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The demographic that took to the streets
A pollster finds Turkey's pro-democracy demonstrators are also overwhelmingly pro-government
Tuesday 9 August 2016
PKK, TAK and the sea of confusion
Like any war, Turkey’s conflict with the PKK has nuances that are not straightforward to unpack
Sunday 20 March 2016
If this is the PKK, it is a game changer
Not for decades have Kurdish militants struck civilians on a mass scale. That may have changed on Sunday
Monday 14 March 2016
A new face for nationalism
How toppling Turkish nationalist leader Devlet Bahçeli is easier said than done
Tuesday 5 January 2016
And what about the women?
Ahmet Davutoğlu's ministerial selection shows that women continue to be disgracefully underrepresented in the Turkish cabinet
Wednesday 25 November 2015
All the king’s horses
Turkey’s new cabinet clearly signals the shift in power from the prime minister to the president
Wednesday 25 November 2015
Turkey’s free and unfair election
Last Sunday's result astonished us all, even though it was what the people of Turkey voted for. That doesn't mean it was fair.
Thursday 12 November 2015
Optimism in Turkish coalition talks
Given that Turkey has declared war on ISIS and the PKK, coalition talks between its two largest parties couldn’t possibly be going well – could they?
Tuesday 28 July 2015
Where they clash
Turkey's two largest parties have chasms to bridge before they can partner in government
Monday 20 July 2015
Surprises in the Turkish speaker’s election
A near-identical race for the Turkish speaker took place in 1999 - and the enigmatic Devlet Bahçeli was there then as well
Wednesday 1 July 2015