President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade domination of Turkey has seen some groups prosper and others suffer in the highly polarised country.. MIDDLE CLASS: Turkey enjoyed an economic boom during Erdogan's first decade in power that created a thriving new middle class.
Turkish women have fought hard to protect their rights during two decades of socially conservative policies overseen by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Islamic-rooted party.. Ultra-conservatives in Erdogan's ruling coalition argued that the treaty damaged family unity and promoted LGBTQ rights.
Thais queued under the blistering sun outside temples, shopping centres and schools to cast their early ballots Sunday ahead of a much-anticipated election next week.. "I hope this election will change the country in a better way," said shopping mall worker Srisuda Wongsa-ad, 28, after casting her ballot.
There were 100 of them, all lawyers, determined to make next Sunday's Turkish election as transparent as possible.. "The fact that the government is so close to losing for the first time makes us fear possible problems," lawyer Ilke Yakupoglu said.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan next Sunday puts his two-decade legacy on the line in a knife-edge vote against a powerful alliance built on anger over economic hardship and his authoritarian turn. . Erdogan turned against the Kurds and jailed or stripped tens of thousands of people of their state jobs on oblique "terror" charges that sent chills through Turkish society.
Turkey's would-be successor to Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a deceivingly simple plan: ensure a smooth transition from two decades of Islamic-rooted rule and then leave after stripping the presidency of its powers.. One of his main pledges involves handing many of the powers Erdogan has amassed in the last decade of his rule to parliament.
Greece holds its most unpredictable election in over a decade on May 21.. - Recovery and inflation - After a ruinous decade of economic crisis between 2010 and 2018, Greece has experienced significant growth in recent years.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in South Korea on Sunday as Seoul and Tokyo seek to restart their "shuttle diplomacy" and mend ties in the face of growing nuclear threats from Pyongyang.. "It is a rare scene for a sitting Japanese prime minister to visit, so it makes me watch very closely."
At Lebanon's national music conservatory, pianos collect dust and classrooms sit empty, making the institution another casualty of an economic collapse that has crippled the public sector and hampered education.. In recent months, teacher strikes at Lebanon's public schools have paralysed the education sector.
Seeking a path out of the Gaza Strip's grinding poverty, Islam Abu Taima combs market alleyways for scraps of cardboard, hoping to transform the castoffs into sellable toys.. For Abu Taima, scouring Gaza's markets for cardboard can be tough.
