The Associated PressMar 31, 2019
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party emerges the winner of Turkey's municipal elections, but loses the mayoral seat of Ankara after 25 years. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentNov 4, 2016
This step is intended to give Recep Tayyip Erdogan the majority in parliament he needs to make himself president for life, and to give Turkey (currently a parliamentary government) an imperial presidency on the Egyptian model. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 4, 2016
The proposed amendment, which would strip lawmakers of their immunity from prosecution, incited violence between members of opposing parties. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Donald Kaufman / TruthdigMar 17, 2016
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to expand the definition of "terror crime" to include media reports deemed to support or praise acts of violence. "Democracy, freedom and the rule of law" no longer have any value, he declares. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Jon Queally / Common DreamsNov 2, 2015
"I'm horrified," said one young voter in Istanbul. "I don't want to live in this country anymore because I don't know what is awaiting us." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigJun 13, 2015
The rise of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) made waves in socially conservative Turkey by championing gay rights, women's rights and leftist causes like labor and a "normalization" of the Turkish majority's relationship with the Kurdish population. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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