Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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South Africa’s future depends on electoral integrity
The next election will be for the survival and credibility of the country’s democracy
Erdoğan backs SA on Palestine, eyes bigger trade push after G20 summit
The Turkish president pledged deeper trade and strategic cooperation with South Africa while reaffirming his strong support for its stance on the Palestinian cause
Humanitarian legacy of Fethullah Gülen
The respected Turkish scholar and spiritual leader committed his life to service through the Hizmet Movement
Türkiye’s Brics bid: A strategic shift toward multipolarity and Global South solidarity
Türkiye’s application reflects how appealing and strategically important Brics has become
Unlike the government, we must practise what we preach
Unlike ANC governments, we must practise consistent, inclusive solidarity and internationalism
Ramaphosa’s South Africa and Turkey’s Erdogan find themselves in a dangerous place. Our currencies tell the story
It is time to fret over the rand and the damage its continued depreciation — particularly at this pace — will do to the country
Lessons from Turkey to SA: Economic independence is a battle
Without tighter capital controls, regulating the flow of money in and out of their economies, Turkey and South Africa are vulnerable to the whims of the financial markets
Screen Grab: Istanbul’s eye
The Netflix drama ‘Ethos’ lays bare the divided soul of contemporary Turkey
Peker videos: Crime boss’s claims rattle Turkish government
The accusations thrown by Sedat Peker at close Erdogan allies — including a former prime minister, top officials and their relatives — range from corruption and drug trafficking…
Bloody alliance has created a new cradle of facism
The West failed to defend the Arab Spring. It can’t afford to let Syria’s dictator crush the Kurds
Key developments in Turkey’s offensive in Syria
Three offensive attacks against the Kurds have come since 2016
Editorial: Bank woes – but not in SA
‘We have our own problems in South Africa — not least a fashionable debate over the role and independence of the Reserve Bank’
Turkey is a democracy — that’s a fact
A bid to overthrow a legitimate government and the deaths of innocent people cannot be justified
South Africa needs to take a position on the plight of the Turks under Erdoğan
The country’s media and NGOs can also play a role in restoring human rights in Turkey
Dutch police arrest suspect after three shot dead on tram
Mosques and schools were closed across the Netherlands’ fourth-largest city following the bloodshed