The Turkish leader’s authoritarian streak is the most important issue ahead of key elections
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Turkish Leader Calls Audio Recordings Fake Amid Corruption Scandal
Alleged recordings of conversations between Prime Minister and his son were leaked on Monday
Turkish PM Tightens Control Of Judges As Lawmakers Brawl
Tayyip Erdogan bill broadens authority over judiciary after anti-corruption investigation
Turkish Officials Search Plane After Bomb Threat
An alleged bomber reportedly tried to divert the flight to Sochi, where the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics were under way
Turkey’s New Internet Law Draws Criticism
Web restrictions come amid a government corruption scandal
Erdogan Visits Iran As Trouble Mounts at Home
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan escaped from a sweeping graft probe at home to visit Iran in hopes of easing tensions over the region’s handling of Syria’s civil war, state media reported Wednesday.
Erdogan flew to …
Turkey’s Parliament Brawls While Debating Corruption Probe
Second fight this year as government attempts to tighten control of judiciary
Turkish Authorities Raid NGO Alleging Al-Qaeda Links
Humanitarian Relief Foundation denies connection with terrorists
Turkey Axes 350 Police Officers
Growing response to sweeping public corruption probe
Turkey’s House of Cards Moment: Arrests and Scandal Signal a Crisis for Erdogan
An astonishing series of arrests this week hint at a power struggle between Turkey’s Prime Minister and the Gulenists, an influential Islamist movement that was once his ally — but which now could provoke a political meltdown in Ankara
Turkish Tunnel Opens First Undersea Link Between Two Continents
Once a dream of a Turkish sultan, the Euro-Asian link became a reality on Tuesday
Russian Envoy Dismisses U.N. Report on Syrian Chemical Weapons as ‘Biased’
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov claims the evidence presented in the 38-page dossier is distorted and ‘politicized’ by investigators
For Turkey, Planned U.S. Missile Strikes on Syria Not Good Enough
For some American allies, such as the UK, whose parliament seemed to reject any armed involvement in Syria on Thursday, punitive airstrikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad might be too much to stomach. For …