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Turkey arrests Istanbul mayor, a top Erdogan rivalSpeed Read Protests erupted in Turkey after authorities detained Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
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Syria's Kurdish community at the center of a post-Assad game of geopolitical tug-of-warTHE EXPLAINER The fall of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad has created a power vacuum that threatens some of the United States' staunchest allies in the region
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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What Assad's fall means beyond SyriaThe Explainer Russia and Iran scramble to forge new ties with Syrian rebels as Israel seeks to exploit opportunities and Turkey emerges as 'main winner'
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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State captureOpinion We've seen this in other countries
By Susan Caskie Published
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'Being an economist makes me an optimist'Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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Erdogan set back in key regional electionsSpeed Read The main opposition party flipped or held Turkey's biggest cities, including Istanbul
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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'The world cannot stand by to witness more slaughter of civilians'Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Harold Maass, The Week US Published
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How Erdogan held onto power in Turkey and what this means for the country’s futurefeature Staunch support from religious voters and control of the media ensured another five-year term for Turkish president
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The Week Unwrapped: Erdogan’s last stand, childbirth in prison and Cleopatrapodcast Could Turkey’s strongman president really lose this weekend’s election? Are we failing women who give birth in prison? And why do depictions of Cleopatra touch a racial nerve?
By The Week Staff Published
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Will Turkey’s earthquake failures bring about the end of Erdoğan?Today's Big Question President seeking to enter third decade of power faces accusations of inaction and hindering relief effort
By Jamie Timson, The Week UK Published
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Turkey holds Finland and Sweden hostage over Nato bidsfeature Swedish PM refuses to meet concessions around deporting alleged terrorists
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‘Türkiye not Turkey’: the countries that rebrandedfeature Eurasian country changing name to better reflect ‘culture, civilisation and values’, President Erdogan says
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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The impact of Turkey’s fight with SyriaSpeed Read Moscow and Ankara agree Idlib ceasefire - but analysts fear truce may prove short-lived
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Trump celebrates as Turkey calls ceasefire in SyriaSpeed Read US president says ‘millions of lives will be saved’ - but analysts doubt Kurds will comply
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