Once again a Trump administration is debating whether or not to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. The last time around, during Trump’s first term, the effort petered out amidst...
Under current provisions, Turkey’s president can only hold office for two five-year terms
Public apathy and inaction to Erdoğan's authoritarian agenda play a big role in sustaining his hold on power
Complicity in perpetuating authoritarian rule has many faces. Undemocratic governance is propped up by politicians and big businesses as well as a complacent media ecosystem and...
For 10 years, the Gulen movement has been synonymous with terrorism
The Turkish president has adopted a transactional policy with the West. Washington should respond in kind.
Turkey’s highest appeals court last week upheld a life-long prison sentence for human rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala. The court’s decision violates several binding rulings by the European...
Should Erdogan be re-elected next month, many will inevitably ask “whose fault is this” and “what comes next?”
Latest Developments An alliance of six parties joined together on Monday to nominate the leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglu, as its candidate for president in the May 14...
Turkish media recently reported that CNN International is sending a team to Turkey to “look into its Turkish branch’s broadcasting policy,” which has been “under fire for its...
Kavala is a philanthropist who, for decades, has stood up to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and to authoritarians of every stripe inside Turkey.
Erdogan’s Power Plays Turn to Profit Margins
The Turkish president’s racist conspiracy theories are a threat to economic stability.
Turkey’s indictment against Pastor Andrew Brunson reveals why charges against him shouldn’t hold up in any legitimate court.
All three of Turkey’s main opposition parties opposed the coup attempt on July 15, and the government has taken pains to show its gratitude. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has...
Turkey may have thwarted a military coup d’etat on Friday night, but the result will almost certainly be the precipitous decline of Turkey’s democracy...
A specter is haunting Turkey. Suicide bombers, assassins and an alphabet soup of terrorist organizations seem to have brought back the carnage of the 1990s. The rapid ...
The Turkish general elections ended with the most unlikely outcome. Twenty political parties and 165 independent candidates competed for 550 seats in 85 electoral districts. The ruling Justice an...