With the Turkish leader winning yet another election, the stage is set for him to consolidate his power at home and in the world.
Articles on Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Displaying 141 - 160 of 243 articles
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has headed off a political humiliation, but making good on his extravagant promises won’t be easy.
Turkey’s snap election is on Sunday. One fact is clear: The candidates and electorate are both nationalist and pious. That’s in contrast to the strict secularism of 20th century politics.
A snap poll intended to boost the Turkish president’s power has stirred up online opposition to his increasing authoritarianism.
The Turkish lira has dropped more than 15% this year against the US dollar.
Vladimir Putin’s recent re-election was bad news for democracy in Russia. And it’s a major loss in the struggle for liberalism, as anti-democratic leaders are assuming power across the globe.
Turkey’s June 24 elections are the first in 16 years that could be politically meaningful. Opposition parties seem revitalised and could launch anti-Erdoğan coalition into the second round.
At first, the 2010s seemed full of hope for democracy. The picture today is rather more complicated.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan seeks nothing short of leading the Muslim world, building on Turkey’s imperial Ottoman past.
Despite a devastating toll in the seven-year conflict, which has seen 400,000 people killed and six million displaced, there is no end in sight for the people of Syria.
The Erdoğan regime’s move into northern Syria is being justified in the name of European security.
Yes, a lot of Turkish citizens are looking for a chance to start new lives abroad – but not all of them are doing it for the same reasons.
Over the past three decades, Turkey has launched countless operations across the Iraqi and Syrian borders, succeeding only in making matters worse for itself. This time may be no different.
Turkey’s actions have arguably improved the situation in Somalia over the past six years but its increasing role could bring it on a collision course with other states.
With his one-man grip on the Turkish state increasingly secure, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has spent a year fighting for every populist cause he can.
In Turkey, Twitter has become a dangerous platform, with some seven people detained daily for posting anti-government messages.
They’re not just about aliens and moon landings.
Outlawing evolution in schools is based on creationist misconceptions – here’s how to counter them
The leaders of Turkey and India have plenty in common.
Other regions may be helpful to Erdoğan for a short time, but they cannot substitute the economic and political contributions Turkey requires of Europe.
Top contributors
-
Dean of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University
-
Professor of Islamic Studies, Head of School, The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University
-
Associate professor, London Metropolitan University
-
Professor of Political Science, Director of Center for Islamic & Arabic Studies, San Diego State University
-
Professor of Finance, King's College London
-
Professor in Political Science and International Relations, Durham University
-
PhD Candidate in Politics, Coventry University
-
Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Social Science, The Open University
-
Assistant Professor in Global Humanities, Simon Fraser University
-
Assistant Professor in Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham
-
Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
-
Lecturer in Behavioural Sciences, Lancaster University
-
Research Associate, School of History, Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester
-
Deputy Directory (Research Development), Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation & Research Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Deakin University
-
Professor, New Media and Communication Department, Istanbul Bilgi University