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The proposal, bitterly disputed by opposition parties, would greatly expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan if approved in a referendum.

By ROD NORDLAND

With Donald J. Trump moving into the White House, here is a chance to test your knowledge of 10 other presidential palaces around the globe, see their noteworthy designs and read about their intriguing back stories.

By BRYANT ROUSSEAU

The action against Rod Nordland, a longtime foreign correspondent, appeared to be part of a broader crackdown against the domestic and foreign press.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has worked to silence independent voices as he tightens his authoritarian control.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

After peace talks among Turkey, Greece and Britain, the Turkish president said soldiers would not leave Cyprus unless Greek troops pulled out.

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The Turkish leader, however, often takes a firmer line with domestic audiences than with foreign ones, and diplomats said they remained cautiously optimistic.

By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE and ANDREAS RIRIS

A blizzard, the heaviest snowfall since 2009, was just what the city needed as it struggles with anxiety amid terrorism and political instability.

By TIM ARANGO

A proposed constitutional amendment would increase the authority of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and possibly allow him to serve until 2029.

By SEWELL CHAN

The deepening partnership between Russia and Turkey could marginalize the United States in the struggle to shape Syrias future.

By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT

Turkeys president and his allies say no other democracy has withstood such relentless terrorist attacks and a coup attempt.

By TIM ARANGO and RICK GLADSTONE

Vladimir Putin may look like a master tactician now for his role in the Syrian truce, but issues that derailed past cease-fires remain unresolved.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

After Russias ambassador to Turkey was assassinated, Moscow and Ankara will grow closer.

By CENGIZ CANDAR

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan doubled down on accusations that the assassins fealty lay with Fethullah Gulen, an outlawed Muslim cleric.

By RICK GLADSTONE

Bana became a global sensation over the past few months for messages and videos posted to her Twitter account describing the horrors of Syrias war in intimate detail.

By HANNA INGBER

Despite Mondays shooting, the two sides seem to have decided to work together on a possible end to the Syrian war.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

The affiliation of the man who killed Russias ambassador remains unclear, but the assassination betrayed a glaring unknown among forces that have pledged fealty to the president.

By RICK GLADSTONE

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said the fatal shooting of Russias ambassador in front of stunned onlookers at a photo exhibit in Ankara was aimed specifically at derailing closer ties between Turkey and Russia.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fifty-five were injured in the attack, which targeted a bus carrying soldiers on weekend leave in the city of Kayseri.

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

At least 259 journalists were imprisoned worldwide, a third of them in Turkey, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.

By RICK GLADSTONE

The Turkish government thought it could get a regressive law pardoning statutory rape on the books. Islam was the solution.

By RIADA ASIMOVIC AKYOL

The proposal, bitterly disputed by opposition parties, would greatly expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan if approved in a referendum.

By ROD NORDLAND

With Donald J. Trump moving into the White House, here is a chance to test your knowledge of 10 other presidential palaces around the globe, see their noteworthy designs and read about their intriguing back stories.

By BRYANT ROUSSEAU

The action against Rod Nordland, a longtime foreign correspondent, appeared to be part of a broader crackdown against the domestic and foreign press.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has worked to silence independent voices as he tightens his authoritarian control.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

After peace talks among Turkey, Greece and Britain, the Turkish president said soldiers would not leave Cyprus unless Greek troops pulled out.

By REUTERS

The Turkish leader, however, often takes a firmer line with domestic audiences than with foreign ones, and diplomats said they remained cautiously optimistic.

By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE and ANDREAS RIRIS

A blizzard, the heaviest snowfall since 2009, was just what the city needed as it struggles with anxiety amid terrorism and political instability.

By TIM ARANGO

A proposed constitutional amendment would increase the authority of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and possibly allow him to serve until 2029.

By SEWELL CHAN

The deepening partnership between Russia and Turkey could marginalize the United States in the struggle to shape Syrias future.

By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ERIC SCHMITT

Turkeys president and his allies say no other democracy has withstood such relentless terrorist attacks and a coup attempt.

By TIM ARANGO and RICK GLADSTONE

Vladimir Putin may look like a master tactician now for his role in the Syrian truce, but issues that derailed past cease-fires remain unresolved.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

After Russias ambassador to Turkey was assassinated, Moscow and Ankara will grow closer.

By CENGIZ CANDAR

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan doubled down on accusations that the assassins fealty lay with Fethullah Gulen, an outlawed Muslim cleric.

By RICK GLADSTONE

Bana became a global sensation over the past few months for messages and videos posted to her Twitter account describing the horrors of Syrias war in intimate detail.

By HANNA INGBER

Despite Mondays shooting, the two sides seem to have decided to work together on a possible end to the Syrian war.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD

The affiliation of the man who killed Russias ambassador remains unclear, but the assassination betrayed a glaring unknown among forces that have pledged fealty to the president.

By RICK GLADSTONE

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said the fatal shooting of Russias ambassador in front of stunned onlookers at a photo exhibit in Ankara was aimed specifically at derailing closer ties between Turkey and Russia.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fifty-five were injured in the attack, which targeted a bus carrying soldiers on weekend leave in the city of Kayseri.

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

At least 259 journalists were imprisoned worldwide, a third of them in Turkey, the Committee to Protect Journalists said.

By RICK GLADSTONE

The Turkish government thought it could get a regressive law pardoning statutory rape on the books. Islam was the solution.

By RIADA ASIMOVIC AKYOL

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Globe editorial: Erdogan fiddles with constitution; Turkey gets burned – The Globe and Mail

Late last week, the parliament of Turkey passed a draft new constitution, which will be put to a referendum in April.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogans ruling Justice and Development Party presents the change as if it were a bit of house-cleaning, and just a matter of moving from a Westminster-style parliamentary system, as in Britain and Canada, to an American-style government with a separation of powers among a president, a congress and a judiciary.

On paper, Turkey is moving from one liberal-democratic political system to another quite similar one. In fact, the proposed change is far less benign. It looks to be about consolidating Mr. Erdogans power.

Under the current constitution, the president is supposed to fill a largely ceremonial role, rather like Canadas governor-general. In fact, Mr. Erdogan, who is evolving into a kind of Turkish Vladimir Putin, has become by far the countrys most powerful man.

If or when Mr. Erdogan becomes the proposed constitutions first executive president, he will be able to serve two consecutive five-year terms in office, and no more. On paper, it looks like the term limit in the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

But Turkey does not have a constitution as stable as the U.S. And if this referendum passes, Mr. Erdogan will have reset the clock.

Mr. Erdogan first became prime minister of Turkey in 2003, and he has become the countrys effective ruler ever since, under different titles. If his current role evolves into an executive presidency, he might not have to retire until 2029.

This presidential prestidigitation might almost be entertaining if Turkish politics were not so volatile. In July, there was an unsuccessful coup by some elements in the armed forces. Mr. Erdogan took advantage of the failed putsch to settle old scores and further consolidate power. He has far too great a taste for declaring states of emergency; the proposed constitution provides for those, too.

This is no time for the people of Turkey to be asked to think about constitutional change. Instead of rewriting the constitution, the Erdogan government should be respecting democracy and restoring calm its own, not least.

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Erdogan vows to rapidly tackle new Turkey constitution bill – Yahoo News

Ankara (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Wednesday to rapidly examine a constitutional bill that would expand his powers, ahead of an expected referendum in April on the controversial legislation.

Erdogan's signature would be the final executive step in the adoption of the bill ahead of the public vote, a date for which Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said would be announced this week.

Parliament approved on Saturday the new 18-article constitution, which would create an executive presidency for the first time in Turkey, in the final of two readings.

Brawls erupted in parliament during debates over the bill, which critics fear will lead to one-man rule.

The changes are the most far-reaching constitutional shift since the creation of modern Turkey in 1923.

Erdogan told journalists in Madagascar during a tour of east Africa that he would make his decision on the bill "without delaying too much because the people are waiting for this".

The referendum would be held 60 days after Erdogan's formal approval is published in the Official Gazette, Yildirim said, adding that the date for the plebiscite was expected to be announced this week by the Supreme Election Council (YSK).

"I think it will be in the first half of April, a suitable date would be up until the 20th (of April)," he said.

- 'Decide at once' -

The new constitution would give the head of state the power to appoint and dismiss ministers. There would be no longer a prime minister but instead one or more vice presidents.

Turkish officials have dismissed concerns over the legislation, saying the changes are needed to bring in effective government in a system similar to the United States or France.

But the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) said it would challenge the bill in the constitutional court, an action which Erdogan dismissed as an irrelevance.

"We don't have the right for any preventative action (or) to say 'why are you going there?' in this regard," he said.

"I hope that the constitutional court will at once give its decision on this issue as well."

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has only 317 seats in the 550-seat parliament and sought the support of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) to pass the bill in two readings earlier this month.

But Yildirim insisted there would be no "joint campaign" with the MHP to get a "Yes" vote for the changes.

He defended the bill, saying MPs' powers would be "strengthened" and that they would still have the right to bring draft laws to parliament.

Transport Minister Ahmet Arslan also said a presidential system would speed up the decision-making process for infrastructure projects in an interview with the state-run Anadolu news agency on Wednesday.

While Yildirim was speaking the lira plunged to 3.82 against the US dollar, a loss of over one percent on the day, amid fears of continued political instability.

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Erdogan vows to rapidly tackle new Turkey constitution bill - Yahoo News

Erdogan will act rapidly on constitutional reform bill – TRT World

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will ratify without delay the constitutional amendment bill forwarded by parliament. The president must approve the package before it goes to a referendum.

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Erdogan's comments came during a news conference held with Madagascar's President Hery Rajaonarimampianina in Antananarivo.

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that he would act rapidly on a constitutional bill that willstrengthen the presidency if approved in a nationwide referendum.

Parliament passed the 18-article constitutional reform bill on Saturday. Erdogan must approve the billbefore it can go to a referendum.

The referendum is expected to be held in April. The Supreme Election Council (YSK) will announce the exact date this week, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday.

African visit

Erdoganmade the comments at news conference in Madagascar. He is currently on a three-country trip to Africa aimed at deepening relationships on the continent. Madagascar is his third and last stop.

During his speech he also said that he and Madagascars President Hery Rajaonarimampianina had discussed how relations between the two countries could be further developed and signed several cooperation agreements.

The president stressed that Turkey does not have a colonialist vision in its approach to Africa. He said Turkey's aim is a win-win deal with African nations in every field.

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