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Hand-wringing over Erdoğan is alarmist, but Turkey’s still trapped in a...
The images from Taksim Square over the past week, culminating in conflict between protesters and Turkish police authorities, have stunned a global community that’s used to thinking of Turkey — and, in...
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Who is Bülent Arınç? And why is he the man of the hour in Turkey?
It’s Wednesday, and Turkey’s pulled back from the brink of political chaos that engulfed it over the weekend. That’s in large part to the efforts of Bülent Arınç (pictured above), Turkey’s deputy...
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14 in 2014: Turkey presidential election
10. Turkey presidential election, expected in July. Turkey will choose its first directly elected president in summer 2014, and it’s long been assumed that the country’s controversial prime minister...
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The fight for Turkey is between Erodganists and Gulenists
At first glance, Turkey’s local elections on Sunday seem like a huge victory for prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (pictured above). His party, the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP, the Justice and...
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Can Erdogan be stopped in first direct Turkish presidential election?
You’ve probably never seen Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan like this before. In his bid to win Turkey’s first-ever direct presidential election, he donned bright orange athletic gear...
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Erdogan wins first-round presidential victory
Ultimately, neither Gulenists nor Kemalists nor anyone else could stand in the way of Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his quest to become Turkey’s first directly elected president. But...
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Turkish election a referendum on Erdoğan-style presidentialism
You will not find the name of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on any ballot during the June 7 Turkish general election. Make no mistake, however — Sunday’s vote is nothing short of a...
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Both Greece, Turkey could be headed for snap elections
August may be among the most quiet periods of the year for world politics, especially in Europe as workers spend weeks away on holiday. But events earlier this week made it very likely that two...
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How the AKP hopes to regain its absolute majority in November
Unable to form a governing coalition with any of Turkey’s opposition parties after more than a decade of one-party rule, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s strategy for scrambling politics prior...
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What we learned about Turkey from Saturday’s coup attempt
Turkish soldiers stand guard in Taksim Square Saturday night. (Sedat Suna / EPA) Something like tense calm seems to be settling on the streets of Istanbul and Ankara after an attempted military coup in...
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The only way to save Turkish democracy is a competent opposition
If the opponents of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hope to unlock his increasingly autocratic grip on power, they need to join forces, then work to divide the ruling AKP. It’s a bridge too far to say that the...
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