Venuzuela’s Maduro was the international political celebrity as New government system begins in Turkey after Erdoğan swears in…

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has hailed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as “a friend of Venezuela and leader of the new multi-polar world.”

Erdogan Begins New Term and Names His Son-in-Law Finance Minister

 NYT > Turkey by By CARLOTTA GALL

Leaders of opposition parties, who accused Mr. Erdogan of taking an authoritarian turn, refused to stand as the president of Turkey took his oath before Parliament.

The new executive presidential system sets in in Turkey as Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has taken his oath as the president-elect in the parliament.

Erdoğan vows stronger and advanced Turkey in first statement as executive president

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed “a stronger and advanced Turkey” in his first statement as the president of the new executive presidential system, stressing that he was elected as president, “this time with all the power of the executive branch.”

Many have commented – rightly – on the leaders who are attending Erdogan's inauguration. people like Venezuela's Maduro and Sudan's Omar al-Bashir. It is striking

Just as striking, perhaps, is how *anxious* the pro-government press has been to demonstrate international approval pic.twitter.com/I8XzlgOyiu

— Howard Eissenstat (@heissenstat) July 9, 2018

Erdogan’s new cabinet. Berat Albayrak takes over finance and treasury. pic.twitter.com/iwlRosgBSJ

— Piotr Zalewski (@p_zalewski) July 9, 2018

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