Turkey faces an inflection point
‘In the same way Atatürk dragged Turkey struggling and screaming into the Western world, Erdoğan has exerted every effort to drag...
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‘The US is failing to press Erdoğan’ – John Bolton
‘I think Biden has actually gone out of his way to try and mollify Erdogan. The shipment of F-16s presumably associated with Turkey,...
‘21st-century Goliath’: Erdoğan on top of the rising Turkish militarism
‘This most recent episode of fighting in the south Caucasus constitutes, for many in Turkey, further proof of Turkey’s newfound status...
Six Months After the Earthquake, Antakya Remains a Ruin
‘Everything is unclear. When we ask questions about the state of this or that building, we don’t get any answers. Should we keep...
Turkish Opposition’s Collapse Speeds the Shift to ‘Sultanism’
Turkey’s drift into a completely authoritarian system has only been thwarted by the existence of a strong opposition bloc, which has...
The Misery of the Turkish Opposition
Instead of a genuine admission of defeat and soul-searching, the entire opposition has chosen to pretend that “the results were after all...
How Turkey’s Opposition Elite Misled Voters and Enabled Erdoğan
‘The wider failure of public intellectuals is twofold: first, raising the expectations of people who looked up to their analysis and were...
Imamoğlu Declares an ‘Uphill Battle’: Can He Win Istanbul Again?
‘By announcing his candidacy, İmamoğlu put his entire political career on the table; His message should be read as ‘all or...
Turkey’s Education System Diverted to Raise ‘Pious Generations’
‘According to a 2018 Reuters investigation, spending on imam-hatip schools doubled by 2018, and the number of enrolled pupils rose...
Turkish Opposition At Each Other’s Throats
“For days now, we see double-dyed figures of the CHP mumble about’ ‘change’ without elaborating what they mean. Leadership, or...