Idlib escalation shelves talk of coup in Turkey - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Pinar Tremblay

Pinar Tremblay

Mar 2, 2020

People react near a military vehicle during an attempted coup in Ankara, Turkey, July 16, 2016. — REUTERS/Tumay Berkin

Dogu Perincek, Chairman of the Turkish Workers' Party is surrounded by supporters at the end of a hearing at the European court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, January 28, 2015. The European Court of Human Rights holds an hearing on Wednesday on the case of Perincek against Switzerland. Perincek was found guilty of racial discrimination by a Swiss Police Court for having publicly denied the characterisation of genocide, without calling into question the existence of massacres and deportations of Armenians in

Power struggle erupts in Turkey’s security structure

Metin Gurcan

Protesters listen to a man playing the violin in a public garden in Ankara, on June 7, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on June 7 his Islamic-rooted government was open to "democratic demands" and hit back at EU criticism of his handling of a week of deadly unrest. Turkey's protests began when police cracked down heavily on a peaceful campaign to save Istanbul's Gezi Park, spiralling into nationwide anti-government demos. AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM AL

Ankara's governor decrees no protest singing after sundown

Pinar Tremblay

Supporters wave Turkish national and party flags outside the AK Party headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, June 7, 2015. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's hopes of assuming greater powers suffered a serious blow on Sunday when the ruling AK Party failed to win an outright majority in a parliamentary election, partial results showed. With 94 percent of ballots counted, the AKP had taken 41 percent of the vote, according to broadcaster CNN Turk, a result which will leave it struggling to form a stable government

Pro-government media blame 'external forces' for AKP’s loss

Semih Idiz

Are Turkey's big businesses breaking with AKP?

Pinar Tremblay