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Meral Aksener, candidate for the leadership of the Turkish opposition party Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), delivers a speech during a "NO" campaign meeting on April 8, 2017, in Ankara, a week ahead of a constitutional referendum. On April 16, 2017, the Turkish public will vote on whether to change the current parliamentary system into an executive presidency. / AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) Can the ‘She-Wolf’ Who Rejected the Harem Take On Sultan Erdogan?
The feisty, nationalist grandmother Meral Aksener is a real threat to unseat Turkey’s demagogic president. If he doesn’t toss her in jail first.
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turcash ‘Turkey Is Open for Business,’ Says Turkey After Flawed Referendum
Turkey’s message to the American business community: Don’t let values get in the way of creating value.
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ANKARA, TURKEY - APRIL 17: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gives a referendum victory speech to his supporters at the Presidential Palace on April 17, 2017 in Ankara Turkey. Erdogan declared victory in Sunday's historic referendum that will grant sweeping powers to the presidency, hailing the result as a "historic decision. 51.4 per cent per cent of voters had sided with the "Yes" campaign, ushering in the most radical change to the country's political system in modern times.Turkey's main opposition calls on top election board to annul the referendum. OSCE observers said that a Turkish electoral board decision to allow as valid ballots that did not bear official stamps undermined important safeguards against fraud. (Photo by Elif Sogut/Getty Images) It’s Time for Erdogan to Admit He’s Not a Democrat
Coming out as an authoritarian might be the best thing for Turkey's relationship with the United States — and his own legacy.
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Supporters of the "yes" wave Turkish National flags and flags depicting Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan as they cheer during his speech at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, on April 17, 2017 following the results in a nationwide referendum that will determine Turkey's future destiny. Erdogan on April 17 said Turkey could hold a referendum on its long-stalled EU membership bid after Turks voted to approve expanding the president's powers in a plebiscite. Narrowly won by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the referendum asked voters to boost the powers of the Turkish head of state -- a move that rights watchdogs have said could fatally weaken democracy in the linchpin country. / AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images) Here’s What Erdogan’s Referendum Means for Turkey, the EU, and the U.S.
It is far too early to assess the aftermath, but here’s what to watch for in the weeks ahead.
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turkey ref ii With Reports of Unfree and Unfair Referendum, Turkey Isolates Itself Further Internationally
President Erdogan tells his critics, "know your limits," but perhaps it is their patience with his regime that is limited.
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turref A Referendum in Turkey, a Failed Missile Test in North Korea: The Weekend Behind, the Week Ahead
What you missed in the past few days, and what to watch in the days to come.
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Supporters of the "yes" wave Turkish national flags and scarfs picturing Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a rally in front of the president residence, at Sariyer district, in Istanbul, on April 16, 2017, after the initial results of a nationwide referendum that will determine Turkey's future destiny. The "Yes" campaign to give Turkish President expanded powers was just ahead in a tightly-contested referendum but the 'No' was closing the gap, according to initial results. / AFP PHOTO / Bulent Kilic (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) RIP Turkey, 1921 – 2017
Recep Tayyip Erdogan didn’t just win his constitutional referendum — he permanently closed a chapter of his country’s modern history.
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rtereferendum Erdogan Goes for the Death Blow Against Turkey’s Bureaucracy
In Sunday's constitutional referendum, the country's civil servants will make their last stand as an independent force.
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hayir How Kurds Could Tilt Turkey’s Referendum
As Turkey considers granting Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers, the crucial swing voters may be the country's long-oppressed ethnic minority.
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uh oh A Turkish Banker’s Arrest Puts Spotlight on Erdogan’s Circle at Awkward Time
The U.S. arrested the Turkish executive and charged him with colluding in a multimillion-dollar scheme to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech on stage, on March 5, 2017 in Istanbul during a pro-government women meeting. Some 12,000 women filled on March 5 an Istanbul arena in support of a "Yes" vote in an April referendum whether to boost Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers. Erdogan lashed out at Germany for blocking several rallies there ahead of an April vote in Turkey on boosting his powers as head of state, likening them to Nazi practices. "Your practices are not different from the Nazi practices of the past," Erdogan told a women's rally in Istanbul as Turks vote on April 16 whether to approve changes to the constitution expanding presidential powers. / AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images) Turkey Is a Dictatorship Masquerading as a NATO Democracy
Recep Erdogan's slow-motion plan to abandon democracy — and buy the West's silence — is almost complete.
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COLOGNE, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 23: The central mosque of DITIB, the Turkish Islamic union that runs Turkish mosques across Germany, stands at twilight on February 23, 2017 in Cologne, Germany. German authorities have launched investigations into the activities of DITIB imams and other employees over allegations of spying against Turks in Germany whom the Turkish state suspects of having ties to the Gulen movement. DITIB is the religious arm of the Turkish state. Its imams are schooled in Turkey and their salaries paid by the Turkish government. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a massive attack against the movement of his rival Fethullah Gulen, arresting thousands of people Erdogan accuses of supporting Gulen and playing a role in the 2016 failed coup attempt in Turkey. Gulen has a strong following among Turks in Germany and the movement runs a network of schools and other institutions. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images) Erdogan’s International Network of Muslim Cleric Spies
The hidden backstory to the latest diplomatic blowup between Turkey and Europe.
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FAMAGUSTA, CYPRUS - MARCH 06: Former, decaying hotel buildings stand beyond a makeshift barrier and a Turkish military sign inside the "Forbidden Zone" of Varosha district on March 6, 2017 in Famagusta, Cyprus. Hundrds of buildings inside Varosha district, which was once a prime Cypriot resort, stand abandoned and decaying in a zone the Turkish military has sealed off ever since Varosha residents fled in the 1974 war. Cyprus has been divided into a Greek south and Turkish north ever since the brief but devastating war of 1974. Since then United Nations peacekeepers have maintained a buffer zone that runs through the capital city of Nicosia and across the entire island to keep the factions apart. In the south the Greek-dominated Republic of Cyprus is internationally-recognized and a member of the European Union, while in the north the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) is recognized only by Turkey, which also has tens of thousands of troops stationed there. Negotiations over possible reunification have made strident progress over the last few years, though they have stalled in recent months. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Here’s a Win-Win Deal for Trump: Cyprus
There's a short window to make peace in this long-running feud.
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rteg20 The Race to Raqqa Could Cost Trump Turkey
The anti-Islamic State fight could devolve into a war between the Kurds and Ankara and disrupt the plan to take back the terrorist group’s de facto capital.
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rte Is Turkey Still a Democracy?
An upcoming referendum and a vicious war of words with Europe could end up making Erdogan more powerful — and isolated — than ever.
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