‘If You Are Not its Citizen, Turkey Is a Paradise’
If in the course of three years—despite COVID restrictions—more than a quarter of a million of young people in the work force have left...
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A Fork in the Road For Erdoğan’s Turkey
In his first speech in Istanbul on the night of his election, Erdoğan vowed to gain back Istanbul from the hands of the Republicans in the...
“The Opposition Legitimized the Government” – Selahattin Demirtaş
“While continuing the struggle for resistance with every comrade of mine in prison, I am leaving active politics at this...
Four Reasons The Opposition Overestimated its Chances
The key issue is that Erdoğan controlled nearly every aspect of how the election was contested, and that is the main explanation for why...
Women and LGBTQ+ People Will Pay the Price for Erdoğan’s Win
For civil society and rights defenders, five more years of the Turkish president and his radical backers are a daunting prospect. On...
Why Erdoğan Won
The wrong candidate ran a poor campaign in Turkey’s presidential elections. Kemal Kilicdaroglu’s loss against incumbent President...
Turkey’s Future Course Under Erdoğan
It seems that Erdoğan will try to muddle through as he has successfully since the Great Recession. Whether he can successfully fend off a...
How to Read Turkey’s Election Results—So Far
Turkey’s presidential runoff election set for May 28 appears to favor longtime incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with little...
Ahead of the Run-off, Voters Are Unconvinced by the Notion of Change
Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, held on May 14 and May 28 and regarded as existential, are taking place under high...
What Precedent Did Twitter Set By Complying With The Turkish Government?
On May 12, two days before the Turkish election, Twitter’s global affairs account said that “in response to a legal process,” it...