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No Kurdish opening likely after local polls in Turkey
Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:09Feb2019
The third is about the prospect of Erdoğan over the continued partnership with MHP chair Devlet Bahçeli. In a statement last week, Erdoğan made clear that the People’s Alliance is not a temporary
HSBC Turkey Chief to Stand Trial in April for Erdogan Insult
Source:Yahoo News Date:08Feb2019
Fear of any anti-government protest reaching the level of paranoia: HSBC’s Selim Kervanci was being investigated by the prosecutor’s office over a video he retweeted during the so-called Gezi
Is authoritarianism bad for the economy? Ask Venezuela – or Hungary or Turkey
Source:The Conversation Date:04Feb2019
Authoritarianism isn’t always bad for the economy. Autocratic China and Singapore are both economic success stories, growing at double digits – a pace largely unseen in Western democracies. But
Turkey’s Kurds are sacrificing election wins but to what end?
Source:Arab Weekly Date:03Feb2019
Still, given that the race is neck and neck in the big cities and in western Turkey, the opposition is anxious to attract HDP voters. If the main, so-called greater municipalities are won by
Why US plan to have Europeans run Syria safe zone is no sure bet
Source:al Monitor Date:03Feb2019
Very important, because WSJ implies Trump adminstration doesn’t intend Turkey to occupy and run the safe zone: Looks can be deceiving: But the US plan doesn’t have any hard
Southern EU Summit sends strong message to Turkey
Source:al Jazeera Date:02Feb2019
The Joint Declaration statement issued after the summit also called on Turkey to normalise relations with the Republic of Cyprus by “lifting the restrictions in its ports and
Turkey: US Consulate employee who did DEA work has trial set
Source:Star Tribune Date:02Feb2019
Turkey-US relations are once again at a critical juncture, as a judge convicted and then released a Turkish national working for US consulate on charges of treason. Now, another key figure in
Turkey reverts to 2016 score on corruption index
Source:Ahval News Date:29Jan2019
The Corruption Perceptions Index of 2018, released on Tuesday by Transparency International, showed that Turkey, despite reversing its slide, continues to struggle from corruption. The index,
Economic woes set to seal fate of Turkey’s local polls
Source:al Monitor Date:29Jan2019
Quotes two polls, one not made public in Turkey Turkey’s economic turmoil, fueled by a currency crisis amid unprecedented tensions with the United States last summer, has become the No. 1 concern
Turkey’s women face dangerous conditions to obtain legal abortion
Source:Deutsche Welle Date:28Jan2019
According to a study by Kadir Has University in Istanbul, public hospitals in 53 of Turkey’s 81 provinces reject an abortion request if it comes only at the pregnant woman’s request.