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Turkey’s Erdogan Is Losing Support Where He Can Least Afford It

Source:Bloomberg Date:18Dec2021

Tea growers, fishermen, small retailers, café staff and gas-station attendants — some of the typically low-paid, laboring Turks who have formed the backbone of Erdogan’s support over his

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Turkey not yet ready to give up on Muslim Brotherhood

Source:al Monitor Date:13Dec2021

Erdogan’s recent meetings with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, crown prince of UAE, give the illusion of Turkey’s willingness to realign its policies in the region. However, a

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Turkey marks Human Rights Day amid widespread rights violations

Source:Stockholm Center for Freedom Date:11Dec2021

A report released by human rights defender and main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu on the occasion of the day revealed that a total of 2,344 people died due to

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Pro-government groups own lion’s share of Turkey media scene: report

Source:Stockholm Center for Freedom Date:09Dec2021

Pro-government media groups own the overwhelming majority of newspapers, radio stations, TV channels and news websites that have the largest audience in Turkey, Turkish Minute reported on

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Turkish anger grows as Erdogan’s ‘economic war’ hits cost of living

Source:Financial Times Date:26Nov2021

“I keep asking myself whether the alliance will be able to survive until 2023 given that it’s weakening very rapidly,” said Adar. “What if it suddenly collapses? If the MHP or the security

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Turkish lira sinks to new low as investors warn of ‘vicious cycle’

Source:Financial Times Date:20Nov2021

Investors said there was little prospect of a lasting recovery for the lira unless the central bank could somehow free itself from Erdogan’s unorthodox belief that high interest rates fuelled,

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Erdogan envisions alliance of Turkic-speaking states

Source:al Monitor Date:19Nov2021

The platform provides the leaders with an opportunity to use their partnership for political consumption at home as well as to gain some independence from the great power struggle of global

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Authoritarian Leaders Are Weaker Than They Look, Thanks to Covid

Source:Bloomberg Date:17Nov2021

More threatening to Erdogan’s hold on power is that poorer Turks, the bedrock of his political support, were hit hardest during the pandemic. “Turks were left on their own,” and their

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Armenia Asks Russia for Help After Fighting Resumes With Azeris

Source:Bloomberg Date:16Nov2021

Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry dismissed the accusation, saying an Armenian attack near the two countries’ shared border wounded two Azeri soldiers. Armenia’s Defense Ministry said it lost two

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In new Syrian operation, Turkey faces a Gordian knot

Source:al Jazeera Date:06Nov2021

Unlike in the past, Ankara should not expect Washington to ignore any missteps in the region that would jeopardise its ally SDF, says James Jeffrey, a former US ambassador to Turkey and Iraq and

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