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Turkey PM Forms Election Government Including Pro-Kurdish Party

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday approved the makeup of the provisional government that will run the country until November 1 elections, including for the first time pro-Kurdish MPs.

"Our president... approved the interim cabinet formed under the leadership of Prime Minister Mr. Davutoglu," the presidency said in a statement after a nearly one-hour meeting between Erdogan and Premier Ahmet Davutoglu.

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Turkey PM Invites Pro-Kurdish MPs into Caretaker Cabinet

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Wednesday invited three lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) to join an interim government to take Turkey to November 1 elections.

If they accept, it will be the first time in Turkish history that representatives of a pro-Kurdish party have taken seats in the government.

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Erdogan Urges Turkey to Choose 'Stability' in November Polls

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday urged Turkish voters to back the ruling party in November snap elections, saying the polls would be a choice between "stability and instability".

The repeat elections come after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) co-founded by Erdogan failed to win an overall majority in a June vote and talks to form a coalition government failed.

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Turkey to Vote on Nov. 1, PM to Form Caretaker Government

Turkey will go to the polls on November 1 in snap elections after the failure of coalition talks, the top election body ruled Tuesday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tasked Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to form a caretaker government.

Erdogan on Monday called the early election which the presidency said "has become a necessity" after the inconclusive June 7 legislative vote where his ruling party lost its overall majority.

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Turkey's Erdogan Set to Call Snap Polls for Nov. 1

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was on Monday expected to call snap polls likely to be held on November 1 after efforts to form a coalition government failed.

Erdogan is due to meet with parliament speaker Ismet Yilmaz at 1415 GMT a day after the deadline for forming a new government expired.

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Turkey Opposition Accuses Erdogan of 'Civilian Coup' over Poll

The leader of Turkey's main opposition party on Sunday accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of seeking to stage a "civilian coup" over plans for snap elections after coalition talks failed. 

Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its overall majority in June 7 legislative polls but was unable to form a coalition by the deadline that runs out Sunday.

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Erdogan Says Will Call Snap Turkey Election on Nov. 1

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday he would call snap elections likely to be held on November 1, after coalition talks failed in an unprecedented political impasse.

Erdogan, who suffered a rare political setback in inconclusive June polls, said he would meet the parliament speaker on Monday to make the arrangements and then formally call the new elections.

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Turkey's Election Board Proposes November 1 for Snap Polls

Turkey's election authority proposed November 1 as a possible date for early elections after the failure of attempts to form a coalition government following June 7 polls, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported Thursday. 

The proposal, presented to political parties before a final decision is made, comes three days ahead of an August 23 deadline for forming a new government.

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Turkey 'Swiftly' Heading towards Snap Polls, Says Erdogan

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said Turkey was heading rapidly towards snap polls after efforts to form a coalition government failed, creating an unprecedented situation in the country's modern history.

Erdogan spoke a day after Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu informed the president he had failed to form a coalition government following talks with the opposition.

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Pro-IS Video Urges Turks to Rise Up against 'Traitor' Erdogan

A pro-Islamic State jihadist video has urged Turks to rise up against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accusing him of being a traitor who has sided with the United States and Kurdish militants.

The video -- said to have been recorded in the IS-controlled Raqa province of northern Syria -- is one of the clearest such threats yet made by the Islamic State extremists against Turkey.

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