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En Turquie, la vidéo dans laquelle l’opposant Kemal Kiliçdaroglu se dit de confession alévie devient virale – Marie Jégo / LE MONDE

Le chef de file du Parti républicain du peuple s’est adressé aux électeurs, déclarant faire partie de la minorité alévie, qui professe un islam...

Eyeing Congress, Biden Administration Approves Possible F-16 Equipment Sale to Turkey – Sinan Ciddi / FDD

The Biden administration announced on April 17 its approval of a possible foreign military sale to Turkey to support Ankara’s existing F-16 fighter jet fleet, totaling...

Qu’est-ce que l’alévisme, cette minorité religieuse dont se réclame le candidat Kilicdaroglu ? – LE FIGARO

Le principal opposant au président Erdogan, pressenti pour gagner les élections, a brisé un tabou en confessant son appartenance à cette communauté longtemps persécutée,...

Erdogan’s Countermove Against Kilicdaroglu’s Alevi Declaration Unfolds – Güney Yıldız / FORBES

Opposition Presidential candidate Kilicdaroglu's Alevi identity was perceived by some Turkish Islamist and secularist sectarians as an electoral barrier. However, when Kilicdaroglu actively embraced his...

Quelles intentions de vote pour Recep Tayyip Erdogan? – RFI

En Turquie, la tension monte à trois semaines d’une élection présidentielle où tout peut arriver. C'est un scrutin crucial pour la Turquie, le 14...

Opposition parties in Turkey band together to try to defeat President Erdogan – NPR

The parties making up a coalition to unseat Turkey's powerful president in next month's elections have little in common, But they're trying to rally...

Turkey elections: What is the opposition’s Russia policy? – Ragip Soylu – MIDDLE EAST EYE

Turkish opposition sources tell MEE that a Kilicdaroglu government would not break its relations with Moscow and would maintain the balanced attitude in Ukraine....

Après vingt ans à la tête de la Turquie, la fin du règne Erdogan ? – avec Ahmet Insel – FRANCE 24

Après deux décennies au pouvoir, l'une en tant que Premier ministre, l'autre en tant que président de la Turquie, Recep Tayyip Erdogan espère arracher...

I hope human rights will prevail after May 14 elections, Osman Kavala says in letter marking 2000 days in prison – DUVAR English

Influential businessperson, philanthropist and civil society activist Osman Kavala has penned a letter from prison where he is being kept for 2000 days, saying...

Erdoğan is Losing but the Turkish Opposition is Far from an Assured Victory – Berk Esen & Kemal Kirişçi / DEMOCRACY PARADOX

There is less than a month to go until what will be by far be the most consequential presidential and parliamentary elections of recent decades. The...

Le vote kurde fera-t-il chuter Erdogan ? – COURRIER INTERNATIONAL

Le parti prokurde, menacé d’interdiction, ne présentera finalement pas de candidat à l'’élection présidentielle du 14 mai. Après son appel à voter en faveur de...

$1 billion worth of gas found in Gabar: Erdoğan – HURRIYET DAILY NEWS

Türkiye discovered natural gas reserves valued at $1 billion in the southeastern Gabar mountain, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on April 23. Hurriyet Daily News reports on April 23, 2023. “We...

Austin hopes Turkey will act on Sweden NATO bid before July – Lolita C. Baldor / AP NEWS

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday it’s important that Turkey makes its decision to allow Sweden to join NATO “sooner versus later” and...

Türkiye starts evacuation operation in Sudan – HURRIYET DAILY NEWS

Türkiye’s embassy in Sudan announced on April 22 that it would evacuate Turkish nationals who wanted to depart the country and Foreign Minister Mevlüt...

Turkey’s Online Censorship Amid Earthquakes and Elections – Merve Tahiroğlu & Veysel Ok / POMED

Social media can be a lifesaver during moments of national significance. As Turkey’s May 14 make-or-break elections approach, the crucial role of social media...

MP candidate lists reveal lack of women’s representation, warns rights group – BIANET

The group estimates that only 117 female representatives will enter parliament, resulting in a proportion of women in parliament of 19.50 percent. Bianet reports...

Mer noire : R.T. Erdogan fait du gaz un argument électoral – PERSPECTIVES

Le président turc a lancé jeudi avril les premières livraisons de gaz turc provenant d'un gisement de la mer Noire. Recep Tayyip Erdogan vient...

Bayraktars Over Cairo: Why Turkey Might Sell Egypt Military Drones After Normalization – Paul Iddon / FORBES

Turkey and Egypt could soon normalize diplomatic relations following a political rift that has lasted just under a decade. While Ankara and Cairo will...

Delphine Minoui : « La Turquie est devenue une grande prison – Adrien Naselli / RTBF

À quelques semaines des élections présidentielles en Turquie, la journaliste basée à Istanbul relate les oppressions vécues par les populations qui vivent sous la "démocrature" du président Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Par Adrien Naselli...

Kurdish Politician Promises to Work on Disarming PKK if Erdogan Loses – Mahmut Bozarslan & Ezel Sahinkaya / VOICE OF AMERICA

A prominent Kurdish leader has added a new wrinkle to Turkey’s tense election campaign from his prison cell, suggesting the defeat of President Recep...

Les Kurdes de Turquie, entre espoir et inquiétude – Delphine Minoui / LE FIGARO

A l’approche des élections présidentielles (14 mai), le vote des 15 millions de Kurdes sera un enjeu crucial. Par Delphine Minoui dans Le Figaro...

What does Turkey’s Erdogan want with Israel? – Sinan Ciddi / WASHINGTON EXAMINER

Following the recent escalation of violence in Israel, particularly at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey used a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi,...

Turkey’s undecided voters could sway Erdogan’s fateful elections – Ezgi Akın / AL-MONITOR

While sights are largely set on Turkey’s presidential elections, pollsters and pundits warn that the results of parliamentary elections may sway the whole race...

Would Kilicdaroglu surrender Ankara’s independence? – David Hearst / MIDDLE EAST EYE

In the small hours of 16 July 2016, the fate of Turkey’s president was unknown. Sections of the armed forces had staged a violent coup....

Campagne présidentielle d’Erdogan: le «reis» n’a jamais été aussi contesté – Delphine Minoui / LE FIGARO

À trois semaines du scrutin, le chef d’État espère obtenir sa réélection, alors que la Turquie connaît une inflation galopante. Un vent de colère...

Kiliçdaroglu à l’assaut de la citadelle Erdogan – Anne Andlauer / LE FIGARO

Son Alliance de la nation rassemble des conservateurs musulmans et des laïcs, des pro-européens et des ultranationalistes. Par Anne Andlauer dans Le Figaro du 21 avril...

Naturalized Syrians are in the spotlight ahead of Turkey’s upcoming elections – Joshua Levkowitz / MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE

The most consequential elections in Turkey’s recent history are less than a month away, set to be held on May 14. It will also...

The Kurdish Vote and the Turkish Election – Selçuk Aydın / CARNEGIE

The pro-Kurdish HDP has come out of the shadows to support Kemal Kilicdaroglu’s candidacy. By Selçuk Aydın in Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on...

L’opposant Kemal Kiliçdaroglu revendique son appartenance à la minorité alévie – FRANCE 24

Le principal rival de Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, a revendiqué, mercredi, son appartenance à la minorité religieuse des alévis, dans une vidéo publiée...

Turkey’s soft-spoken Kemal Kilicdaroglu takes on powerful Erdogan – Ece Goksedef / BBC

President pumps first locally produced gas to Turkey's energy network, offering some free gas to residential areas weeks before the 14 May vote. Ece...

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