New Turkey

World News Beat

Written by: Trevor Steele, Peak Associate    Erdogan re-elected in Turkey Incumbent Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development (AK) party won a majority in both the presidential and parliamentary elections held in Turkey on June 24, though the election was considered by many to be far from a fair one. A report by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe judged that Erdogan’s opponents had been denied media coverage and that Erdogan and the AK party had misused state resources and restricted freedoms of assembly and speech. The Economist magazine describes the “New Turkey” as more…

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