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Turkey transfers some powers to president
Middle East

Turkey transfers some powers to president

  Turkey issued a decree on Wednesday transferring some powers to the president, in line with its move to an…
Turkish journalist Mehmet Altan released from prison
Middle East

Turkish journalist Mehmet Altan released from prison

  Turkish journalist Mehmet Altan was released from prison on Wednesday, one of his lawyers said, four months after he…
Amid Arab boycott, Qatar’s new friends find rich openings
Middle East

Amid Arab boycott, Qatar’s new friends find rich openings

  Six months ago Serkan Ucar arrived in Doha to scope out business opportunities – away from his usual patch.…
Turkey’s Erdogan emerges victorious, setting him up for tighter grip on power
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Turkey’s Erdogan emerges victorious, setting him up for tighter grip on power

  Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan emerged victorious on Monday from his biggest electoral challenge in a decade and a half, giving…
Assad pledges to regain control of northern Syria by force if needed
Middle East

Assad pledges to regain control of northern Syria by force if needed

  The Syrian army will regain control of the country’s north by force if rebels there refuse to surrender, President…
Turks vote for president, parliament in crucial test for Erdogan
Middle East

Turks vote for president, parliament in crucial test for Erdogan

  Turks began voting on Sunday for a new president and parliament in elections that pose the biggest ballot box…
Erdogan’s election rivals struggle to be heard in Turkey’s media
Middle East

Erdogan’s election rivals struggle to be heard in Turkey’s media

  Turkey’s main state-run TV station devoted 67 hours of airtime to President Tayyip Erdogan and his AK Party last…
Turkey plans to establish global industrial city in Egypt by 2019
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Turkey plans to establish global industrial city in Egypt by 2019

  Despite the political differences between the two countries, Turkey is planning to establish international industrial city in Egypt by…
Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants in Iraq’s Qandil, Erdogan says
Middle East

Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants in Iraq’s Qandil, Erdogan says

  Turkish warplanes have struck a meeting of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq’s Qandil mountains, President Tayyip…
Turkish air strike “neutralizes” six Kurdish militants in Iraq: military
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Turkish air strike “neutralizes” six Kurdish militants in Iraq: military

  An air strike by Turkish warplanes “neutralized” at least six militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in…
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