Turkish democracy has just died; Europe could not have saved it
Well farewell then Turkey. Or at least, farewell the Turkey of Kemal Ataturk. It’s a shame. Ataturk-ism nearly made its…
View ArticleTrump and Erdogan: the new populists
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 16: US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) in the Roosevelt Room where they issued a joint statement following their meeting...
View ArticleThe political similarities between Erdogan and Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn’s loyalists might howl at the suggestion that his style is similar to President Erdogan’s. But they would do…
View ArticlePresident Erdogan’s Syrian dilemma
TOPSHOT - Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pose during a trilateral meeting on Syria in Sochi on November 22, 2017....
View ArticleWhat common ground will Theresa May find with President Erdogan?
When Turkey’s President Erdogan visits Theresa May in Downing Street on Tuesday, he will no doubt be on his best…
View ArticleErdogan’s victory means Turkey’s future is far from certain
Many people I know woke up yesterday morning with a knot in their stomachs. ‘Another five years,’ I heard one…
View ArticleWhy Erdogan is relishing making life difficult for Saudi’s crown prince
Jamal Khashoggi’s murder has been dissected by the world’s press, perhaps none more so than in Turkey, where the journalist…
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