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How Erdoğan gained near-absolute power in Turkey
A look at how leaders around the world rule and maintain power.
Turkey's ruling and opposition parties staged a huge post-coup rally Sunday
The rally came as rights group Amnesty International said it had received credible evidence of detainees being subjected to beatings and torture, including rape, since the coup attempt.
Notorious Hacker ‘Phineas Fisher’ Says He Hacked The Turkish Government
The notorious hacker known as Phineas Fisher is back with another high profile cyberattack.
Turkey Blocks WikiLeaks After Dump of Government Emails
WikiLeaks had published emails from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s party AKP.
The Debate About Whether Turkey Is Joining the EU Is Largely Based on Bullshit
The hysteria around Turkey joining the EU ignores two fundamental facts: Turkey doesn't particularly want to join, and couldn't even if it wanted to.
Turkish Police Blocked Entry to a Party Meeting That Threatened Erdogan's Presidential Plans
Erdogan is seeking a "completely new constitution" for Turkey, which would effectively give him considerably more authority by centralizing power in the office of the president rather than in parliament.
Turkey's PM Steps Down as President Erdogan Tightens His Grip
Ahmet Davutoglu confirmed his departure on Thursday, saying that he wouldn't continue to lead the party if there was no consensus. A close Erdogan ally is likely to be elected in his place.
Fist Fights and Slurs as Turkey Moves to Strip 'Terrorist' MPs of Immunity
Turkish politicians have been fist-fighting over a controversial proposal to strip members of parliaments of immunity from prosecution, which it's alleged is aimed at Kurds only.
Turkey Raids Kurdish Party Offices — While Hoping It Will Contribute to a New Constitution
Turkish police detained senior local officials from the pro-Kurdish HDP in a raid on one of its Istanbul offices, days after President Tayyip Erdogan said he backed legal action against its members.
Caught Between the Islamic State and Erdogan: Turkey's Most Important Opposition Politician Talks to VICE News
VICE News sat down with Selahattin Demirtas, co-chair of HDP and figurehead of the Kurdish political movement in Turkey, as violence between security forces and PKK militants continues to escalate.
Freedom of Speech Is Still Deteriorating Drastically in Turkey
A new report by PEN International documents Turkey's persecution of journalists and other writers, mass surveillance, blocking of social media, and criminalization of whistleblowing.