Turkey opposition
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Current situation of Turkey's Kurdish issue - analysis
According to the Middle East Institute, the Turkey Kurdish political movement has been under unprecedented pressure and the Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) has been shown a demonic face in the Turkish media.
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Erdogan, Putin discuss ties in phone call
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call on Friday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin about improving bilateral ties and he repeated Ankara’s willingness to do its part to peacefully resolve the war in Ukraine, Erdogan’s office said.
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Erdogan signals meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday hinted at the possibility of meeting Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad in the future, confirming Ankara’s tentative steps to restore ties with the neighbouring war-torn country despite backing rebel groups in Syria's civil war.
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Where will Turkey be a year from now?
The disputes with Greece will be useful ammunition for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan should he decide to manufacture a crisis that would divert attention away from his country’s economic disintegration.
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Erdogan calls Turkey’s teachers 'looters' amid protests, calls for exam boycott
Turkey's president has called protesting teachers "looters," a derogative reminiscent of the 2013 Gezi protests.
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Turkish opposition wants Kurds onside in election battle against Erdogan
Turkey’s main opposition party is seeking a commitment from the country’s largest pro-Kurdish party to back a single challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at presidential elections.