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In Syria and Turkey, Helping Earthquake Victims Is a Crime

Politicians in Syria, Turkey, and the United States are getting in the way of relief efforts.

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Turkish President Erdoğan's grip on power threatened by devastating earthquake

The earthquake that struck Turkey on Feb. 6, 2023, is first and foremost a human tragedy, one that has taken the lives of at least 45,000 people to date.

The Conversation

‘A political quake as well’: Will Turkey’s calamity rattle Erdogan’s rule?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared last week’s earthquake the deadliest catastrophe since the country’s inception a century ago. With elections on the horizon and anger at the government rising, FRANCE 24 spoke to political analyst Taha Ouda Oglo about the calamity’s possible implications for Turkish politics and the…

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Turkey: Erdoğan worries about implications for his support ahead of May election

In the wake of Turkey’s worst earthquake since 1939, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is clearly concerned about how the government’s response will affect the result in the May elections.

The Conversation

An act of God caused the earthquake in Turkey – murderous corruption caused so many deaths

Corner-cutting contractors sold buildings as safe that then collapsed, while officials offered permits and lax controls, says writer and academic Constanze Letsch

The Guardian - UK

Explainer-How the earthquake threw Turkey's election plan into turmoil

Turkey's devastating earthquake has thrown into disarray plans for elections to be held by June, sparking frantic debate within President Tayyip Erdogan's government and the opposition over a possible delay.

Reuters

Türkiye’s deadly earthquake was made deadlier by corruption

Earthquakes kill more people in countries affected by widespread corruption — something the people of Türkiye discovered firsthand this week.

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‘What happens, happens’: how Erdoğan’s earthquake response tarnished his brand

President has done little to quell public anger over relief efforts that some say came too little, too late to save loved ones

The Guardian - UK

‘Where is the state?’ Erdogan faces anger of his people over Turkey earthquake relief

The president has admitted some issues with the speed of help arriving in devastated areas, but it has done little to calm survivors who have lost loved ones and their homes, writes Borzou Daragahi

The Independent UK

Earthquake disaster poses 'serious difficulties' for Turkey's May elections

The devastating scale of Monday's earthquake in southern Turkey presents "serious difficulties" for planned elections in mid-May, a Turkish official said on Thursday, in the first sign that authorities could consider postponing the vote.

Reuters

Turkey’s Turning Point

What will Erdogan do to stay in power?

Foreign Affairs

Turkey's Erdogan signals May 14 date for his biggest election test

President Tayyip Erdogan signalled on Wednesday that Turkey would hold elections on May 14, a month earlier than he had earlier flagged, setting the clock ticking on perhaps the most consequential vote in the century-long history of the republic.

Reuters

Turkish society deeply divided after 20 years of Erdogan's rule

Over the past two decades, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has emerged as the undisputed master of Turkish politics. Elected prime minister in 2003, then president in 2014, he is gearing up for a hotly contested re-election bid later in 2023. FRANCE 24's Shona Bhattacharyya and Ludovic de Foucaud look back at…

France 24

Jailed pending trial, pro-Kurdish politician loses seat in Turkish parliament

A member of Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party lost her seat in parliament for missing several sessions, the Official Gazette showed on Friday, after she was jailed pending trial on terrorism charges .

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Turkey's attempt to ban an Erdogan rival from politics is drawing a backlash

People are protesting a court ruling to sentence Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to prison and bar him from politics for two-plus years. He's seen as a key challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Conversation

How the 20 year rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has transformed Turkey

In 2002, Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party, Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP), obtained a parliamentary majority in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The seemingly unstoppable rise of political Islam throughout the turbulent 1990s had finally culminated in a much-dreaded loss for a Kemalist political establishment committed to…

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on why Recep Tayyip Erdoğan does not deserve another term in office

Voters suffering from the president’s terrible economic policies might have finally had enough

The Independent UK

A clampdown too far? ‘Bizarre’ prison sentence may give Erdogan’s rival a boost

Inside the Turkish government’s decision to push Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu out of politics

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AFP

Huge crowds rally to support Istanbul's banned mayor

Istanbul (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Turks swarmed a central Istanbul square on Thursday in solidarity with the city's opposition mayor after he was banned from politics ahead of next year's presidential election.

France 24

Thousands protest after opposition Istanbul mayor banned from politics

Thousands of Turks swarmed a central Istanbul square on Thursday in solidarity with the city's opposition mayor after he was banned from politics ahead of next year's presidential election.

Reuters

Analysis-Turkish court raises stakes in search for a challenger to Erdogan

Six months from an election in which Turkey's opposition has its best shot at unseating President Tayyip Erdogan in 20 years, a jail sentence against one of its brightest hopes has raised the stakes in the struggle to agree a presidential challenger.

The Independent UK

Turkey: Erdogan’s most popular political rival sentenced to jail and banned from politics

Anger as president’s most feared political opponent could be banned from next year’s elections

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish Court Orders Jail, Political Ban for Erdogan Rival

A Turkish court sentenced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu to jail on Wednesday and imposed a political ban on the opposition politician who is seen as a strong potential challenger to President Tayyip Erdogan in elections next year. Imamoglu was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison along with…

The Guardian - UK

Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu sentenced to jail over ‘fools’ insult

Mayor expected to appeal against ruling that is seen as an effort to sideline an Erdoğan rival

France 24

Turkish court orders jail, political ban for Istanbul mayor and Erdogan rival

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