Turkey’s Erdogan grasps desperately for Kurdish votes
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expanded the number of political parties affiliated with his “People’s Alliance” to include a far-right Islamist party: Huda Par, a religiously...
Devlet Bahçeli
Erdogan Escalates Turkish Campaign to Disenfranchise Six Million Pro-Kurdish Voters
Disenfranchising over 6 million pro-Kurdish voters and pushing some 40,000 party members out of democratic channels will hammer the final nail in the coffin of Turkey’s struggling democracy.
Op-eds
Erdogan’s Provocations in Cyprus Escalate Tensions in Eastern Mediterranean
During a two-day visit to Northern Cyprus last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan escalated tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean by threatening unilateral action, including an indirect land grab,...
Policy Briefs
Turkey’s Pro-Kurdish Opposition Party in Ankara’s Crosshairs – Again
Turkey’s chief prosecutor submitted an expanded indictment on Monday in Ankara’s second attempt within three months to ban Turkey’s third-largest party, the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party...
Policy Briefs
State Department Should Deliver an Honest Message about Turkey’s Religious Freedom Record
The US Department of State’s annual report on international religious freedom, released on May 12, documents the ongoing erosion of freedom of religion or belief in Turkey. The report echoes the concerns...
Op-eds
‘Blue Homeland’ And The Irredentist Future Of Turkish Foreign Policy
Turkey and Greece, two NATO allies, nearly experienced a full-fledged military conflict in August. Two of their warships collided during a naval standoff over hydrocarbon exploration in the Eastern...
Op-eds
The Battle of Hagia Sophia: Erdogan’s Conquest of the Turkish Republic
This will set a dangerous precedent, emboldening supremacists not only in Turkey but also in the Middle East and North Africa.
Op-eds
Turkish Government’s Hagia Sophia Rhetoric Adds Insult to Injury
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan converted the Hagia Sophia into a mosque on July 10, drawing criticism from foreign governments ranging from the United States to Russia, including a joint condemnation by...
Op-eds
Why Erdogan Won’t Ask the IMF for Help
Turkey's economy is a mess, but its president won't seek an IMF loan because the conditions would mean giving up his extensive patronage network.
Op-eds
ISIS and the Threat to Turkey
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) seized the Turkish consulate in Mosul, Iraq last week, abducting ...