Turkey delisting exposes financial watchdog’s blind spot
In a controversial move, the intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force removed Turkey from its “grey list” last month despite concerns about Ankara’s involvement in supporting Hamas’s...
Osman Kavala
How Turkey’s opposition media empowers Erdoğan
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...
Op-eds
Turkey Defies Rule of Law With Life Sentence for Rights Activist
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...
Policy Briefs
Chasing The Mirage of Turkey’s Western Orientation
Turkey’s president might seem like he is shifting the country’s foreign policy back to the West. But Erdogan is simply an opportunist.
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
No, the West Should Not Appease Erdogan
Overlooking the severity of Erdogan’s acts of governance in order to find a way to work with Turkey fundamentally undermines the objectives the West is seeking to achieve and uphold.
Op-eds
Turkey a Step Closer to Suspension From the Council of Europe
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted an interim resolution on Wednesday officially launching infringement proceedings against Turkey for Ankara’s refusal to release Turkish philanthropist...
Policy Briefs
Turkey’s Council of Europe Voting Rights and Membership at Risk
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe announced today its decision to begin infringement procedures against Turkey for Ankara’s refusal to release Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala despite...
Policy Briefs
Biden’s sweet talk won’t curb Erdogan’s abuses in Turkey and beyond
Five weeks after slamming President Joe Biden for snubbing him at the UN General Assembly and threatening to take relations with Russia “much further,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally...
Op-eds
Give Osman Kavala the Nobel Peace Prize
Kavala is a philanthropist who, for decades, has stood up to Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and to authoritarians of every stripe inside Turkey.
Op-eds
Erdogan’s Power Plays Turn to Profit Margins
Erdogan’s Power Plays Turn to Profit Margins
Op-eds
Putin and Erdogan: Two Men Race to the Bottom
Russia’s and Turkey’s lack of a solid economic performance is what motivates their two leaders’ steady resorting to domestic oppression.
Op-eds
Biden Should Heed Senate’s Call for Tougher Action Against Erdogan
Fifty-four U.S. senators signed a bipartisan letter Tuesday urging President Joe Biden to press the Turkish government to improve its troubling human rights record. The letter calls on the Biden administration...
Policy Briefs
Washington Can Help Free Turkey’s Highest-Profile Prisoner of Conscience
Among advocates for Turkey’s minorities, Osman Kavala is a secular saint. As a philanthropist, he has been the benefactor of initiatives to document and restore heritage sites, support arts and...