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Explained: Turkey Tense As President's Main Rival Jailed, Protests Flare Up
Turkey is witnessing the worst street unrest in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul's embattled mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential opposition candidate in the upcoming Turkish presidential election against incumbent President Erdogan.
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Turkey Detains President's Main Election Rival, Sparking Protests
Turkish police detained Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, Wednesday over graft and terrorism allegations, prompting outrage from the opposition which slammed it as a politically-motivated "coup".
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Turkish President Erdogan Says March Elections Will Be His Last
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said that the country's March local elections would be his last, suggesting an end to his more than two decades in power.
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Turkey Jails Teen Who Added Moustache To Erdogan Poster: Report
Turkish authorities on Tuesday seized and jailed a 16-year-old youth for drawing a moustache on an election campaign poster showing re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, media reports said.
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World Leaders Congratulate Turkey's Erdogan After Historic Win
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin were among world leaders congratulating Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he won Sunday's historic run-off election to extend his two-decade rule.
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Turkey's Erdogan Wins Historic Runoff Election, Extends His Two-Decade Rule
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed for national unity Monday after winning a historic runoff election that extended two decades of his transformative but divisive rule until 2028.
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Turkish Polls Close In Historic Presidential Runoff
Turkish polling stations closed Sunday in a historic runoff election that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades of dominant but divisive Islamic style of rule until 2028.
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Turkey's Opposition Names Kemal Kilicdaroglu As Presidential Candidate
It took more than a decade and some bitter defeats for Kemal Kilicdaroglu to secure the Turkish opposition's trust and become its torchbearer in May's crucial parliamentary and presidential polls.
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Turkey Sentences President Erdogan's Rival To Jail With Political Ban
A Turkish court sentenced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to jail on Wednesday and imposed a political ban on the opposition politician who is seen as a strong potential challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan in elections next year.
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Turkish President Erdogan's Party Loses Istanbul Mayoral Elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered a bruising defeat on Sunday as the opposition candidate in Istanbul's controversial mayoral election re-run romped to victory.
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Explained: Turkey Tense As President's Main Rival Jailed, Protests Flare Up
Turkey is witnessing the worst street unrest in more than a decade following the arrest of Istanbul's embattled mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a potential opposition candidate in the upcoming Turkish presidential election against incumbent President Erdogan.
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Turkey Detains President's Main Election Rival, Sparking Protests
Turkish police detained Istanbul's powerful mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, Wednesday over graft and terrorism allegations, prompting outrage from the opposition which slammed it as a politically-motivated "coup".
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Turkish President Erdogan Says March Elections Will Be His Last
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said that the country's March local elections would be his last, suggesting an end to his more than two decades in power.
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Turkey Jails Teen Who Added Moustache To Erdogan Poster: Report
Turkish authorities on Tuesday seized and jailed a 16-year-old youth for drawing a moustache on an election campaign poster showing re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, media reports said.
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World Leaders Congratulate Turkey's Erdogan After Historic Win
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin were among world leaders congratulating Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he won Sunday's historic run-off election to extend his two-decade rule.
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Turkey's Erdogan Wins Historic Runoff Election, Extends His Two-Decade Rule
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed for national unity Monday after winning a historic runoff election that extended two decades of his transformative but divisive rule until 2028.
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Turkish Polls Close In Historic Presidential Runoff
Turkish polling stations closed Sunday in a historic runoff election that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two decades of dominant but divisive Islamic style of rule until 2028.
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Turkey's Opposition Names Kemal Kilicdaroglu As Presidential Candidate
It took more than a decade and some bitter defeats for Kemal Kilicdaroglu to secure the Turkish opposition's trust and become its torchbearer in May's crucial parliamentary and presidential polls.
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Turkey Sentences President Erdogan's Rival To Jail With Political Ban
A Turkish court sentenced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to jail on Wednesday and imposed a political ban on the opposition politician who is seen as a strong potential challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan in elections next year.
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Turkish President Erdogan's Party Loses Istanbul Mayoral Elections
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suffered a bruising defeat on Sunday as the opposition candidate in Istanbul's controversial mayoral election re-run romped to victory.
