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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Who opposes Erdoğan’s reforms? A weird case in Turkish politics

| Opinion
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s emphasis on “a fresh mobilization for the economy, the law and …
  • President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Ersin Tatar (R) take part in a parade for the TRNC's 37th anniversary in Lefkoşa, northern Cyprus, Nov. 15, 2020. (AA Photo)
    Opinion

    Whatever the circumstances, Erdoğan can catch the political zeitgeist and use it for the benefit of Turkish interests
  • The American flag hangs from a building near Philadelphia City Hall, in Pennsylvania, U.S., Nov. 4, 2020. (AFP Photo)
    Opinion

    Provided that the incoming president will take over on Jan. 20, 2021, the transition period is expected to be painful if Trump loses the election. The elephant in the room is not unknown: Even if Trump were to lose, what he stands for (let’s call it Trumpism) remains influential among American voters.
  • Chess
    Opinion

    Two news stories with completely opposite titles appeared in Western media last week. The first story was about Turkey allegedly provoking its NATO allies by testing the S-400 air defense system. The other related to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s remarks on the “unprecedented” level of cooperation between Turkey and Ukraine, viewing the Ukrainian leader’s decision to award President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with the medal of honor as problematic for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. That development, The Times argued, could be detrimental to Erdoğan’s relationship with Putin.

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  • French President Emmanuel Macron

    French President Emmanuel Macron is back on the stage with more of the outlandish claims we have come to expect. In a seeming attempt to make up for his failure to get the European Union to sanction Turkey, the Frenchman launched a fresh attack against Ankara. While German Chancellor Angela Merkel stresses the importance of interdependence and a constructive relationship, Macron continues to threaten Turkey with sanctions.

  • Turkey

    President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed Parliament on the occasion of the beginning of the new legislative year. He provided a summary of Turkey's international standing and foreign policy, and offered both criticism and fresh proposals to improve world politics and the situation in conflict zones.

  • U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi attends a news conference at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2020. (AFP Photo)

    With the U.S. elections five weeks away, the fight over the presidency keeps getting nastier. This is not your average disagreement between Republicans and Democrats. Even labels like globalist and patriot have long been overused. Nowadays, President Donald Trump’s critics claim that he will destroy American democracy if he gets four more years. If Joe Biden wins, others say, China will own the United States.

  • Turkey-EU relations

    The dangerous escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean has given way to dialogue and negotiations.

  • US and EU flags

    Since the emergence of the Eastern Mediterranean crisis, there have been a lot of debates and questions regarding the role of the major powers in the potential resolution of this dispute. After Turkey’s calls for dialogue and diplomacy fell on deaf ears in the early days of the crisis, many assumed that one of the major powers would play the role of mediator for this problem.