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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
78 posts
Talking to the prisoner
Never before has Turkey been so far down the road towards peace with its Kurdish minority. In themselves,…
Monday 25 February 2013
There is still hope for a Kurdish peace
The news that three Kurdish women, including a co-founder of the PKK, were found shot dead in a…
Thursday 10 January 2013
Back to where we started
Turkey is due to hold three major elections in 36 months; the polls suggest the opoosition won't win any of them
Monday 7 January 2013
The two faces of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Comments made this week on abortion demonstrate a serious character flaw in Turkey’s prime minister. Last week, addressing…
Tuesday 29 May 2012
After Erdoğan
The prime minister's illness triggers thoughts of what might happen after he leaves office.
Saturday 18 February 2012
Did Erdogan tell Mubarak to go? Just a little bit.
Amidst all the drama coming out of Egypt, there’s been a bit of a buzz about the Turkish…
Tuesday 1 February 2011
Who will win Turkey’s next general election?
Thoughts and predictions ahead of the next Turkish parliamentary vote Some astonishing news for you: Turkey’s parliament is…
Sunday 16 January 2011
What does Turkey’s referendum change? The Constitutional Court.
Summary of the proposed referendum changes to the Constitutional Court
Thursday 9 September 2010
Turkey will say ‘yes’ in next month’s referendum, according to poll
Quite in contrast to my predictions of a tight result at Turkey’s constitutional referendum on 12 September, GENAR have released…
Tuesday 24 August 2010
Three things that can lose you a referendum
Turkey prepares for its second referendum in three years
Saturday 21 August 2010