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Erdogan’s strongman rule is beginning to fray
Source:Financial Times Date:23Jul2021
In local elections in 2019, he lost Istanbul — where he began as mayor and which has always been at the heart of his mystique — as well as the capital Ankara and most of Turkey’s great cities.
Turkish mobster claims AKP supporters secretly armed after putsch
Source:al Monitor Date:17Jul2021
Commenting on Peker’s allegations, Mehmet Tum, a former legislator for the main opposition Republican People’s Party who frequently brought up the issue in parliament, pointed to a staggering
After gestures to US, Turkey turns to placating Russia
Source:al Monitor Date:08Jul2021
In sum, the conflicts in Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh continue to test Turkish-Russian ties as they alternate between rivalry and collaboration. Turkey’s bold involvement in NATO plans in
Economic slide sends support for Erdogan to all-time low
Source:Financial Times Date:04Jul2021
A series of opinion polls show support for the AKP at historic lows. A June survey by Turkiye Raporu found it had fallen to 26 per cent. Turkey’s next election is set for 2023, but almost 60 per
US, Turkey still far off on deal over Russian S-400 missiles
Source:al Monitor Date:10Jun2021
With less than a week left before Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Joe Biden for the first time since he was elected president, rumors are swirling of an impending deal on
Meeting with Biden looms as critical test for Erdogan
Source:al Monitor Date:05Jun2021
To break the ice with Biden, the strongest card Erdogan could play is to promote Turkey as the best regional partner in US efforts to contain Russia and Iran. Though this card has somewhat
Mobster transfixes Turkey with video tirade against political elite
Source:Financial Times Date:29May2021
“The airing of the administration’s dirty laundry may lead to the public losing faith that there’s much ideology left in the Erdogan camp,” said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkey programme
Israeli-Palestinian Strife Widens as Frantic Calls for Calm Go Unheeded
Source:New York Times Date:15May2021
But if the coastal strip’s immediate future was murky, the multiplying front lines of the conflict made it even harder to forecast what was next for Israel, where the idea of coexistence between
U.S. and Russia Are on a Collision Course in the Black Sea
Source:Bloomberg Date:08May2021
I’ve sailed through Turkey’s narrow Bosporus strait at the entrance to this significant body of water half a dozen times, and I’m always struck by its strategic importance. About one third the
24 journalists detained, 4 arrested in Turkey in first quarter of 2021: report
Source:Stockholm Center for Freedom Date:28Apr2021
The Media Monitoring Report on Turkey for January-February-March 2021 was prepared within the scope of the Media for Democracy/Democracy for Media Project, which was established by the