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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
78 posts
Erdoğan the impartial
Unusually, Turkey’s president uses the ceremonial trappings of his office to urge consensus
Tuesday 22 November 2016
‘Tayyip Erdoğan is finished’
A newspaper headline about the future Turkish president that got it so, so wrong
Wednesday 2 November 2016
An interior minister bows out
Efkan Ala's departure illustrates the direction in which power flows within Turkey's cabinet
Thursday 1 September 2016
What is the news like on Turkish TV?
The state of Turkey's newspapers receives extensive attention abroad, but little is known about the television news bulletins watched by tens of millions each night
Tuesday 29 March 2016
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
Arınç and Erdoğan: the Thatcherite rift
Bülent Arınç's comments expose more Thatcherite parallels in the Turkish prime minister's leadership
Friday 8 November 2013
Erdoğan’s reform: how to kill the MHP
The prime minister's proposed electoral reforms are mainly designed to destroy Turkey's nationalist party
Wednesday 16 October 2013
Lessons from the past: Turkey’s parliament could veto Syria action too
“Speaking after the government’s motion [in support of military action] was defeated, the prime minister said: ‘It is…
Tuesday 3 September 2013
Would a CHP-MHP alliance work?
The Turkish left says it’s possible a deal could be struck between Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and Devlet Bahçeli It…
Saturday 27 July 2013