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Now comes the Guardian op-ed on AKP and Tayyip Erdoğan. Losing foreign friends one by one…

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Prime Minister Erdoğan addresses a crowd in Konya during a rally for his election campaign. Todays Zaman Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Is ‘Papa’ still a father figure to Turks? Six months ago, an odd falling out occurred between Turkey‘s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan ? who is standing for re-election next Sunday ? and one of … Read more

Sum of the week (2): US plays ‘genocide’ card to pressure Turkey on NATO missile system; Economist reports on Turkey etc…

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A special report on Turkey: Doing it by the book | The Economist A special report on Turkey: The Davutoglu effect | The Economist Analysis: Turkey hesitates on missile defense from Yahoo news Turkey finds itself once again in an awkward position between fellow NATO members and Iran as it considers a proposal to place … Read more