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How Turkish ‘kingmaker’ took the Erdogan administration hostage / Turkmen Terzi
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been at the forefront of Turkish politics for more than 15 years, but since an electoral alliance between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in 2017, Erdogan seems politically vulnerable. In view of the fact that Turkey’s economy is facing currency and debt crises and with support for the ruling party dwindling, Erdogan’s political fate rests largely in the hands of the MHP. The ultranationalist party is known to have encouraged Erdogan to take a harsh stance on minority rights, especially against Kurds and the West.
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Turkey’s ruling alliance to ease election threshold, but opponents smell trap / Andrew Wilks
An agreement between the AKP and the MHP to cut the vote baseline to enter parliament from 10% is seen as a bid to undermine the opposition.
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Bahceli slams top court for ruling on Kurdish former MP, opposition leader voices support
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's far-right ally, has criticized Turkey’s Constitutional Court for ordering the release from prison of a former lawmaker in a recent ruling, while Turkey’s main opposition leader has expressed support for the court’s decision, local media reported on Tuesday.
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Turkish courts serve government interests, politician tells KurdPress
A Turkey Kurdish lawyer and politician stated that the verdicts of Turkish courts against the government opposition politicians are not legal but political and are in the interests of the ruling coalition.
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Bahceli repeats call to shut down Turkey’s top court
Turkey Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli, a far-right ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, renewed his call to shut down Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) on Tuesday, April 6, after its decision last week to return an indictment seeking closure of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).
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Devlet Bahceli calls for closure of country’s top court
The leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli, on Wednesday repeated a call for the closure of the Constitutional Court, saying the move should not be delayed.
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Turkey's case against HDP hits legal obstacle
Turkey's attempt to ban the country's main pro-Kurdish party hit a legal snag Tuesday, March 30, when a Constitutional Court rapporteur ruled that the prosecutor's indictment was flawed, NTV television reported.
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HDP MP stripped of Turkish parliamentary status
Turkish parliament on Wednesday stripped pro-Kurdish lawmaker Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu of his parliamentary status, weeks after a court upheld a conviction over spreading terrorist propaganda for the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy.
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Turkey moves to ban pro-Kurdish HDP party
A Turkish prosecutor on Wednesday asked the Constitutional Court to shut down the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), parliament’s third-largest group, Agence France-Presse reported.
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CHP says party wants to make peace with the Kurds
The deputy chair of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) branch in the Kurdish majority southeastern province of Diyarbakir has said that his party wants to make peace with the Kurds.
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CHP leader: Turkish gov’t looking to punish all opposition Kurds
The Turkish government wishes to punish all of the Kurds in the country, who do not support the ruling alliance, main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu said on Saturday.
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Turkey plans to shut down HDP: AKP official
Turkey’s government plans to shut down the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the ruling AK Party’s deputy parliament chairman was quoted as saying on Tuesday, the most senior official to endorse nationalist demands for its closure.
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Turkey’s top court to investigate HDP
The Turkish Court of Cassation has requested copies of summaries against lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Mezopotamya Agency reported on Tuesday.
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Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party under pressure as calls increase for its closure / Diego Cupolo
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party faces renewed pressure in Turkey amid rising calls for its closure and recent court decisions that could see one of its lawmakers removed from parliament.
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Survey says less than 35 pct support presidential system in Turkey
Less than 35 percent of Turkey want the executive presidential system, a five-percentage point decline from this summer, according to a December survey by Ankara-based pollster Metropoll.
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Erdogan will soon be 'eliminated' by military elements: Davutoglu
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is under putschist military "tutelage’’ and will soon be "eliminated’’ by the faction that controls him, opposition Future Party leader Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday, January 17.
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Will Erdogan's yo-yo game with the EU succeed in deluding the West again? / Yavuz Baydar
He is back at it again. Full of his customary surprises at each and every turn, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan displayed a sharp swing on Saturday, refreshing his long-lost love for his favorite punching bag, the EU.