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Let down by Erdogan, Kurds cautiously back secular rival


Sunday, 7 May, 2023 , 06:35 AFP — Exhausted by crackdowns in Turkey's Kurdish heartland, Ali is backing the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections next Sunday -- though his faith in the presidential hopeful is not great.

Opposition roadmap for undoing Erdogan's legacy


Sunday, 7 May, 2023 , 06:27 AFP — Turkey's multi-faceted opposition alliance wants to undo President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade legacy of highly centralised and religiously conservative rule.

Winners and losers of Erdogan's polarising rule


Sunday, 7 May, 2023 , 06:18 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade domination of Turkey has seen some groups prosper and others suffer in the highly polarised country.

Erdogan's opponents prepare to 'protect' ballot boxes


Sunday, 7 May, 2023 , 05:52 AFP — There were 100 of them, all lawyers, determined to make next Sunday's Turkish election as transparent as possible.

Erdogan's 'patient' rival Kilicdaroglu rides high before vote


Sunday, 7 May, 2023 , 05:50 AFP — Turkey's would-be successor to Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a deceivingly simple plan: ensure a smooth transition from two decades of Islamic-rooted rule and then leave after stripping the presidency of its powers.

Turkey's undefeated Erdogan nears knife-edge vote


Sunday, 7 May, 2023 , 05:43 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan next Sunday puts his two-decade legacy on the line in a knife-edge vote against a powerful alliance built on anger over economic hardship and his authoritarian turn.

Election observer says Turkey blocked him over Kurdish support


Thursday, 4 May, 2023 , 17:48 AFP — A Danish lawmaker due to be an OSCE election observer in Turkey's upcoming vote said Thursday Ankara had denied him access because he previously visited the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.

Turkey's Syrians root for Erdogan in May vote


Thursday, 4 May, 2023 , 05:25 AFP — The Syrian refugee unhooked some laundry drying in the baking sun and made a wish for this month's Turkish election: "May Erdogan win".

Iraqi Kurds in the crossfire of Turkish army, militants


Thursday, 4 May, 2023 , 03:22 AFP — Under an almond tree in his garden, Moustafa Ahmed shows a handful of bullet casings he collected near his home in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region.

Swedish parliament adopts tougher anti-terror law


Wednesday, 3 May, 2023 , 16:55 AFP — Sweden's parliament on Wednesday passed new legislation to ban activities linked to extremist groups, as it beefs up its terror laws, a key demand from Turkey to approve Stockholm's NATO membership bid.