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The election no-one expected
President Erdoğan did not have to call this election now. That shows how confident he is of victory
Wednesday 18 April 2018
No-one is sorry to see you go
Melih Gökçek’s resignation only evokes sympathy for the other mayors that were forced to go along with him
Sunday 29 October 2017
Good move, or just good intentions?
As Meral Akşener’s new party finally launches, this website examines the policies it is laying before the people of Turkey
Wednesday 25 October 2017
Unconcealed diplomatic warfare
This visa dispute between Turkey and the United States is the gravest crisis between them since 1975
Tuesday 10 October 2017
Metal fatigue or a Great Purge?
A operation to clean the governing AK Party of unwanted local politicians is underway - and some are very senior indeed
Thursday 5 October 2017
Kadir Topbaş out
In another opaque act of AK Party fratricide, Istanbul's mayor suddenly and unexpectedly resigns
Sunday 24 September 2017
The end of Turkey’s EU prospects
Germany's chancellor blinks first and ends a once fruitful, now rotten saga
Sunday 3 September 2017
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 for
Wednesday 23 August 2017
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 what crimes would be covered?
Monday 17 July 2017
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
Monday 10 July 2017