The twilight of Erdoğanism
How the authoritarian model that remade Turkey over the past two decades has reached its limits.
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An atrocity remembered
The afterlife of the Armenian genocide.
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Xi and Putin: are there limits to the “no limits” friendship?
The two leaders seek to remake the global order, while Turkey braces itself for a hotly contested May election.
Europe lost Turkey once. It cannot afford to make the same mistake again
The EU contributed to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s authoritarian turn, but with help from Turkey’s upcoming election, it can undo the…
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The anger and hope the earthquake left behind
As the death toll in Syria and Turkey passes 36,000, survivors question whether some deaths could have been prevented.
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Russia is to blame for holding up earthquake aid to Syria
For years the Kremlin has been using its veto power at the UN Security Council to hold aid for those…
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After the earthquake, the rage in Turkey is greater than the pain
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has undermined the country’s response.
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Erdoğan exposes Nato’s mirage of unity
The president of Turkey is leveraging Sweden and Finland’s desire to join Nato to further his interests abroad and at…
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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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Orhan Pamuk on climate loss: A revolting white sheen appeared on the Marmara Sea, dubbed sea snot
In June, the beaches of Istanbul were shut down, like the sea snails and shrimp that had disappeared long before.
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With Turkey in crisis, Erdoğan leans into chaos
As the country’s currency falls and domestic opposition surges, Turkey’s president deals with a diplomatic crisis of his own making.
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