Tag: Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Turkish Realignment: Prospects amid Uncertainty
Turkey’s leaders are reconsidering the country’s relations with neighbors and leading geopolitical actors. What would it mean?
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A Warming of US-Turkish Relations?
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Barack Obama met in Hangzhou, China, to take a welcome step toward restoring good relations between the two countries.
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Erdogan’s EU Bid: Silver Linings from the Syrian War
The Syrian war, while catastrophic in so many ways, may well provide an additional boost to Turkey’s attempts to join the EU.
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How Turkey’s Reconciliation Deal with Israel Harms the Palestinians
By signing the reconciliation agreement with Israel, Turkey has betrayed the Palestinians and made itself complicit in Israel’s occupation regime.
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Turkey’s President Erdogan Shows Machiavellian Instincts Yet Again
Erdogan has again demonstrated Machiavellian instincts by taking down Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
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Hopes for the Morning After in Ankara: Taking Stock (2002-2015)
Only if he tames his ambitions will Erdoğan ensure his legacy as a great Turkish leader, second only to Ataturk.
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Turkey: From “zero problems” to “precious loneliness”
Turkey implemented a “zero problems with neighbors” policy in 2004, but now seems to have become neighborless.
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Israel’s Shimon Peres Reacts to the Turkish Elections
The enmity between Erdoğan and Peres dates to Israel’s murder of civilians during Operation Cast Lead and subsequent attack on the Mavi Marmara.
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Turkish Elections: It’s Not Just Erdoğan!
The undermining of electoral results is one of the most dangerous games being played by certain elements in the United States and the Middle East.
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The Football Player Who Killed ‘Football Diplomacy’
‘Football diplomacy’ was obliterated by Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Ahmet Davutoglu as Turkish Foreign Minister, and Now Prime Minister
Ahmet Davutoğlu has had a remarkable run as Foreign Minister and as Prime Minister is almost certain to embellish further his many notable contributions.
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After Turkey’s March 30th Local Elections
Extremely serious charges have been leveled against the Turkish government that could tip the balance against Erdogan as an acceptable political leader.
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Which Way Turkey? A Personal Reflection
I am a great lover of Turkey and recall my first exposure with great fondness, stumbling into the country in 2003, almost as by accident.
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Turkey: Local Elections Gave Huge Victory Erdogan
Erdogan has proved that he is still popular, but despite this popularity and this victory his image is still tarnished.
Read MoreImperiled Polities: Egypt and Turkey—Two Visions of Democracy
The Meaning of a 98.1% Vote In mid-January, there was a vote in Egypt as to whether to approve a constitution drafted by a 50-person committee appointed by the interim government put in place after the military coup carried out...
Read MoreWhat Are the Consequences of the Split Between Erdogan and Gülen on Turkey’s Foreign Policy?
The current war between Erdogan and Gülen, if not stopped, will certainly damage Turkey’s image and soft power in the world.
Read MoreThe Myth of Turkish Secularism
Turkey is a secular state. So claim its government and nearly all mainstream Western media. They are mistaken.
Read MoreWhat Consequence for Democracy in Turkey of Split Between the AKP and Fetullah Gülen Movement?
Only Fethullah Gülen’s movement, which includes all ethnic and social groups in their diversity, seems able to mobilize civil society to sound the alarm and organize a counter-force able to bring Erdoğan to reason, and maybe to be more democratic.
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