Erdoğan’s fourth term, brought to you courtesy of Turkey’s Kurds?
Under current provisions, Turkey’s president can only hold office for two five-year terms
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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
The Istanbul Terror Attack Is More Than It Seems
The question of who is responsible for the terrorist attack in Istanbul’s Taksim Square is becoming murkier by the day.
Op-eds
Erdogan’s Wealth Amnesty Offers Illicit-Finance Loophole for the Eighth Time
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree on December 31 extending the country’s wealth amnesty law. This decree, the eighth episode of wealth amnesties that Erdogan has declared since 2008,...
Policy Briefs
Congress Joins European Allies in Targeting Erdogan’s Far-Right Partners
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on September 23 that includes an amendment requiring the secretary of state to submit a report assessing whether Turkey’s Grey Wolves — a far-right militant...
Policy Briefs
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
The Turkish Laundromat — Erdogan Offers Illicit-Finance Loophole for the Seventh Time
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree on Wednesday extending the country’s wealth amnesty law, which allows individuals and entities to repatriate previously undisclosed offshore assets...
Policy Briefs
Getting Erdogan’s Turkey Right: Reflections on Ambassador Jeffrey’s Exit Interview
In a recent exit interview with Defense One, Ambassador James F. Jeffrey, the outgoing special representative for Syria engagement, asserted that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey poses challenges...
Insights
Erdoğan continues repression of Kurdish political and cultural rights
The year 2020 has been especially difficult for Turkey’s already embattled Kurdish population. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) continue to imprison Kurdish...
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
China Buys Turkey’s Silence on Uyghur Oppression
Turkey has joined the list of majority Muslim countries that have opted for silence in dealing with the one of the most pressing human rights issues of our time.
Op-eds
COVID-19 and Erdogan’s Power Consolidation
Since the rise to power of the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey in 2002, its leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has used successive crises as pretexts to consolidate power that has...
Op-eds
AKP Eyes Alevi Voters – Again and to No Avail
Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the state should pay the...
Policy Briefs
The Brunson farce
Turkey’s indictment against Pastor Andrew Brunson reveals why charges against him shouldn’t hold up in any legitimate court.
Op-eds
Erdogan’s Latest Crackdown–and How Turkey’s Chaos Plays to Extremists’ Strengths
The Turkish government’s arrest of dozen lawmakers, including the co-leaders of the pro-K...
Op-eds
Erdoğan’s Reckless Referendum Ploy
The Turkish Parliament on Tuesday held the first of...
Policy Briefs
America’s Dangerous Bargain With Turkey
After a year of intense diplomatic negotiations, the Turkish government is now permitting the United States to use Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base, which will allow American aircraft to fly...
Op-eds
Adieu, Turkish Democracy
It’s already become a cliché to say that the results of Turkey’s Nov. 1 parliamentary elections, officially ...
Op-eds
6 Takeaways From the Turkish Elections
After losing their single-party majority for the first time in 12 years, the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) returned to power after a five-month intermission. Turkey&rs...
Op-eds
Erdoğan’s Boomerang
With Turkey approaching its second election in five months, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan once again emerged from his gargantuan palace to campaign for the ruling Justice and Development Pa...