Kadir Topbaş out
In another opaque act of AK Party fratricide, Istanbul's mayor suddenly and unexpectedly resigns
The end of Turkey’s EU prospects
Germany's chancellor blinks first and ends a once fruitful, now rotten saga
Party Five: Good timing, but light on the policies
Meral Akşener’s new party made a star signing this week, but it’s too early to tell what it actually stands …
The 2017 cabinet reshuffle
Who wins and who loses? A snapshot of Turkish ministers' fate as the government completes its post-referendum reshuffle
How Turkey could reinstate the death penalty
We have had an uncomfortable year of talk about the noose. But how would the government bring it back and …
My country has never been so divided
On the anniversary of a traumatic night when sections of the military tried to stage a coup, some personal thoughts …
In search of a Turkish Macron
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is not the man who can defeat President Erdoğan, but he’s laying the ground for someone who could
CHP calls protests nationwide over Berberoğlu conviction
Turkey's main opposition party announces nationwide protests after one of its MPs is jailed on espionage charges
Come home or lose your passport – even if you’re dead
Turkey has summoned 130 of its nationals home to face terrorism charges. But with one of them confirmed killed last …
Unasked questions in General Akar’s 15 July coup testimony
Everyone wants to know what precisely happened to Turkey's top general on the night of 15 July. He doesn't tell …That Qriously poll: what went wrong, what went right
As Turkey continues to digest the results of the referendum, Qriously have released a statement
In Turkish politics, regicide is the hardest word
Opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, again the subject of plenty of rebellious muttering, will not be easy to topple
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