Atilla's Musings
Why a Turkish dictator let himself lose an election
Source:al Monitor Date:15Aug2021
Nicholas Danforth asks a very relevant question, but fails to answer it: Will Erdogan surrender power to the opposition, if he were to lose the next election? I shall do so in his stead. Yes,
Will Erdogan’s Afghan gambit pay off in Washington?
Source:al Monitor Date:31Jul2021
A serious article by policy expert Mr Semih Idiz, which nevertheless reads as a satire of Erdogan’s myopic and convoluted thinking. He could curry favor simply by removing S-400s rather
Has Erdogan achieved his goal to build his ‘New Turkey’?
Source:al Monitor Date:17Jul2021
A great article penned by politics and history expert Cengiz Candar how the borted 2016 coup attempt mid-wifed Erdogan’s plans to switch to a one-man regime. Yet, his victory came at the
How an exiled mafia boss became the center of Turkish politics
Source:al Monitor Date:19May2021
Watch out for Sedat Peker. He could bring down the Erdogan administration. The millions-strong audience for his revelation videos on YouTube suggest he is doing a very effective job reching not
Question Over Forex Reserves Rattles Turkey’s Erdogan
Source:Bloomberg Date:23Apr2021
Aside from the political posturing, the government has finally acknowledged that the question needs answering. In a televised interview on Monday, Albayrak’s successor, Lütfi Elvan, allowed that
Turkish-Iranian rivalry heats up over Mosul
Source:al Monitor Date:27Feb2021
Earlier this week, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was quoted as saying that Tehran “reject[s] the Turkish military presence in Syria and Iraq and consider[s] Ankara’s
UAE vs Turkey: the regional rivalries pitting MBZ against Erdogan
Source:Financial Times Date:26Oct2020
Turkey’s foreign policy moves may be motivated by national interest, but the nation is stepping on too many toes on the way. Arab boycotts spreading like wildfire is a harbinger of the
ERDOĞAN’S TURKEY AND THE PROBLEM OF THE 30 MILLION
Source:War on the Rocks Date:25Sep2020
Even though I don’t agree with the dystopian conclusion, this is an excllent article on Erdogan’s divide and conquer strategy There is reason to think that the present
Modi and Erdogan thrive on divisive identity politics
Source:Financial Times Date:11Aug2020
Mr Modi is a Hindu nationalist. Mr Erdogan is an Islamist. The Indian and Turkish leaders look like potential rivals in a clash of civilisations. But they are pursuing political projects that are
Coronavirus has weakened the West’s nationalists
Source:Washington Post Date:22Jul2020
This study of populist-nationalist leaders doesn’t mention Mr Erdogan, but there are plenty of lessons for him to learn. In Western Europe, Trump’s ideological brethren have slumped.