the JEF web magazine reflect on the election.
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28 June, by Michał J. Ekiert, Radu Dumitrescu, Tobias Gerhard Schminke, Xesc Mainzer Cardell
In the Turkish presidential election, the country’s authoritarian leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won a new term in office, securing an outright majority of 52.5% in the first round. Erdoğan’s ’People’s Alliance’ coalition won an absolute majority in the Turkish legislature, although the AKP party no longer commands a parliamentary majority by itself. Editors from different editions of the JEF web magazine reflect on the election.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
The Turks voted against democracy | The Siver Post
The Turks voted against democracy
First, they ignored it. Then mocked him. Subsequently put in jail. In the end, he turned into perhaps the most powerful leader of Turkey for 80 years. Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued his domination of Turkey by winning Sunday in the first round of early elections, after receiving 52.5 per cent of votes. In his eyes, about 26 millions of supporters, it was a Grand victory disenfranchised, angry most polarized world, divided between rich and poor. “The winner is Turkey, the Turkish nation. The winner is all disenfranchised residents of our region, all the oppressed of the world,” Erdogan said of the crowd of fans who gathered at the headquarters of his Party of justice and development in Ankara.
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First, they ignored it. Then mocked him. Subsequently put in jail. In the end, he turned into perhaps the most powerful leader of Turkey for 80 years. Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued his domination of Turkey by winning Sunday in the first round of early elections, after receiving 52.5 per cent of votes. In his eyes, about 26 millions of supporters, it was a Grand victory disenfranchised, angry most polarized world, divided between rich and poor. “The winner is Turkey, the Turkish nation. The winner is all disenfranchised residents of our region, all the oppressed of the world,” Erdogan said of the crowd of fans who gathered at the headquarters of his Party of justice and development in Ankara.
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Erdogan’s Enablers - Bloomberg
Erdogan’s Enablers
Trump and other Western leaders need to hold Turkey’s ruler to account.
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Trump and other Western leaders need to hold Turkey’s ruler to account.
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A Tumultuous Turkish Election - Diplomatic Courier
A Tumultuous Turkish Election
June 26, 2018
Written by Daniel Metz
ISTANBUL – Late Sunday night, after the polls closed and election officials started opening ballot boxes and counting votes, nearly every television in Beşiktaş, a neighborhood in central Istanbul that is a stronghold district for the main opposition party, was turned to Fox. The news channel, which many consider to be one of the last opposition outlets still on the air, was live streaming election results as the country’s only wire service Anadolu Agency sent in vote counts.
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June 26, 2018
Written by Daniel Metz
ISTANBUL – Late Sunday night, after the polls closed and election officials started opening ballot boxes and counting votes, nearly every television in Beşiktaş, a neighborhood in central Istanbul that is a stronghold district for the main opposition party, was turned to Fox. The news channel, which many consider to be one of the last opposition outlets still on the air, was live streaming election results as the country’s only wire service Anadolu Agency sent in vote counts.
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“The house always wins in Vegas” – analysts assess Turkey’s elections | Ahval
“The house always wins in Vegas” – analysts assess Turkey’s elections
Following the surprisingly strong performance of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in Turkey’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, analysts said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will need to make further concessions to a growing tide of nationalism in Turkish politics.
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Following the surprisingly strong performance of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in Turkey’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, analysts said President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will need to make further concessions to a growing tide of nationalism in Turkish politics.
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Can one man do it all? Turkey is about to find out | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Can one man do it all? Turkey is about to find out
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press
June 27, 2018 06:35 AM
Updated 1 hour 1 minute ago
ISTANBUL
Days before his victory in last weekend's elections, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled his plans for a revamped state structure of administrative offices, policy councils and ministries. A visual representation of it on the official news agency brought comparisons to a "solar system" — with all bodies orbiting around the president.
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By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press
June 27, 2018 06:35 AM
Updated 1 hour 1 minute ago
ISTANBUL
Days before his victory in last weekend's elections, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled his plans for a revamped state structure of administrative offices, policy councils and ministries. A visual representation of it on the official news agency brought comparisons to a "solar system" — with all bodies orbiting around the president.
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Turkey’s future just got a whole lot scarier
Turkey’s future just got a whole lot scarier
By Post Editorial Board
June 26, 2018 | 6:58pm
In a region where democracy is scarce, it just got scarcer — with Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan claiming victory in last weekend’s presidential election and vowing to “rapidly” usher in a new era of presidential authoritarian rule.
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By Post Editorial Board
June 26, 2018 | 6:58pm
In a region where democracy is scarce, it just got scarcer — with Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan claiming victory in last weekend’s presidential election and vowing to “rapidly” usher in a new era of presidential authoritarian rule.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Erdogan's New Turkey: The Victory of Illiberal Democracy and One-Man Rule
Erdogan’s New Turkey: The Victory of Illiberal Democracy and One-Man Rule
OpinionIn-Depth
By Ayla Gol On Jun 26, 2018
Turkey’s snap election on 24 June 2018 was at the center of international news for good, bad and ugly reasons. Recep Tayyip Erdogan won at the first round of elections and became the 13th president, following his previous term in office since 2014. I have been arguing that the rise of authoritarian nationalism and populism continue to thrive on the weaknesses of ‘majoritarian democracy’ in Turkey, in a similar way across many countries around the world.
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OpinionIn-Depth
By Ayla Gol On Jun 26, 2018
Turkey’s snap election on 24 June 2018 was at the center of international news for good, bad and ugly reasons. Recep Tayyip Erdogan won at the first round of elections and became the 13th president, following his previous term in office since 2014. I have been arguing that the rise of authoritarian nationalism and populism continue to thrive on the weaknesses of ‘majoritarian democracy’ in Turkey, in a similar way across many countries around the world.
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The European Union and the New Turkey - Carnegie Europe - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The European Union and the New Turkey
Marc Pierini
The EU should continue to increase its support to human rights defenders, independent media and civil society. This is probably an even more arduous task than before the election.
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Marc Pierini
The EU should continue to increase its support to human rights defenders, independent media and civil society. This is probably an even more arduous task than before the election.
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Turkish Court Hears Appeal of Wall Street Journal Reporter Sentenced to Prison - WSJ
Turkish Court Hears Appeal of Wall Street Journal Reporter Sentenced to Prison
The 2017 conviction on terrorist propaganda charges sparked international criticism of the state of press freedom in Turkey
By Thomas Grove
June 26, 2018 3:19 p.m. ET
A Turkish court heard an appeal Tuesday in the case of Wall Street Journal reporter Ayla Albayrak, who was convicted last year of engaging in terrorist propaganda for an article she wrote about violence in southeastern Turkey.
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The 2017 conviction on terrorist propaganda charges sparked international criticism of the state of press freedom in Turkey
By Thomas Grove
June 26, 2018 3:19 p.m. ET
A Turkish court heard an appeal Tuesday in the case of Wall Street Journal reporter Ayla Albayrak, who was convicted last year of engaging in terrorist propaganda for an article she wrote about violence in southeastern Turkey.
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Erdogan election honeymoon fades fast for Turkey’s assets | Financial Times
Erdogan election honeymoon fades fast for Turkey’s assets
Government yields rise and the lira remains weak just days after president’s victory
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Government yields rise and the lira remains weak just days after president’s victory
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Chilly Western reactions to Erdogan’s win – EURACTIV.com
Chilly Western reactions to Erdogan’s win
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday (26 June) celebrated winning sweeping new powers in a decisive election victory, as his main rival accepted the outcome despite complaints over an unequal campaign that alarmed the EU.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan yesterday (26 June) celebrated winning sweeping new powers in a decisive election victory, as his main rival accepted the outcome despite complaints over an unequal campaign that alarmed the EU.
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Turkish President Erdogan isn't untouchable despite Turkish election win
Turkey’s Erdogan might not be as untouchable as we all think
Recep Tayyip Erdogan won another term in office and gained far-reaching powers following an election Sunday.
There are ongoing economic and societal problems in Turkey, however.
The ruling AK Party did not gain an outright majority in parliament.
Holly Ellyatt | @HollyEllyatt
Recep Tayyip Erdogan won another term in office and gained far-reaching powers, but analysts believe the election has left the Turkish president looking more vulnerable than before.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan won another term in office and gained far-reaching powers following an election Sunday.
There are ongoing economic and societal problems in Turkey, however.
The ruling AK Party did not gain an outright majority in parliament.
Holly Ellyatt | @HollyEllyatt
Recep Tayyip Erdogan won another term in office and gained far-reaching powers, but analysts believe the election has left the Turkish president looking more vulnerable than before.
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What the world’s nationalists can learn from Turkey and Erdogan - The Washington Post
What the world’s nationalists can learn from Turkey and Erdogan
by Ishaan Tharoor June 26 at 12:59 AM Email the author
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured yet another decisive mandate Sunday, winning both a new term as...
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by Ishaan Tharoor June 26 at 12:59 AM Email the author
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured yet another decisive mandate Sunday, winning both a new term as...
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Why voters backed Erdogan to lead Turkey into authoritarianism
Why voters backed Erdogan to lead Turkey into authoritarianism
Raf Sanchez, Istanbul
25 June 2018 • 12:48pm
Turkey’s elections were not fair. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, now celebrating a new term in office, received endless hours of favorable media coverage while his opponents struggled to even make it on television.
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Raf Sanchez, Istanbul
25 June 2018 • 12:48pm
Turkey’s elections were not fair. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, now celebrating a new term in office, received endless hours of favorable media coverage while his opponents struggled to even make it on television.
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West Faces Deepening Turkey Conundrum
West Faces Deepening Turkey Conundrum
June 25, 2018 12:21 PM
Jamie Dettmer
Despite Turkey’s economic woes, many Turks who voted Sunday for Recep Tayyip Erdogan see him as the architect of recent boom years that have seen massive improvements in their standard of living.
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June 25, 2018 12:21 PM
Jamie Dettmer
Despite Turkey’s economic woes, many Turks who voted Sunday for Recep Tayyip Erdogan see him as the architect of recent boom years that have seen massive improvements in their standard of living.
More:West Faces Deepening Turkey Conundrum
The Turkish lira has lost two-thirds of its value under Recep Tayyip Erdogan — Quartz
The inexorable decline of the Turkish lira under Erdogan
Written by
Eshe Nelson
June 25, 2018
Turkey’s long-standing leader is standing over a long decline of the nation’s currency. Since Recep Tayyip Erdogan first became prime minister in 2003, the lira has lost 65% of its value against the US dollar. As it looked increasingly likely that Erdogan would extend his time as president—a position he’s held since 2014—the lira has tumbled lower.
More:The Turkish lira has lost two-thirds of its value under Recep Tayyip Erdogan — Quartz
Written by
Eshe Nelson
June 25, 2018
Turkey’s long-standing leader is standing over a long decline of the nation’s currency. Since Recep Tayyip Erdogan first became prime minister in 2003, the lira has lost 65% of its value against the US dollar. As it looked increasingly likely that Erdogan would extend his time as president—a position he’s held since 2014—the lira has tumbled lower.
More:The Turkish lira has lost two-thirds of its value under Recep Tayyip Erdogan — Quartz
Turks Have Voted Away Their Democracy - The Atlantic
Turks Have Voted Away Their Democracy
Erdoğan’s election victory advances his vision of absolute control.
Diego Cupolo
Jun 25, 2018
First they ignored him. Then they laughed at him. Then they jailed him. Then he became perhaps Turkey’s most powerful leader in 80 years.
More:Turks Have Voted Away Their Democracy - The Atlantic
Erdoğan’s election victory advances his vision of absolute control.
Diego Cupolo
Jun 25, 2018
First they ignored him. Then they laughed at him. Then they jailed him. Then he became perhaps Turkey’s most powerful leader in 80 years.
More:Turks Have Voted Away Their Democracy - The Atlantic
Erdogan Has Mastered Democracy – Foreign Policy
Erdogan Has Mastered Democracy
For all the deserved criticisms of Turkey's president, the man knows how to win an election.
More:Erdogan Has Mastered Democracy – Foreign Policy
For all the deserved criticisms of Turkey's president, the man knows how to win an election.
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How Will Erdogan's Win Impact Monetary Policy, Lira? – Bloomberg
How Will Erdogan's Win Impact Monetary Policy, Lira?
Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe
June 25th, 2018, 10:25 AM GMT+0200
As Recep Tayyip Erdogan gained sweeping new powers with a double victory in Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections, Sinan Ulgen, chairman of think tank EDAM, weighs the consequences for the economy, monetary policy and the lira. He speaks in Istanbul with Yousef Gamal El-Din on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe." (Source: Bloomberg)
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Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe
June 25th, 2018, 10:25 AM GMT+0200
As Recep Tayyip Erdogan gained sweeping new powers with a double victory in Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections, Sinan Ulgen, chairman of think tank EDAM, weighs the consequences for the economy, monetary policy and the lira. He speaks in Istanbul with Yousef Gamal El-Din on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe." (Source: Bloomberg)
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Globe editorial: Erdogan finishes what Turkey’s coup plotters started - The Globe and Mail
Globe editorial: Erdogan finishes what Turkey’s coup plotters started
Published 12 hours ago
Updated June 25, 2018
On July 15, 2016, military plotters tried to overthrow the government of Turkey. Happily, they failed to undermine the country’s democracy.
But on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected and, in doing so, effectively finished what the coup plotters started. Democracy in Turkey now exists in name only, much as it does in Russia.
More:Globe editorial: Erdogan finishes what Turkey’s coup plotters started - The Globe and Mail
Published 12 hours ago
Updated June 25, 2018
On July 15, 2016, military plotters tried to overthrow the government of Turkey. Happily, they failed to undermine the country’s democracy.
But on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected and, in doing so, effectively finished what the coup plotters started. Democracy in Turkey now exists in name only, much as it does in Russia.
More:Globe editorial: Erdogan finishes what Turkey’s coup plotters started - The Globe and Mail
Monday, June 25, 2018
'The least worst option': Refugees in Turkey relieved, sceptical about Erdogan victory | Middle East Eye
'The least worst option': Refugees in Turkey relieved, sceptical about Erdogan victory
#TurkeyChooses
With some candidates pushing an anti-refugee line, many asylum-seekers welcome the Turkish president's electoral success - but not all
More:'The least worst option': Refugees in Turkey relieved, sceptical about Erdogan victory | Middle East Eye
#TurkeyChooses
With some candidates pushing an anti-refugee line, many asylum-seekers welcome the Turkish president's electoral success - but not all
More:'The least worst option': Refugees in Turkey relieved, sceptical about Erdogan victory | Middle East Eye
Turkey’s Elections: Partially Free, Fair, and Fake | Council on Foreign Relations
Turkey’s Elections: Partially Free, Fair, and Fake
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook
June 25, 2018
It should not be a surprise except to the most hopeful that Recep Tayyip Erdogan is once again president of Turkey and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) will enjoy an effective parliamentary majority with its partner, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Erdogan supporters are rejoicing while his opposition, which many Turks believe was revitalized even in defeat, licks its wounds. It is an outcome that sounds familiar and was likely never in doubt. President Erdogan has worked hard over seven long years to get to this point; he can now put what Turks refer to as the “executive presidency” into action. As a result, he will enjoy significant new powers with little oversight, allowing Erdogan to pursue the transformation of Turkey into a powerful, prosperous, and pious society unencumbered. The extraordinary aspect of Turkey’s elections was obviously not the outcome, but rather the way it was conducted. The entire process was somewhere on the spectrum between free and unfree and fair and unfair, bewildering participants and observers alike. The confusion helped Erdogan win with a veneer of democratic legitimacy. It seems to be the perfect template for future elections in Turkey and other countries with populist and authoritarian leaders.
More:Turkey’s Elections: Partially Free, Fair, and Fake | Council on Foreign Relations
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook
June 25, 2018
It should not be a surprise except to the most hopeful that Recep Tayyip Erdogan is once again president of Turkey and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) will enjoy an effective parliamentary majority with its partner, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Erdogan supporters are rejoicing while his opposition, which many Turks believe was revitalized even in defeat, licks its wounds. It is an outcome that sounds familiar and was likely never in doubt. President Erdogan has worked hard over seven long years to get to this point; he can now put what Turks refer to as the “executive presidency” into action. As a result, he will enjoy significant new powers with little oversight, allowing Erdogan to pursue the transformation of Turkey into a powerful, prosperous, and pious society unencumbered. The extraordinary aspect of Turkey’s elections was obviously not the outcome, but rather the way it was conducted. The entire process was somewhere on the spectrum between free and unfree and fair and unfair, bewildering participants and observers alike. The confusion helped Erdogan win with a veneer of democratic legitimacy. It seems to be the perfect template for future elections in Turkey and other countries with populist and authoritarian leaders.
More:Turkey’s Elections: Partially Free, Fair, and Fake | Council on Foreign Relations
Erdogan's return to office looks like the beginning of the end for democracy in Turkey | The Independent
Erdogan's return to office looks like the beginning of the end for democracy in Turkey
Nearly 300 Turkish diplomats have claimed asylum in Germany since last year's uprising, and campaigners suggest 80 per cent of Turkey's free media has been destroyed
More:Erdogan's return to office looks like the beginning of the end for democracy in Turkey | The Independent
Nearly 300 Turkish diplomats have claimed asylum in Germany since last year's uprising, and campaigners suggest 80 per cent of Turkey's free media has been destroyed
More:Erdogan's return to office looks like the beginning of the end for democracy in Turkey | The Independent
Erdogan won the Turkish election after an unequal battle, monitors say - CNN
Erdogan won the Turkish election after an unequal battle, monitors say
By Angela Dewan and Hannah Ritchie, CNN
(CNN)An international election watchdog has criticized the conditions under which the Turkish election was fought, saying they were skewed in favor of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party.
More:Erdogan won the Turkish election after an unequal battle, monitors say - CNN
By Angela Dewan and Hannah Ritchie, CNN
(CNN)An international election watchdog has criticized the conditions under which the Turkish election was fought, saying they were skewed in favor of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his party.
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What Erdogan's reelection means for Turkey and the world - KPAX.com | Continuous News | Missoula & Western Montana
What Erdogan's reelection means for Turkey and the world
Posted: Jun 25, 2018 3:41 PM Updated: Jun 25, 2018 4:06 PM By Hilary Clarke and Gul Tuysuz
CNN ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- Recep Tayyip Erdogan was already modern Turkey's longest serving ruler. Sunday's election result is an endorsement of the President's increasingly hardline measures that will raise alarm bells in the corridors of Western powers.
More:What Erdogan's reelection means for Turkey and the world - KPAX.com | Continuous News | Missoula & Western Montana
Posted: Jun 25, 2018 3:41 PM Updated: Jun 25, 2018 4:06 PM By Hilary Clarke and Gul Tuysuz
CNN ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- Recep Tayyip Erdogan was already modern Turkey's longest serving ruler. Sunday's election result is an endorsement of the President's increasingly hardline measures that will raise alarm bells in the corridors of Western powers.
More:What Erdogan's reelection means for Turkey and the world - KPAX.com | Continuous News | Missoula & Western Montana
Even strongmen such as Turkey’s Erdogan need scapegoats | Financial Times
Even strongmen such as Turkey’s Erdogan need scapegoats
When things go wrong, the president for all his power will shoulder the blame alone
More:Even strongmen such as Turkey’s Erdogan need scapegoats | Financial Times
When things go wrong, the president for all his power will shoulder the blame alone
More:Even strongmen such as Turkey’s Erdogan need scapegoats | Financial Times
5 takeaways from Erdoğan’s Turkish triumph – POLITICO
5 takeaways from Erdoğan’s Turkish triumph
The president, with new powers to rule by decree, must turn his attention to an economy at risk of overheating.
By Zia Weise
ISTANBUL — Turkey enters a new era after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s greatest dream came true.
More:5 takeaways from Erdoğan’s Turkish triumph – POLITICO
The president, with new powers to rule by decree, must turn his attention to an economy at risk of overheating.
By Zia Weise
ISTANBUL — Turkey enters a new era after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s greatest dream came true.
More:5 takeaways from Erdoğan’s Turkish triumph – POLITICO
Erdogan's Victory in Turkey Comes With Strings Attached - Bloomberg
Erdogan's Victory in Turkey Comes With Strings Attached
By Selcan Hacaoglu June 25, 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can thank his nationalist ally for his re-election. His reliance on the party, which shares his antagonism toward the West, didn’t end with Sunday’s win.
More:Erdogan's Victory in Turkey Comes With Strings Attached - Bloomberg
By Selcan Hacaoglu June 25, 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can thank his nationalist ally for his re-election. His reliance on the party, which shares his antagonism toward the West, didn’t end with Sunday’s win.
More:Erdogan's Victory in Turkey Comes With Strings Attached - Bloomberg
Erdogan's victory faces election rigging charges: UK media - Egypt Today
Erdogan's victory faces election rigging charges: UK media
By: Nawal Sayed
Mon, Jun. 25, 2018 CAIRO – 25 June 2018: Few hours after closing the Turkish twin elections' vote on Sunday, various accusations of forging the presidential and parliamentary elections were hurled at the ruling regime in Turkey.
More:Erdogan's victory faces election rigging charges: UK media - Egypt Today
By: Nawal Sayed
Mon, Jun. 25, 2018 CAIRO – 25 June 2018: Few hours after closing the Turkish twin elections' vote on Sunday, various accusations of forging the presidential and parliamentary elections were hurled at the ruling regime in Turkey.
More:Erdogan's victory faces election rigging charges: UK media - Egypt Today
Erdogan still faces uphill battle despite electoral victory
Erdogan still faces uphill battle despite electoral victory
Semih Idiz June 25, 2018 0
Article Summary Turkey’s turn toward a blend of political Islam and ultra-nationalism is unlikely to help improve ties with the West.
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Semih Idiz June 25, 2018 0
Article Summary Turkey’s turn toward a blend of political Islam and ultra-nationalism is unlikely to help improve ties with the West.
More:Erdogan still faces uphill battle despite electoral victory
Is Turkey Still a Democracy? Erdogan Assumes Sweeping New Powers After Election Win
Is Turkey Still a Democracy? Erdogan Assumes Sweeping New Powers After Election Win
By David Brennan On 6/25/18 at 4:33 AM
Turkey’s strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured another term as the country’s president after winning a majority of votes in Sunday’s presidential election, according to Andalou Agency, the state-run news service of the Turkish government.
More:Is Turkey Still a Democracy? Erdogan Assumes Sweeping New Powers After Election Win
By David Brennan On 6/25/18 at 4:33 AM
Turkey’s strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured another term as the country’s president after winning a majority of votes in Sunday’s presidential election, according to Andalou Agency, the state-run news service of the Turkish government.
More:Is Turkey Still a Democracy? Erdogan Assumes Sweeping New Powers After Election Win
Blame liberal democracy’s flaws for Erdoğan’s win, not the voters | Simon Jenkins | Opinion | The Guardian
Blame liberal democracy’s flaws for Erdoğan’s win, not the voters
Simon Jenkins
Hurling abuse at the Turkish electorate will not have the desired effect. The fault lies with democratic institutions
Mon 25 Jun 2018 11.39 BST
Last modified on Mon 25 Jun 2018 17.19 BST
How many warnings do liberals need? The victory of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, hands power, virtually for ever, to a ruler of 80 million people on Europe’s southern border. His opponents are jailed, his press is censored, his promised reforms give him unlimited control. He is undeniably popular.
More:Blame liberal democracy’s flaws for Erdoğan’s win, not the voters | Simon Jenkins | Opinion | The Guardian
Simon Jenkins
Hurling abuse at the Turkish electorate will not have the desired effect. The fault lies with democratic institutions
Mon 25 Jun 2018 11.39 BST
Last modified on Mon 25 Jun 2018 17.19 BST
How many warnings do liberals need? The victory of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, hands power, virtually for ever, to a ruler of 80 million people on Europe’s southern border. His opponents are jailed, his press is censored, his promised reforms give him unlimited control. He is undeniably popular.
More:Blame liberal democracy’s flaws for Erdoğan’s win, not the voters | Simon Jenkins | Opinion | The Guardian
What Erdogan’s Election Victory Means For Turkey’s Future | Time
What Erdogan’s Election Victory Means For Turkey’s Future
By Billy Perrigo 9:46 AM EDT
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cemented himself as the strongman of Turkey, after his coalition won presidential and parliamentary elections that will extend his powers and possibly his rule for as long as a decade.
More:What Erdogan’s Election Victory Means For Turkey’s Future | Time
By Billy Perrigo 9:46 AM EDT
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cemented himself as the strongman of Turkey, after his coalition won presidential and parliamentary elections that will extend his powers and possibly his rule for as long as a decade.
More:What Erdogan’s Election Victory Means For Turkey’s Future | Time
Exiled Turks in Greece: Bridge-building in 'enemy country' - Qantara.de
Bridge-building in 'enemy country'
At school they were taught that the Greeks were their enemies. Now many Turks, driven into exile by Erdoganʹs aggressive policies, have found refuge in Thessaloniki, just five hours by road from Istanbul. Report by Florian Schmitz
More:Exiled Turks in Greece: Bridge-building in 'enemy country' - Qantara.de
At school they were taught that the Greeks were their enemies. Now many Turks, driven into exile by Erdoganʹs aggressive policies, have found refuge in Thessaloniki, just five hours by road from Istanbul. Report by Florian Schmitz
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Turkey's snap election yields surprises on all sides – what next?
Turkey’s snap election yields surprises on all sides – what next?
June 25, 2018 1.11pm BST
Alpaslan Ozerdem
It was another surreal night in Turkish politics. That the elections were suddenly brought forward by more than a year was a surprise in itself – but the standout surprise of the campaign was the sudden rise of opposition candidate Muharrem Ince.
More:Turkey's snap election yields surprises on all sides – what next?
June 25, 2018 1.11pm BST
Alpaslan Ozerdem
It was another surreal night in Turkish politics. That the elections were suddenly brought forward by more than a year was a surprise in itself – but the standout surprise of the campaign was the sudden rise of opposition candidate Muharrem Ince.
More:Turkey's snap election yields surprises on all sides – what next?
Victory propels Erdoğan into elite club of strongman leaders | World news | The Guardian
Victory propels Erdoğan into elite club of strongman leaders
Unchecked dominance may mark beginning of new dark age for Turkish democracy
More:Victory propels Erdoğan into elite club of strongman leaders | World news | The Guardian
Unchecked dominance may mark beginning of new dark age for Turkish democracy
More:Victory propels Erdoğan into elite club of strongman leaders | World news | The Guardian
Turkey election: Country's heart split over Erdogan victory - BBC News
Turkey election: Country's heart split over Erdogan victory
By Mark Lowen BBC Turkey correspondent
Ecstatic/distraught, relieved/incredulous: after yet another crushing Erdogan victory, Turkey's heart is again split in two.
How did it come to this?
His critics had hoped for so much. A fractured opposition had united for the parliamentary vote and looked set to deprive the president of his majority.
And in the presidential election, the centre-left CHP believed they had fielded a winner: Muharrem Ince was charismatic, he had the common touch, he drew vast crowds.
More:Turkey election: Country's heart split over Erdogan victory - BBC News
By Mark Lowen BBC Turkey correspondent
Ecstatic/distraught, relieved/incredulous: after yet another crushing Erdogan victory, Turkey's heart is again split in two.
How did it come to this?
His critics had hoped for so much. A fractured opposition had united for the parliamentary vote and looked set to deprive the president of his majority.
And in the presidential election, the centre-left CHP believed they had fielded a winner: Muharrem Ince was charismatic, he had the common touch, he drew vast crowds.
More:Turkey election: Country's heart split over Erdogan victory - BBC News
CHP’s presidential candidate İnce accepts defeat, vows to keep fighting
CHP’s presidential candidate İnce accepts defeat, vows to keep fighting
ANKARA
CHP’s presidential candidate İnce accepts defeat, vows to keep fighting
Muharrem İnce, the presidential candidate of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), conceded defeat in what he called “unjust” presidential elections on June 25 but vowed to continue his political fight.
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ANKARA
CHP’s presidential candidate İnce accepts defeat, vows to keep fighting
Muharrem İnce, the presidential candidate of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), conceded defeat in what he called “unjust” presidential elections on June 25 but vowed to continue his political fight.
More:CHP’s presidential candidate İnce accepts defeat, vows to keep fighting
Erdogan dominance over Turkey looks set to continue | Financial Times
Erdogan dominance over Turkey looks set to continue
But new unfettered power will not necessarily help president weather the storms ahead
More:Erdogan dominance over Turkey looks set to continue | Financial Times
But new unfettered power will not necessarily help president weather the storms ahead
More:Erdogan dominance over Turkey looks set to continue | Financial Times
Turkey's President Erdogan re-elected, nation's electoral board declares
Turkey's President Erdogan re-elected, nation's electoral board declares
Kristen McTighe Special to USA TODAY
Published 12:46 p.m. UTC Jun 25, 2018
ISTANBUL – Turkey’s national electoral board has pronounced incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the winner of the country’s presidential election with an “absolute majority” of valid votes.
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Kristen McTighe Special to USA TODAY
Published 12:46 p.m. UTC Jun 25, 2018
ISTANBUL – Turkey’s national electoral board has pronounced incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the winner of the country’s presidential election with an “absolute majority” of valid votes.
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Turkey’s Erdogan claims victory in presidential election, opposition yet to concede - The Globe and Mail
Turkey’s Erdogan claims victory in presidential election, opposition yet to concede
Orhan Coskun and Nevzat Devranoglu
ANKARA
UMIT BEKTAS
Tayyip Erdogan won Turkey’s presidential election on Sunday, the head of the country’s electoral body said, overcoming the biggest electoral challenge to his rule in a decade and a half.
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Orhan Coskun and Nevzat Devranoglu
ANKARA
UMIT BEKTAS
Tayyip Erdogan won Turkey’s presidential election on Sunday, the head of the country’s electoral body said, overcoming the biggest electoral challenge to his rule in a decade and a half.
More:Turkey’s Erdogan claims victory in presidential election, opposition yet to concede - The Globe and Mail
Sunday, June 24, 2018
The Former Physics Teacher Who's Energized Turkey's Opposition - Bloomberg
The Former Physics Teacher Who's Energized Turkey's Opposition
By Firat Kozok
and Ben Holland
June 24, 2018, 4:10 PM GMT+2
Regardless of what happens in Turkey’s elections on Sunday, a former physics teacher has done what many thought was impossible: breathe some life into Turkey’s opposition.
More:The Former Physics Teacher Who's Energized Turkey's Opposition - Bloomberg
By Firat Kozok
and Ben Holland
June 24, 2018, 4:10 PM GMT+2
Regardless of what happens in Turkey’s elections on Sunday, a former physics teacher has done what many thought was impossible: breathe some life into Turkey’s opposition.
More:The Former Physics Teacher Who's Energized Turkey's Opposition - Bloomberg
Turkey’s largest social media platform goes offline | Ahval
Turkey’s largest social media platform goes offline
Turkey’s largest social media platform, the dictionary-based discussion forum Ekşi Sözlük, has become impossible to access from Turkey as Sunday’s polls close, independent news site T24 said .
More:Turkey’s largest social media platform goes offline | Ahval
Turkey’s largest social media platform, the dictionary-based discussion forum Ekşi Sözlük, has become impossible to access from Turkey as Sunday’s polls close, independent news site T24 said .
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Voters rally behind Erdoğan’s rival as Turkey goes to the polls | World news | The Guardian
Voters rally behind Erdoğan’s rival as Turkey goes to the polls
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
The Observer
The CHP’s popular Muharrem İnce could be a real threat to the long-term leader in Sunday’s elections
Kareem Shaheen
Sun 24 Jun 2018 08.14 BST
Last modified on Sun 24 Jun 2018 08.37 BST
Supporters of Muharrem İnce, presidential candidate of Turkey’s main opposition CHP, hold a giant Turkish flag during an election rally in Ankara on 22 June.
Supporters of Muharrem İnce, presidential candidate of Turkey’s main opposition CHP, hold a giant Turkish flag during an election rally in Ankara on 22 June. Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images
Hundreds of thousands of Turkish voters turned out on to the streets and squares of Istanbul on Saturday for a final day of rallies ahead of crucial presidential and parliamentary elections taking place on Sunday.
More:Voters rally behind Erdoğan’s rival as Turkey goes to the polls | World news | The Guardian
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
The Observer
The CHP’s popular Muharrem İnce could be a real threat to the long-term leader in Sunday’s elections
Kareem Shaheen
Sun 24 Jun 2018 08.14 BST
Last modified on Sun 24 Jun 2018 08.37 BST
Supporters of Muharrem İnce, presidential candidate of Turkey’s main opposition CHP, hold a giant Turkish flag during an election rally in Ankara on 22 June.
Supporters of Muharrem İnce, presidential candidate of Turkey’s main opposition CHP, hold a giant Turkish flag during an election rally in Ankara on 22 June. Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images
Hundreds of thousands of Turkish voters turned out on to the streets and squares of Istanbul on Saturday for a final day of rallies ahead of crucial presidential and parliamentary elections taking place on Sunday.
More:Voters rally behind Erdoğan’s rival as Turkey goes to the polls | World news | The Guardian
Turkey elections 2018: Recep Tayyip Erdogan opposition rally sees state TV blackout | World | News | Express.co.uk
Turkey elections: State TV blacks out HUGE opposition rally as Erdogan clings to power
THE Turkey elections campaign was brought into question when television coverage of a rally for President Erdogan’s main rival, Muharrem Ince was cut, after he dared the country’s leader to ‘confront him’ in a TV debate.
More:Turkey elections 2018: Recep Tayyip Erdogan opposition rally sees state TV blackout | World | News | Express.co.uk
THE Turkey elections campaign was brought into question when television coverage of a rally for President Erdogan’s main rival, Muharrem Ince was cut, after he dared the country’s leader to ‘confront him’ in a TV debate.
More:Turkey elections 2018: Recep Tayyip Erdogan opposition rally sees state TV blackout | World | News | Express.co.uk
Turkey elections: Polls open in tough challenge for Erdogan - KEYT
Turkey elections: Polls open in tough challenge for Erdogan
After 15 years in power, President faces challenge
By:
GUL TUYSUZ ISIL SARIYUCE AND ANGELA DEWAN CNN
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) - Polls have opened across Turkey in a snap vote as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces his biggest electoral threat in 15 years of rule.
More:Turkey elections: Polls open in tough challenge for Erdogan - KEYT
After 15 years in power, President faces challenge
By:
GUL TUYSUZ ISIL SARIYUCE AND ANGELA DEWAN CNN
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) - Polls have opened across Turkey in a snap vote as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces his biggest electoral threat in 15 years of rule.
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How social media influenced Turkey's election campaigns: Looking back | Ahval
How social media influenced Turkey's election campaigns: Looking back
As of 6 pm local time in Turkey, all elections campaigns have been stopped to give few hours of rest to the voters in Turkey.
Following the sale of the Doğan Media Group to a pro-government businessman in March, more than 90 percent of the media is controlled by pro-government media groups. This leaves little space for the opposition to make themselves heard and as a result, they have naturally turned to social media to reach their supporters for the election on June 24. The touch of Turkey’s millennials could be felt in most of the social media materials, as all parties tried to attract young voters.
More:How social media influenced Turkey's election campaigns: Looking back | Ahval
As of 6 pm local time in Turkey, all elections campaigns have been stopped to give few hours of rest to the voters in Turkey.
Following the sale of the Doğan Media Group to a pro-government businessman in March, more than 90 percent of the media is controlled by pro-government media groups. This leaves little space for the opposition to make themselves heard and as a result, they have naturally turned to social media to reach their supporters for the election on June 24. The touch of Turkey’s millennials could be felt in most of the social media materials, as all parties tried to attract young voters.
More:How social media influenced Turkey's election campaigns: Looking back | Ahval
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Turkey Has An Upcoming Election And Somehow Cock Rings Got Involved
Turkey Has An Upcoming Election And Somehow Cock Rings Got Involved
This is probably the weirdest thing you'll read about an already wild election.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in charge of Turkey for a long time, tightening his grip on power along the way at the expense of Turkey's democracy. Sunday's election is 18 months earlier than it would have been before Erdogan moved them up. Why'd he bump them up? Well, last year he got voters to give the presidency a lot more power. Those powers couldn't kick in until the president's next term, so Erdogan decided there's no time like
More:Turkey Has An Upcoming Election And Somehow Cock Rings Got Involved
This is probably the weirdest thing you'll read about an already wild election.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been in charge of Turkey for a long time, tightening his grip on power along the way at the expense of Turkey's democracy. Sunday's election is 18 months earlier than it would have been before Erdogan moved them up. Why'd he bump them up? Well, last year he got voters to give the presidency a lot more power. Those powers couldn't kick in until the president's next term, so Erdogan decided there's no time like
More:Turkey Has An Upcoming Election And Somehow Cock Rings Got Involved
Ince: From village to palace?
Ince: From village to palace?
By Karwan Faidhi Dri 12 hours ago
The post-2016 Turkey had been described as a country in which no one dared to say anything against incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he cracked down on his dissidents, following a failed military coup on July 2016 which he barely escaped. But two months ago someone rose, threatening to sit on Erdogan’s throne and wipe out his dreams of one-man rule. This was Muharrem Ince who is running for presidential election on Sunday and has become a source of hope for Erdogan’s detractors. But who is Ince? Where has he been all these years? How does he think about Kurds? What changes can he bring to Turkey?
More:Ince: From village to palace?
By Karwan Faidhi Dri 12 hours ago
The post-2016 Turkey had been described as a country in which no one dared to say anything against incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he cracked down on his dissidents, following a failed military coup on July 2016 which he barely escaped. But two months ago someone rose, threatening to sit on Erdogan’s throne and wipe out his dreams of one-man rule. This was Muharrem Ince who is running for presidential election on Sunday and has become a source of hope for Erdogan’s detractors. But who is Ince? Where has he been all these years? How does he think about Kurds? What changes can he bring to Turkey?
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Opinion: Turkey election must result in rebirth of a nation | Opinion | DW | 23.06.2018
Opinion: Turkey election must result in rebirth of a nation
Sunday’s elections will be a milestone for Turkey. The election must result in the rebirth of a nation ready to heal its wounds. Any other outcome would be catastrophic, writes DW’s Seda Serdar.
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Sunday’s elections will be a milestone for Turkey. The election must result in the rebirth of a nation ready to heal its wounds. Any other outcome would be catastrophic, writes DW’s Seda Serdar.
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Turkey’s strongman might be losing his grip on the country. Here’s why that matters. – ThinkProgress
Turkey’s strongman might be losing his grip on the country. Here’s why that matters.
In a remarkable turn of events, President Erdogan is facing some real competition in Sunday's unpredictable elections.
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In a remarkable turn of events, President Erdogan is facing some real competition in Sunday's unpredictable elections.
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Turkey elections 2018: Latest polls as Erdogan threatened by Ince | World | News | Express.co.uk
Turkey elections 2018: Latest polls as Erdogan threatened by Muharrem Ince
THE Turkey elections will see voters decide whether Recep Tayyip Erdogan retains power as President, as he faces surprise competition from Muharrem Ince. What are the latest opinion polls predicting?
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THE Turkey elections will see voters decide whether Recep Tayyip Erdogan retains power as President, as he faces surprise competition from Muharrem Ince. What are the latest opinion polls predicting?
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Muharrem Ince, the man who could topple Erdogan | World | The Times
Muharrem Ince, the man who could topple Erdogan
If Turkey re-elects President Erdogan on Sunday they will give him huge powers, but a former schoolteacher has emerged as an impressive opponent, Hannah Lucinda Smith writes in Izmir
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If Turkey re-elects President Erdogan on Sunday they will give him huge powers, but a former schoolteacher has emerged as an impressive opponent, Hannah Lucinda Smith writes in Izmir
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Don’t Trust Anybody About Turkey’s Elections – Foreign Policy
Don’t Trust Anybody About Turkey’s Elections
The one thing that's clear about Erdogan's re-election bid is that everything is unclear.
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The one thing that's clear about Erdogan's re-election bid is that everything is unclear.
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Erdogan Rules as Turkey's Mayor, But He May Be Losing the Cities - Bloomberg
Erdogan Rules as Turkey's Mayor, But He May Be Losing the Cities
By Taylan Bilgic
, Firat Kozok
, and Cagan Koc
June 23, 2018, 6:00 AM GMT+2
If the Erdogan era ends, it’s likely to be Turkey’s cities that deliver the knockout blow.
More diverse and less devout than President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s base in the hinterlands, Turkey’s three biggest cities -- Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir -- rejected the 2017 referendum that created the powerful post of president that’s up for grabs in Sunday’s vote.
More:Erdogan Rules as Turkey's Mayor, But He May Be Losing the Cities - Bloomberg
By Taylan Bilgic
, Firat Kozok
, and Cagan Koc
June 23, 2018, 6:00 AM GMT+2
If the Erdogan era ends, it’s likely to be Turkey’s cities that deliver the knockout blow.
More diverse and less devout than President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s base in the hinterlands, Turkey’s three biggest cities -- Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir -- rejected the 2017 referendum that created the powerful post of president that’s up for grabs in Sunday’s vote.
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Will Erdoğan Cheat His Way to Victory? - The Atlantic
Will Erdoğan Cheat His Way to Victory?
Even if Turkey’s opposition curbs election fraud in Sunday’s election, the odds of overcoming his near-absolute control are low.
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Even if Turkey’s opposition curbs election fraud in Sunday’s election, the odds of overcoming his near-absolute control are low.
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Friday, June 22, 2018
Nationalism and piety dominate Turkey's election
Nationalism and piety dominate Turkey’s election
June 22, 2018 10.11pm BST
Turkey goes to the polls to vote for president and parliament on Sunday.
As a scholar of the history and politics of the Middle East, I believe the most striking feature of the campaign is the ideological uniformity displayed by the main parties and their presidential candidates. With the exception of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democracy Party, candidates espouse strong sentiments of activist nationalism, Muslim piety or, sometimes, both.
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June 22, 2018 10.11pm BST
Turkey goes to the polls to vote for president and parliament on Sunday.
As a scholar of the history and politics of the Middle East, I believe the most striking feature of the campaign is the ideological uniformity displayed by the main parties and their presidential candidates. With the exception of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democracy Party, candidates espouse strong sentiments of activist nationalism, Muslim piety or, sometimes, both.
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Turkey’s president Erdogan deserves to lose
Turkey’s president Erdogan deserves to lose
What does a president have to do to destroy the trust of Turks? Debauching the currency, poisoning relations with Europe and America, locking up tens of thousands of innocent people, muzzling the press, reigniting a civil war and fiddling with the constitution to gain the powers of a sultan surely ought to be enough. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has done all that and more in recent years.
More:Turkey’s president Erdogan deserves to lose
What does a president have to do to destroy the trust of Turks? Debauching the currency, poisoning relations with Europe and America, locking up tens of thousands of innocent people, muzzling the press, reigniting a civil war and fiddling with the constitution to gain the powers of a sultan surely ought to be enough. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has done all that and more in recent years.
More:Turkey’s president Erdogan deserves to lose
Facebook favors Erdoğan-related content over opposition news in Turkey - Stockholm Center for Freedom
Facebook favors Erdoğan-related content over opposition news in Turkey
By SCF - June 22, 2018 Share
Turkey’s online news outlet T24 published an article on Friday saying that when they have tried to boost the reach of content on Facebook about the opposition parties in Turkey, particularly news reports on the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş and the country’s main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Muharrem İnce, the social media company responded much later to these types of promotion applications than to any news related to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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By SCF - June 22, 2018 Share
Turkey’s online news outlet T24 published an article on Friday saying that when they have tried to boost the reach of content on Facebook about the opposition parties in Turkey, particularly news reports on the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş and the country’s main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) Muharrem İnce, the social media company responded much later to these types of promotion applications than to any news related to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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Video: Turkey tracks down the opposition, beyond its borders - France 24
Video: Turkey tracks down the opposition, beyond its borders
Ahead of Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey, our reporter went to meet members of the Turkish opposition, who have received little airtime in the state-controlled media. Since the 2016 failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, thousands of opposition supporters have fled Turkey and found refuge in Europe. On the continent, they believed they would be safe and enjoy freedom of speech, but in reality they are forced to live in hiding and fear being arrested.
More:Video: Turkey tracks down the opposition, beyond its borders - France 24
Ahead of Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey, our reporter went to meet members of the Turkish opposition, who have received little airtime in the state-controlled media. Since the 2016 failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, thousands of opposition supporters have fled Turkey and found refuge in Europe. On the continent, they believed they would be safe and enjoy freedom of speech, but in reality they are forced to live in hiding and fear being arrested.
More:Video: Turkey tracks down the opposition, beyond its borders - France 24
Erdogan Seeks Unprecedented Powers in Weekend Vote - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Turkey's All-Powerful President Grabs for More
The elections in Turkey on June 24 will determine President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's future and his legacy. He is currently at the zenith of his power and is looking to add even more. But he remains desperately afraid of losing it all.
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The elections in Turkey on June 24 will determine President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's future and his legacy. He is currently at the zenith of his power and is looking to add even more. But he remains desperately afraid of losing it all.
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Rally In Izmir For Turkish President's Main Rival Has Huge Turnout
Rally In Izmir For Turkish President's Main Rival Has Huge Turnout
June 22, 2018 11:10 GMT
AFP News Agency
The main rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the election set for June 24, Muharrem Ince, held a major campaign rally in the city of Izmir. Organizers claimed that 2.5 million people turned out on June 21, but that could not be independently confirmed. Some polls indicate that Erdogan will not get a majority of the votes in the first round, which would force a run-off on July 8.
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June 22, 2018 11:10 GMT
AFP News Agency
The main rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the election set for June 24, Muharrem Ince, held a major campaign rally in the city of Izmir. Organizers claimed that 2.5 million people turned out on June 21, but that could not be independently confirmed. Some polls indicate that Erdogan will not get a majority of the votes in the first round, which would force a run-off on July 8.
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Some Turks leave country rather than live under Erdogan
These Turks would rather leave their country than continue living under Erdogan
GlobalPost
June 22, 2018 · 10:45 AM EDT
By Marga Zambrana
and Zekine Türkeri
Bilal Dündarlioğlu, a 34-year-old information technology engineer from Niğde, in Turkey’s Central Anatolia region, says he loves his country.
And in the next breath, he explains why he wants to leave.
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GlobalPost
June 22, 2018 · 10:45 AM EDT
By Marga Zambrana
and Zekine Türkeri
Bilal Dündarlioğlu, a 34-year-old information technology engineer from Niğde, in Turkey’s Central Anatolia region, says he loves his country.
And in the next breath, he explains why he wants to leave.
More:Some Turks leave country rather than live under Erdogan
Fake Turkish opposition leaflets distributed in Ankara | Ahval
Fake Turkish opposition leaflets distributed in Ankara
Fake leaflets purporting to have been printed on behalf of opposition political parties have begun appearing in Ankara two days in advance of a crucial snap election, independent news site T24 said .
The counterfeit Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) leaflets, purporting to have been issued by the party’s Ankara youth branch, call for the south of Turkey to be made into a Kurdish state.
The fake leaflets published in the name of the youth branch of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) call for the headscarf to be banned altogether, a reference to the party’s long-abandoned former policy of not allowing headscarved women in universities or to work in the public sector.
More:Fake Turkish opposition leaflets distributed in Ankara | Ahval
Fake leaflets purporting to have been printed on behalf of opposition political parties have begun appearing in Ankara two days in advance of a crucial snap election, independent news site T24 said .
The counterfeit Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) leaflets, purporting to have been issued by the party’s Ankara youth branch, call for the south of Turkey to be made into a Kurdish state.
The fake leaflets published in the name of the youth branch of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) call for the headscarf to be banned altogether, a reference to the party’s long-abandoned former policy of not allowing headscarved women in universities or to work in the public sector.
More:Fake Turkish opposition leaflets distributed in Ankara | Ahval
Portrait of the Orientalist Friedrich Schrader: One of Turkey's Germans - Qantara.de
One of Turkey's Germans
The orientalist and journalist Friedrich Schrader was one of the first and most active cultural mediators between Germany and Turkey. Today, the founder of the "Osmanischer Lloyd" has been largely forgotten. By Ceyda Nurtsch
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The orientalist and journalist Friedrich Schrader was one of the first and most active cultural mediators between Germany and Turkey. Today, the founder of the "Osmanischer Lloyd" has been largely forgotten. By Ceyda Nurtsch
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Turkey Polls: Many Want Erdogan Out but the Youth Hold the Key
Turkey Polls: Many Want Erdogan Out but the Youth Hold the Key
Turkey Polls: Many Want Erdogan Out but the Youth Hold the Key
The Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Turkey are on. All Turkish citizens 18 years of age are eligible to vote but privates and corporals serving in the armed services, students in military schools, and convicts in penal institutions, excluding those convicted of negligent offences, cannot vote.
More:Turkey Polls: Many Want Erdogan Out but the Youth Hold the Key
Turkey Polls: Many Want Erdogan Out but the Youth Hold the Key
The Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Turkey are on. All Turkish citizens 18 years of age are eligible to vote but privates and corporals serving in the armed services, students in military schools, and convicts in penal institutions, excluding those convicted of negligent offences, cannot vote.
More:Turkey Polls: Many Want Erdogan Out but the Youth Hold the Key
'People are smiling again': opposition finds its voice before Turkish elections | World news | The Guardian
'People are smiling again': opposition finds its voice before Turkish elections
Despite a climate of fear after crackdown, opposition rallies have drawn large crowds
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Despite a climate of fear after crackdown, opposition rallies have drawn large crowds
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Muharrem Ince, Can A Former Science Teacher Beat Erdogan? - Worldcrunch
Muharrem Ince, Can A Former Science Teacher Beat Erdogan?
Boris Kálnoky
DIE WELT
2018-06-21
ANKARA — On a recent campaign stop in the eastern city of Van, presidential candidate Muharrem Ince of the social-democratic and secular opposition party CHP made a proposal for how to address the Kurdish problem: Invite all parties to a parliamentary committee, the 54-year-old said, and broadcast the discussions live on television.
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Boris Kálnoky
DIE WELT
2018-06-21
ANKARA — On a recent campaign stop in the eastern city of Van, presidential candidate Muharrem Ince of the social-democratic and secular opposition party CHP made a proposal for how to address the Kurdish problem: Invite all parties to a parliamentary committee, the 54-year-old said, and broadcast the discussions live on television.
More:Muharrem Ince, Can A Former Science Teacher Beat Erdogan? - Worldcrunch
Turkey has a chance to oust Erdogan the tyrant
Turkey has a chance to oust Erdogan the tyrant
By Elisha Maldonado June 21, 2018 | 8:11pm
Turkey has a chance to oust Erdogan the tyrant An election banner of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Getty Images Will Recep Tayyip Erdogan actually, finally, lose? That we’re asking the question at all tells you how much Turkish politics have shifted under the Islamist strongman’s feet. A Bloomberg poll this month found Erdogan clinging to a bare majority ahead of Sunday’s presidential election — but remember: We’re talking about an increasingly authoritarian leader who has found a way to hold on to power and win every election for the last 16 years. Regardless, something’s happening here — and what it is has become clear.
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By Elisha Maldonado June 21, 2018 | 8:11pm
Turkey has a chance to oust Erdogan the tyrant An election banner of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Getty Images Will Recep Tayyip Erdogan actually, finally, lose? That we’re asking the question at all tells you how much Turkish politics have shifted under the Islamist strongman’s feet. A Bloomberg poll this month found Erdogan clinging to a bare majority ahead of Sunday’s presidential election — but remember: We’re talking about an increasingly authoritarian leader who has found a way to hold on to power and win every election for the last 16 years. Regardless, something’s happening here — and what it is has become clear.
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Bending the Internet: Turkey Tests the Limits of Online Control
Bending the Internet: Turkey Tests the Limits of Online Control
Since the Gezi Park protests in 2013 and the attempted military coup in 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party have stepped up their efforts to monitor and control internet use. Erdogan's administration has launched bots, harassed members of the opposition online, passed tighter laws and developed domestic apps to better police the internet. Despite these efforts, the Turkish president will probably never reach the same level of control over cyberspace that his counterparts in Iran and China have attained. As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has gradually consolidated his power over the past 15 years, he has steadily increased his control over the internet as well. Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) initially limited their online interventions to filtering content they labeled objectionable, such as pornography and depictions of homosexuality.
More:Bending the Internet: Turkey Tests the Limits of Online Control
Since the Gezi Park protests in 2013 and the attempted military coup in 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party have stepped up their efforts to monitor and control internet use. Erdogan's administration has launched bots, harassed members of the opposition online, passed tighter laws and developed domestic apps to better police the internet. Despite these efforts, the Turkish president will probably never reach the same level of control over cyberspace that his counterparts in Iran and China have attained. As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has gradually consolidated his power over the past 15 years, he has steadily increased his control over the internet as well. Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) initially limited their online interventions to filtering content they labeled objectionable, such as pornography and depictions of homosexuality.
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As Turkey Faces Economic Troubles, Syrian Refugees Are No Longer Welcome
As Turkey Faces Economic Troubles, Syrian Refugees Are No Longer Welcome
By Abdullah Ayasun Last updated Jun 21, 2018
Turkey is heading for parliamentary and presidential elections, the issue of Syrian refugees has become a central topic of the political debate as opposition parties and presidential candidates pledge to revisit Ankara’s policy toward Syrians.
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By Abdullah Ayasun Last updated Jun 21, 2018
Turkey is heading for parliamentary and presidential elections, the issue of Syrian refugees has become a central topic of the political debate as opposition parties and presidential candidates pledge to revisit Ankara’s policy toward Syrians.
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Turkey re-ups Ballard Partners lobbying contract – Florida Politics
Turkey re-ups Ballard Partners lobbying contract
Drew Wilson
Ballard Partners added a load of lobbying clients after an expansion to Washington D.C. last year; one of the biggest was pleased enough to ink another contract with the firm.
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Drew Wilson
Ballard Partners added a load of lobbying clients after an expansion to Washington D.C. last year; one of the biggest was pleased enough to ink another contract with the firm.
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Could Turkey′s opposition reset ties with the EU? | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 22.06.2018
Could Turkey's opposition reset ties with the EU?
Turkey's main opposition party is giving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan his biggest challenge in years. Can they win the election — and win back Brussels? Teri Schultz visits the CHP's EU headquarters.
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Turkey's main opposition party is giving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan his biggest challenge in years. Can they win the election — and win back Brussels? Teri Schultz visits the CHP's EU headquarters.
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Bully-boy Erdoğan is a threat to Turkey – and the world | Simon Tisdall | Opinion | The Guardian
Bully-boy Erdoğan is a threat to Turkey – and the world Simon Tisdall
The Turkish president is a dictator in all but name. Turkish voters should kick him out
The prospect of a triumphantly re-elected Recep Tayyip Erdoğan armed with sweeping new presidential powers is deeply alarming to many Turks, but it is also a scary prospect for the international community. Since taking national office 15 years ago, Erdoğan has turned from neighbourhood bully-boy into geostrategic threat. Under his choleric, resentful tutelage, Turkey has ceased to be a reliable friend of Europe and the US. If he gets his way in Sunday’s polls, Erdoğan, a dictator in all but name, is likely to foment further instability in Syria and throughout the Middle East region.
More:Bully-boy Erdoğan is a threat to Turkey – and the world | Simon Tisdall | Opinion | The Guardian
The Turkish president is a dictator in all but name. Turkish voters should kick him out
The prospect of a triumphantly re-elected Recep Tayyip Erdoğan armed with sweeping new presidential powers is deeply alarming to many Turks, but it is also a scary prospect for the international community. Since taking national office 15 years ago, Erdoğan has turned from neighbourhood bully-boy into geostrategic threat. Under his choleric, resentful tutelage, Turkey has ceased to be a reliable friend of Europe and the US. If he gets his way in Sunday’s polls, Erdoğan, a dictator in all but name, is likely to foment further instability in Syria and throughout the Middle East region.
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Thursday, June 21, 2018
Meet the mysterious social media team behind Turkey' opposition leader
Meet the mysterious social media team behind Turkey' opposition leader
READ IN: Türkçe
Pinar Tremblay June 21, 2018
Article Summary
Turkey's most popular opposition candidate, Muharrem Ince, owes a good part of his success so far to his mysterious social media team, which granted Al-Monitor an interview.
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READ IN: Türkçe
Pinar Tremblay June 21, 2018
Article Summary
Turkey's most popular opposition candidate, Muharrem Ince, owes a good part of his success so far to his mysterious social media team, which granted Al-Monitor an interview.
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bne IntelliNews - Turkish Elections: Expect the unexpected
Turkish Elections: Expect the unexpected
By Timothy Ash June 21, 2018
Turkey heads to the polls this Sunday, June 24, for joint parliamentary and presidential elections, with a run-off vote for the presidency pencilled in for July 8, assuming no single candidate secures the required 50%-plus-one-vote victory in the first-round contest. Against this context, I thought it useful to provide a few of my thoughts on these elections—having now had a 20-year long tour of duty covering Turkey.
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By Timothy Ash June 21, 2018
Turkey heads to the polls this Sunday, June 24, for joint parliamentary and presidential elections, with a run-off vote for the presidency pencilled in for July 8, assuming no single candidate secures the required 50%-plus-one-vote victory in the first-round contest. Against this context, I thought it useful to provide a few of my thoughts on these elections—having now had a 20-year long tour of duty covering Turkey.
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Has Erdogan Engineered His Own Downfall?
The End of the Erdogan Era?
Turkey's Strongman May Have Engineered His Own Downfall
By Aaron Stein
On Sunday, Turks will go to the polls in both presidential and parliamentary elections. They will be the first elections since last April’s constitutional referendum, which endowed the office of the presidency with considerable powers and freed it from most checks on its authority.
More:Has Erdogan Engineered His Own Downfall?
On Sunday, Turks will go to the polls in both presidential and parliamentary elections. They will be the first elections since last April’s constitutional referendum, which endowed the office of the presidency with considerable powers and freed it from most checks on its authority.
Turkey's Strongman May Have Engineered His Own Downfall
By Aaron Stein
On Sunday, Turks will go to the polls in both presidential and parliamentary elections. They will be the first elections since last April’s constitutional referendum, which endowed the office of the presidency with considerable powers and freed it from most checks on its authority.
More:Has Erdogan Engineered His Own Downfall?
On Sunday, Turks will go to the polls in both presidential and parliamentary elections. They will be the first elections since last April’s constitutional referendum, which endowed the office of the presidency with considerable powers and freed it from most checks on its authority.
Turkey: Opposition alliance against Erdogan | All media content | DW | 21.06.2018
Turkey: Opposition alliance against Erdogan
Ahead of Turkey's elections, the country's main opposition parties have united to prevent the reelection of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Pollsters say they have a realistic chance of succeeding
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Ahead of Turkey's elections, the country's main opposition parties have united to prevent the reelection of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Pollsters say they have a realistic chance of succeeding
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Four Things to Know Ahead of Turkey's June 24 Elections | Time
Four Things to Watch in Turkey's Elections
This Sunday, June 24, Turkey’s citizens will cast two ballots, one for the presidency and other for the parliament. Opinion polls suggest a tight race for what is a historic election for both Turkey and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
More:Four Things to Know Ahead of Turkey's June 24 Elections | Time
This Sunday, June 24, Turkey’s citizens will cast two ballots, one for the presidency and other for the parliament. Opinion polls suggest a tight race for what is a historic election for both Turkey and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Lackluster Erdogan Campaign Faces Rejuvenated Opposition in Turkey
Lackluster Erdogan Campaign Faces Rejuvenated Opposition in Turkey
June 21, 2018 3:00 PM Dorian Jones
ISTANBUL — Ahead of the general and presidential elections set for June 24, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has acknowledged his ruling AKP could lose its parliamentary majority. The rare admission comes as missteps and a perceived lackluster performance have beset Erdogan's campaign.
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June 21, 2018 3:00 PM Dorian Jones
ISTANBUL — Ahead of the general and presidential elections set for June 24, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has acknowledged his ruling AKP could lose its parliamentary majority. The rare admission comes as missteps and a perceived lackluster performance have beset Erdogan's campaign.
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Turkish opposition plans half a million election vote monitors | Euronews
Turkish opposition plans half a million election vote monitors
By REUTERS
last updated: 21/06/2018
By Tuvan Gumrukcu
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s main opposition parties and NGOs said they plan to deploy more than half a million monitors and volunteers at ballot boxes across the country to prevent fraud in Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections.
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By REUTERS
last updated: 21/06/2018
By Tuvan Gumrukcu
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s main opposition parties and NGOs said they plan to deploy more than half a million monitors and volunteers at ballot boxes across the country to prevent fraud in Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections.
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How to fix a Turkish election | Ahval
How to fix a Turkish election
There has long been an elephant in the room when we talk about the Turkish elections. Turkey has a long democratic history and a strong democratic culture, and up until the 2014 local elections, few believed that a government would resort to vote-rigging.
More:How to fix a Turkish election | Ahval
There has long been an elephant in the room when we talk about the Turkish elections. Turkey has a long democratic history and a strong democratic culture, and up until the 2014 local elections, few believed that a government would resort to vote-rigging.
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With Twitter, Google, YouTube, Turkey’s opposition overcomes media blackout - France 24
With Twitter, Google, YouTube, Turkey’s opposition overcomes media blackout
Text by Leela JACINTO
Latest update : 2018-06-21
With most Turkish TV stations controlled by the government or its supporters, the opposition has been forced to find ingenious, often funny, ways to beat the media blackout and bias ahead of Sunday’s vote. But will the jokes work?
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Text by Leela JACINTO
Latest update : 2018-06-21
With most Turkish TV stations controlled by the government or its supporters, the opposition has been forced to find ingenious, often funny, ways to beat the media blackout and bias ahead of Sunday’s vote. But will the jokes work?
More:With Twitter, Google, YouTube, Turkey’s opposition overcomes media blackout - France 24
Turkey to Build the World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm
Turkey to Build the World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm
Ankara, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Turkey''s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources opened the bidding deadline to build what will be the largest offshore wind power farm in the world and the first in the country of this type.
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Ankara, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) Turkey''s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources opened the bidding deadline to build what will be the largest offshore wind power farm in the world and the first in the country of this type.
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Shocking price jump in Turkish onions makes voters' eyes water
Shocking price jump in Turkish onions makes voters' eyes water
Amberin Zaman (Turkey Pulse) June 21, 2018
Article Summary
The price of onions, the quintessential Turkish staple, has shot up days before Turkey's parliamentary and presidential elections, sparking outrage that may benefit the opposition and feeding conspiracy theories left and right.
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Amberin Zaman (Turkey Pulse) June 21, 2018
Article Summary
The price of onions, the quintessential Turkish staple, has shot up days before Turkey's parliamentary and presidential elections, sparking outrage that may benefit the opposition and feeding conspiracy theories left and right.
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How Nietzsche Explains Turkey - The Atlantic
How Nietzsche Explains Turkey
Erdoğan is counting on his resentment-fueled political movement to deliver him to victory in the upcoming elections.
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Erdoğan is counting on his resentment-fueled political movement to deliver him to victory in the upcoming elections.
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Turkey's June 24 elections are about checks and balances | Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Al Jazeera
Turkey's June 24 elections are about checks and balances
The early call of the elections in Turkey had some unintended consequences, including uniting the opposition.
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The early call of the elections in Turkey had some unintended consequences, including uniting the opposition.
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Erdogan Enters Turkish Elections with More Power but Less Support - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Erdogan Enters Turkish Elections with More Power but Less Support
Soner Cagaptay
Axios
June 20, 2018
The president will probably become even more authoritarian in the coming months, knowing that a majority of citizens would vote him out in a fair election.
Opinion polls suggest a tight race in Sunday’s Turkish elections, when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces off against two opposition candidates. The winner will enter office with new presidential powers, granted by an April 2017 referendum.
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Soner Cagaptay
Axios
June 20, 2018
The president will probably become even more authoritarian in the coming months, knowing that a majority of citizens would vote him out in a fair election.
Opinion polls suggest a tight race in Sunday’s Turkish elections, when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces off against two opposition candidates. The winner will enter office with new presidential powers, granted by an April 2017 referendum.
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Turkey elections explained: Could Erdogan really lose? - CNN
Could Erdogan lose? What to know about Turkey's elections
By Gul Tuysuz, CNN
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)Turkish voters head to the polls Sunday in transformative elections that will usher in a new system of government, giving sweeping new powers to whoever wins the presidency.
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By Gul Tuysuz, CNN
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)Turkish voters head to the polls Sunday in transformative elections that will usher in a new system of government, giving sweeping new powers to whoever wins the presidency.
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What Turkey’s high-stakes elections mean for the West - Axios
What Turkey’s high-stakes elections mean for the West
Turkey is slated to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24. The current leadership has moved the vote forward by 16 months in the hopes of avoiding fallout from a badly deteriorating economy.
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Turkey is slated to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24. The current leadership has moved the vote forward by 16 months in the hopes of avoiding fallout from a badly deteriorating economy.
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Turkey’s opposition might actually have a chance – POLITICO
Turkey’s opposition might actually have a chance
Firebrand physics teacher brings the fight to Erdoğan in Sunday’s snap election.
By Zia Weise
6/21/18, 4:00 AM CET
Updated 6/21/18, 11:41 AM CET
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s opposition, long written off as toothless, has rediscovered its bite.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s challengers are gaining momentum ahead of a snap election Sunday — their confidence buoyed by the energetic campaign of Muharrem Ince, a firebrand politician and former physics teacher who has become Erdoğan’s foremost rival in the race for Turkey’s presidency.
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Firebrand physics teacher brings the fight to Erdoğan in Sunday’s snap election.
By Zia Weise
6/21/18, 4:00 AM CET
Updated 6/21/18, 11:41 AM CET
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s opposition, long written off as toothless, has rediscovered its bite.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s challengers are gaining momentum ahead of a snap election Sunday — their confidence buoyed by the energetic campaign of Muharrem Ince, a firebrand politician and former physics teacher who has become Erdoğan’s foremost rival in the race for Turkey’s presidency.
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Turkey election: will Erdogan’s power grab backfire? | Financial Times
Turkey election: will Erdogan’s power grab backfire?
An energised opposition believes it can use Sunday’s polls to thwart the president as he moves to tighten control over the country © Reuters Share on Twitter (opens new window) Share on Facebook (opens new window) Share on LinkedIn (opens new window) Save Save to myFT Laura Pitel in Ankara 7 HOURS AGO Print this page11 Recep Tayyip Erdogan has never appeared more powerful. And yet Turkey’s president has also rarely looked more vulnerable than he does before polls on Sunday that were designed to cement his hold on power.
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An energised opposition believes it can use Sunday’s polls to thwart the president as he moves to tighten control over the country © Reuters Share on Twitter (opens new window) Share on Facebook (opens new window) Share on LinkedIn (opens new window) Save Save to myFT Laura Pitel in Ankara 7 HOURS AGO Print this page11 Recep Tayyip Erdogan has never appeared more powerful. And yet Turkey’s president has also rarely looked more vulnerable than he does before polls on Sunday that were designed to cement his hold on power.
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Despite the odds, Turkey's opposition mounts tough... | NEWSTAGE
Despite the odds, Turkey’s opposition mounts tough…
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s airwaves and billboards are dominated by speeches and campaign ads for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections, drowning out the opposition candidates in a country where the media is strongly biased in favor of the government.
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s airwaves and billboards are dominated by speeches and campaign ads for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections, drowning out the opposition candidates in a country where the media is strongly biased in favor of the government.
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Turkey strikes back, taxing $1.8 billion worth of US goods | Financial Post
Turkey strikes back, taxing $1.8 billion worth of US goods
June 21, 2018
1:02 AM EDT
WASHINGTON — Turkey is imposing tariffs on nearly two dozen U.S. products, ranging from cars to sunscreen, to strike back at Washington’s sanctions on imported steel and aluminum.
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June 21, 2018
1:02 AM EDT
WASHINGTON — Turkey is imposing tariffs on nearly two dozen U.S. products, ranging from cars to sunscreen, to strike back at Washington’s sanctions on imported steel and aluminum.
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Turkey election: Expats play decisive role in Erdogan vote - BBC News
Turkey election: Expats play decisive role in Erdogan vote
By Jenny Hill BBC Berlin correspondent
21 June 2018
Eyebrows furrowed, feet hesitantly tapping, the Turkish choir of Berlin gets to grips with a new piece of music. They've been singing songs of heartbreak and history here for more than 30 years. Men and women for whom two countries, Germany and Turkey, will always feel like home.
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By Jenny Hill BBC Berlin correspondent
21 June 2018
Eyebrows furrowed, feet hesitantly tapping, the Turkish choir of Berlin gets to grips with a new piece of music. They've been singing songs of heartbreak and history here for more than 30 years. Men and women for whom two countries, Germany and Turkey, will always feel like home.
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Why Turkey and the United States Can't Get Along
Why Turkey and the United States Can't Get Along
The relationship between the United States and Turkey just keeps getting worse. The two countries have clashed repeatedly in recent years over the conflict in Syria, over Turkey's friendship with Russia and over Islamist cleric Fethullah Gulen, who the Turkish government claims was involved in the country's attempted coup in 2016. And if Turkey continues refusing to compromise on key U.S. demands, the already poor relationship could
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The relationship between the United States and Turkey just keeps getting worse. The two countries have clashed repeatedly in recent years over the conflict in Syria, over Turkey's friendship with Russia and over Islamist cleric Fethullah Gulen, who the Turkish government claims was involved in the country's attempted coup in 2016. And if Turkey continues refusing to compromise on key U.S. demands, the already poor relationship could
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Erdogan's Grip on Turkey Is Loosening Even in His Black Sea Home - Bloomberg
Erdogan's Grip on Turkey Is Loosening Even in His Black Sea Home
By Ugur Yilmaz
and Constantine Courcoulas
June 21, 2018, 4:00 AM GMT+2
With the most consequential election in Turkish history only days away, nowhere is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s grip on the nation more complete than in the lands from which he hails. On the 20-kilometer (12-mile) drive from Rize to Erdogan’s hometown of Guneysu, perched in the green rolling hills overlooking Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, his presence dominates the landscape.
More:Erdogan's Grip on Turkey Is Loosening Even in His Black Sea Home - Bloomberg
By Ugur Yilmaz
and Constantine Courcoulas
June 21, 2018, 4:00 AM GMT+2
With the most consequential election in Turkish history only days away, nowhere is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s grip on the nation more complete than in the lands from which he hails. On the 20-kilometer (12-mile) drive from Rize to Erdogan’s hometown of Guneysu, perched in the green rolling hills overlooking Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, his presence dominates the landscape.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Unfair play: Central government spending under Turkey’s AK Party
Unfair play: Central government spending under Turkey’s AK Party
Melani Cammett and Davide Luca
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
On June 24, Turkey will go to early presidential and parliamentary polls. The snap elections come amidst significant macroeconomic turmoil. In May, inflation climbed more than 12 percent on an annual basis, while the Turkish lira has lost almost 20 percent against the dollar and the euro since the start of the year. International analysts such as Moody’s are significantly reconsidering growth rates forecasts. This macroeconomic deterioration follows a general slide in the quality of the country’s
economic and political institutions.
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Melani Cammett and Davide Luca
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
On June 24, Turkey will go to early presidential and parliamentary polls. The snap elections come amidst significant macroeconomic turmoil. In May, inflation climbed more than 12 percent on an annual basis, while the Turkish lira has lost almost 20 percent against the dollar and the euro since the start of the year. International analysts such as Moody’s are significantly reconsidering growth rates forecasts. This macroeconomic deterioration follows a general slide in the quality of the country’s
economic and political institutions.
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Why Turks keep billions 'under the pillow'
Why Turks keep billions 'under the pillow'
READ IN: Türkçe
Mustafa Sonmez June 20, 2018
Article Summary
Amid waning confidence in Turkey’s economic prospects, many Turks have come to shun the financial system and keep their savings at home.
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Mustafa Sonmez June 20, 2018
Article Summary
Amid waning confidence in Turkey’s economic prospects, many Turks have come to shun the financial system and keep their savings at home.
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Turkish electoral authorities remove key vote security measure | Ahval
Turkish electoral authorities remove key vote security measure
With four days to go until snap elections on June 24, Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) have decided to remove the necessity for votes to be stamped by ballot box officials to count, opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet wrote .
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With four days to go until snap elections on June 24, Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) have decided to remove the necessity for votes to be stamped by ballot box officials to count, opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet wrote .
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Turkey's Syrian refugees hot-topic issue in upcoming election | Turkey News | Al Jazeera
Turkey's Syrian refugees hot-topic issue in upcoming election
As the Turkish economy slows down and people are getting ready to elect new leadership, the presence of millions of Syrian refugees living in the country returns to the fore.
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As the Turkish economy slows down and people are getting ready to elect new leadership, the presence of millions of Syrian refugees living in the country returns to the fore.
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Erdogan's Election Rivals Struggle to Be Heard in Turkey's Media | World News | US News
Erdogan's Election Rivals Struggle to Be Heard in Turkey's Media
June 20, 2018, at 10:44 a.m. M
By Ece Toksabay and Ali Kucukgocmen
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's main state-run TV station devoted 67 hours of airtime to President Tayyip Erdogan and his AK Party last month in the run-up to elections, according to two opposition members of television watchdog RTUK.
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June 20, 2018, at 10:44 a.m. M
By Ece Toksabay and Ali Kucukgocmen
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's main state-run TV station devoted 67 hours of airtime to President Tayyip Erdogan and his AK Party last month in the run-up to elections, according to two opposition members of television watchdog RTUK.
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There Is Hope for Democracy in Turkey, Even If Erdogan Wins Again - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
There Is Hope for Democracy in Turkey, Even If Erdogan Wins Again
Soner Cagaptay
Sigma Insight Turkey
June 20, 2018
Three ascending candidates are whittling away at Erdogan's base, posing a long-term challenge to his rule even if they can't unseat him in this election.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces stiff competition from his opponents, including main opposition Republican Peoples Party (CHP) candidate Muharrem Ince and Iyi (Good) Party leader Meral Aksener, in Sunday’s elections, when the Turks will vote for a president and also the parliament. Odds are stacked in Erdogan’s favor: polls are held under a state of emergency; pro-Erdogan businesses control around 90 percent of the media; the government can censor online content; and a new electoral law will staff election-monitoring bodies with government appointees vice the independent monitors in past elections.
More:There Is Hope for Democracy in Turkey, Even If Erdogan Wins Again - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Soner Cagaptay
Sigma Insight Turkey
June 20, 2018
Three ascending candidates are whittling away at Erdogan's base, posing a long-term challenge to his rule even if they can't unseat him in this election.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces stiff competition from his opponents, including main opposition Republican Peoples Party (CHP) candidate Muharrem Ince and Iyi (Good) Party leader Meral Aksener, in Sunday’s elections, when the Turks will vote for a president and also the parliament. Odds are stacked in Erdogan’s favor: polls are held under a state of emergency; pro-Erdogan businesses control around 90 percent of the media; the government can censor online content; and a new electoral law will staff election-monitoring bodies with government appointees vice the independent monitors in past elections.
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Ahead Of Turkey's Election, Rising Inflation And Weakening Currency Loom : NPR
Ahead Of Turkey's Election, Rising Inflation And Weakening Currency Loom
June 20, 20184:27 PM ET
Heard on All Things Considered
Peter Kenyon - Square
The Turkish president is holding elections next week in an attempt to win a new term in an already powerful presidency. But Turkey's economy is worrying voters.
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June 20, 20184:27 PM ET
Heard on All Things Considered
Peter Kenyon - Square
The Turkish president is holding elections next week in an attempt to win a new term in an already powerful presidency. But Turkey's economy is worrying voters.
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Turkey's youth: the last hope for democracy? - The National
Turkey's youth: the last hope for democracy?
1.5 million young Turks are expected to vote for the first time on Sunday
Stephen Starr
June 20, 2018
Philosophy student Şafak Küçüksezer was due to submit an assignment about totalitarian states and the moral dilemmas presented in Watchmen, a dystopian comic book series, the morning in March when police raided his home. "The search of the house and the expropriation of my external hard drive, laptop and cell phone took about two hours," he recalls. "One of the officers was actually reading my copy of Watchmen as I was taken away."
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1.5 million young Turks are expected to vote for the first time on Sunday
Stephen Starr
June 20, 2018
Philosophy student Şafak Küçüksezer was due to submit an assignment about totalitarian states and the moral dilemmas presented in Watchmen, a dystopian comic book series, the morning in March when police raided his home. "The search of the house and the expropriation of my external hard drive, laptop and cell phone took about two hours," he recalls. "One of the officers was actually reading my copy of Watchmen as I was taken away."
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces tough challenge - NZ Herald
Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces tough challenge
21 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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The voters who have kept Recep Tayyip Erdogan in power for the last 15 years come from places like Elmalik. Nestled at the foot of the mountains an hour's ferry ride from Istanbul, life in the village centres around the mosque and three tea shops in the main square.
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21 Jun, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read
The voters who have kept Recep Tayyip Erdogan in power for the last 15 years come from places like Elmalik. Nestled at the foot of the mountains an hour's ferry ride from Istanbul, life in the village centres around the mosque and three tea shops in the main square.
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‘Our choice is West,’ CHP presidential candidate İnce says
‘Our choice is West,’ CHP presidential candidate İnce says
ISTANBUL
‘Our choice is West,’ CHP presidential candidate İnce says
Muharrem İnce, the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) presidential candidate, has vowed to repair Turkey’s strained ties with the European Union, stressing their “choice is the West.”
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ISTANBUL
‘Our choice is West,’ CHP presidential candidate İnce says
Muharrem İnce, the main opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) presidential candidate, has vowed to repair Turkey’s strained ties with the European Union, stressing their “choice is the West.”
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Turkish vote-buying may not mean Erdoğan win – CSM | Ahval
Turkish vote-buying may not mean Erdoğan win – CSM
Turkey’s June elections have been preceded by vote-buying on a colossal scale, with money for pensioners and incentives for home-buyers.
But, despite the windfall, all is not well for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the government he has headed for a decade and a half. A $5.5 billion social handout is putting further stress on an economy and its currency, the lira, which has slumped more than 20 percent this year, the Christian Science Monitor said.
More:Turkish vote-buying may not mean Erdoğan win – CSM | Ahval
Turkey’s June elections have been preceded by vote-buying on a colossal scale, with money for pensioners and incentives for home-buyers.
But, despite the windfall, all is not well for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the government he has headed for a decade and a half. A $5.5 billion social handout is putting further stress on an economy and its currency, the lira, which has slumped more than 20 percent this year, the Christian Science Monitor said.
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Could Erdogan lose? What to know about Turkey's elections - KTVQ.com | Q2 | Continuous News Coverage | Billings, MT
Could Erdogan lose? What to know about Turkey's elections
Posted: Jun 20, 2018 3:00 PM
Updated: Jun 20, 2018 6:22 PM
By Gul Tuysuz CNN
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- Turkish voters head to the polls Sunday in transformative elections that will usher in a new system of government, giving sweeping new powers to whoever wins the presidency.
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Posted: Jun 20, 2018 3:00 PM
Updated: Jun 20, 2018 6:22 PM
By Gul Tuysuz CNN
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- Turkish voters head to the polls Sunday in transformative elections that will usher in a new system of government, giving sweeping new powers to whoever wins the presidency.
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Erdogan gave 30,000 Syrians citizenship — now it’s payback time at Turkey elections | World | The Times
Erdogan gave 30,000 Syrians citizenship — now it’s payback time at Turkey elections
Hannah Lucinda Smith, Istanbul June 20 2018, 5:00pm
President Erdogan has positioned himself as one of the only candidates supporting refugees in Turkey President Erdogan has positioned himself as one of the only candidates supporting refugees in Turkey RDJAN SUKI/EPA President Erdogan is hoping to secure the votes of tens of thousands of Syrian refugees who have been granted citizenship in Turkey in elections this weekend.
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Hannah Lucinda Smith, Istanbul June 20 2018, 5:00pm
President Erdogan has positioned himself as one of the only candidates supporting refugees in Turkey President Erdogan has positioned himself as one of the only candidates supporting refugees in Turkey RDJAN SUKI/EPA President Erdogan is hoping to secure the votes of tens of thousands of Syrian refugees who have been granted citizenship in Turkey in elections this weekend.
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Turkey’s economy needs reliability and peace | openDemocracy
Turkey’s economy needs reliability and peace
Sezai Temelli and Pervin Buldan 20 June 2018
The manifesto pledge on the economy of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in the Turkish elections on June 24.
Turkey is preparing for an election of historic importance to be held on June 24, 2018. The AKP during 16 years in power have created a rent-seeking economy through the exploitation of labor and nature only to benefit its own supporters. It was the shopping malls, chain markets and contractors supporting the government that benefited and thrived, not the workers, civil servants, retirees, farmers, tradespersons. As the foreign debt continued to grow, the AKP government continuously wasted economic resources in luxury, in more construction, in arms and war.
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Sezai Temelli and Pervin Buldan 20 June 2018
The manifesto pledge on the economy of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in the Turkish elections on June 24.
Turkey is preparing for an election of historic importance to be held on June 24, 2018. The AKP during 16 years in power have created a rent-seeking economy through the exploitation of labor and nature only to benefit its own supporters. It was the shopping malls, chain markets and contractors supporting the government that benefited and thrived, not the workers, civil servants, retirees, farmers, tradespersons. As the foreign debt continued to grow, the AKP government continuously wasted economic resources in luxury, in more construction, in arms and war.
More:Turkey’s economy needs reliability and peace | openDemocracy
Electioneering in Turkish Kurdistan: Masters of the blame game - Qantara.de
Masters of the blame game
With elections imminent, the Turkish government and the Kurdish opposition are emphasising their peaceful intentions, yet the Kurdish conflict remains entrenched. A visit to Diyarbakir and Cizre on the Syrian border reveals the deep-seated antagonism and just how far both sides are from a reconciliation. By Ulrich von Schwerin
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With elections imminent, the Turkish government and the Kurdish opposition are emphasising their peaceful intentions, yet the Kurdish conflict remains entrenched. A visit to Diyarbakir and Cizre on the Syrian border reveals the deep-seated antagonism and just how far both sides are from a reconciliation. By Ulrich von Schwerin
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Some Turks may vote for HDP not because they like it
Some Turks may vote for HDP not because they like it
One of the key factors in Turkey’s early elections on June 24 is whether the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) will be able to exceed the 10 percent national threshold, which is necessary in order for it to enter parliament as a group. The difference between the HDP getting into parliament or not is estimated to be around 60 seats in the 600-seat parliament, and that difference could determine whether the alliance led by President Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) will be able to secure a majority in the legislative body.
More:Some Turks may vote for HDP not because they like it
One of the key factors in Turkey’s early elections on June 24 is whether the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) will be able to exceed the 10 percent national threshold, which is necessary in order for it to enter parliament as a group. The difference between the HDP getting into parliament or not is estimated to be around 60 seats in the 600-seat parliament, and that difference could determine whether the alliance led by President Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) will be able to secure a majority in the legislative body.
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Five scenarios for Turkey's finely-balanced polls
Five scenarios for Turkey's finely-balanced polls
[Agence-France Presse]
by Stuart WILLIAMS
Agence-France Presse20 June 2018
Sunday's election focus will be on whether longterm leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan can win the presidency in the first round and if his ruling party keeps its parliamentary majority
The outcome is far from certain in Turkey's elections Sunday, seen as the biggest test for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the ballot box in his one-and-a-half decades in power.
Parliamentary and presidential polls are being held on the same day for the first time in Turkey's history, under a new constitution that also grants the incoming president greater powers.
More:Five scenarios for Turkey's finely-balanced polls
[Agence-France Presse]
by Stuart WILLIAMS
Agence-France Presse20 June 2018
Sunday's election focus will be on whether longterm leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan can win the presidency in the first round and if his ruling party keeps its parliamentary majority
The outcome is far from certain in Turkey's elections Sunday, seen as the biggest test for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the ballot box in his one-and-a-half decades in power.
Parliamentary and presidential polls are being held on the same day for the first time in Turkey's history, under a new constitution that also grants the incoming president greater powers.
More:Five scenarios for Turkey's finely-balanced polls
Refugees Stoke Turkish Anger, Roiling Erdogan Election Campaign - Bloomberg
Refugees Stoke Turkish Anger, Roiling Erdogan Election Campaign
By Cagan Koc
, Asli Kandemir
, and Selcan Hacaoglu
June 20, 2018, 4:00 AM GMT+2
3.5 million displaced Syrians have arrived in Turkey
Voters say they’re growing more impatient as economy struggles
The year’s most explosive political issue -- refugees -- has shaken up Turkey’s campaign landscape.
Heading into elections on June 24, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is at risk of losing supporters angry over the 3.5 million displaced Syrians who have set up house in Turkey.
More:Refugees Stoke Turkish Anger, Roiling Erdogan Election Campaign - Bloomberg
By Cagan Koc
, Asli Kandemir
, and Selcan Hacaoglu
June 20, 2018, 4:00 AM GMT+2
3.5 million displaced Syrians have arrived in Turkey
Voters say they’re growing more impatient as economy struggles
The year’s most explosive political issue -- refugees -- has shaken up Turkey’s campaign landscape.
Heading into elections on June 24, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is at risk of losing supporters angry over the 3.5 million displaced Syrians who have set up house in Turkey.
More:Refugees Stoke Turkish Anger, Roiling Erdogan Election Campaign - Bloomberg
Young Turkish voters show deep divisions of Erdogan era
Young Turkish voters show deep divisions of Erdogan era
20.06.2018
Eighteen-year-old student Sena Su Baysal, a first-time voter in Turkey's election on Sunday, can't remember life before President Tayyip Erdogan took power, but she wishes she had grown up in those earlier times.
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20.06.2018
Eighteen-year-old student Sena Su Baysal, a first-time voter in Turkey's election on Sunday, can't remember life before President Tayyip Erdogan took power, but she wishes she had grown up in those earlier times.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Challenger in Turkey Vote Takes Campaign to Erdogan's Backyard
Challenger in Turkey Vote Takes Campaign to Erdogan's Backyard
June 19, 2018 9:29 AM
Dorian Jones
ISTANBUL —
Turkey goes to the polls Sunday, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing his toughest test in his 16 years in power.
Challenger Muharrem Ince’s platform of breaking down Turkey’s deep political divides, especially between the religious and secular, have seen him reaching out beyond his pro-secular CHP party’s base. An increasingly confident Ince has even begun courting voters in Erdogan’s backyard.
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June 19, 2018 9:29 AM
Dorian Jones
ISTANBUL —
Turkey goes to the polls Sunday, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing his toughest test in his 16 years in power.
Challenger Muharrem Ince’s platform of breaking down Turkey’s deep political divides, especially between the religious and secular, have seen him reaching out beyond his pro-secular CHP party’s base. An increasingly confident Ince has even begun courting voters in Erdogan’s backyard.
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US Senate prohibits sale of F-35 to NATO ally Turkey
US Senate prohibits sale of F-35 to NATO ally Turkey
By Dan Alexe Contributing Editor, New Europe
The U.S. Senate has approved a major defense bill that would block the sale of U.S. F-35 fighter jets to Turkey unless it abandons a deal to buy S-400 missile-defense systems from Russia.
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By Dan Alexe Contributing Editor, New Europe
The U.S. Senate has approved a major defense bill that would block the sale of U.S. F-35 fighter jets to Turkey unless it abandons a deal to buy S-400 missile-defense systems from Russia.
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Spotlight: Turkey's Erdogan faces tough battle in elections as polls predict tight race - Xinhua | English.news.cn
Spotlight: Turkey's Erdogan faces tough battle in elections as polls predict tight race
Source: Xinhua| 2018-06-20 02:10:27|Editor: yan
by Burak Akinci
ANKARA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fighting a tough battle against a unified and reinvigorated opposition in the upcoming elections as several polls predicted a close race.
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Source: Xinhua| 2018-06-20 02:10:27|Editor: yan
by Burak Akinci
ANKARA, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fighting a tough battle against a unified and reinvigorated opposition in the upcoming elections as several polls predicted a close race.
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Turkey could stage fresh election if alliance loses parliament: Erdogan ally | Reuters
Turkey could stage fresh election if alliance loses parliament: Erdogan ally
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey could stage another election if the alliance between President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party and the nationalist MHP party cannot form a majority in parliament after Sunday’s vote, the MHP leader said.
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey could stage another election if the alliance between President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party and the nationalist MHP party cannot form a majority in parliament after Sunday’s vote, the MHP leader said.
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Turkey’s Wag-the-Dog Election – Foreign Policy
Turkey’s Wag-the-Dog Election
Erdogan is fighting a military battle to win a political one.
By Turker Erturk, Selim Sazak | June 19, 2018, 6:00 AM
On June 24, Turkey will hold dual elections for both the presidency and the parliament. While still the favorite, current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing the greatest groundswell of opposition since his first election victory in 2002. Now, with less than a week to go before election day, Erdogan has discovered a newfound interest in draining “the terror swamp” in northern Iraq. It comes at a strange time and a decade too late. Erdogan, who for years turned a blind eye to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) camps at the Qandil Mountains, is now making a show of attacking them.
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Erdogan is fighting a military battle to win a political one.
By Turker Erturk, Selim Sazak | June 19, 2018, 6:00 AM
On June 24, Turkey will hold dual elections for both the presidency and the parliament. While still the favorite, current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing the greatest groundswell of opposition since his first election victory in 2002. Now, with less than a week to go before election day, Erdogan has discovered a newfound interest in draining “the terror swamp” in northern Iraq. It comes at a strange time and a decade too late. Erdogan, who for years turned a blind eye to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) camps at the Qandil Mountains, is now making a show of attacking them.
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Muharrem İnce breaks Erdoğan’s unbeatable image – Le Monde | Ahval
Muharrem İnce breaks Erdoğan’s unbeatable image – Le Monde
Muharrem İnce, the presidential candidate for the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) made the front page of the French daily Le Monde on Tuesday in a profile that paint as “the revelation” of the campaign for the Jun. 24 elections.
“Combative, biting and a fine polemicist, Muharrem İnce … is equipped to give President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a cold sweat,” Le Monde’s profile said.
More:Muharrem İnce breaks Erdoğan’s unbeatable image – Le Monde | Ahval
Muharrem İnce, the presidential candidate for the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) made the front page of the French daily Le Monde on Tuesday in a profile that paint as “the revelation” of the campaign for the Jun. 24 elections.
“Combative, biting and a fine polemicist, Muharrem İnce … is equipped to give President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a cold sweat,” Le Monde’s profile said.
More:Muharrem İnce breaks Erdoğan’s unbeatable image – Le Monde | Ahval
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaches for one-man rule | Financial Times
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaches for one-man rule
Opposition leaders strive to deny him control of the legislature in Sunday’s election
DAVID GARDNER
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is this week within tantalising reach of his holy grail: one-man rule legitimised by elections, after he narrowly won last year’s referendum to replace Turkey’s parliamentary system with a Russian-style presidency.
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Opposition leaders strive to deny him control of the legislature in Sunday’s election
DAVID GARDNER
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is this week within tantalising reach of his holy grail: one-man rule legitimised by elections, after he narrowly won last year’s referendum to replace Turkey’s parliamentary system with a Russian-style presidency.
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Violence mars election campaign in Erdogan's Turkey | Euronews
Violence mars election campaign in Erdogan's Turkey
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By Kristina Jovanovski and Associated Press and Reuters
ISTANBUL — Violence has marred the run-up to Sunday's elections in Turkey, in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking another five-year term amid a crackdown on dissent following the 2016 failed coup.
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By Kristina Jovanovski and Associated Press and Reuters
ISTANBUL — Violence has marred the run-up to Sunday's elections in Turkey, in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking another five-year term amid a crackdown on dissent following the 2016 failed coup.
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In Turkish election, democracy itself is at stake
In Turkish election, democracy itself is at stake
[Yahoo News]
Shawn Carrié and Pesha Magid
ISTANBUL — It’s a week before an election, and the firebrand candidate takes the podium to speak to a small, private crowd of loyal supporters. He calls on them to keep an eye open for “the others” and to “do some special work on them” to help secure a win. “You know who is who,” he says suggestively.
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Shawn Carrié and Pesha Magid
ISTANBUL — It’s a week before an election, and the firebrand candidate takes the podium to speak to a small, private crowd of loyal supporters. He calls on them to keep an eye open for “the others” and to “do some special work on them” to help secure a win. “You know who is who,” he says suggestively.
More:In Turkish election, democracy itself is at stake
Turkey opposition quietly optimistic ahead of ‘most important election in country’s history’ | The Independent
Turkey opposition quietly optimistic ahead of ‘most important election in country’s history’
Incumbent called early election to cement power, but growing signs of ‘Erdogan fatigue’
With just days to go before one of the most important elections in Turkey’s modern history, there is growing hope among the opposition that they may be able to stop Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s march towards unprecedented power and domination of the nation’s political landscape.
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Incumbent called early election to cement power, but growing signs of ‘Erdogan fatigue’
With just days to go before one of the most important elections in Turkey’s modern history, there is growing hope among the opposition that they may be able to stop Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s march towards unprecedented power and domination of the nation’s political landscape.
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Europe once again at a crossroads - Turkey goes to the polls | Irish Examiner
Europe once again at a crossroads - Turkey goes to the polls
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 12:10 AM
Turkey goes to the polls on Sunday in what seems, in the broadest terms, another battle between deep-rooted conservatism and, again in the broadest of broad terms, secular(ish) liberalism. Just as in nearly every country that holds credible elections today, the old and the new collide.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - 12:10 AM
Turkey goes to the polls on Sunday in what seems, in the broadest terms, another battle between deep-rooted conservatism and, again in the broadest of broad terms, secular(ish) liberalism. Just as in nearly every country that holds credible elections today, the old and the new collide.
More:Europe once again at a crossroads - Turkey goes to the polls | Irish Examiner
Monday, June 18, 2018
Turkish, U.S. units begin patrols near northern Syria's Manbij | Euronews
Turkish, U.S. units begin patrols near northern Syria's Manbij
By REUTERS
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish and U.S. soldiers have started independent patrols in northern Syria along the line separating Turkish-controlled areas from the town of Manbij where Ankara says Kurdish militia fighters are based, Turkey’s military said on Monday.
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By REUTERS
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish and U.S. soldiers have started independent patrols in northern Syria along the line separating Turkish-controlled areas from the town of Manbij where Ankara says Kurdish militia fighters are based, Turkey’s military said on Monday.
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Reality Check: The numbers behind the crackdown in Turkey - BBC News
Reality Check: The numbers behind the crackdown in Turkey
By Chris Morris Reality Check correspondent, in Istanbul
Almost two years after a failed military coup in Turkey, the country remains under a state of emergency. What has happened during the crackdown?
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By Chris Morris Reality Check correspondent, in Istanbul
Almost two years after a failed military coup in Turkey, the country remains under a state of emergency. What has happened during the crackdown?
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Countdown to the Turkish election: Erdogan beats the nationalist drum - Qantara.de
Erdogan beats the nationalist drum
When Turkeyʹs president Recep Tayyip Erdogan was first elected Mayor of Istanbul in 1994 he pledged not to resort to blaming Turkeyʹs problems on "outside powers, outside forces, or foreigners". Years later, with the weight of high office and a struggling currency upon him, that pledge is long gone. By Tom Stevenson
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When Turkeyʹs president Recep Tayyip Erdogan was first elected Mayor of Istanbul in 1994 he pledged not to resort to blaming Turkeyʹs problems on "outside powers, outside forces, or foreigners". Years later, with the weight of high office and a struggling currency upon him, that pledge is long gone. By Tom Stevenson
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Is Greece About To Lay Legal Claim To Atatürk And His Legacy? - Eurasia Future
Is Greece About To Lay Legal Claim To Atatürk And His Legacy?
Written by Andrew Korybko on 2018-06-18
It’s absurd to consider the founding father of the modern-day Turkish state as anything other than a Turk, but if the Greek Parliament passes the recently concluded “name deal” with Macedonia, then Athens will legally be obliged to regard everything in Greek Macedonia – including Atatürk, who was born in the regional capital of Thessaloniki – as having the “attribute” of being part of “Hellenic civilization, history, culture and heritage…from antiquity to the present day”.
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Written by Andrew Korybko on 2018-06-18
It’s absurd to consider the founding father of the modern-day Turkish state as anything other than a Turk, but if the Greek Parliament passes the recently concluded “name deal” with Macedonia, then Athens will legally be obliged to regard everything in Greek Macedonia – including Atatürk, who was born in the regional capital of Thessaloniki – as having the “attribute” of being part of “Hellenic civilization, history, culture and heritage…from antiquity to the present day”.
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Five candidates compete in Turkey’s presidential race | | AW
Five candidates compete in Turkey’s presidential race
Polls put Turkish president Erdogan at around 45% of the vote.
Sunday 17/06/2018
ISTANBUL - When Turks go to the polls June 24 to elect a new head of state, they will have five major candidates from whom to choose. Incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing a field of three men and one woman who could force him into a run-off vote July 8 if he fails to win more than 50% in the first round. Here is an overview of the candidates:
More:Five candidates compete in Turkey’s presidential race | | AW
Polls put Turkish president Erdogan at around 45% of the vote.
Sunday 17/06/2018
ISTANBUL - When Turks go to the polls June 24 to elect a new head of state, they will have five major candidates from whom to choose. Incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing a field of three men and one woman who could force him into a run-off vote July 8 if he fails to win more than 50% in the first round. Here is an overview of the candidates:
More:Five candidates compete in Turkey’s presidential race | | AW
Turkey elections: Can Erdogan really lose? | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 18.06.2018
Turkey elections: Can Erdogan really lose?
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won every election in Turkey for the past 16 years. The current economic crisis means he is now in danger of losing his parliamentary majority — and re-election as president is far from certain.
More:Turkey elections: Can Erdogan really lose? | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 18.06.2018
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won every election in Turkey for the past 16 years. The current economic crisis means he is now in danger of losing his parliamentary majority — and re-election as president is far from certain.
More:Turkey elections: Can Erdogan really lose? | Europe| News and current affairs from around the continent | DW | 18.06.2018
The puppy, populism and the dance: Elections in Turkey between sanity and insanity | Opinion | DW | 18.06.2018
The puppy, populism and the dance: Elections in Turkey between sanity and insanity
Ahead of Turkey's presidential election, author Ece Temelkuran praises her compatriots' unbroken spirit. She says it is a model for all who have begun to experience the maddening absurdity of right-wing populism.
More:The puppy, populism and the dance: Elections in Turkey between sanity and insanity | Opinion | DW | 18.06.2018
Ahead of Turkey's presidential election, author Ece Temelkuran praises her compatriots' unbroken spirit. She says it is a model for all who have begun to experience the maddening absurdity of right-wing populism.
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The Muharrem Ince phenomenon | Ahval
The Muharrem Ince phenomenon
When President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its coalition partner—the Nationalist Action Party (MHP)—called for early elections, they thought victory was assured. After moving Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections forwards a year and a half, to June 24 with only 60 days notice, they expected opposition parties would struggle to unite in a rival coalition and fail to field a presidential candidate capable of posing a threat to President Erdoğan’s 16-year tenure in power.
More:The Muharrem Ince phenomenon | Ahval
When President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its coalition partner—the Nationalist Action Party (MHP)—called for early elections, they thought victory was assured. After moving Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections forwards a year and a half, to June 24 with only 60 days notice, they expected opposition parties would struggle to unite in a rival coalition and fail to field a presidential candidate capable of posing a threat to President Erdoğan’s 16-year tenure in power.
More:The Muharrem Ince phenomenon | Ahval
In Erdogan Heartland, Lira Crisis Is Taking Toll on Businesses - Bloomberg
In Erdogan Heartland, Lira Crisis Is Taking Toll on Businesses
‘Anatolian Tigers’ are roaring less these days
By Asli Kandemir
and Cagan Koc
June 18, 2018, 4:00 AM GMT+2
Even in Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s electoral stronghold, businessmen like Halit Ozkaya can’t help but complain about the currency crisis the president instigated just weeks before elections.
More:In Erdogan Heartland, Lira Crisis Is Taking Toll on Businesses - Bloomberg
‘Anatolian Tigers’ are roaring less these days
By Asli Kandemir
and Cagan Koc
June 18, 2018, 4:00 AM GMT+2
Even in Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s electoral stronghold, businessmen like Halit Ozkaya can’t help but complain about the currency crisis the president instigated just weeks before elections.
More:In Erdogan Heartland, Lira Crisis Is Taking Toll on Businesses - Bloomberg
Economic woes trump politics ahead of Turkey elections
Economic woes trump politics ahead of Turkey elections
18.06.2018
"The fridge is half empty. How are we supposed to fill the fridge at these prices?" says housewife Ayse Tatar, 54, as she shops for dinner at a bazaar in Istanbul's Uskudar district. According to a speech by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a campaign rally, an increase in the sale of refrigerators is proof that the economy is doing well. "If there is a refrigerator in every house, then we are on a certain level of prosperity," Erdogan had said.
More:Economic woes trump politics ahead of Turkey elections
18.06.2018
"The fridge is half empty. How are we supposed to fill the fridge at these prices?" says housewife Ayse Tatar, 54, as she shops for dinner at a bazaar in Istanbul's Uskudar district. According to a speech by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a campaign rally, an increase in the sale of refrigerators is proof that the economy is doing well. "If there is a refrigerator in every house, then we are on a certain level of prosperity," Erdogan had said.
More:Economic woes trump politics ahead of Turkey elections
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