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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is throttling Turkey’s democracy
Some have thought Mr Erdogan an aspiring dictator ever since the 1990s, when as an Islamist he campaigned against Turkey’s ...
Turkey is trying to quell largest protests in decade. Here's how
Turkey has been witnessing its biggest protests in over a decade after Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a rival of President Recep ...
‘Erdogan wants to be Putin’: Anger on the streets of Istanbul as Turkish president cracks down on protests
Anger on the streets of Istanbul as Turkish president cracks down on protests - Turkish journalists told The Independent they ...
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President Erdogan jails his rival, and endangers Turkey’s democracy
Only last week, its government was still what political scientists call a competitive authoritarian regime: although ...
Second night of protest breaks out in Turkey despite ban
Police in Istanbul have used tear gas and rubber bullets against demonstrators in a second night of disorder after the arrest ...