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turkish president
30 posts
Explainer: Turkey’s presidential system
A comprehensive briefing on Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's plans to introduce an executive presidency to Turkey
Monday 12 December 2016
Erdoğan the impartial
Unusually, Turkey’s president uses the ceremonial trappings of his office to urge consensus
Tuesday 22 November 2016
The polls are wrong: one in two Turks won’t vote AKP
A 52 percent poll lead does not mean one in every two Turks would vote AK tomorrow. A…
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Headscarves at universities
Questions about secularism as the government tries to lift the headscarf ban
Saturday 9 February 2008
A time to be rational
Turkey votes yes in its first referendum in two decades
Monday 22 October 2007
The judge who never smiles
Grumpy Ahmet Necdet Sezer is delighted to be leaving office
Monday 27 August 2007
So, what’s next?
Yesterday, Turkey's Electoral Commission officially confirmed the results of last Sunday's election.
Tuesday 31 July 2007