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Peut-on comparer les présidences Erdoğan et Macron? – Ariane Bonzon / SLATE

"C'est ce que certains, et pas seulement les trolls turcs, voudraient faire croire. Mais le régime présidentialiste turc n'a plus grand-chose de commun avec...

En Turquie, l’opposition parvient à s’unir face à Erdogan pour la présidentielle de mai – LE MONDE

Le leader du Parti républicain du peuple (CHP), Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, a été désigné par une large coalition de six mouvements, de la gauche à...

Opposition to implement 12-item road map if elected – HURRIYET DAILY NEWS

Hurriyet Daily News reports on March 7, 2023. The Nation Alliance has pledged to run the country by abiding by the constitution and laws...

Kılıçdaroğlu beats Erdoğan in election, survey shows – DUVAR English

Main opposition CHP leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who recently announced his presidential candidacy, beats President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his office in a new survey...

Explainer: What’s at stake in Turkey’s upcoming elections? – REUTERS

President Tayyip Erdogan faces the biggest test of his 20-year rule in May elections that will decide not only who leads Turkey but how...

Adhésion de la Suède : Stoltenberg évoque des « progrès » avec la Turquie – L’ORIENT LE JOUR

Le secrétaire général de l'OTAN Jens Stoltenberg a salué mardi la reprise des négociations avec la Turquie sur l'adhésion de la Suède et de...

Türkiye, Sweden, Finland to hold trilateral mechanism meeting – HURRIYET DAILY NEWS

Hurriyet Daily News reports on March 7, 2023. Türkiye will hold a trilateral mechanism meeting with Sweden and Finland on March 9 in Brussels to discuss the commitments of...

Anti-Kurdish racism stains soccer pitch in western Turkey – Amberin Zaman / AL-MONITOR

The attacks raised the specter of inter-communal violence ahead of watershed elections that are due to be held on May 14. Amberin Zaman reports...

Séisme en Turquie : les dégâts matériels « dépassent les 100 milliards de dollars » / LE MONDE

Les estimations faites par la Banque mondiale, l’ONU, l’UE et le gouvernement turc, sont basées sur des données provisoires, rapporte Le Monde du 7...

Inside Turkey’s operation to capture a senior PKK fighter in Iraq – Levent Kemal / MIDDLE EAST EYE

The hum of Turkish drones overhead has become a common and foreboding sound for Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq. Levent Kemal reports in Middle East Eye on...

Turkey summons U.S. envoy over top general’s Syria visit – REUTERS

Turkey on Monday summoned U.S. ambassador Jeff Flake to convey its discomfort about a top U.S. general visiting northeast Syria over the weekend, a...

Turquie : l’opposition désigne enfin son candidat anti-Erdogan pour la présidentielle – Delphine Minoui / LE FIGARO

Kemal Kilicdaroglu représentera six partis d'opposition à l'élection du 14 mai prochain. Delphine Minoui rapporte dans Le Figaro du 6 mars 2023. L'opposition turque a...

A month on, relatives still search for earthquake victims in Turkey – Ruth Michaelson / THE GUARDIAN

Families bemoan official response as they comb rubble, hospitals and morgues for trace of loved ones. Ruth Michaelson and Deniz Baris Narli report in...

Turkey’s earthquake caused $34 billion in damage. It could cost Erdogan the election – Abbas Al Lawati / CNN

The devastating earthquake that hit Turkey on February 6 killed at least 45,000 people, rendered millions homeless across almost a dozen cities and caused immediate damage estimated...

It took an earthquake to reopen the border between Turkey and Armenia – Christina Soloyan / OPEN DEMOCRACY

Christina Soloyan reports in Open Democracy on March 6, 2023. Only the dog knows what we have witnessed here,” said a member of the Armenian search...

Akşener back in opposition alliance after meeting with CHP mayors İmamoğlu and Yavaş – DUVAR English

Main opposition CHP mayors Ekrem İmamoğlu and Mansur Yavaş have met with İYİ Party chair Meral Akşener before the meeting of the Nation Alliance...

La présidence ébranlée de M. Erdogan – Ariane Bonzon / LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUE

L'analyse d'Ariane Bonzon dans Le Monde Diplomatique. Pour le chef de l’État turc, c’est « la catastrophe du siècle ». Avec dix provinces touchées,...

Turkey’s more independent foreign policy / WAR ON THE ROCKS

Christopher Preble, Melanie Marlowe and Aaron Stein analyze in War on the Rocks on March 2, 2023. Chris and Melanie sit down with Aaron Stein,...

Turkey’s crisis management playbook: Donations, reconstruction, and inflation with an eye on elections – Murat Kubilay / MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE

Murat Kubilay's analysis in The Middle East Institute on March 3, 2023. Turkey has suffered severely from the two major earthquakes on Feb. 6,...

Turkey’s Erdogan must take concrete action on Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood – Sinan Ciddi / FDD

Sinan Ciddi's analysis in the Foundation for Defense of Democracies on March 3, 2023. Prior to the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey in early February, President Recep Tayyip...

Turkey’s Opposition Insists It’s United After Major Party Split Threatens Chances of Beating Erdoğan – Kristina Jovanovski / THE MEDIALINE

The Turkish opposition’s second-largest party left the bloc after calling for a different presidential candidate. Kristina Jovanovski reports in The Medialine on March 5,...

Turkey says it is working to renew Black Sea grain deal – REUTERS

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday that Ankara is working hard to extend a U.N.-backed initiative that has enabled Ukraine to export...

Turkey is blocking NATO’s expansion. It could backfire and hand Putin a propaganda coup – Luc MacGee / CNN

When Sweden and Finland declared their intention to join NATO last May, it was seen by many as a poke in the eye for Russia and evidence of...

Will Earthquake Diplomacy Salvage Greece-Turkey Relations? – THE NATIONAL INTEREST

“Earthquake diplomacy” is not new to Greek-Turkish relations, but it has already led to a warming of relations. Giorgio Cafiero and Emily Przyborowski analyze in...

Key points one month after Turkey earthquake – FRANCE 24

Reports France 24 on March 5, 2023. A massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked huge swathes of Turkey and parts of Syria on February 6, killing...

Putin’s Position in MENA and the Turkish Elections – Baraa Sabri / WASHINGTON INSTITUTE

Putin’s shift in MENA policy suggests efforts to smooth the way for Erdoğan’s electoral bid. Baraa Sabri's analysis in The Washington Institute on February...

Disaster Dynamics:Assessing Middle East Responses to the Turkey-Syria Earthquake and Other Destructive Events – Sarah Cahn & Erik Yavorsky / WASHINGTON INSTITUTE

Regional generosity was on display after the February 6 temblor, but aid decisions do appear to be driven by political considerations. Sarah Cahn and...

Turkey’s Erdogan dismisses opposition split and says his ruling alliance will stay on same path – REUTERS

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that his ruling AK Party and its nationalist ally will continue on their planned course after the...

Imamoğlu and Yavas throw support behind Kılıçdaroğlu after Akşener rift – DUVAR English

Mansur Yavaş and Ekrem İmamoğlu have released statements supporting CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu's presidential candidacy after İYİ Party leader Meral Akşener called the both to...

Nation Alliance leaders emphasize unity after Akşener’s remarks – DUVAR English

Felicity Party (SP), Democratic Party (DP), DEVA Party, and Future Party leaders have emphasized unity after İYİ Party leader Meral Akşener's signal to depart...

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