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Turkey's Premier Tries to Keep Power, as President - New York Times Sat, 09 Aug 2014 03:37:55 GMT

New York Times

Turkey's Premier Tries to Keep Power, as President
New York Times
ANKARA, Turkey — Just before Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's motorcade swept into the airport here, workers rolled up a red carpet that had been used for the departing president and put down a turquoise one for Mr. Erdogan. Turquoise was the ...
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Russian demand for food poses risks, benefits for Turkey - Today's Zaman Sun, 10 Aug 2014 00:40:12 GMT

Today's Zaman

Russian demand for food poses risks, benefits for Turkey
Today's Zaman
Observers add that the fact that food production has diminished in Turkey this year following periods of drought, frost and hail is also another concern for suppliers if they must meet a possible surge in demand from Russia. Food remains an important ...
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Turkey among big gainers from Russia food banKathimerini
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And the winner of Turkey's presidential election is… populism - Washington Post (blog) Fri, 08 Aug 2014 12:37:40 GMT

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And the winner of Turkey's presidential election is… populism
Washington Post (blog)
Joshua Tucker: Continuing our series of Monkey Cage Election Reports, the following is a guest post from political scientists Sezin Öney (Bilkent University) and Emre Erdoğan (Istanbul Bilgi University). *****. The motto of Turkey´s Aug. 10 ...
US House letter to Obama warns about election safety in TurkeyToday's Zaman
A look at Turkey's presidential candidatesHurriyet Daily News
İhsanoğlu: Turkey needs a president who will represent everyoneAsharq Alawsat English
The Conversation -Global Voices Online
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Divisive Erdogan likely to win Turkey's first direct presidential vote - Los Angeles Times Sat, 09 Aug 2014 15:01:11 GMT

Divisive Erdogan likely to win Turkey's first direct presidential vote
Los Angeles Times
A supporter carries an image of Selahattin Demirtas, the Kurdish candidate in Turkey's presidential election. Demirtas is expected to draw no more than 8% of the vote but could play kingmaker in a potential runoff Aug. 24. (Ilyas Akengin / AFP/Getty ...


Media targeted as Erdogan bids for Turkey presidency - Deutsche Welle Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:07:46 GMT

Media targeted as Erdogan bids for Turkey presidency
Deutsche Welle
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan wrapped up his campaign on Saturday as the clear favorite to become Turkey's first directly elected, executive-style president. In the hours before Turkey's 52 million eligible voters were to go to the polls in ...


Turkey's presidential elections: What is at stake? - Aljazeera.com Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:13:04 GMT

Turkey's presidential elections: What is at stake?
Aljazeera.com
When Turgut Ozal left the Motherland Party (ANAP) in 1989 to become the first civilian president of Turkey, he was intent on maintaining full control over his party. Yildirim Akbulut became the "yes-man" for Ozal as the leader of the party and the ...


Turkey Vows it is Behind Erbil as Western Support Begins to Surge - Rudaw Sat, 09 Aug 2014 01:07:27 GMT

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Turkey Vows it is Behind Erbil as Western Support Begins to Surge
Rudaw
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Deputy head of Turkey's ruling party, Huseyin Celik vowed that Ankara would do all it could for the Kurdistan Region, the same day a newspaper reported that Turkish jets were over Iraqi Kurdistan. “As a strategic neighbor the ...

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Turkey's Erdogan Aims for Bigger Role: President - Wall Street Journal Fri, 08 Aug 2014 05:49:31 GMT

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Turkey's Erdogan Aims for Bigger Role: President
Wall Street Journal
Branded Turkey's White House by some commentators, the complex symbolizes Mr. Erdogan's ambition to beef up the presidency after the election and underscores the sense of inevitability about his victory. "There is little doubt about the result. Erdogan ...


Turkey will not use its military against Islamic State - Belleville News Democrat Sat, 09 Aug 2014 20:02:15 GMT

Turkey will not use its military against Islamic State
Belleville News Democrat
ANKARA, TurkeyTurkey's defense minister on Saturday ruled out a Turkish military intervention against Islamic State fighters in Iraq, and said his country was not involved in U.S. airstrikes against the extremists near the Kurdish regional capital ...

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Letter from Istanbul: Erdogan's Turkey: A Trapped Oasis - Lost Coast Outpost Sat, 09 Aug 2014 15:08:53 GMT

Letter from Istanbul: Erdogan's Turkey: A Trapped Oasis
Lost Coast Outpost
Indeed, Turkey these days is a trapped oasis in a region of escalating violence. There is the Ukraine crisis to the north, the ongoing civil war in Syria to the south, and freshly arriving refugees who are fleeing the ISIL in Iraq. And, of course ...