New York Times | Videos Fuel Charges of Fraud in Erdogan's Win in Turkey Referendum New York Times These are four of the scenes captured in unverified videos that have helped stoke accusations of voting fraud in polling stations across Turkey during Sunday's referendum to expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Mr. Erdogan's “yes” ... A Turning Point For Turkey—And Democracy Across The Globe White House defends Trump's congratulatory call to Turkey's Erdogan Turkey referendum: What the result means for British holidaymakers |
NPR | Turkey Says Autopsies Of Syrian Victims Show Evidence Of Sarin Exposure NPR Autopsies of victims of a deadly attack in Khan Shaykhun, Syria, show they were killed by chemical weapons, Turkey's Health Ministry says. The Turkish government says dozens of victims were treated across the border in Turkey, and several died. Banned Nerve Agent Sarin Used in Syria Chemical Attack, Turkey Says Turkey says autopsies prove "chemical weapon" attack in Syria Turkey calls for Assad's ouster, says supports US missile strike |
CNN | CNN Exclusive: Erdogan insists Turkey reforms don't make him a dictator CNN In an exclusive interview with CNN, Erdogan said that a constitutional reform package -- backed by a narrow majority of Turkey's voters in a referendum on Sunday -- was not about him. "I am a mortal really, I could die at any time," he told Becky ... |
Turkey Leads an Authoritarian Trend Wall Street Journal (subscription) It has been another bad week for liberal democracy. In France a late surge by Jean-Luc Mélenchon raised the hitherto unthinkable prospect of a presidential runoff between the candidates of the hard left and the far right, both of whom have pledged to ... |
Aljazeera.com | Turkey to extend state of emergency by three months Aljazeera.com Turkey's government has extended the country's state of emergency for three more months. Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus on Monday said the National Security Council had recommended extending the state of emergency, set to expire on April 19, ... |
New York Times | Theresa May, Turkey, Arkansas: Your Tuesday Briefing New York Times Vice President Mike Pence visited the demilitarized zone that divides the Korean Peninsula on Monday. He issued a warning to North Korea, but did not specify any red lines. Credit Lee Jin-Man/Associated Press. (Want to get this briefing by email? Here ... |
CBS News | Police helicopter crash kills 12 passengers in Turkey CBS News ANKARA, Turkey -- A police helicopter carrying officers, a judge and a soldier crashed due to bad weather in a mountainous region of southeastern Turkey Tuesday, killing all 12 people on board, the country's interior minister said. Suleyman Soylu said ... |
NewYorkUpstate.com | DEC predicts 'above average' 2017 NY spring turkey hunting season NewYorkUpstate.com The state Department of Environmental Conservation this year is anticipating an "above average" spring wild turkey hunting season. The spring season begins May 1 and ends May 31. The annual Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend is set for Saturday and ... DEC announces start of spring turkey season John McCoy: Reflections on WV's spring turkey season Turkey hunting set up in zones this year |
What Turkey's Referendum Means for the Country's Future Knowledge@Wharton The referendum will do away with Turkey's parliamentary system, instead turning to an executive presidency with few curbs on the power of that office. The vote followed a failed coup in July 2016, and members of the opposition contend there has been a ... |
The New Yorker | Turkey's Vote Makes Erdoğan Effectively a Dictator The New Yorker The vast new powers granted to Erdoğan—wide control over the judiciary, broad powers to make law by decree, the abolition of the office of the Prime Minister and of Turkey's parliamentary system—effectively make him a dictator. Under the new rules, ... |