Erdogan accuses US, Europe of ‘meddling’ after Turkey vote

Date:06Apr2019

There would be a calamity  of Biblical proportions, if  Erdogan pressures election authorities to cancel or renew elections.   While all of AKP’s appeals are heard, how about pro-Kurdish

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s power is waning

Source:Financial Times Date:02Apr2019

An astute analysis by David Gardner of FT about why Erdogan is upset  about losing Istanbul and  what he intends to do  going forward:   The focus on the AKP’s Islamist ideology underplays

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What’s Behind the Snub Erdogan Gave Bolton, and Why Some in Israel Are Still Optimistic

Source:Haaretz Date:09Jan2019

A view of Erdogan from Israel: There are those convinced that Erdogan has shifted the country decisively in an anti-Western and anti-Israeli direction, and that it should be viewed as a hostile

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How Europe Lost Turkey

Source:Wall Street Journal Date:14Feb2018

The title says it all. EU was instrumental  in Erdogan’s unabashed power grab, and now  it is trying to appease him.   European leaders won’t alienate him anytime soon. German

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Could Abdullah Gul be the unexpected saviour of Turkey’s opposition?

Source:Middle East Eye Date:30Jan2018

In the last days of 2017, a new state of emergency decree, providing immunity to civilians who took part in suppressing the July 2016 coup attempt against the Turkish government, triggered an

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