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At Gallipoli this Anzac Day, thousands of Turkish youth will re-enact a march that stopped the Anzac advance in 1915. The march has taken on new significance in Turkey since an attempted coup in 2016.
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.
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.
With President Erdoğan increasingly empowered, the ‘Kurdish question’ is at the forefront once again.
After years of creeping authoritarianism, Turkey’s president is now set up to take the reins in earnest.
Whatever the result of Turkey’s long-awaited vote on presidential powers, things will get worse before they get better.
If the ‘yes’ vote prevails in this month’s constitutional referendum, the Turkish people may be in the rare position of democratically approving the death of their own democracy.
A diplomatic row with the Netherlands over campaigning abroad shows how the Turkish government is changing its strategy.
Bashar al-Assad, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan have a long history as leaders of their countries and players in the Syrian war.
Does the Turkish government have ulterior motives in its attempt to make Istanbul a global financial centre?
There is potential to transform the country into a pluralist and inclusive democracy.
Turkey is sliding into autocracy – and the man at the helm seems keen to speed things up.
In the space of two days, Turkey showed more diplomatic goodwill than it has in the last two years. Why?
Turkish higher education has got used to repression, but this is on another scale.
Alp Ozerdem reports from Turkey on a violent, thwarted attempt to take over the country by force. It was a bizarre night of botched announcements and presidential Facetime calls.
The latest atrocity will accelerate President Erdogan assumption of executive powers in Turkey..
After being humiliated at a summer election, Turkey’s ruling party set about winning over the population with fear. It seems to have worked.
After a terrible summer of violence and political deadlock, things only seem to be getting worse for Turkey. Why?
Turkey’s political factions, hardly friends at the best of times, are more divided and mutually suspicious than ever.
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