President Erdogan Will Win Again. The Fix Is In.
For much of the past two decades, Turkey analysts and apologists have tried to draw up analogies. Are the state of bilateral ties as bad as...
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“Reflections on the Turkish Election” – Daron Acemoglu
“It turned out that many of us once again underestimated Erdoğan’s political skills and ability to read and control the...
The West Must Be Ready To Refute Erdoğan’s Election Demagoguery
The narrative emerging among the more nationalistic elements of Erdoğan’s cadre is that the West is interfering in elections. This...
‘Turkey’s Moral Crisis is the Catalyst of its Structural Problems’ – Samim Akgönül
Samim Akgönül, Ph.D. (2001), is a historian and political scientist, a Professor at the Institute of International Relations, and the...
This May Be Turkish Voters’ Last Stand for Freedom
Last Sunday, a week before the most hotly contested election in modern Turkish history, police stood by as fanatics supporting President...
Views on the Turkish Elections: Arısan-Eralp, Baydar, Erdoğan, Bacık
Assessing the pros and cons of Turkey’s upcoming elections and predicting their outcome remains an arduous task till the very end. What...
‘We Can Be Hopeful About Turkey, But Only If…’ – Prof Ahmet Kuru
Ahmet T. Kuru is a professor of political science and the director of the Center for Islamic and Arabic Studies at San Diego State...
Views on the Turkish Election: Gingeras, Aktar, Makovsky, Rubin
Assessing the pros and cons of Turkey’s upcoming elections and predicting their outcome remains an arduous task till the very end. What...
Should Erdoğan be Desperate?
“Only this week, the President announced a 45 per cent pay raise for public workers. Not surprisingly, investors are skittish over a...
Is Turkey’s Opposition Inching Closer to a Victory?
“All in all, this is an election of massive geopolitical significance. The result matters far beyond Turkey’s own borders. And if...