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Turkish election a referendum on Erdoğan-style presidentialism
You will not find the name of Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on any ballot during the June 7 Turkish general election. Make no mistake, however — Sunday’s vote is nothing short of a...
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Who is Selahattin Demirtaş?
He’s 42 years old, socialist, Kurdish, a native Zaza speaker and an Ankara-trained attorney who encourages gentle outreach to the Armenian diaspora and champions the cause of LGBT rights in a...
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Coalition politics returns to Turkey after AKP loses majority
The hand-wringing about Turkish democracy turned out to be overwrought — electoral churn is alive and well, despite the efforts of its president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to consolidate the power of his...
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Both Greece, Turkey could be headed for snap elections
August may be among the most quiet periods of the year for world politics, especially in Europe as workers spend weeks away on holiday. But events earlier this week made it very likely that two...
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How the AKP hopes to regain its absolute majority in November
Unable to form a governing coalition with any of Turkey’s opposition parties after more than a decade of one-party rule, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s strategy for scrambling politics prior...
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A deadlocked assembly could mean a third election in Turkey
Since the initial June parliamentary elections in Turkey, the country has weathered more instability than at any other period since the Islamist Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP, the Justice and...
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Turkey’s election result the best possible outcome
Prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu is now set to lead a majority government in Turkey. (Facebook). Though there’s plenty to be pessimistic about in the five months since Turkey’s last parliamentary...
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In blow to Turkish media, Erdoğan seizes critical Zaman newspaper
The Turkish government took control of opposition-friendly newspaper Zaman late last week. (Zaman) With much of Europe focused on a deal with Turkey to stem the flow of Syrian refugees into the...
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What we learned about Turkey from Saturday’s coup attempt
Turkish soldiers stand guard in Taksim Square Saturday night. (Sedat Suna / EPA) Something like tense calm seems to be settling on the streets of Istanbul and Ankara after an attempted military coup in...
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The only way to save Turkish democracy is a competent opposition
If the opponents of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hope to unlock his increasingly autocratic grip on power, they need to join forces, then work to divide the ruling AKP. It’s a bridge too far to say that the...
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