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S-400 missile system and mobile short-range ballistic missile system mounted on trucks are on display at the Red Square in Moscow, Russia on May 7, 2019.

Russian Missile Defense System Begins Arriving in Turkey Despite Warnings From Washington

It moves Turkey closer to possible U.S. sanctions

People run to avoid the effects of tear gas, fired by police to disperse activists on a street in central Istanbul, after a Pride march event was banned by authorities, in Istanbul, on Sunday, June 30, 2019.

Istanbul Police Disperse LGBT Pride March With Tear Gas

Istanbul had up to 100,000 people attend a pride march in 2014, but police ...

Istanbul had up to 100,000 people attend a pride march in 2014, but police have blocked such marches since

Istanbul citizens gather to celebrate after the Republican People's Party (CHP) candidate Ekrem Imamoglu won Istanbul's mayoral re-run elections on June 23.

Istanbul’s Rebuke of Erdogan Shows That Democracy Lives

In March, Turkish opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu defeated Binali Yildi...

In March, Turkish opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu defeated Binali Yildirim, the candidate of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party, by about 13,000 votes to claim victory in the race to become Istanbul's mayor....

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling party MPs, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, two days after Ekrem Imamoglu, the candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, won the election for mayor of Istanbul.

Turkey's Erdogan Vows to Fix 'Failings' After Opposition Wins Istanbul Mayoral Election

Erdogan made his first public appearance since his party's defeat in a reru...

Erdogan made his first public appearance since his party's defeat in a rerun election

Supporters cheer and chant slogans as they listen to Istanbul mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoglu of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) during a speech from the roof of his campaign bus at a rally on June 21, 2019 in Istanbul, Turkey.

'People Could Feel That I Was Sincere.' How Istanbul's Elections Turned Into a Heavy Defeat for President Erdogan

An opposition candidate has shown a 'way to defeat the populists'

Republican People Party (CHP)'s mayoral candidate for Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu greets the crowd at Beylikduzu Cumhuriyet Square as unofficial results are announced after rerun mayoral race in Istanbul, Turkey on June 23, 2019.

Opposition Win in Istanbul's Mayoral Election Deals a Blow to Turkey's Erdogan

It broke the long hold President Erdogan's party had on leading the city

The F-35 Lightning II fighter jet flies during a public display at Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix, Arizona on March 17, 2018.

The Quick Read About… Turkey’s Troubling Russian Shopping Spree

What Happened This Week: Back in 2017, Turkey agreed to purchase Russia’s a...

What Happened This Week: Back in 2017, Turkey agreed to purchase Russia’s advanced S-400 air defense missile system over the strong objections of both the US and NATO, of which Turkey is a member. Turkey...

Russian Missile Defense System Begins Arriving in Turkey Despite Warnings From Washington

Istanbul Police Disperse LGBT Pride March With Tear Gas

Istanbul’s Rebuke of Erdogan Shows That Democracy Lives

Turkey's Erdogan Vows to Fix 'Failings' After Opposition Wins Istanbul Mayoral Election

'People Could Feel That I Was Sincere.' How Istanbul's Elections Turned Into a Heavy Defeat for President Erdogan

Opposition Win in Istanbul's Mayoral Election Deals a Blow to Turkey's Erdogan

The Quick Read About… Turkey’s Troubling Russian Shopping Spree

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