Recep Tayyip Erdoğan doesn’t want others defining Turkey’s choices. He’s seeking a better position within an existing world order and recognition that Turkey is entitled to forge its own path.
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Nullifying the leader of Turkey’s main opposition party is the latest in a string of measures that are taking the country down the road to autocracy.
During his visit to Turkey and Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV met several leaders of Christian communities and worked to promote cooperation between Christians and Muslims.
The recent election in Northern Cyprus of a pro-unification Turkish Cypriot may be the last chance for the island to unite.
The Turkish authorities use a range of tools – including arrests, forced takeovers and regulatory pressure – to silence critical voices.
The former FBI director’s indictment breaks a principle that has protected American democracy for 50 years.
The PKK has been fighting the Turkish state for more than 40 years. Whether peace can take root will depend on each side’s commitment to a credible peace process.
Young Turks, in particular, are increasingly looking for an alternative to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s authoritarian rule.
As visionary capacity increases, so does myopia.
Although symbolically visible in some places across the continent, Turkey’s presence remains a work in progress.
Ankara sees the fall of the Assad regime and the rise of new Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa as a generational opportunity for domestic and regional goals.
There are clear reasons for both the Turkish state and the PKK to come to the negotiating table now.
The EU has many important partnerships in place with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, which explains its muted response to the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.
Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu’s arrest marks a turning point in Turkey’s democratic decline.
In targeting a political rival for corruption, the Erdoğan government is widely seen as distorting the rule of law in Turkey in his supporters’ favour.
One of Turkey’s main opposition figures has been arrested on charges widely seen as politically motivated.
Long-serving, autocratic-leaning Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking to extend his tenure beyond constitutionally set term limit.
Erdoğan’s outreach to Kurdish forces may signal peace — or a bid to secure support for extending his presidency by fracturing the opposition’s coalition.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan both see an opportunity to advance their competing interests in post-Assad Syria.
The closure of a popular radio station in Istanbul is one of the latest assaults on press freedom in Turkey.
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