Erdogan

Erdogan to Make Hagia Sophia a Mosque Again, But Will It Help Him?

2020-07-12

Turkeys president seems focused on cementing his legacy and boosting his popularity with voters, but the move is more likely to damage the countrys international brand.

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Erdogan Visits the White House

2019-11-18

Although a NATO partner, Turkey has purchased the Russian air defense system. And, Turkey and the US stand on different sides when it comes to Syria.

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The Race for Istanbul: Erdogan’s Plan A and B

2019-06-17

Although massive state resources have been mobilized against Imamoglu, the opposition candidate has taken up the mantle of the underdog who could challenge the status quo nationally, just as Erdogan himself did two decades ago.

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Erdogan’s Failure on the Nile

2019-06-02

How Turkeys president went from being a regional Islamist leader in the Arab Spring to sharing Qatars role as the Middle Easts odd man out.

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Yes, Turkey has definitely become a rogue regime

2018-03-26

Under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey has turn toward terrorism is well established

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Welcome to Syria 2.0

2018-01-29

Civil war is over and an entirely new one has started, with the United States at the center of it

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Turkey’s permanent state of crisis

2017-01-01

Erdogan has dismantled Ataturk’s secularism in just over a decade and has done so with little mercy for his opponents

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Turkey’s Changing Freedom Deficit

2016-09-18

Erdoğan’s government is by no means the first to compel Turkish citizens to hide their preferences and beliefs

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Erdogan will be stronger after the failed coup, but Turkey could be the loser

2016-07-25

Isis will gain from the anti-American mood post-coup because the Government – and much of the population – are convinced that the US was implicated in the attempt

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After the coup, the counter-coup

2016-07-23

The failed putsch was the bloodiest Turkey has seen; the backlash is as worrying

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The Strange Death of Turkish Secularism

2016-07-23

will President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continue to pursue his authoritarian path, perhaps with a vengeance, or will he reach out to his opponents and attempt to bridge the deep fissures in Turkish society?

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FAILED TURKISH COUP MAY BE A GIFT FOR ERDOGAN, AKP PARTY

2016-07-18

Turkish authorities have reacted swiftly to strengthen their rule at the expense of democracy and the rule of law

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Turkey’s failed coup gives its president a chance to seize more power

2016-07-18

Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls his opponents traitors, and now considers his case proved

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Turkey’s Baffling Coup

2016-07-17

Thanks to a series of sham trials targeting secularist officers, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had managed to reconfigure the military hierarchy and place his own people at the top

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The Night Erdogan Almost Lost Turkey

2016-07-16

Army generals are attempting to topple the president — but whoever comes out on top, Turkish democracy is sure to lose

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