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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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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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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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a congratulatory message to Vlado Buckovski, who was elected as the new prime minister of Macedonia.
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Alex Fergusonâs Champions League gamble backfired in Istanbul as his Manchester United side faced the unhappy prospect of a daunting first knock-out phase duel with one of European footballâs biggest names.
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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
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Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul failed to win enough votes in the second round of a presidential election on Friday to become president, an AK Party deputy told Reuters, but he is expected to clinch enough votes next week.
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As Turkey looks set to receive official EU blessing to start negotiating membership, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan got a warm reception when he visited Germany, Turkey&#39;s major ally in its quest for accession.
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Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was confident Thursday that Turkey could cope with the stringent conditions imposed by an EU report on his country&#39;s membership bid in the bloc, as the media celebrated a &quot;historic&quot; turning point in the nation&#39;s 40-year
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave EU leaders a classic lesson in haggling at a crunch summit here, at one point bluntly threatening to leave if he didn&#39;t get what he wanted -- but for some the hard-nosed approach left a bitter aftertaste.
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Turkey's bid to join the European  Union was back on course Thursday after Prime Minister Tayyip  Erdogan backed down in a row with the bloc over attempts to ban  adultery in his Muslim nation.
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ANKARA, Turkey  - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned home from a European Union summit Saturday to announce amidst a shower of confetti and fireworks that Turkey "has turned the critical corner" on the way to becoming a member of the group of nations.
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A devout Muslim won Turkey's presidency yesterday after months of confrontation with the secular establishment, promising to be impartial and praising the idea that Islam and the state should be separate.
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Bickering within Turkey&#39;s ruling party on whether adultery is a crime or not brought Ankara and the EU to the brink of crisis Friday, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sharply telling the European body not to meddle in his country&#39;s domestic affairs
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This week, as EU heads of state meet to decide the fate of Turkey&#39;s candidacy for EU membership, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be preparing his own run for the Turkish presidency.
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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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As a young man, Recep Tayyip Erdogan was a gifted footballer; but not quite good enough to turn professional. So he concentrated on politics instead.