Turkish tale
As two of the non-Arab states in the region, Turkey and Israel have long been fascinated with one another and have enjoyed close ties for much of their 74-year relationship
As two of the non-Arab states in the region, Turkey and Israel have long been fascinated with one another and have enjoyed close ties for much of their 74-year relationship
They are resentful of his overbearing rule, and feel frustrated by the economic reverses which have seen the Turkish lira’s strength reduce from four to the US dollar five years ago to nearly 20 now and inflation soar above 50 per cent in March.
With about three weeks to go for Turkey’s General Election, scheduled for 14 May, there is consensus among pundits and pollsters alike that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on a sticky wicket. In 2018, Mr Erdogan, after winning a referendum the previous year, was elected as president to oversee the transition of the country’s decades-old parliamentary system to a presidential one.
'India has made a strong demarche with the Turkish government on the remarks made by President Erdogan on the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir during his recent visit to Islamabad. These remarks reflect neither an understanding of history nor of the conduct of diplomacy,' MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a statement.
People who fled their homes in panic were lighting fires in the streets to stay warm in freezing temperatures.
Turkey wants to create a "safe zone" running for 480 km along the Syrian side of the border but says it will not advance deeper than a planned 32 km limit.
Opposition fears state of emergency will be replaced by more repressive legislative measures, protests against government's submission of new legislation seeking to formalise some of the harshest aspects of the emergency
For all the optics in Istanbul and Ankara, the spectacular victory of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reinforces the one-person monolithic…
Turkey has reached a crucial stage in its political history, of a kind that is bound to have an impact…
Turkey's parliament on Wednesday embarked on a second round of deliberations on a contentious package of constitutional amendments that would…
