Home / In Turkey, Erdogan’s crackdown on Kurds takes no coronavirus break It is clear that Turkey’s Kurds can expect no respite during the coronavirus public health crisis. By Aykan Erdemir and Philip Kowalski / 28 Apr 2020
Home / Why Istanbul’s rerun is a battle for the soul of Turkey Six summers ago, Erdogan’s social engineering efforts triggered their first major backlash in Istanbul. And this March, spring came back to Istanbul. By Aykan Erdemir and Merve Tahiroglu / 14 Jun 2019
Conflict & security / A turning point for Turkey’s Kurds and parliamentary democracy Ultimately, the fate of Turkish democracy appears to be intertwined with that of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democracy Party (HDP). By Aykan Erdemir / 24 Feb 2016