Turkey's Erdogan faces rocky road after big win
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan celebrated on Monday a decisive poll victory but now faces challenges over delayed presidential elections, Kurdish separatist violence and Ankara's troubled EU bid.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - Turkish Prime Minister  Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that this weekend's Iraqi  election would not be fully democratic and was unlikely to stem  violence or help stabilize the country.
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The European Union's historic recommendation to put Turkey on the road to membership was a bittersweet victory for Kurds like Mevlut Cetinkaya.
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There is a chorus of approval in Turkey's papers that its bid to join the EU is back on course after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan backed down over banning adultery.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul failed to win enough votes in the second round of a presidential election on Friday, an AK Party deputy told Reuters, but is expected to clinch the post next week.
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The ruling Islamic-rooted party won a landslide victory Sunday, raising more questions about the future of Turkey's officially secular state.
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ISTANBUL, Jul 23 (IPS) - Turkey's governing Justice and Development  Party (AKP), with its roots in Islam but professing to be secular  and conservative, won a landslide victory in general elections  Sunday. What it does in coming days will determine how long it  stays in office.
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ANKARA The thorniest aspect of Turkey&#39;s bid to join the European Union may turn out to be the one nobody talks about - the political power wielded by Turkey&#39;s huge army.
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Turkey&#39;s long battle for EU membership was back on track yesterday, after Ankara pledged to press ahead with key reforms and backed down over plans to criminalise adultery.
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ISTANBUL, Dec. 5 (IPS) - On its long and winding road to becoming the first  Muslim nation of the European Union, Turkey's accession  talks are heading towards a breakdown. The question is whether  there will be a minor collision or a major crash that could  eventually derail its membership bid.
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Turkey moved closer to winning a date for the start of European Union entry negotiations after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to heal Turkey&#39;s diplomatic standoff with new EU member Cyprus.
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The newly re-elected Recep Erdogan is tackling  one of Turkey's most sensitive issues head on
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Analysis: Even as its effort to join the European Union faces growing obstacles, Turkey's economy is making it more European than ever
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Turkey&#39;s Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been given a hero&#39;s welcome by supporters on his return home from talks with the European Union.
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CAIRO, Aug. 28 -- Beaming as the votes were counted, a veteran government figure with roots in political Islam won a parliamentary vote to become Turkey's president Tuesday, in defiance of the country's strongly secular military. Abdullah Gul's triumph presented Turkey's generals with a choice:...
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Turkey&#39;s Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has paid a visit to France to defend Ankara&#39;s application to the EU. In French media, he expressed concerns over the terms of the debate in France.
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Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan voiced confidence on Wednesday that Turkey would win a date for opening long-delayed European Union entry