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Mosotho Moepya, chairperson of IEC South Africa. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

South Africa’s future depends on electoral integrity

The next election will be for the survival and credibility of the country’s democracy

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

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

Reviled: Fethullah Gülen lived in exile in the United States after he was accused by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of plotting a coup. (Thomas Urbain/AFP)

Humanitarian legacy of Fethullah Gülen

The respected Turkish scholar and spiritual leader committed his life to service through the Hizmet Movement

As Türkiye’s bid gains traction, Brics will keep growing its ability to impact global discussion and policy.

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

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at  the African National Congress party manifesto launch in Durban, South Africa, on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Photo: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Unlike the government, we must practise what we preach

Unlike ANC governments, we must practise consistent, inclusive solidarity and internationalism

President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) speaks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) during a special session entitled ‘Fair And Sustainable Future’ as part of G20 Leaders Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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

Protests: Turkey has seen opposition to the country’s declaration of   ‘an economic war of independence’ by refusing to rein in inflation using higher interest rates and other measures.  (Yasin Akgul/AFP/Getty)

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

Peri from the Netflix series Ethos.

Screen Grab: Istanbul’s eye

The Netflix drama ‘Ethos’ lays bare the divided soul of contemporary Turkey

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 to rape and multiple murders.
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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…

The Syrian town of Kobani was destroyed in fighting between Islamic State militants and Kurdish groups. (Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

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

Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan. (Murat Kaynak/Andalou Agency)

Key developments in Turkey’s offensive in Syria

Three offensive attacks against the Kurds have come since 2016

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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’

The opposition ignored those who wanted it to boycott the re-vote, and instead went into the new election even stronger, soundly defeating Erdo?an’s AKP, which has ruled Turkey since 2002, and Istanbul since 1994. (AFP)

Turkey is a democracy — that’s a fact

A bid to overthrow a legitimate government and the deaths of innocent people cannot be justified

Why is South Africa not addressing the crimes against humanity committed by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an? (Getty Images)

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 authorities said they were still investigating a likely terrorist motive for the shooting. (Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuetrs)

Dutch police arrest suspect after three shot dead on tram

Mosques and schools were closed across the Netherlands’ fourth-largest city following the bloodshed

Portakal’s comments were interpreted by Turkish officials as a call for protests as the country is suffering high inflation. (Image via www.superhaber.tv)

Turkey reportedly investigating Fox News journalist

Fatih Portakal is being investigated for "openly inciting others to commit a crime"

Trump has made Iran a favourite target since his rapprochement with nuclear-armed North Korea. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Order signed for US military’s controversial Syria exit

Both US politicians and international allies fear the withdrawal is premature and would further destabilise the already devastated region

(Leah-Millis/Reuters)

Khashoggi murder: Trump ignores US leverage over Riyadh

The US president was widely pilloried for what critics called his ‘mercantile’ priorities that made him appear like a lobbyist for the kingdom

Ankara has shared voice recordings linked to the murder with a number of countries including Saudi Arabia as well as the United States and its Western allies. (Ozan Kose/AFP)

Saudi ‘kill team’s’ luggage contained syringes, scissors — report

According to a Turkish daily, these items may have been used against journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi consulate

Saudi Arabia wants to move on from the global outcry sparked by Khashoggi’s killing. (Reuters)

Saudi and Turkish prosecutors meet over Khashoggi investigation

The case has brought near unprecedented international scrutiny on Saudi Arabia, as Western powers demand answers over Khashoggi’s murder