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bülent arınç
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A fifth Turkish political party?
Gossip about a fifth party in the next Turkish parliament is still just gossip - for the moment
Foreshadows of AK’s leadership dispute
The prime minister may have quelled unrest for now, but there's a catalogue of it building up in Turkey's governing party
The cracks in AK
If you were ever looking for signs of tension in the ranks of Turkey’s governing party, the deputy prime minister delivered with gusto
Arınç and Erdoğan: the Thatcherite rift
Bülent Arınç's comments expose more Thatcherite parallels in the Turkish prime minister's leadership
Erdoğan’s Thatcher moment?
It is hard not to be appalled by the scenes coming out of Taksim’s Gezi Park, where police…
A latent fury at Israel shows its ugly head in Turkey
Relations between the two countries have never been this low
The vote begins
Parliament speaker Bülent Arınç rejects a CHP application for attendance to be taken.
Is this Turkey’s new president?
The Defence Minister emerges as a prominent AK Party candidate for Turkey's top job
Presidential nominations: day six
As we cross the halfway point in the period to nominate candidates for Turkey's presidency, the number of contenders is still zero
Siamese observations
The parliament speaker Bülent Arınç and army chief Yaşar Büyükanıt could not be more different