Striker, shopkeeper, pigeon: what Sweden and Nato should know about Erdoğan
The Turkish president has been moving the goalposts domestically for 20 years. The international community must catch up.
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Aubergines off the menu in Turkey as inflation bites
Controversial economic policies are causing prices to soar and consumers to cut back on groceries.
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Osman Kavala’s life sentence is the death knell for Turkish democracy
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is trying to delegitimise all forms of protest in the country.
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With Russia tied down in Ukraine, other frozen conflicts are thawing
From the Caucasus to the western Pacific, Russia’s opponents are eyeing their chances of redressing the balance of power.
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Turkey’s balancing act pays off as Ankara mediates between Ukraine and Russia
Turkey has emerged as a broker able to talk to both sides since Russia’s invasion began more than a month…
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“There’s 15 minutes until collapse”: Ece Temelkuran on fears that Turkey’s economic crisis could turn violent
The author on Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s authoritarianism, Turkey’s currency crash and how to save democracy.
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What is happening to the Turkish lira?
Turks are investing in electronic goods to store value as the currency collapses.
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How strongmen cling to power
Authoritarian leaders around the world are strengthening their rule. Can anyone topple them?
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