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Erdogan Races Against the Dollar in Campaign for Unrivaled Power

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lambasted friend and foe alike in a campaign for vast new powers, but his political fate may hang on the one thing he’s stopped carping about: the price of money.
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Publish Date:29/March/2017 | 13:30

Investors Just Want Turkey's Referendum Done With: Scenarios

EghtesadOnline: On April 16, Turks will vote “yes" or “no" on a proposal to reshape Turkey’s democracy by abolishing the post of prime minister and handing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping executive powers. Investors are struggling to see much upside in either result.
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Publish Date:27/March/2017 | 10:59

Erdogan's Nazi Comparison Draws Fire From Merkel Chief of Staff

EghtesadOnline: A senior aide to Chancellor Angela Merkel hit back at Turkey’s government, saying Germany doesn’t need lessons in democracy after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan likened the cancellation of rallies by two of his cabinet ministers to Nazi practices.
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Publish Date:06/March/2017 | 11:15

Erdogan says Turkey will fight to end against terror attacks

EghtesadOnline: President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey would fight to the end against all forms of attack by terror groups and their backers after a gunman killed 39 people in a shooting spree at an Istanbul nightclub.
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Publish Date:01/January/2017 | 11:51

Erdogan Says Turkey Faces ‘Economic Sabotage’ as Lira Plunges

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said his political enemies are trying to sabotage the economy by speculating on the stock market, foreign exchange rate and interest rates after failing to overthrow his administration in July.
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Publish Date:04/December/2016 | 12:49

Erdogan Unleashes Fury at Markets on Eve of Turkey Rate Decision

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heightened his criticism of economic policy makers and bankers, warning that they risked provoking his intervention. The lira weakened to a record low and debt and equity markets slumped.
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Publish Date:24/November/2016 | 17:13

Erdogan Relies on Nationalist Kingmaker for Presidential System

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ’s ambitions to concentrate powers in his office depend on formal talks that were to begin Monday between the ruling AK Party and a nationalist opposition party, which is leaning toward referring the controversial issue to a popular referendum.
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Publish Date:22/November/2016 | 17:19

Erdogan says Turkish-backed rebels close to taking Syria's al Bab

EghtesadOnline: Turkey-backed rebels are just 2 km (1.25 miles) from the northern Syrian city of al Bab and are expected to take it from Islamic State quickly despite some resistance, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
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Publish Date:16/November/2016 | 10:46

Erdogan Purge Creates $10 Billion Bazaar for Would-Be Oligarchs

EghtesadOnline: Don’t be put off by his conviction for inciting murder, Turkish bus baron Galip Ozturk says. That was just how the secret society that tried to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once punished people who refused to pay up.
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Publish Date:14/November/2016 | 06:23

Nothing Like a Threat of Treason to Make Turkish Banks Cut Rates

EghtesadOnline: For months, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been leaning on Turkey’s banks to give the economy a boost with easier credit. In August, he warned that failure to comply could amount to “treason.’’
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Publish Date:05/November/2016 | 06:01

Turkey draws Western condemnation over arrest of Kurdish lawmakers

EghtesadOnline: Turkish authorities arrested the leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish opposition party in a terrorism investigation on Friday, drawing strong international condemnation of a widening crackdown on dissent under President Tayyip Erdogan.
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Publish Date:05/November/2016 | 05:23

Erdogan Renews Putsch Purge With Targets in Media, Academia

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed efforts to root out opposition to his rule since July’s failed coup, with officials arresting the top editor of a major paper and firing more than 1,200 professors.
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Publish Date:01/November/2016 | 13:01

Turkey's pursuit of militants will be unrelenting: president

EghtesadOnline: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday Turkey's pursuit of militant groups would be unrelenting, speaking in the city of Gaziantep where a suicide bomber believed to be backed by Islamic State attacked a wedding this month and killed 54.
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Publish Date:29/August/2016 | 05:58