How not to dethrone an authoritarian leader: The case of Turkey’s Erdoğan
Public apathy and inaction to Erdoğan's authoritarian agenda play a big role in sustaining his hold on power
Ekrem İmamoğlu
Post-Erdogan Turkey Is Finally Here
Last weekend’s elections offer a first glimpse of a political future beyond the reigning strongman.
Op-eds
Erdogan is Here to Stay
The Turkish president has adopted a transactional policy with the West. Washington should respond in kind.
Op-eds
Why Did Erdogan Win?
The opposition chose the wrong candidate and ran a poor campaign.
Op-eds
What If Erdogan Wins Next Month’s Turkish Elections?
Should Erdogan be re-elected next month, many will inevitably ask “whose fault is this” and “what comes next?”
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
Ekrem Imamoglu Is the Best Chance for Turkish Democracy
If the opposition is interested in seeing Turkey restore democracy and the rule of law, it would do well to nominate Imamoglu as its candidate.
Op-eds
‘Enough Is Enough’: What Blinken Should Tell Turkey’s Cavusoglu
If Washington is going to listen to Turkey’s demands, it is incumbent upon Ankara to once and for all act like an ally.
Op-eds
Top Turkish Court Upholds Spurious Conviction of Erdogan Critic
A top court in Turkey upheld the conviction of philanthropist and human rights activist Osman Kavala on spurious charges that include attempting to overthrow the government. Kavala’s conviction underscores...
Policy Briefs
Turkey’s Opposition Is Paving Erdogan’s Path to Victory
Turkey’s political opposition has a public responsibility to challenge Erdogan and provide voters with an alternate vision, but it has refused to do so.
Op-eds
Turkey’s Erdogan Is Down But Not Out
What does the opposition coalition stand for beyond defeating Erdogan? The answer to this is unclear.
Op-eds
Erdogan Announces Presidential Candidacy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week formally announced his candidacy for re-election to a third consecutive term. The announcement aims to compel the Nation Alliance, an electoral coalition...
Policy Briefs
Bottom-Up Hope: Local Governments Bolster Religious Pluralism in Turkey
When powerful states and their proxies intensify religious persecution worldwide and democratic governments under a neo-isolationist spell look the other way, where can vulnerable religious minorities find...
Op-eds
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
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
Bungled lockdown reflects failure of Erdogan’s coronavirus policy
In an odd reversal of roles, the Turkish opposition had been demanding a coronavirus lockdown, while Erdogan continued to drag his feet