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The Turks Head to the Polls in Local Elections

par This Is Beirut, 31/03 10:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Turkish voters headed to the polls on Sunday in municipal elections, with all eyes on Istanbul, the national "jewel" that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to pry away from the opposition. As soon as he clinched re-election as president last May -- he has been head of state since 2014 -- Erdogan launched the campaign to reclaim the city of 16 ...

Turkey Poll Counts: Opposition Edges Ahead in Key Cities

par This Is Beirut, 31/03 20:18 - Reading : less than a minute

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According to early partial results, Turkey's opposition appears to be ahead for now in the key cities of Istanbul and Ankara, state media said on Sunday. With 20 percent of the votes counted, the current mayor of Istanbul was leading with 49.6 percent of the vote, compared with 41.6 percent of his main rival, who was backed by President Recep ...

Turkey and Iran: No to Regional War

par Rami Rayess, 17/04 08:58 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Some are putting forward the fact that both Iran and Turkey are wary of any escalation in the Gaza conflict that could spiral into a full-blown regional war, given its potential international fallouts. Despite their divergent interests, these key regional stakeholders are on the same page regarding preventing such an escalation. As Turkey ...

Security, Water, and Oil Dominate Erdogan's Talks in Iraq

par This Is Beirut, 23/04 00:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, embarked on his first state visit to neighboring Iraq in years, with discussions centered around water, oil, and regional security matters. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in neighboring Iraq on Monday for his first state visit there in years, with water, oil, and regional security ...

Istanbul Police Detain 210 May Day Protesters

par This Is Beirut, 01/05 19:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Turkish police on Wednesday fired tear gas and rubber bullets and detained more than 200 protesters, after authorities banned May 1 rallies at Istanbul's historic Taksim Square. More than 40,000 police were deployed across Istanbul, blocking even small side streets with metal barriers in an attempt to prevent protesters gathering. Police clashed ...

Greek PM Visits Erdogan in Ankara for Better Relations

par This Is Beirut, 12/05 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be received in Ankara by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, a meeting which both leaders say they expect to see continue the improvement between their countries. Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be received Monday in Ankara by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in ...

Erdogan Warns of Israeli Threats Against Turkey If Hamas Defeated

par This Is Beirut, 15/05 17:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday claimed that Israel would "set its sights" on Turkey if it succeeded in defeating Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Erdogan, a vocal critic of Israel's war in the Palestinian territory following Hamas's attack on October 7, has often expressed support for the Palestinian group as defenders of their ...

New Qatar-Financed Village Opens For Displaced in Syria

par This Is Beirut, 28/05 22:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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More than 1,000 new homes for displaced people in northern Syria were inaugurated on Tuesday by Qatar's Red Crescent and Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, the Qatari organization said. Mohammad Salah Ibrahim of the Red Crescent said the Qatari-financed village of 1,136 new homes was "the largest village opened to date in ...

Erdogan Says May Invite Assad, a Sign of Reconciliation

par This Is Beirut, 07/07 15:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that he might invite his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad to Turkey "at any moment," in a sign of reconciliation after the 2011 war broke ties between Ankara and Damascus. "We may send an invitation (to Assad) at any moment," Erdogan told journalists aboard a plane from Berlin, where he watched Euro ...

Daesh Leader's Wife Sentenced to Death in Iraq

par This Is Beirut, 10/07 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An Iraqi court has sentenced to death a wife of slain Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on charges of detaining Yazidi women, the judiciary said on Wednesday. The wife of the polygamous Baghdadi was brought back to Iraq after being detained in Turkey, judicial sources told AFP under cover of anonymity because they were not ...

Stark Divide as Cyprus Marks 50 Years Since Turkish Invasion

par This Is Beirut, 20/07 17:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Cyprus on Saturday marked 50 years since Turkish troops invaded the Mediterranean island, with comments from the Turkish and Cypriot leaders demonstrating the stark divide that remains. The Greek-Cypriot president of Cyprus, who seeks a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation under a UN framework, said there was no other option but reunification. But ...

Why Many Issues Block the Path to Turkish-Syrian Normalization

par This Is Beirut, 21/07 11:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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With the possibility of normalization between Turkey and Syria on the horizon, a number of problematic issues may block the path, according to analysts. After a long estrangement, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad may be edging towards a meeting, but analysts say normalization will likely be gradual ...

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