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MiT claims killing PKK special forces commander in northern Iraq
Turkey's National Intelligence Organization claimed that the commander of the PKK special forces was killed in an operations of the forces in northern Iraq.
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CHP denies ultra nationalist politician serves as Kilicdaroglu's advisor
Ulukus, the former head of ultra nationalist Victory Party's youth wing, has said he was assured at least four times by Kilicdaroglu himself that there was no lack of clarity about his position.
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War Center says number of Turkey military operations in Kurdistan Region increased by 200%
The War Data Collection Center reported a 200% increase in Turkish military operations in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region last month compared to the time of the Turkish elections.
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PKK protests threaten Sweden's NATO aspirations: Erdogan
While Sweden's progress on anti-terrorism legislation supports its NATO aspirations, the country's ongoing protests by sympathisers of Kurdish militants could hamper these efforts, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office has said.
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How Erdogan managed victory despite Kurdish opposition / Roj Girasun
Kurdish voters played a critical role in Turkey’s elections, showing up heavily in favor of the opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, but ultimately in numbers lower than their participation rates in previous elections.
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Erdogan sworn in for third term as Turkey president
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in for a third term as president on Saturday, promising to serve “impartially” after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Turkey’s beleaguered Kurds weigh new strategies after Erdogan’s win
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s electoral victory is roiling the country’s Kurdish movement, with its most popular leader declaring from jail that he is withdrawing from active politics.
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How will Turkey evolve after Erdogan’s re-election?
The elections in Turkey have been attracting much international attention and commentary. The Financial Times called the presidential vote “a defining election” for Turkey. The Economist went further to state that the “opposition could sense success against Erdogan.’’
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Demirtas quits active politics after Erdogan’s victory
The ongoing public debate in Turkey over whether the country's main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu would resign the Republican People's Party leadership after his presidential election loss took a surprising twist on Wednesday with the announcement of a departure from another opposition figure.
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Voters in Turkey return to polls to elect next president
Voters in Turkey returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country’s longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade or is unseated by a challenger who has promised to restore a more democratic society.
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Erdogan scored well ahead of Kilicdaroglu as Turkey voted
Short of an outright victory for Turkey’s longtime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it was the worst result the country’s opposition could have imagined.
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Both sides in Turkey elections claiming to have a lead
Parties of both current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and main challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu claim to have an early lead - and the election could still be headed to a run-off if neither finishes with more than 50% of the vote.
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Erdogan ahead in Turkey initial vote results
Preliminary results from Turkey's presidential election on Sunday showed Tayyip Erdogan ahead with 59.47% compared to opposition rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu with 34.79%, though pollsters expected the gap to narrow in the tight contest.
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Turkey to decide Erdogan's future in knife-edge vote today
Turkey votes Sunday in a momentous election that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year grip on power or put the mostly Muslim nation on a more secular course.
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Kurds are poised to vote for a Kemalist — for the first Time
If you ask Kurds on the street whom they will vote for in the presidential elections, many will answer Demirtas. They are referring to Selahattin Demirtas, the former co-leader of the leftist Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), which is firmly rooted in the Kurdish political movement in Turkey.
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FDD warns about Erdogan's attempt to discard election results
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) has warned in an article written by Sinan Ciddi that Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is likely to discard the results of the upcoming Turkey presidential elections, planned to be held on May 14.
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Erdogan claims Turkey discovered oil field in strategic Kurdish region
Turkey Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed to have discovered an oil field with a production capacity of 100,000 barrels in Sirnak Province, located in the Kurdistan region of Turkey.
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The Turkish Elections and the Future of Northwest Syria: Scenarios and Policy Implications /Fares Halabi
Introduction In mid-March 2023, amid the widespread destruction caused by the Feb. 6 earthquake in southern Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that the country’s presidential and parliamentary elections would take place on May 14, notwithstanding the ongoing recovery efforts.
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Turkey closes airspace to Armenian flights over monument unveiling
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the monument in Armenian capital Yerevan which commemorate the killings of Ottoman officials responsible for Armenian genocide show that “Armenians are not well-intentioned” towards Turkey.
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Erdogan says suspected ISIS leader killed in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that the suspected leader of Daesh (ISIS) has been killed in Syria in an operation carried out by Turkey's MIT intelligence agency.
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Turkey election pledges foretell bigger budget deficit / Mustafa Sonmez
Both the government and the opposition have made a seemingly endless stream of economic pledges in the run-up to Turkey’s crucial May 14 elections.
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48 Kurds arrested in mass operation in Diyarbakir
The number of people arrested after being detained along with more than 100 activists, lawyers, and politicians in a mass operation targeting Kurds across Turkey earlier this week has now reached 48, while 89 were released, the pro-Kurdish Mezopotamya news agency reported on Saturday.
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HDP publicly announces support for Kilicdaroglu
Turkey pro-Kurdish HDP's Co-Chair Mithat Sancar has announced support for the opposition's joint presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the upcoming presidential elections, stating that their aim is to end one-man rule.
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Court says calling Erdogan “dictator” is not a crime
Canan Kaftancioglu, the Istanbul Provincial Chair of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been acquitted of charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after she called him a “dictator.”
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Turkey’s undecided voters could sway Erdogan's fateful elections / Ezgi Akin
While sights are largely set on Turkey’s presidential elections, pollsters and pundits warn that the results of parliamentary elections may sway the whole race in the event of a run-off for president.
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Kilicdaroglu refers to his Alevi roots, calls for indiscriminating policy
In a landmark move on Wednesday Kemal Kilicdaroglu, presidential candidate and leader of Turkey’s main opposition party, publicly talked about his Alevi identity in a speech addressing young people, seeking their support in eliminating a system in the country that discriminates against some of its citizens.
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Kilicdaroglu: gov't stigmatizes Kurds as "terrorists" to gain votes
Turkey’s main opposition bloc Nation Alliance’s presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu has stated, in a new video, that President Erdogan's government stigmatizes Kurdish people as “terrorists” when they see that "they will lose the election... to gain a few more votes."
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Ankara claims new Turkey strikes in Syria kill 10 Kurdish fighters
Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday that his country’s troops targeted several Kurdish positions in northern Syria, killing 10 militants in a major cross-border escalation.
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Turkey seeking to win $527m oil award against Iraq
Turkey is considering petitioning a federal US court to enforce a $527m arbitration award it won against Baghdad over disputes regarding crude oil exports from Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, two sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.
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Demirtas promises to work towards ending armed conflict with PKK
Former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtas, who is imprisoned in Edirne Prison, on April 13 said in a series of tweets that they will do anything for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms completely in Turkey.