and i arrive in istanbul at the moment of a critical election.s mind is whether the current president and his ruling party will win a large enough majority to change the constitution, potentially allowing him to stay in power indefinitely. these have been good times for some. particularly in the construction and development business. and fearful ones for others. they are particularly concerned about what happens next, for instance, in the kurdish parts of town. ♪ >> our polls are opening. turkey's voters choose a new parliament which could lead to big changes in the country's political system. >> the ruling justice and development party expected to take most of the seats. >> but how much power the president actually has will be determined by the success or failure of the kurdish party. >> the hdp, originally a kurdish political party, has sought to unite the disparate voices calling for change in response to 13 years of what has essentially been one-party rule by the akp. so history, whatever it might be, is about to happen. >> just in the past h

and i arrive in istanbul at the moment of a critical election.s mind is whether the current president and his ruling party will win a large enough majority to change the constitution, potentially allowing him to stay in power indefinitely. these have been good times for some. particularly in the construction and development business. and fearful ones for others. they are particularly concerned about what happens next, for instance, in the kurdish parts of town. ♪ >> our polls are opening. turkey's voters choose a new parliament which could lead to big changes in the country's political system. >> the ruling justice and development party expected to take most of the seats. >> but how much power the president actually has will be determined by the success or failure of the kurdish party. >> the hdp, originally a kurdish political party, has sought to unite the disparate voices calling for change in response to 13 years of what has essentially been one-party rule by the akp. so history, whatever it might be, is about to happen. >> just in the past h

this is a special "on target" from istanbul. istanbul. h >> welcome back.on target" is in istanbul, turkey tonight. turkey is central to the fight against i.s.i.l. but it is also central to the refugee crisis. fighters come through parts of turkey to get through the porous border, through many of those same porous borders into turkey, this is a country that now has more than 2 million syrian refugees. it is a new problem for turkey. turkey's got a decades-old problem though and that is with kurds who want to have their own austerity or at least a lot more autonomy inside. it is a complicated story and that is complicated by turkey's history. mary snow has that history. >> as world leaders at the g20 summit concentrate on the paris attacks, turkey, only muslim country that is a member of nato. >> we have about 30,000 foreign fighters from more than 90 different countries. the greatest majority of them came through turkey. >> analysts say turkey has worked to seal its borders. what led to its situation is complex. turkey was once an ally of syria's president

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i'm ali velshi, and we are on target in istanbul. oig at the atlantic council energy and economic summit in istanbul. the atlanta council is a think tank headed by the former u.s. president yam candidate, ambassador to china john huntsman. we spoke about some of the biggest crisis facing the world. >> we have had a wake up call, and the american people who are war weary want to do something about it. i see in light of the aftermath of the paris attack, that a threat is imminent, it's closer and closer to the shores, and there's a political moment of doing something. then the multifaceted approach. you can't just deal with i.s.i.s. in isolation, you have to put the region back together, which means starting in syria, you can't handle syria without a multilateral effort within the region, including a lot of players, some of whom we don't have a strong relationship with. it will take real leadership and skill around the development of the strategy. and patience. i'm not sure that this is something we are able to dispense with in a short

so i decided to go to istanbul and smuggle some hash back.erally, when i flew in, i was kind of looking at the different taxi drivers. and i saw this kind of semi-young hippie-looking taxicab driver kid. i said, i need to get to sultanahmet, the hippie neighborhood, as it were. and he said, hashish? i said, yeah, i might be interested in that. he said, okay. because they know americans, foreigners, that's what they are interested in. my cab driver took me back to his house. i had tea with his wife. his kids are running around. he rolled a joint of this really good hash. wow, this is really good stuff. i said, you know, a kilo, two kilos. he said two kilos, is that what you want? i said, yeah, two kilos. they charged me $150 for each kilo. so i thought, hey, have i pulled this off or what? first night in istanbul, james bond has scored! i knew people could get arrested. i know that sentences were severe in places. but it wasn't going to happen to me. i knew i was way too smart and good-looking to ever get arrested. and i -- i really believed t

we go to an istanbul slum to families from syria that's lost everything.thing. >> after paris trying to close the doors to refugees. >> the security problems that europe faces are filially complex. >> tonight the calls are growing in europe and in the u.s. in turkey we take you to one of the poorest parts of istanbul where syrians are fighting to make a home. plus future tents, fleeing water but still at risk. millions of syrian children uprooted from their homes and on the move. >> and the debate over refugees has shifted from a humanitarian crisis to a security problem. still the wave of refugees shows no sign of letting up. sheila mcvicar reports from paris. >> paris' worse nightmare. the attacks that left 129 dead, hundreds wounded, and so many more deeply traumatized. it has added fuel to a fire that was on a slow burn. as waves of refugees washed ashore over and over, european leaders failed to agree to cohesive policy and failed to agree to a strategy to end the war in syria, the one thing that would stop this flow. in macedonia, 15 adult refugees c

anna: bloombergs, can he live istanbul.ne'srise win for her to -- surprise win for erdogan's party. erdogan has done it again. his party surprised the pollsters and experts with a big and solid majority. coalition talks going back to what happened in june when the ak party lost its majority, was forced into coalition talks. president erdogan to the that many call a gamble, but that gamble has paid off. around 23 million votes from this, the country following that june vote. tensions and violence here in .he last five months we have had bombings that have killed over 100 people in and ankara alone.in we have a refugee crisis from syria and a few significant economic challenges that the next government will have to face. security guard and that is what the people have bought into. the relief from the investor community. the lira versus the dollar up around 4.49%. will that relief be temporary? investors are breathing a sigh of relief because there aren't going to be weeks of dispute and political battles. they also were relie

(on cam) s/ richard engel/ nbc news/ istanbul, turkey :??-:?? "but it seems unlikely there are going to be any productive conversation s between turkey and moscow right now. russia says it is reevaluating its relations with turkey, perhaps the most that can be hoped for now is for this whole situation to deescalate. richard engel, nbc news, istanbul." >> despite a low grade for handling the economy, former secretary of state hillary clinton has the support of 51 percent of iowa likely democratic caucusgoers in a new poll. the poll, from quinnipiac university shows senator bernie sanders trailing clinton by nine-points. the only other democrat in the field, former maryland governor martin o'malley, has just 4-percent support. this is virtually unchanged from the results of an october 23rd survey done by quinnipiac university. you can help decide which turkey gets a presidential pardon today. president obama will hold a traditional ceremony where he spares a turkey before thanksgiving. there are two contestants... a turkey named "honest" and anoth

for the city authorities in istanbul, levent uzumcu is a public enemy.n late august he lost the job he'd held for 25 years because he made a public speech and wrote on the internet criticizing the akp government. he is pessimistic about freedom of expression in his cultural sector. >> the people in charge of istanbul's state-sponsored theatre are slaves to authority. they decide on the repertoire, even though they know nothing about theatre. i have always expressed my opinion freely. i'm a well-known actor. everyone knows i won't keep my mouth shut. >> now he can only perform with private theater groups. he knows he's relatively fortunate other people who've criticized the government ended up in jail or were subjected to violence. >> the play shows what it's like in today's turkey. most theatres have no freedom any more. cabaret artists and satirists in particular are being stripped of their creative freedom. the state does everything it can to impede their work. we're here to show solidarity. >> a general election is scheduled for november. but there's

a "on target" >>> i'm ali velshi "on target" from istanbul. i.s.i.l. exposed. what it wants and more importantly, how it can be defeated for good. welcome to istanbul turkey. tonight the fight against i.s.i.l. after the paris attacks. we need to figure out what i.s.i.l. wants and why and more importantly, how to defeat it. first secretary of state kerry is in paris today. he was talking with francois hollande. they were atalking of ramping up pressure on i.s.i.l. >> we have to step up our efforts to hit them owe core where they're-- them they core where they're planning thugs things and obviously do more in borders and the movement of people. the level of cooperation could not be higher. we've agreed even to exchange more information and i'm convinced that over the course of the next weeks d.a.e.s.h. will feel even greater pressure. they're feeling it today, they felt it yesterday and in the past weeks >>> now you heard him use the term d.a.e.s.h. that is an arabic word, the term that many people use for i.s.i.l. it is an acronym in are abic and it means a lot

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laura wells reporting tonight from istanbul. new air strikes bombard rocca, syria, which is basically the isis capital in the territory they hold right now. they were able to kill 33 isis terrorists in these new strikes. you have got the french working in concert with the russians. you also have the united states ramping up some assaults and going after oil trucks primarily over the course of the last couple of days. fox news correspondent conor powell joins us now live in the middle east with the very latest from his post. good evening to you, conor. what you can tell us? >> martha, raqqa has pounded. military operations likely to intensify and expand in the coming days. france sending lone aircraft carrier the charles degal to the middle east. it's steaming there as we speak right now it will help bolster the french and coalition air strikes against militants not only in raqqa but across the middle east. targeting isis in iraq and syria. the move comes as isis fighters in raqqa continue to face heavy bombardment following the

. >>> istanbul, turkey where millions of refugees have gone in search of a new life. america's reaction to the terror attacks in paris is playing out through an increasingly loud passionate and political debate about syrian refugees fleeing civil war who want to settle in the united states. that debate is understandable given the facts one of the paris suspects entered the country posing as a syrian migrant. sympathy for refugee should not completely dictate the response to a truly complex set of problems. that's why tonight we want to lay out the facts how refugees from syria are screened before gaining entry to america. these are facts that the obama administration are slow ting journalists. foot dragging has contributed to some of the confusion. syrian refugees go through a vetting process that can take two years or longer before they set foot here. the process usually starts with the united nations high commissioner for refugees determining if someone is a valid refugee. that refugee faces extensive overseas background and security checks as well as interviews inv

we spoke with two syrian refugees in istanbul. reporter: the square has become a central place for refugees in turkey's biggest city. human traffickers pickup customers hoping to reach the eu. mohammed has thought about making the trip himself. he fled syria two years ago when he was 18 to avoid conscription in the syrian army. as always, he finds men selling lifejackets for the trip to greece. one time he almost went with a trafficker, but then backed out. but just barely eking out a living himself, he has regrets that he stayed. >> imagine the different life here. i had hoped to send money back to my family and syria, but i don't even make enough to support myself. reporter: mohammed shows us where he lived until recently. he's picking up the rest of his belongings. and he's moving in with some friends because he can't bear to be in the four-man room any longer. he paid 110 euros a month and had no privacy. an absurd amount, he admits. but, only having a refugee registration, he doesn't have many options. >> this is only a piece

thousands of kurdish protesters rallied in es istanbul over the death and fired water canyon and tearnd determined to find out who killed the lawyer. hundreds of protesters have been out on the streets in london demanding that their government stay out of the international air campaign against i.s.i.l. prime minister david cameron says bombing the armed group is the only way to keep britain safe but critics want him to consider a political solution first. as nieve barker reports politicians are expected to vote next wednesday. >> reporter: outside downing street the first of what organizers say will be a title wave of protests, for now the crowds are modest but as parliament prepares for a crucial vote on syrian air strikes next wednesday, these demonstrators including politicians, musicians and film stars want their say. in my lifetime i have not seen violence promote peace and do not accept it in families and workplace and between a man and his dog and do not accept it from parents and children, why are we contemplating the idea that violence is the solution to this? we certainly sh

we have correspondents across turkey and bernard smith and the city of the southeast and omar in istanbulet's start with omar, a big win for the ak party omar and has taken people by surprise, what has been the reaction there? >> reporter: it has surely and i ask and have called supporter for the ak party and his answer was i was shocked and when i ask about support of the opposition he also said he was shocked. now, the results prove that turkey remains a polarized and we will give you an idea of some newspaper headlines that we have, this is proopposition newspaper and it says victory and says the president erdogan's tactics worked out in getting the votes for his former and of course the president used to lead the ruling party. the other proak party says ak party swept back into power in the landslide and then finally we have a mainstream newspaper saying that the prime minister who leads the ak party is embracing turkey and a new message for the nation. now, what we have to know why the ak party got the results it has. some analysis suggests they managed to play well on the securi sec

ali velshi is in istanbul with more. >> john, i'm here in istanbul, it's been a busy week. this is a crossroads between europe, where we are now, and asia, just across behind me. there was an important conference held by the u.s. think tank, the atlantic council. as you know, it is chaired by john huntsman, the former utah government. and the former u.s. presidential candidate for the republican party. he ran, he did not get nominated. i asked him about the reactions from the governors, about syrian refugees coming to america. >> i think we do what america has done. we are compassionate first and foremost and mix it with security. it means we have to read the inscription again and again and again. a little bit about the huddled masses escaping oppression abroad. thee are not typical refugees that decide they want to pack up and move somewhere else, there's a tragedy playing out. >> that's a bit of what we talked about. the rest of the interview "on target." >> ali velshi "on target" coming up at the top of the hour >>> i.s.i.l. has a sophisticated, well-funded propaganda ma

more from brussels and istanbul throughout the show. let's just return to the markets here heading into the break and show you what we're seeing here. europe this morning. we were called flat to higher. we saw the u.s. higher yesterday. wall street driven up by higher energy pulls among other things. the stoxx europe 600 hanging on to sharp gains. we'll get you more of the break. good morning you're watching worldwide exchange. join us on twitter. when the flu hits, it's a the aches. the chills. the fever. an even bigger deal? everything you miss out on... family pizza night. the big game. or date night. why lose out to the flu any longer than you have to? prescription tamiflu can help you get better 1.3 days faster. that's 30% sooner. call your doctor right away. and attack the flu virus at its source with prescription tamiflu. tamiflu is fda approved to treat the flu in people 2 weeks and older whose flu symptoms started within the last two days. before taking tamiflu tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing have serious health co

you started off in istanbul. you at some point went to malaysia for a while but decided to head for europe. what was the hardest part of that journey to austria? >> the hardest part was not knowing where we are. me and my mom and my sister, well, we got into let's say a vehicle, it was a truck from istanbul directly to austria, vienna in particular, and the hardest part was that we only got off of it once a day in the middle of the night and in the middle of nowhere, so we didn't know where we were at the time. that went on for six days. it was really scary for us. >> some refugees have died that way, because they've been packed into those drugs. you didn't know if you were going through slovenia or hungary or whatever. were you worried about your life at any time? >> of course, all the time we were worried about our lives. that was of the only solution that we had, our only option, staying in istanbul in turkey wasn't he said, because financial issues, and studying there for us isn't that good. there is no futur

a 7ier member of the republican people's party here in istanbul.ow, the main opposition is always try to blame the akp party for consolidating the group on power. they say they have made now it's time perhaps for them to change their policies and try to accept the new reality did and also within the turkish opposition, maybe there is time to think of new strategies and perhaps move on with the new realities after this election. back to you in london. >> omar thank you very much. live for us there in istanbul in turkey we can see people on the streets in celebration. what a contrast perhaps compared to what we were just hearing there from omar. he was speaking to a member of the opposition in turkey. she was expressing some skepticism over this result. it shows an outright election victory. they perhaps weren't expecting such a strong showing in this election. nevertheless, this is what we appeared to have here a sense of skepticism from the opposition about this vote, that there may have been irregularities, questioning, whether it may have been fr

just four days before the vote, there was turmoil at the istanbul offices of a media group. the news outlet had been consistently critical of the a.k. party. a judge ordered the bosses out and sent new ones in. >> translation: just think, they entered the newspaper building by force, in full view of the police. even though the legal proceedings were not complete, they shut us out and took over the management, putting the officers behind the police cordon, as if it was a terrorist lair. i don't understand how this happened in turkey. how could turkey, after all the democratic experiences hit rock bottom like this? >> reporter: some context. the epeck group is affiliated with a gulanist movement. followers of the cleric ghullan, a long-time ally of president recep tayyip erdogan. in 2013 ghullan fell out with the a.k. party, which calls its forker allies terrorists. and the media outletslinged to ghullanists terror media. the a.k. party supporters in the media, such as this person who writes a column for star used similar terminology and referred to the a.k. party using the fi

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i've just been told that we can go live about back to istanbul now. there he is, the turkish president. >> translation: 380,000 innocent people have been massacred by state terror caused by the current regime in syria. iraq, yemen, palestine, lebanon, egypt and libya are in great difficulties. our brothers and sisters in palestine and are facing assaults and attacks from israel and despite that, they continue a dignified solemn struggle. the siege that's approaching its eight-year has turned gaza into an open-air prison. those who suffer violence in the area, whose houses have been burnt, thousands of others are trying to survive. these heart breaking images, as if they're not enough, those who use islam as a tool for their dirty objectives continue to massacre innocent peoples, including muslims. pay attention to the fact that the primary target of such terror organizations is other muslims who do not share their views. it is the islamic country's, the most words out of our civilization, people of wisdom that suffer the most due to the acts of such o

i'm ali velshi "on target" from istanbul. i.s.i.l. exposed. what it wants and more importantly, how it can be defeated for good. welcome to istanbul turkey. tonight the fight against i.s.i.l. after the paris attacks. we need to figure out what i.s.i.l. wants and why and more importantly, how to defeat it. first secretary of state kerry is in paris today. he was talking with francois

now this of course comes as we're live from moscow, istanbul, brussels as well. here covering this story. a lot of angles to what's going on in our world at the moment. the french president is now turning to moscow for his search for allies against isis. he'll be meeting with vladimir putin later today to discuss how the countries can work together in syria. french officials played down initial calls for a grand coalition against isis that would include the u.s. and russia. jeff and hadley as you just saw there, they're with us from moscow and from istanbul. jeff, let's start with you. the kremlin talking about how they're waiting for this realistic response on the downing of the jet and also no plans to impose sanctions against turkey. that's not being considered. >> yeah. i think this just plays into what we were discussing an hour ago here on the program. that we must not miscast reports about a tightening regime on food safety for turkish imports as being a ban on turkish food imports. what we had understood was that there was a direction to the food safety a

you follow the turkish political situation very closely in istanbul. hand here that erdogan is playing is pretty risky. what is he thinking? >> i think he feels he doesn't have that much choice. he's made very clear that the turks have been very concerned over russia's bombing of ethnic turks across the border. it summoned the ambassador last week and said, this is unacceptable, and if they continue there will be serious consequences. turkey has raised the bar and he feels that it has to stand by its words. going forward, turkey feels it is in a strong position with its western allies as well. turkey feels it is in a strong position. anchor: when we look at the wider repercussions of this, what are they likely to be? >> i think turkey is bracing itself for russian retaliation. you've already seen the russian foreign minister advised russian tourists not to go to turkey. russian tourists are the second-biggest number that visit turkey. tourists account for 10% of the economy. the turks will be more worried about energy. it depends for more than half of

. >> crossing over to istanbul, tell us how people are voting where you are. >> the voting is over now and at the polling station, they cleared the voting, although they counted the ballot papers that were used, you can see the box here is quite full. i am told 94% of the people registered in this station have cast their ballots. we expect the voter turnout to be very high. i did speak to a number of voters earlier in the day and they were telling me how society is deeply polarized. you have basically two camps, a camp that is hoping to achieve stability by voting for the ruling ak party and the opposing camp. they want to end what they say is a single party or a single man rule. the next few hours will be crucial to the political landscape and the future of turkey. >> reporting from istanbul, thank you. >> people in and seer by thissen voting in parliamentary elections there. the president is expected to clear to win. most opposition parties are shunning the vote, they and human rights groups accuse of government of harassment and silences dissent. >>> al shabab claimed responsibility

this is a dangerous moment. , istanbul. news >> in syria, this is the heart of russia's operation. this month, russian's gave us a rare access to ammunition and aircraft. like this 24. they told us the war on terror was going as planned, but they had not planned on turkey shooting down one of their airplanes. kremlin's reaction was a mixture of disbelief and fury. >> we have been stabbed in the back by the accomplishes of terrorism. president putin promised they would be serious consequences for turkey. vladimir putin is known for his strong language, but it does not get much stronger than this. equating turkey with terrorists and nato with the islamic state. that russia will not stand by while such crimes are committed. moscow insists that its intercourse is operating solely over syria and the fighter jet had not crossed into turkey. russian jets have straight into turkish airspace before, the violations recorded at the nato command center. last month, moscow was accused of irresponsible behavior. incidentl today's leave r

man is in criminal condition after shooting at police guarding president erdogan's residence in istanbulthe man grabbed the gun of the police officer before turning the weapon on himself. he was rushed to hospital for entrepreneurial treatment. no other person was hurt. >>> putting prisoners in cages and using them as human shields to stop government airstrikes. they're trying to stop the army from targeting douma. the largest stronghold outside of damascus. >> this is how the rebels try to fight back against syrian military air raids. they decided to put their prisoners in cages and scatter them in residential areas as a way to pressure the government to stop targeting douma. they parade them in the streets and tell the world that these men and women will be used as human shields. they're believed to be officers and their families from the alawite sect. >> these are families of alawite officers. after what happened in douma most people decided to place those prisoners from the alawite sect in cages in towns so that they can taste our misery, so they can be targeted by russian airstrikes

thousands of kurdish protesters rallied in istanbul against the death and broken up by police who fireder canon and tear gas at the crowd and has launched an investigation. ♪ saudi-led coalition carried out air strikes on boats they say were smugging supplies to houthi rebels in yemen and weapons were being unloaded from two fishing vessels in the province when they were hit killing three smugglers and they imposed a blockade on yemen to stop weapons reaching houthis and troops loyal to the ousted president saleh and we sent this update from the yemen city of marib. >> translator: saudi-led coalition jets carried out eight raids targeting boats carrying arm, ammunition and fuel for the houthi rebels and smugglers are alleged to be indian and asian sailors and operation carried out in the port part of the long coastal strip stretching more than 200 kilometers and yemen army not maintaining security there because it doesn't have sufficient marine capabilities and the area is quite vast and coalition gave previous warnings to the boats and also 12 kilometers away are where the majority of

i'm joined by an economist here in istanbul. talk to me about the current economic situation here in turkey right now. we've seen this spike in the lira, the results. the bigger question is can turkey grow and can they develop? >> turkey needed a stable government actually. this is obvious. if you look at what we have experienced in the past three, four months since the last election on june the 7th, turkey needed a stable government. now we have it. it's obvious that we're going to have some minor changes in the econo economy. markets are going to react positively and the stock market is going to be up for some time. and interest rates, again, are going to be a little bit maybe lower. moderate changes we'll be witnessing in the coming days. these are the short-term things. these are the short-term items on turkey's agenda. but we -- if we look at what will happen in the long term, we have some other issues actually. turkey relies on short-term funding so we need economic reforms to change that destiny as we can say because we n

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omar al saleh is live for us now in istanbul.r what, do we think then is behind this surge of support for the government? >> reporter: i think there are a number of reasons it's clear that the majority of voters opt today stability and security. that's the a.k. party's line saying that they only want that guarantee providing security and stability if they vote for them. now, when we also analyzed the numbers, the a.k. party got around 4 million votes more than june elections. and i think they managed to take that vote -- about a million perhaps votes from the nationalist party and they also reached out to the conservatives perhaps in the kurdish areas and want tell back. now, when you look at the results that took place in june, the a.k. party lost its majority and i think the change in tactics that they followed both internally and also playing on the security fear of the people made the voters reach out to them because when you look at the wider picture, that we have in the region, there is instability in neighboring countries

>>> we're live in london, moscow and istanbul. china's shanghai composite wipes out most of this month's gain after chinese brokerages sent shares sharply lower into the close. russian president vladimir putin tries to put up a united front over syria but threatens to pull out of the u.s.-lead coalition over the shooting down of the plane. >> either they were not controlling what their allies are doing or they're leading misinformation all over the place. >> turkey's minister has to work after moscow threatens further economic revenge. >> online and in store the black friday frenzy gets off to an early start with customers flooding shops and online retail shops to make the best of the sales. good morning, everyone. it's friday and we're under pressure today. off by 0.1%. ftse 100 off by 0.4%. many of the stocks coming under pressure. we're off of it in part of what happens in asia. driving the shanghai comp to the worst weekly performance since august. this as the industry comes under investigation for possible violation of the tr