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Published in: HomeErdogan’s triumph and Turkey's futureTurkey's president is confirmed once more as the master of Turkish politics. Now he faces his greatest challenge.
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Published in: HomeTurkey’s election and the Kurdish peace process: what now?The post-election landscape in Turkey raises new challenges in the search for a lasting settlement of the conflict...
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Published in: HomeWhat next in Turkey?
Turkey's election result is a tribute to its vibrant democracy. But there are hard political and economic tests to come.
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Published in: HomeA new Turkey... but not one to Erdoğan's liking
A stunning election result against many odds is a resounding statement of Turkey's democratic credentials.
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Published in: HomeTurkey’s elections: knowns and unknownsThis vote presents Turkey with momentous choices, with the combative figure of its president at the centre of them all.
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Published in: openSecurityFreedom or dignity: media censorship in the new TurkeyBanning one photo from the internet might seem to reflect the paranoia of an increasingly authoritarian AKP regime...
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Published in: HomeTurkey's future: Erdoğan, elections and the Kurds
Turkey is gearing up for pivotal elections on 7 June. At their heart is a complex interplay between presidential...
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Published in: openSecurityTurkey and Armenia: genocide? what genocide?April 1915 saw the start of the genocide against Armenians and other minorities in the former Ottoman Empire....
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Published in: openSecurityNew security laws could make Turkey into a police stateThe latest crackdown on journalists in Turkey is another twist in the spiral into authoritarianism of a state bereft...
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Published in: openSecurityThe European Kurds rallying to fight ISWith Kurds in Iraq and Syria under attack from the Islamic State, many young Kurds in Europe have been joining...
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Published in: openSecurityTurkey, Kobane and the Kurdish questionThe US wants Turkey to join the military effort against Islamic State at Kurdish-dominated Kobane, across the Syrian...
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Published in: openSecurityTurkey bombs Kurdish forces as violence threatens to spill overThe law of unintended effects is in evidence as the rise of Islamic State threatens a potential resolution of...
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Published in: HomeTurkey and the Islamic State crisis: everyone's non-ally?
The military success of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq intensifies questions over Turkey's strategy and...
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Published in: HomeTurkey's Armenian opening: towards 2015
The approaching centenary of the genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman empire is a moment for Turkey's civil society...
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Published in: HomeLeviathan in the lure of Mammon: limits of political Islam in Turkey
Turkey's political leadership has created a distinctive form of rule. But growing strains now make it harder than...
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Published in: HomeTurkey, from tension to transition
The fierce conflicts of Turkey's last year may create the foundations of a new socio-political consensus, says Galip Dalay.
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Published in: openSecurityTurkey: trade unionism on trialAs the Erdogan government in Turkey takes an increasingly authoritarian turn, trade unionists have been in the...
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Published in: HomeTurkey's struggle: Erdoğan vs Gülen
A series of escalating crises in Turkey is reshaping political alliance and enmities. It also casts a shadow over...
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Published in: HomeTurkey’s "race codes" and the Ottoman legacy
The revelation that modern Turkey continues secretly to classify its citizens according to religious criteria...
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Published in: HomeTurkey, from Tahrir to TaksimThe public demonstrations in Turkey are a challenge to the social destruction and political regression being pushed...
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