What Could a Kılıçdaroğlu Victory Mean for the EU?
The EU must prepare for the real possibility of an opposition win in Turkey after 20 years of AKP rule. Whether in the first round on May...
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Is Turkey Secular?
“The state has an official religion, Sunni Islam. The Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) is one of the most important...
Biden Must Tell Erdogan to Stop Targeting US Partners
Turkey is suspected of having carried out a drone strike inside of Iraqi Kurdistan that almost killed the leader of the Syrian...
Angry Youth Voters Will Define the Outcome of the Election
“The fate of this election will be determined by the mass of 3-5 million voters, half of whom are young and angry at the tides at the...
Turkey’s Drone Attack is a Challenge for Biden
“Picking a fight with both the SDF and the US so close to the election is a brazen play for support from Turkish nationalists. The...
Five Reasons Erdoğan Might Be Re-elected
“Erdoğan, personally, is compelled to win these elections. If he loses them, he would most certainly face the high criminal court to...
Turbulence Ahead: Three Scenarios for Turkey’s Elections
“Turkish society has proven resilient in the face of creeping authoritarianisation in the 2010s. Yet that halfway state of affairs may...
Earthquake Rubble Signals a Massive Environmental Disaster
It has been two months since the earthquake described as the “disaster of the century” hit Turkey’s provinces in the southeast,...
Is an ‘Erdoğan Exit’ Possible Next Month?
‘Erdogan may win the presidency but lose his majority in the Grand National Assembly, Türkiye’s unicameral parliament. That...
Getting It Right
The wheel has come full circle. Now Turkey has the opportunity to redeem more than 20 years of AKP misrule. Three days after the Justice...