Whoever Wins, Turkey’s Economy Is Heading for a Crash
“An economic balloon filled with easy money is no different than a real one filled with helium: If you keep inflating it, it will...
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If Defeated, What Would Erdoğan Do?
“With the full resources of the state and pliant media at his disposal, the president can certainly command disproportionate...
The Stakes Could Not Be Higher for Erdoğan
“One danger is that the opposition will pull ahead on election night—but narrowly—and that Erdoğan will lean on the YSK and...
Even If Erdoğan Loses, He Might Not Leave
As we approach what is seen as an existential referendum “the Chief”—a nickname for Erdoğan—there is a growing consensus among...
Kılıçdaroğlu is Likely to Disappoint Turkey’s Western Allies – Bobby Ghosh
‘Even if there is a change in government in Ankara after May 14, its priorities will be very different than those of Washington or...
How Will The Election Effect Turkish-American Relations?
“There has been no major objection to Turkey’s military presence in Syria from the opposition alliance. The only party who...
Four Reasons Erdoğan’s Regime is Doomed to Implode
“On May 14, the liquidation of this regime seems certain.” An authoritarian regime was initiated by referendum in Turkey in...
A Dead End Awaits Turkey the Day After the Elections
One would think that those who ask “Crisis? What crisis?” would soon realize that the magicians who turn stones into gold are the stuff...
“Turkey is Facing a Watershed” – Howard Eissenstat
Howard Eissenstat is a Turkey expert and an Associate Professor of History at St. Lawrence University and a non-resident scholar at the...
What If Erdogan Wins The Election?
Many will inevitably ask “whose fault is this” and “what comes next?” There are intense and often heated differences between Turkey...