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ERDOGAN

Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2016
Turkey's Erdogan used the social media he despised to maintain his grip on power
For any coup to succeed, the overthrowing party needs to control the media messaging. For last week's coup in Turkey, the military failed to tamp down one critical news source: the internet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2016
Police, judges, teachers among over 50,000 targeted in Erdogan purge after failed Turkish coup
Turkey vowed to root out allies of the U.S.-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police and judiciary on Tuesday to universities and schools, the intelligence agency and religious authorities.
EDITORIALS
Jul 19, 2016
Beware the backlash in Turkey
There is a real danger that President Erdogan will use the failed coup to further consolidate power in his own hand, undermining Turkey's democracy.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 19, 2016
Erdogan's judicial purge threatens rule of law
A purged judiciary can be expected to function as a rubber stamp for the government.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 17, 2016
Turkey's bungled putsch: a strangely 20th century coup
It was a strangely 20th century coup, defeated by 21st century technology and people power.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2016
With Erdogan still in power after coup attempt, Europe has both hopes and fears
European leaders greeted the defeat of Turkey's coup Saturday with relief, as it averts chaos and keeps alive a deal that has helped to stem the migration crisis threatening the continent.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2016
Turkey rounds up plot suspects after thwarting coup against Erdogan
Turkish authorities rounded up nearly 3,000 suspected military plotters on Saturday and ordered thousands of judges detained after thwarting a coup by rebels using tanks and attack helicopters to try to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
EDITORIALS
May 10, 2016
The power struggle in Ankara
Ahmet Davutoglu's resignation as Turkey's prime minister signals the beginning of the next phase in President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's efforts to consolidate power.
COMMENTARY / World
May 9, 2016
Turkey's last shreds of balance are disappearing
An increasingly radical Recep Tayyip Erdogan is forcing out the last of the team of smart and qualified people he brought in to run Turkey with him.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2016
Turkey's President Erdogan gambles and loses
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's personal ambitions are causing Turkey incessant, avoidable problems.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2016
Erdogan's Syria policy takes a dangerous turn
Turkey risks getting entangled in a ground war with Russia if its troops enter Syria to prop up anti-Assad forces.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2016
Mustafa Koc, Turkey's beloved businessman
Turkish magnate Mustafa Koc was able to walk a fine line with a government that too often sees its secularist opponents as terrorists.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2015
Russia's payback against Turkey may turn deadly
Vladimir Putin has a range of options to pay back Turkey for downing a Russian jet, including shooting down Turkish aircraft or foment Kurdish separatism.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2015
Russia boasts satellite proof of Turkey's ties to Islamic State oil trade, claims Erdogan benefiting
Russia's defense ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2015
With friends like Turkey, who needs enemies?
By shooting down a Russian Su-24 warplane that had no hostile intent, Turkey demonstrated that it stands with Islamic State and against the West.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2015
Erdogan aims to derail Russia-NATO alliance
Turkey has two aims: to see Assad ousted and to prevent the establishment of a Kurdish state in Syria.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2015
Putin has misjudged his erstwhile ally Erdogan
Having already underestimated him once with deadly results, the best way for Putin to figure out how Erdogan will respond to any further Russian moves is probably to imagine how he himself would react. The two men have a lot in common.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2015
Russia is waging war on far too many fronts
Putin's Russia is not exactly weak, it's just alone and unloved after alienating even potential friends such as Turkey and Ukraine.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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