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President Erdogan’s win, a step towards greater Islamism in Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hailed his party’s election victory as a vote for “unity and integrity” in Turkey. No sooner did theruling Justice and Development Party (AKP party) take back a majority in parliament that Erdogan focused on his priority, that is none other than a revision of the Turkish Constitution .

Erdogan, Putin to Discuss IS, Turkish Stream in Moscow

Islamic State and energy are set to dominate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during the Turkish head of state's visit to Moscow on Wednesday.

This comes as Ankara and Moscow are at odds over Russia's involvement in the Syrian conflict and the buildup of forces it has been carrying out in the past weeks.

Reports: Turkish authorities refused exit visa to family of drowned toddlers!

As international reverberations continued on Thursday in the wake of a heart-wrenching image of a drowned toddler face down on an eponymous beach on Turkey’s Aegean coast, reports emerged that Turkish authorities actually blocked the child’s family from legally emigrating to Canada!

Turkey President Erdogan orders interim government to lead country to elections

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to form a temporary government with the purpose of leading the country to parliamentary elections. The move was expected, as attempts to form a coalition government from the existing political parties in the Turkish national Assembly for the past two months had come to an impasse.

President Erdoğan signals he will not give mandate to CHP leader for new gov’t

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reportedly signaled he has no intention of giving a mandate to form a new government to the Republican People’s Party (CHP), indicating instead his willingness to form a short-tenure government that would carry the country to early elections.

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