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Fethullah Gülen obituary

Imam who sponsored dialogue between Christians and Muslims but was accused of terrorism by the president of Turkey

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2024

Turkish Govt Delays Tax Plan To Fund Defence Industry

The Turkish government on Tuesday postponed until 2025 a parliamentary debate on a proposed tax on credit cards, which it sought to fund the arms industry as conflict rages in its neighbourhood.

International Business Times · Oct 15, 2024

Turkish Govt Defends Tax Plan To Fund Defence Industry

The Turkish government defended a proposed tax on credit cards on Tuesday, saying it was needed to fund the arms industry and protect the country as conflict rages in its neighbourhood.

International Business Times · Oct 15, 2024

Kurdish Protesters Managed To Stop Election Cheating in Turkey

The Turkish government tried to hand over a mayorship to someone who only got 27 percent of the vote. Residents just weren’t having it.

Reason · Apr 5, 2024

Turkey’s election authority reinstates pro-Kurdish mayoral election winner

Election authority reverses ejection of Kurdish winner of mayoral race in city of Van in eastern Turkey.

Al Jazeera · Apr 3, 2024

Turkey's Strongman Had a No Good, Very Bad Weekend

The Turkish opposition ran circles around President Recep Tayyib Erdogan's party in local elections. It could be the beginning of the end of his 20-year reign.

Reason · Apr 1, 2024

Turning point for Turkey? Erdogan's AKP suffers biggest election setback in decades

After more than two decades of uninterrupted rule, is the tide turning in Turkey? President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threw all the weight of his AKP party behind a bid to unseat Istanbul's charismatic mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. Instead, the possible presidential contender extended his gains in Sunday's local elections.

France 24 · Apr 1, 2024

The Guardian view on Erdoğan’s bad night at the polls: local elections packing a national punch

Editorial: A surprise set of results has given Turkey’s main opposition party a major boost and enhanced the prospects of democratic renewal

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2024

Opposition wins across Turkey owe much to younger, fresher candidates

The CHP delivered an unprecedented wave of defeats to President Erdoğan who showed himself as having little to offer the electorate

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2024

Abortion Fallout

Plus: Illegal homes in California, Erdogan's party does poorly in local elections, and more...

Reason · Apr 1, 2024