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Turkey’s Opposition CHP to Formally Demand Nullification of Referendum

Turkey’s main opposition party on Tuesday will formally present the Supreme Election Board (YSK) with a demand to annul the result of the referendum granting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan new powers, after alleging major violations. Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy chairman Bulent Tezcan will present the demand at 1130 GMT, ...

April 18, 2017

Middle East

Trump Congratulates Erdogan on Disputed Turkey Referendum

Donald Trump called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to congratulate him on winning a referendum granting him sweeping new powers that exposed bitter divisions in the country. The White House said they also discussed a US missile strike in Syria and the fight against the ISIL Takfiri group. Trump’s congratulations ...

April 18, 2017

Middle East

Turkey’s Opposition Urges Referendum Result Annulment

Turkey’s opposition on Monday stepped up its objections to the conduct of a referendum that gave President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers by a narrower than expected margin and exposed bitter divisions in the country. With political tensions once again escalating in Turkey after a contest opponents fear will ...

April 17, 2017

Middle East

Turkey Referendum: Erdogan Claims Slim Victory as Opposition Challenge Result

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan narrowly won a controversial referendum on Sunday that will tighten his grip on power, but the knife-edge result left the country bitterly divided and the opposition crying foul. The country remains deeply divided, with a razor-thin margin separating the two sides in the hotly contested ...

April 17, 2017

Middle East

Turkish Supporters are silhouetted against a screan showing President Tayyip Erdogan during a pro-government demonstration in Ankara, Turkey, July 17, 2016. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Polling Stations Open in Turkey for Referendum on Constitutional Changes

Polling stations opened in 32 eastern Turkish provinces and 49 central ones, for the Sunday referendum on constitutional changes. The vote in the west of the country is expected to begin at 5:00 GMT and will last until 14:00 GMT. About 53.3 million of voters are expected to cast their ...

April 16, 2017

Middle East

Turkey Minister Says Diyarbakir Blast Was ‘Terror Act’

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Wednesday that an investigation showed an explosion that killed at least two people in the Kurdish majority city of Diyarbakir was a “terror attack”. His comments came a day after the blast shook police headquarters which the minister had initially said was an ...

April 12, 2017

Middle East

Blast at Police HQ in SE Turkey Was Accident: Minister

An explosion which shook police headquarters in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir on Tuesday morning was an accident which occurred during repair work, the interior minister said. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said no external forces had been involved in the incident in the restive majority Kurdish city which happened ...

April 11, 2017

Middle East

Australia Warns of Terror Threat in Turkey

Australia Thursday warned terrorists could target Anzac Day commemorations on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey this month, and urged travelers to avoid Ankara and Istanbul. The emotive event on April 25 remembers the heroism and sacrifice of Australians and New Zealanders during World War I and their campaign against the ...

April 6, 2017

Middle East

Turkish army tanks drive towards to the border in Karkamis on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 25, 2016. REUTERS

Turkey: Other Military Operations Possible in Syria

Turkey has not ruled out the possibility of yet another military intervention in war-torn Syria despite officially announcing the completion of a months-long offensive in the Arab country, claiming that the end of a military operation does not mean that “threats” against Ankara have been eliminated. “When the need arises ...

April 1, 2017

Middle East

US Secretary of State Tillerson Arrives in Ankara

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Ankara on Thursday ahead of talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Turkey seeks better relations with the new administration in Washington. Tillerson is the most senior American official to visit Turkey since the inauguration of President Donald Trump in January and ...

March 30, 2017