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Erdogan Has Undermined Turkey’s Quake Response
Source:Bloomberg Date:08Feb2023
Erdogan’s enervation of Turkish civil society can’t help but hamper the government’s response to the quake. And the resulting fallout will expose him to criticism in the lead-up to the general
The scale of the disaster in Turkey and Syria keeps growing
Source:The Economist Date:08Feb2023
In Turkey frustration is setting in, as is the sense that parts of the country have been abandoned. The government says it has deployed 18,000 gendarmes and 10,000 police to the disaster areas.
Why Turkey and Syria’s calamitous earthquakes were decades in the making
Source:Financial Times Date:07Feb2023
Social scientists will be examining the aftermath too. Although many countries rushed to offer co-operation and aid to Turkey and Syria in the immediate aftermath of the quakes, Ilan Kelman,
What Will Erdogan Do to Stay in Power?
Source:Foreign Policy Date:04Feb2023
Great coverage of Turkish elections and foreign policy implications by Henry Barkey Current polls suggest that Erdogan and the AKP could lose the election, scheduled for May 14. For any
Analysis: A murky assassination that could radically alter Turkish politics
Source:Intelligence News Date:31Jan2023
ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2022, an assailant on a motorcycle opened fire on Sinan Ateş, the leader of Turkey’s most feared paramilitary force, known as the Grey Wolves. By that evening, the
Erdogan’s political foes strive to join forces ahead of Turkey’s election in May
Source:al Arabiya Date:28Jan2023
Opponents of Erdogan, modern Turkey’s longest-serving ruler, are looking to stem what they see as a slide toward authoritarian one-man rule. The president has turned the once-ceremonial post into
May 14 will determine the future of Turkey
Source:Global Voices Date:26Jan2023
Good explanation of the controversy surrounding Erdogan’s eligibility, as well as the lore of 73 years of free, if not fair elections in Turkey This year marks the 100th year since
NATO Shouldn’t Let Erdogan Delay Expansion
Source:Bloomberg Date:25Jan2023
Bloomberg Editors The US and Europe need to break this impasse. President Joe Biden should make clear that while Turkey has a right to voice concerns about Kurdish terrorism, it should not
Why Erdogan’s Reelection Bid in Turkey Isn’t a Sure Bet
Source:Bloomberg Date:21Jan2023
Erdogan, who will turn 69 on Feb. 26, faces a vote over his increasingly authoritarian leadership after effectively shifting Turkey to an executive presidency with sweeping powers in 2018.
The Economist: Turkey could be on the brink of dictatorship
Source:The Economist Date:20Jan2023
So outsiders should pay attention to Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, which Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggested this week will be held on May 14th. All the more so since, under its