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Turkish Parliament Approves Presidential System To Strengthen Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The Turkish parliament has backed a plan to strengthen the powers of the presidency, paving the way for a referendum on the issue in spring which, if passed, could allow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stay in office until 2029.
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Car Bomb Hits Eastern Turkish City Of Van, 19 Injured: Ruling Party Lawmaker
A car bomb rocked the eastern Turkish city of Van on Monday, leaving 19 people including two police officers wounded, a ruling party lawmaker said.
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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan Cites Adolf Hitler's Germany As Example Of Presidential System
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who is pushing for executive powers, cites Hitler's Germany as an example of an effective presidential system, in comments broadcast by Turkish media today.
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Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Puts Syria, Iraq on G20 Leaders' Agenda
Turkey wants world leaders to discuss the conflicts in Syria and Iraq at a G20 summit this weekend and is ready to take "stronger steps" in the region following its general election, President Tayyip Erdogan said today.
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EU Calls On Turkey to Calm Violence, Seek Peace With Kurds
Brussels voiced its strongest criticism yet of the surge in violence in EU candidate Turkey, calling for a renewed peace effort with the Kurds and expressing its concern about the dramatic curtailing of press freedoms.
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Turkey Detains 35 People in Raids on Supporters of Tayyip Erdogan Foe: Report
Turkish police detained 35 people including senior bureaucrats and police officers in the western province of Izmir on Tuesday in an operation targeting supporters of President Tayyip Erdogan's foe, Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, media reported.
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Tayyip Erdogan Seen With Little Choice but to Share Power After Turkish Vote
President Tayyip Erdogan's tactics for Turkey's second general election in five months might have changed, but the outcome looks likely to be the same: for the first time in its history, his ruling AK Party may have to share power.
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Bomb Attack Deepens Divisions as Turkey Faces Bitter Election
Aside from a carefully worded statement urging unity, President Tayyip Erdogan was unusually quiet after Turkey's worst ever bomb attack.
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Turkish Forces Kill More Than 30 Kurdish Militants Overnight -President Tayyip Erdogan
President Tayyip Erdogan said the Turkish military had killed more than 30 Kurdish militants on Friday in a cross-border operation he described as part of the rebels' "last struggle".
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Turkey Deports Dutch Journalist Accused of 'Aiding' Kurdish Militants
Turkey deported a Dutch journalist on Wednesday after she was detained on suspicion of aiding Kurdish militants while reporting in the country's strife-hit southeast, her lawyer said.
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Turkey Is 'Heading Rapidly' Towards New Election: President Erdogan
Turkey is heading rapidly towards a new election and only the "will of the people" can break a political deadlock after the ruling AK Party failed to form a working government, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
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Turkish Nationalists Reject Minority Government in Blow to Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey's nationalist opposition made clear on Friday it would not roll over and back a minority government, making President Tayyip Erdogan's aim of taking the country to a snap election with the ruling party in control look increasingly difficult.
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In Fight Against Islamic State, Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Sees Chance to Battle Kurds
Forced into battle against Islamic State as it presses on Turkey's borders, President Tayyip Erdogan is seizing the chance to keep another foe in check, bombing Kurdish militants he sees as a threat to the integrity of the Turkish state.
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Kurd Militants Say Kill 2 Turkish Police to Avenge Islamic State Bombing
Kurdish militants claimed responsibility for the killing of two Turkish police officers on Wednesday in what they said was retaliation for a suspected Islamic State suicide bombing which killed 32 mostly young students.
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Turkey PM Ahmet Davutoglu Starts Coalition Talks, Defends Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu kicked off long-delayed talks on forming a coalition government on Monday after firing a warning to opposition parties not to question the role of President Tayyip Erdogan in the political process.
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Turkish Parliament Approves Presidential System To Strengthen Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The Turkish parliament has backed a plan to strengthen the powers of the presidency, paving the way for a referendum on the issue in spring which, if passed, could allow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stay in office until 2029.
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Car Bomb Hits Eastern Turkish City Of Van, 19 Injured: Ruling Party Lawmaker
A car bomb rocked the eastern Turkish city of Van on Monday, leaving 19 people including two police officers wounded, a ruling party lawmaker said.
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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan Cites Adolf Hitler's Germany As Example Of Presidential System
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who is pushing for executive powers, cites Hitler's Germany as an example of an effective presidential system, in comments broadcast by Turkish media today.
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Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Puts Syria, Iraq on G20 Leaders' Agenda
Turkey wants world leaders to discuss the conflicts in Syria and Iraq at a G20 summit this weekend and is ready to take "stronger steps" in the region following its general election, President Tayyip Erdogan said today.
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EU Calls On Turkey to Calm Violence, Seek Peace With Kurds
Brussels voiced its strongest criticism yet of the surge in violence in EU candidate Turkey, calling for a renewed peace effort with the Kurds and expressing its concern about the dramatic curtailing of press freedoms.
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Turkey Detains 35 People in Raids on Supporters of Tayyip Erdogan Foe: Report
Turkish police detained 35 people including senior bureaucrats and police officers in the western province of Izmir on Tuesday in an operation targeting supporters of President Tayyip Erdogan's foe, Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, media reported.
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Tayyip Erdogan Seen With Little Choice but to Share Power After Turkish Vote
President Tayyip Erdogan's tactics for Turkey's second general election in five months might have changed, but the outcome looks likely to be the same: for the first time in its history, his ruling AK Party may have to share power.
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Bomb Attack Deepens Divisions as Turkey Faces Bitter Election
Aside from a carefully worded statement urging unity, President Tayyip Erdogan was unusually quiet after Turkey's worst ever bomb attack.
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Turkish Forces Kill More Than 30 Kurdish Militants Overnight -President Tayyip Erdogan
President Tayyip Erdogan said the Turkish military had killed more than 30 Kurdish militants on Friday in a cross-border operation he described as part of the rebels' "last struggle".
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Turkey Deports Dutch Journalist Accused of 'Aiding' Kurdish Militants
Turkey deported a Dutch journalist on Wednesday after she was detained on suspicion of aiding Kurdish militants while reporting in the country's strife-hit southeast, her lawyer said.
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Turkey Is 'Heading Rapidly' Towards New Election: President Erdogan
Turkey is heading rapidly towards a new election and only the "will of the people" can break a political deadlock after the ruling AK Party failed to form a working government, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
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Turkish Nationalists Reject Minority Government in Blow to Tayyip Erdogan
Turkey's nationalist opposition made clear on Friday it would not roll over and back a minority government, making President Tayyip Erdogan's aim of taking the country to a snap election with the ruling party in control look increasingly difficult.
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In Fight Against Islamic State, Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan Sees Chance to Battle Kurds
Forced into battle against Islamic State as it presses on Turkey's borders, President Tayyip Erdogan is seizing the chance to keep another foe in check, bombing Kurdish militants he sees as a threat to the integrity of the Turkish state.
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Kurd Militants Say Kill 2 Turkish Police to Avenge Islamic State Bombing
Kurdish militants claimed responsibility for the killing of two Turkish police officers on Wednesday in what they said was retaliation for a suspected Islamic State suicide bombing which killed 32 mostly young students.
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Turkey PM Ahmet Davutoglu Starts Coalition Talks, Defends Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu kicked off long-delayed talks on forming a coalition government on Monday after firing a warning to opposition parties not to question the role of President Tayyip Erdogan in the political process.
