Mass arrests, unrest lead Turkey to a new crossroads
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken Turkey closer to autocracy with the arrest of the elected mayor of Istanbul, but the scale of the ensuing protests could yet shake his grip, analysts say.
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Why T眉rkiye pursues BRICS membership
AT THIS week鈥檚 BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, the presence of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan underscored T眉rkiye鈥檚 longstanding interest in joining the BRICS alliance. As the sole NATO member exploring membership in this predominantly non-Western organisation, T眉rkiye鈥檚 pursuit of BRICS reflects Ankara鈥檚 shifting foreign policy stance toward...
Erdogan accuses West of backing Israeli 鈥榩lans to spread war鈥�
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Western powers of backing what he said were Israeli plans to attack Lebanon and 鈥榮pread war鈥� throughout the region...