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Under pouring rain, Erdogan rival vows ‘return of spring’ – RFI

Facing a sea of umbrellas in the steady rain, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the Turkish opposition's challenger to Recep Tayyip Erdogan in next month's polls, smiles...

Avant les élections, Poutine en campagne pour Erdogan – Guillaume Perrier / LE POINT

Le président russe pourrait se rendre en Turquie le 27 avril pour inaugurer une centrale nucléaire. Et soutenir Recep Tayyip Erdogan avant les élections. Par...

U.S. sanctions Turkey-based entities it says helped Russia’s war – Jonathan Spicer / REUTERS

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on at least four Turkey-based entities it said violated U.S. export controls and helped Russia's war effort,...

Egypt-Turkey normalization: Ankara’s perspective – Ali Bakır / ATLANTIC COUNCIL

Two of the Atlantic Council’s nonresident senior fellows assess the recent upturn in Egypt-Turkey ties. Below is the perspective from Ankara. For the perspective...

Can the Turkish Opposition’s Refugee Policies Actually Improve Syrians’ Situations? – Joshua Levkowitz / WASHINGTON INSTITUTE

With elections approaching, the Turkish opposition may have an opportunity to rethink Syrian refugee policies. By Joshua Levkowitz in the Washington Institute on April...

Will Turkey’s top court disband pro-Kurdish party ahead of May elections? – Nazlan Ertan / AL-MONITOR

Turkey’s highest court referred Tuesday the closure case of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) to its rapporteur, taking a further step toward the process...

Could the Next 9/11 Originate in Turkey? – Michael Rubin / American Enterprise Institute

Prior to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in New York and Washington, DC, Saudi Arabia was Teflon. Saudi leaders charmed their American counterparts....

Five Reasons Erdoğan Might Be Re-elected – Cengiz Aktar / FREE TURKISH PRESS

Erdoğan, personally, is compelled to win these elections. If he loses them, he would most certainly face the high criminal court to answer for...

Turkish elections: Erdogan kicks off race to hold on to power – Paul Kirby / BBC NEWS

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched his ruling party's bid to stay in power, as he seeks to extend his leadership of Turkey beyond...

Erdogan promet une « Turquie forte » s’il est réélu – L’ORIENT-LE JOUR

Une Turquie "forte" et débarrassée des traces du séisme: le président turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan, en campagne pour sa réélection, a présenté mardi le...

On Turkey, Sweden balances NATO aspirations against fighting crime at home – Charlie Duxbury – POLITICO

Sweden wants to get at a suspected drug lord linked with gang violence in Stockholm — but he appears to be hiding out in...

Erdoğan navigates through geopolitical waters with no clear course – Nuno Prudêncio / EURONEWS

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan launched his re-election campaign on Tuesday.  The vote will take place on May 14th. He is expecting a visit...

Turkey vote: Who are Erdogan’s allies? – Elmas Topcu / Deutsche Welle

Parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey are scheduled for May 14, and polls point to a close race. These are the parties that support...

Erdogan launches election campaign with pledge to slash Turkey inflation – THE JERUSALEM POST

In the presidential election next month, Erdogan will be up against the main opposition alliance candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu. By The Jerusalem Post on April...

Why Turkey and India are important to each other – Bekir Sitki Sirin / FIRST POST

Turkey sees India as an important country that takes firm steps towards becoming a global power with its growing economy, large market, military power,...

En Turquie, menacé d’interdiction, le parti de gauche prokurde reste un faiseur de rois – Nicolas Bourcier / LE MONDE

La procédure d’interdiction lancée contre le Parti démocratique des peuples, formation de l’opposition, doit se poursuivre devant la Cour constitutionnelle mardi 11 avril. En cas...

En Turquie, voyage au pays de la puissante confrérie Menzil – COURRIER INTERNATIONAL

Après le double séisme du 6 février, les confréries musulmanes se sont mobilisées dans les zones sinistrées. Et certaines, comme Menzil, mettent leur force de...

Turkey’s Erdogan runs an election campaign based on fighter jets, drones, war ships and tanks – BREAKING DEFENCE

Turkey’s homegrown defense industry is certainly a key part of the overall package President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is offering to voters — the idea...

Turkey risks tensions with US after Ankara accused of strike on Iraq – THE JERUSALEM POST

Baghdad blamed Turkey for a strike on Sulaymaniyah airport after planes using the airport in northern Iraq were banned from Turkish air space. By...

Les États-Unis exhortent la Turquie à respecter les sanctions visant la Russie – ARAB NEWS

Les élections de mai ne risquent pas de remettre en cause la stratégie turque à l'égard de Moscou. La Turquie a servi de voie...

Turkey just tried to kill Americans. Will Biden react? – Michael Rubin / WASHINGTON EXAMINER

On Saturday, General Mazloum Abdi, the head of the Syrian Kurdish militia and America’s chief ally in the fight against ISIS , was wrapping up meetings...

Turkey elections: CHP draws anger by running former Erdogan allies on electoral lists – MIDDLE EAST EYE

The main opposition party is working with former AKP officials to gain more votes and seek diversity in parliament, but it hasn't gone down...

How Turkey’s new election law will affect outcome of May 14 polls -Volga Kuşçuoğlu / BIANET

As the new law could make allied parties compete against each other, not only the parties' voting rates but also how they will participate...

Turbulence Ahead: Three Scenarios for the Turkey’s Elections – Dimitar Bachev – FREE TURKISH PRESS

Turkish society has proven resilient in the face of creeping authoritarianisation in the 2010s. Yet that halfway state of affairs—or “competitive authoritarianism”, to borrow...

Et si Erdogan était battu? Un changement de donne majeur sur l’échiquier international s’esquisse – Marc Semo / CHALLENGES

Jamais en vingt ans d’un règne toujours plus sans partage, le pouvoir de Recep Tayyip Erdogan n’a été autant menacé. Si elle est loin encore d’être certaine, la...

Turkey’s Dams Bring Power and Heartbreak – Stefanie Glinski / FOREIGN POLICY

Turkish villages are vanishing as the country boosts its reliance on hydropower. By Stefanie Glinski in Foreign Policy on April 9, 2023. Standing on a...

En Turquie, l’oignon devient un symbole de l’inflation et le tapis de prière un instrument de lutte politique – FRANCE INFO

L’oignon est devenu le symbole de la profondeur de la crise économique qui met le pays à genoux. Son prix a été multiplié par...

Turkey and Greece: A window for rapprochement – Christos Rozakis / EKATHIMERINI

The main issue is whether we are dealing with a temporary or permanent shift in Turkish policy toward Greece. By Christos Rozakis in Ekathimerini...

Turkey escalates against US-Kurdish alliance in Syria with drone strike – Seth J. Frantzman / THE JERUSALEM POST

The Turkish drone strike in Iraq shows the lengths Ankara will go to strike Kurdish anti-ISIS fighters. By Seth J. Frantzman in The Jerusalem...

In Turkey, Erdogan challenger attracts solid Kurdish support, a decisive vote – Mahmut Bozarslan / AL-MONITOR

Turkey’s opposition leader is likely to receive crucial Kurdish support in his bid to unseat Erdogan in the May 14 polls, but a victory...

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