Nepotism flourishes under AKP - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Fehim Tastekin

Fehim Tastekin

Dec 18, 2014

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu (C) arrives for a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara April 8, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3KEBO — Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu (C) arrives for a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, April 8, 2014. — REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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A demonstrator tries to destroy a CCTV security camera on Istiklal Street in central Istanbul July 13, 2013. Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas on Saturday to disperse hundreds of protesters who gathered to march to Gezi Park, which has been at the heart of fierce unrest against Prime Minister Erdogan's rule. Protesters scattered, running into sidestreets where police pursued them, before starting to regroup on Istiklal Street, metres from the main Taksim Square. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Ta

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Tulay Cetingulec

Tulay Cetingulec

Alevi demonstrators shout anti-goverment slogans during a protests against the latest violence in Okmeydani, a working-class district in the center of the city, in Istanbul May 25, 2014. Two people died last week after clashes between Turkish police and protesters in Okmeydani, a working-class district of Istanbul, stirring fears of further unrest as the anniversary of last year's anti-government demonstrations approaches. Okmeydani is home to a community of Alevis, a religious minority in mainly Sunni Musl

Davutoglu's gestures fall short of Alevi demands

Fehim Tastekin

In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics

Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu addresses the media in Ankara December 11, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR4HNSC

Davutoglu's tragedy

Kadri Gürsel

Bilal Erdogan, the son of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (unseen) casts his ballot at a polling station in Istanbul on March 30, 2014, during municipal elections in Turkey ahead of a presidential vote in six months and parliamentary polls next year. Turkey's Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, embattled by protests and corruption scandals, faced a crucial popularity test today when over 50 million eligible voters cast their ballots in local elections. More than 50 million voters were to cast their ba

Erdogan's son files libel suit against opposition leader

Tulin Daloglu