Erdogan uses religion, fear to stay politically afloat | Yavuz Baydar | AW

Erdogan uses religion, fear to stay politically afloat

Having survived political defeat in the local elections some seven months ago, Erdogan is back in the game, using the same fundamental tools that have kept him in power.

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religion, fear to stay politically afloat | Yavuz Baydar | AW

Ex-mayor of Turkey’s capital rents car parks to wife’s foundation for cheap | Ahval

Ex-mayor of Turkey’s capital rents car parks to wife’s foundation for cheap
Nov 30 2019 12:11 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Nov 30 2019 12:17 Gmt+3
Car parks in touristic or busy spots in the Turkish capital were rented out to the SOS Foundation for one hundredth of their revenue during the term of Melih Gökçek, the former mayor of the Turkish capital Ankara, Turkish daily Cumhuriyet reported on Friday.

Gökçek’s wife Nevin Gökçek serves as the honorary chairwoman of the SOS Foundation, which focuses on social services and aid.

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Erdogan's economic crisis: Plumbing the depths of despair in Turkey - Qantara.de

Plumbing the depths of despair in Turkey

In recent weeks, Turkish society has been rocked by a spate of suicides. Three families used cyanide to kill themselves – the reason: economic problems. According to the opposition, the ongoing economic crisis in Turkey is driving people to their deaths. By Daniel Derya Bellut

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Isolated Erdogan: nearly a million party members walk out on ruling Turkish party - The National

Isolated Erdogan: nearly a million party members walk out on ruling Turkish party
Turkey's ruling party is facing dwindling numbers, suggesting increasing disillusionment among its conservative supporters

Members of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruling Justice and Development Party, AKP, are starting fall out of love with his brand of democracy. AP 
Seventeen years to the month after Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) won its first election, the party is showing signs of fatigue as members abandon the movement that has dominated Turkish politics for nearly two decades.

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EU: PKK found to be active in drug-trafficking throughout Europe – Middle East Monitor

EU: PKK found to be active in drug-trafficking throughout Europe
November 27, 2019 at 2:13 pm | Published in: EU, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, News, Turkey
PKK sympathisers' rally against Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan in Bern, Switzerland on March 25, 2017 [Talha Celik/Twitter]
November 27, 2019 at 2:13 pm

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has been found to be actively involved in and playing a role in drug-trafficking throughout Europe, a recently released report by the EU has revealed.

Citing the growing gang violence and the drug-related homicide endemic across Europe, the report by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA) and the European Law Enforcement Agency (Europol) stated that “The PKK…has been reported to be involved in organized crime, with few examples of its engagement in the drug trade in the EU.”

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bne IntelliNews - Former deputy PM Babacan warns of “one man rule” and Turkey’s plight in “dark tunnel”

Former deputy PM Babacan warns of “one man rule” and Turkey’s plight in “dark tunnel”

By bne IntelliNews November 27, 2019
Former Turkish deputy prime minister Ali Babacan has warned of the dangers of “one man rule” and the “dark tunnel” that Turkey finds itself in, while saying that he hopes to have formed a new political party by the end of the year to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).

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Erdoğan’s Istanbul dream may be dying | Ahval

Erdoğan’s Istanbul dream may be dying

David Lepeska
Nov 27 2019 05:16 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Nov 28 2019 03:24 Gmt+3
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has long viewed Istanbul as the crowning achievement of Turkey, a place to be gloriously built up in order to remind Turks, and Muslims everywhere, of their capacity for greatness.

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US Military Base in Turkey Has Uncertain Future | Voice of America - English

US Military Base in Turkey Has Uncertain Future
By Dorian Jones
November 26, 2019 01:53 PM

ISTANBUL - With U.S.-Turkish relations at their lowest ebb in decades, the future of a critical American air base in Turkey is increasingly in the spotlight.

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Istanbul mayor looks overseas as state banks deny him funds

Istanbul mayor looks overseas as state banks deny him funds
Ayla Jean Yackley November 25, 2019

ARTICLE SUMMARY
Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul’s new opposition mayor, says government-controlled banks are refusing to finance the city’s stalled infrastructure projects after the ruling party lost control of Turkey’s largest city.

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Turkish opposition politician slams reports claiming he met Erdoğan | Ahval

Turkish opposition politician slams reports claiming he met Erdoğan

Muharrem İnce, the presidential candidate of Turkey’s secular opposition in the 2018 elections, denied strongly on Saturday a veteran journalist’s report that he had a secret meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Nov. 9.

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‘Erdogan the Good’ or ‘Erdogan the Bad’? - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

‘Erdogan the Good’ or ‘Erdogan the Bad’?
Soner Cagaptay

Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy

October 25, 2019

An in-depth conversation on Washington's misguided tendency to view Turkey through binary lenses based entirely on Erdogan’s policies, forgetting the country’s strong political diversity.

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Turkey's defense industry sees rise of 'the president’s men'

Turkey's defense industry sees rise of 'the president’s men'
Metin Gurcan November 20, 2019

ARTICLE SUMMARY
Decision-making power in Turkey's defense industry is shifting from the military to businessmen close to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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The trouble with Turkey’s global mosque-building project | Ahval

The trouble with Turkey’s global mosque-building project

David Lepeska
Nov 19 2019 12:17 Gmt+3
Last Updated On: Nov 20 2019 12:23 Gmt+3
Following his high-profile White House meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, few noticed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ended his one-day trip to the United States last week with a visit to a vast Turkish-built mosque compound in Maryland. Yet the latter stop may have been more meaningful.

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Erdogan's Attacks on His Old Ally Davutoglu Could Hurt the AKP

Erdogan’s Attacks on His Old Ally Could Backfire

The Turkish president is shutting down a university to punish former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu for leaving the AKP and starting a new party, but he risks alienating precisely the voters he claims to champion.

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bne IntelliNews - Turkish ‘Robin Hood’ at work amid economic turmoil

Turkish ‘Robin Hood’ at work amid economic turmoil

His work done in Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood has moved on to Istanbul's Tuzla district.
By bne IntelliNews November 18, 2019
An anonymous Robin Hood is at work in poor neighbourhoods of Istanbul amid excruciating reports of families in Turkey collectively taking their own lives with cyanide in the face of the country’s economic turmoil.

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As Bad Loans Explode in Turkey, Government Tries to Recreate Debt-Fueled Boom that Led to its Financial & Currency Crisis | Wolf Street

As Bad Loans Explode in Turkey, Government Tries to Recreate Debt-Fueled Boom that Led to its Financial & Currency Crisis
by Nick Corbishley • Nov 17, 2019 • 7 Comments • Email to a friend
Banks are being pushed to lend with the same reckless abandon.
By Nick Corbishley, for WOLF STREET:
İşbank, one of Turkey’s largest private banks, has warned that the non-performing loans (NPLs) in its portfolio could reach 7.5% of its total loan book by the end of this year, up from a previous estimate of 6%.

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Could US force regime change in Turkey? || AW

Could US force regime change in Turkey?

“Trump is weak and easily manipulated. Erdogan has found a way of doing that,” said David L. Phillips, director of Columbia University’s Programme on Peace-building and Rights.

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Donald Trump Is Happy to Seem Weak Next to Turkey's Erdogan Because of Syria

Trump Is Happy to Seem Weak Next to Erdogan

The benefits of their personal relationship are clear for the Turkish president. But the U.S. president has his reasons, too.

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USA - the noose is titghtening on Trumps neck: White House budget official tells impeachment probe about holdup of Ukraine military aid

A White House budget official testified Saturday in a closed-door session of the Donald Trump impeachment inquiry in Washington, D.C., about the holdup of military aid to Ukraine. The public portion of the probe continues next week.

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Istanbul's mayor says his victory is a warning for populists - SFChronicle.com

Istanbul's mayor says his victory is a warning for populists
Onur Ant and Guy Johnson, Bloomberg Nov. 15, 2019
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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is interviewed on Bloomberg Television in London on Oct. 14, 2019.
Photo: Bloomberg photo by Hollie Adams.
Istanbul's new mayor says his election victory against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party carries an important lesson for the world's populist leaders: Act against the will of the people you claim to represent, and you'll lose it all.

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Greece illegally deported 60,000 migrants to Turkey: report | News | DW | 14.11.2019

Greece illegally deported 60,000 migrants to Turkey: report

Greece illegally deported 60,000 migrants to Turkey, documents released by Turkey reportedly show. The process involves returning asylum seekers without assessing their status.

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Trump’s warm welcome to Erdogan at odds with wider US sentiment

Trump’s warm welcome to Erdogan at odds with wider US sentiment

US president Donald Trump on Wednesday lauded his relationship with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the leaders met to overcome mounting differences between the two Nato allies ranging from policy on Syria to Turkey’s purchase of a Russian missile defence system.

Mr Trump’s warm welcome of the Turkish president came amid anger in the US Congress about Ankara’s offensive into Syria to drive out a Kurdish militia, Washington’s main partner in the fight against Islamic State.

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Turkey's Erdogan At The White House | Public Radio Tulsa

Turkey's Erdogan At The White House
By DAVID WELNA • NOV 13, 2019

Judging by his tweets or by his speeches, the president is intently focused on the impeachment fight, though he has a very different duty today. He hosts Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Just weeks ago, President Trump moved U.S. troops out of the way of a Turkish invasion of Syria. Trump also wrote a letter to Erdogan appealing to him not to go too far - quote, "don't be a fool." Turkey's president openly ignored that letter. Now the leaders of these two NATO allies meet face to face. NPR national security correspondent David Welna is with us. David, good morning.

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Graham blocks resolution recognizing Armenian genocide after Erdoğan meeting | TheHill

Graham blocks resolution recognizing Armenian genocide after Erdoğan meeting

(R-S.C.) blocked a resolution on Wednesday that would have formally recognized the Ottoman Empire's genocide against the Armenian people.

Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) asked for consent to pass the resolution that would have provided "official recognition and remembrance" of the Armenian genocide.

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Trump-Erdogan meeting: 2 unsettling moments from their press conference - Vox

Trump showed he doesn’t understand Turkey — while standing next to Turkey’s president

It was a bad time to have Erdogan in the White House. And somehow, Trump made it even worse.

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bne IntelliNews - ISTANBUL BLOG: Imamoglu, redeemer of hope for Turks, to debut on global finance stage in London

ISTANBUL BLOG: Imamoglu, redeemer of hope for Turks, to debut on global finance stage in London
Imamoglu was in Istanbul's sister city, Berlin, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
By Akin Nazli in Belgrade November 13, 2019
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu—the opposition politician who shook Turkey’s Erdogan administration by winning the local election vote and then the ‘revote’ for the iconic mayorship of the Turkish business and cultural capital—will on November 14-15 pay a “working visit” to London for meetings with global finance industry representatives, local media outlets reported on November 12.

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Absent new agreements, Trump-Erdogan meeting ends with pledge to work together

Absent new agreements, Trump-Erdogan meeting ends with pledge to work together
Diego Cupolo November 13, 2019

ARTICLE SUMMARY
US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Washington to rebuild US-Turkish relations without setting a clear path for progress.

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Trump Lauds Relations With Erdogan, as Turkish Strongman Visits White House | Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com

Trump Lauds Relations With Erdogan, as Turkish Strongman Visits White House
by Reuters and Algemeiner Staff

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday lauded his relationship with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the leaders met to overcome mounting differences between the two NATO allies ranging from Syria policy to Turkey‘s purchase of a Russian missile defense system.

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Erdogan faces a testy summit with Trump in Washington, Europe News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

Erdogan faces a testy summit with Trump in Washington

Jonathan Eyal

Sticking points include Turkey's purchase of Russian arms and US sanctions on Ankara
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in Washington today for a summit with US President Donald Trump which could well prove crucial to the security of not only the Middle East, but also Europe. However, officials in both Washington and Ankara are bracing themselves for any eventuality.

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Amid Tensions Over Syria Incursion, Turkish President Erdogan Meets U.S. President Trump at the White House

Erdogan Heads to the White House

The Turkish president arrives in Washington amid widespread criticism over his campaign in northern Syria.

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Erdogan heads for Washington, where Trump's hands already full

Erdogan heads for Washington, where Trump's hands already full
Amberin Zaman November 12, 2019

ARTICLE SUMMARY
Turkey’s president is on his way to Washington in a bid to salvage battered ties, but despite his positive chemistry with the US president, the Turkish leader is likely to hit a wall.

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Turkey's Erdogan says talks with EU may end over Cyprus sanctions - Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan says talks with EU may end over Cyprus sanctions

ANKARA (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the European Union’s decision to sanction Turkey over drilling off the coast of Cyprus could disrupt talks with the bloc, and he warned that Turkey could send captured Islamic State fighters to Europe.

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Behind Trump-Erdogan 'bromance,' a White House meeting to repair U.S.-Turkey ties - Reuters

Behind Trump-Erdogan 'bromance,' a White House meeting to repair U.S.-Turkey ties
Humeyra Pamuk, Orhan Coskun

WASHINGTON/ANKARA (Reuters) - At the 2012 opening of Trump Towers in Istanbul, real estate mogul Donald Trump sang the praises of Tayyip Erdogan, telling a mostly Turkish audience that their leader, prime minister at the time, was “highly respected” around the world.

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Behind Trump’s Dealings With Turkey: Sons-in-Law Married to Power - The New York Times

Behind Trump’s Dealings With Turkey: Sons-in-Law Married to Power

Informal relationships between family members help explain the course of diplomacy between the White House and Turkey’s leader.

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Turkey Starts Returning ISIS Fighters, Deports US National - NBC New York

Turkey Starts Returning ISIS Fighters, Deports US National

Turkey has vowed to send back ISIS militants to their countries of origin, even if their citizenship has been revoked

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EU Agrees Sanctions on Turkey Over Cyprus Drilling, to Add Names Later - The New York Times

EU Agrees Sanctions on Turkey Over Cyprus Drilling, to Add Names Later
By Reuters
Nov. 11, 2019, 8:22 a.m. ET

BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday economic sanctions over Turkey's drilling off the coast of Cyprus, setting up the legal framework for travel bans and asset freezes but leaving names until a later date.

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EU targets Turkey′s oil drilling off Cyprus coast | News | DW | 11.11.2019

The EU have approved a new mechanism to sanction entities involved in unauthorized oil drilling in Cypriot waters. But Turkey can avoid financial penalties if it ends its illegal drilling, diplomats said.

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 https://www.dw.com/en/eu-targets-turkeys-oil-drilling-off-cyprus-coast/a-51200320

Britain - elections: General election 2019: Brexit Party will not stand in Tory seats - BBC News

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General election 2019: Brexit Party will n ot stand in Tory seats - BBC News: Nigel Farage says the party will not contest seats won by the Tories in 2017, but will stand against Labour.

Turkey: 365,000 refugees returned to safe zone in Syria – Middle East Monitor

Turkey: 365,000 refugees returned to safe zone in Syria
November 11, 2019 at 9:37 am | Published in: Europe & Russia, Middle East, News, Syria, Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the 6th Turkish Medical World Congress in Istanbul, Turkey on 31 October 2019. [Arif Hüdaverdi Yaman - Anadolu Agency]
November 11, 2019 at 9:37 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed the return of 365,000 Syrians to homes in the “safe zones” setup by his forces in northern Syria.

In a speech delivered in Ankara yesterday, Erdogan said that Turkey’s military operations against armed factions in Syria had been successful and led to securing an area of ​​more than 8,100 square kilometres.

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Are Turkey’s National Security Concerns in Syria Really Addressed? | Voice of America - English

Are Turkey’s National Security Concerns in Syria Really Addressed?
By Sirwan Kajjo, Ezel Sahinkaya
November 09, 2019 08:49 PM

Turkish army armored vehicles arrive at a meeting point near the Turkish town of Idil at the Turkey-Syria border before Turkish and Russian troops conduct their third joint patrols in northeast Syria, Nov. 8, 2019.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump prepares to welcome Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the White House on November 13, just weeks after Turkey launched an assault in Syria on Kurdish fighters -- longtime allies of the United States in the fight against Islamic State terrorists.

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Turkey's military operation in Syria: Biggest winners and losers | Turkey News | Al Jazeera

Turkey's military operation in Syria: Biggest winners and losers

One month after Turkey launched its operation in northeast Syria, an uneasy truce prevails, but what comes next?

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Can Trump, Erdogan pick up the pieces in Syria?

Can Trump, Erdogan pick up the pieces in Syria?
Week in Review November 8, 2019
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Putin gains from the fallout in US-Turkey ties and the Kurds are still counting on US influence with Ankara.

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Turkey, Britain, France, Germany to hold Syria summit, World News | wionews.com

Turkey, Britain, France, Germany to hold Syria summit

A Syria summit will be held in early December between the leaders of Turkey, France, Germany and Britain in London, the Turkish presidency said Friday.

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A safe haven in northern Syria?: Turkey's plan to 'resettle' Syrian refugees - Qantara.de

Turkey's plan to 'resettle' Syrian refugees

Turkey is seeking to create a "safe zone" for refugees in Syria, to which they should only return "voluntarily". But how realistic is the project and to what extent can Turkey's intentions be trusted? By Seda Serdar

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Erdogan: Al-Baghdadi's Inner Circle Trying to Enter Turkey - The New York Times

Erdogan: Al-Baghdadi's Inner Circle Trying to Enter Turkey
By The Associated Press
Nov. 7, 2019

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that members of slain Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's "inner circle" are trying to enter Turkey from Syria.

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Many Syrian Refugees in Turkey Do Not Want to Return Home

Many Syrian Refugees in Turkey Do Not Want to Return Home

Many Syrian refugees in Turkey want to stay in the country although Turkey plans to send them back home.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the government plans to send up to 2 million refugees back to Syria. Human rights groups have warned of possible expulsions of refugees.

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Syria: What Does Turkey's 'Resettlement' Plan Mean?

Syria: What Does Turkey's 'Resettlement' Plan Mean?

While Turkey moves forward with resettling Syrian refugees in its militarily-established 'safe zone' — a process it insists is voluntary —Germany is eyeing other options for an international solution to stabilise Syria.

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Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul: the world needs people to take responsibility for change | LifeGate

Ekrem Imamoglu, mayor of Istanbul: the world needs people to take responsibility for change

SOCIETY Published on 06 NOV 2019 by CAMILLA SOLDATICopenhagen, Denmark
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"Local leaders have to ensure that changes happen. Every action a city takes for the climate impacts the whole world". We interview Ekrem İmamoğlu, mayor of Istanbul, about cities' key role in tackling the global climate crisis.

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Erdogan says Kurdish fighters have not left Syria 'safe zone" despite U.S, Russia deals

Erdogan says Kurdish fighters have not left Syria 'safe zone" despite U.S, Russia deals

Reuters•November 5, 2019
ANKARA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia had not withdrawn from a planned "safe zone" in northeast Syria despite Turkey's agreements with the United States and Russia.

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Istanbul to become 'cruise hub' with Yenikapi project

Istanbul to become 'cruise hub' with Yenikapi project

Turkish transport minister says cruise tourism constitutes 2% of world's total tourism

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Court releases journalists convicted in failed Turkish coup

Court releases journalists convicted in failed Turkish coup
Associated Press•November 4, 2019
ISTANBUL (AP) — A court has ordered the release of two prominent journalists convicted in connection with a 2016 failed coup attempt in Turkey.

The official Anadolu news agency reports the court in Istanbul on Monday ordered Ahmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak released from prison on the condition that they check in regularly with police. The country's Supreme Court of Appeals in July overturned the pair's life sentences.

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Turkey demands Germany take back 20 captured ′Islamic State′ members | News | DW | 04.11.2019

Turkey demands Germany take back 20 captured 'Islamic State' members

Turkish authorities say 20 German "Islamic State" members are in their custody. They want Germany and other European countries to repatriate their citizens, something most have been hesitant to do.

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Trump’s amity with Erdogan deepens Turkey’s isolation

Trump’s amity with Erdogan deepens Turkey’s isolation

Kadri Gursel November 2, 2019
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The double blow the US House dealt Turkey over its military campaign in Syria shows how wrong Erdogan is to rely solely on his personal relationship with Trump to manage ties with the United States.

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Fitch Raises Turkey’s Outlook to Stable on Continued GDP Growth

Fitch Raises Turkey’s Outlook to Stable on Continued GDP Growth
Cagan Koc
Jim Silver
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November 02 2019, 2:58 AM

(Bloomberg) -- Explore what’s moving the global economy in the new season of the Stephanomics podcast. Subscribe via Pocket Cast or iTunes.

Fitch Ratings raised its outlook for Turkey’s sovereign assessment to stable from negative, citing an improving current account balance, continued economic growth and falling inflation.

Fitch affirmed its BB- rating for Turkey, three levels below investment grade and on par with Greece, Bolivia and the Dominican Republic.

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Turkish Inflation Expected to Remain Below %10, but Only Briefly - Bloomberg

It's Last Hurrah for Turkish Inflation's Brief Spell Below 10%
By Cagan Koc
November 3, 2019, 1:00 PM EST

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Explore what’s moving the global economy in the new season of the Stephanomics podcast. Statistical distortions that have pushed Turkey’s inflation to levels last seen over two years ago are already starting to wear off.

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Istanbul mayor dismisses gov’t plans to seize authority over Bosphorus | Ahval

Istanbul mayor dismisses gov’t plans to seize authority over Bosphorus

The opposition mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu on Sunday hit back at Turkey’s Ministry of Urbanisation and Environment over its plans to transfer the authority of the municipality over development plans on the Bosphorus strait to a new government department.

The main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) mayor of Turkey’s largest city said that all authority for the city’s famed Bosporus and its surroundings belonged to the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB).

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Turkish Trick or Treat? | Ricochet

Turkish Trick or Treat?

By Clifford A. Brown
| November 2, 2019
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A young veteran reminded me of the truly ancient roots of conflict in the Middle East, pointing to lines we do not even see on the sand and soil. This prompted me to return to a summary sketch I laid aside months ago, after fleshing out an account of what we now call Iran. Then the House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution condemning the Ottoman Empire for committing the first genocide of the 20th Century…and 12 Republicans joined Rep. Ilhan Omar in opposing the resolution! What? Why? What follows is a single summary of the other three big players, historically, now known as Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.

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Turkey vows to return IS suspects to Europe | News | DW | 02.11.2019

Turkey vows to return IS suspects to Europe

Turkey has said it will return "Islamic State" prisoners to their own countries, after several European nations refused to take back terror suspects. Ankara said it would not be a "hotel" for foreign militants.

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UN to 'study' Erdogan's Syrian refugees scheme International

UN to ‘study’ Erdogan’s Syrian refugees scheme
By AFP
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday that the UN will study Ankara’s plans to repatriate Syrian refugees to a proposed northeastern “safe zone.”

Erdogan presented the UN chief with the Turkish plan for new settlement areas for the return of Syrian refugees during a meeting in Istanbul, the UN said in a statement.

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ISIS: Turkey vows to return IS suspects to Europe

Turkey has said it will return "Islamic State" prisoners to their own countries, after several European nations refused to take back terror suspects. Ankara said it would not be a "hotel" for foreign militants.

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https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-vows-to-return-is-suspects-to-europe/a-51090924

Turkey, Russia hold first joint patrol in northeastern Syria - Turkey - Haaretz.com

Turkey, Russia Hold First Joint Patrol in Northeastern Syria

Erdogan says that Turkey planned to establish a 'refugee town or towns' in a 'safe zone' between Tel Abyad and Ras al Ain

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Turkey Has Craved a Nuclear Weapon Since the 1960s

Turkey Has Long Had Nuclear Dreams

Ankara has been contemplating developing nuclear weapons since the 1960s.
BY COLUM LYNCH | NOVEMBER 1, 2019, 2:32 PM
In September, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told members of his party that it is time for his country to acquire its own nuclear bomb.

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Opinion: The invasion of Syria is part of Turkey’s drive toward a radical new identity - The Globe and Mail

The invasion of Syria is part of Turkey’s drive toward a radical new identity
CINAR KIPER
SPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Cinar Kiper is a Turkish journalist based in Vancouver.

A little more than three years ago, a small faction within the Turkish military attempted to overthrow the government. The coup would fizzle out by morning, after claiming more than 200 lives, but that wasn’t certain in the middle of the night when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared it “a gift from God.”

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