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Recep Erdoğan
Erdoğan and his party may lose power for the first time since 2002
ANKARA (Realist English). On the eve of the elections, Turkish society remains deeply divided, even when it comes to such...
Erdogan’s rule is under real threat
ANKARA (Realist English). There are less than 10 days left before the presidential elections in Turkey. There, for the first...
The Kurds have enough reasons to vote against Erdoğan
ANKARA (Realist English). In the upcoming early elections, the current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan can hardly count on the...
Turkish presidential election: Erdoğan will not give up power peacefully
ANKARA (Realist English). For Turkish President Erdoğan, the early elections on May 14 are of great historical significance. His main...
Erdoğan does not want to leave, even if he loses the election
ANKARA (Realist English). On February 3, in his speech at the Board of the Migration Department with the participation of...
Rule of law or NATO’s primacy? Sweden rejected Erdogan’s latest demand
STOCKHOLM (Realist English). Sweden believes that Turkey demands the impossible in exchange for the permission to join NATO — for...
Erdoğan‘s main opponent in the elections was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Opposition politician and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been sentenced to two years, seven months and fifteen...
The French Senate called on Macron to freeze the assets of Aliyev and his entourage, as well as to recognize the independence of Artsakh
PARIS (Realist English). On November 15, the French Senate almost unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the government of Emmanuel...
Turkey under Erdoğan has lost the ability to pursue a rational foreign policy
ANKARA (Realist English). Since the 2010s, Turkey has moved away from rational foundations in its foreign policy and cannot look...
Bolton: Putin “clearly won” Alaska summit while Trump left with little to show
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Former US national security adviser John Bolton said Russian President Vladimir Putin “clearly won” last week’s Alaska...
Putin: Ukraine settlement must address root causes, Russia ready to work with Trump
ANCHORAGE (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin described his summit with US President Donald Trump in Alaska as “constructive and...
Trump and Putin summit ends without Ukraine breakthrough
ANCHORAGE (Realist English). The long-awaited summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded Friday without an...
Iran warns US-backed Zangezur corridor deal between Baku and Yerevan could destabilize South Caucasus
TEHRAN (Realist English). The political deputy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Yadollah Javani, sharply criticized the recent US-brokered agreement...
Peace with Baku–Turkish occupiers is an illusion
YEREVAN (Realist English). No piece of paper and no external guarantees will ensure peace between Armenia and the Baku–Turkish occupiers,...
“Russia is with you”: Moscow sends humanitarian aid to refugees from Artsakh
STEPANAKERT (Realist English). As part of the “Russia is with you” initiative, a decision has been made to deliver humanitarian...
More than protection: Inside the hidden power of Russia’s FSO
MOSCOW (Realist English). The Federal Protective Service of Russia (FSO) is surrounded by even more legends than the Federal Security...
Roman Starovoit and the collapse of a technocratic glossy dream
MOSCOW (Realist English). I can’t stop thinking about the story of Roman Starovoit. If you think about it, the former...
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