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Turkey’s victorious Erdogan set to assume sweeping powers
June 25, 2018 16:40 pm
ANKARA, June 25: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics for the past 15 years, was set on Monday to extend his rule and take on sweeping new powers after winning landmark presidential and parliamentary elections.
Turkey's president Erdogan fulfills ambition, but at a cost
April 18, 2017 08:51 am
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has finally fulfilled his long-held ambition to expand his powers after Sunday's referendum handed him the reins of his country's governance. But success did not come without a cost.
Turkey's Erdogan declares referendum victory, opponents plan challenge
April 17, 2017 13:39 pm
ANKARA/ISTANBUL, April 17: President Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in a referendum on Sunday to grant him sweeping powers in the biggest overhaul of modern Turkish politics, but opponents said the vote was marred by irregularities and they would challenge its result.
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