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ERDOGAN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2020
Erdogan is erasing Ataturk’s stamp on Turkey
The conversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque is the culmination of the president's lifelong political project.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2020
The president of Turkey versus the world
Recep Tayip Erdogan used to be a fairly competent strategist, but he has been in power too long and he has lost the plot.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2018
Erdogan's re-election and its dire consequences
Turkey's president now has a green light to pursue even more vigorously his nationalistic theme and his Islamic agenda.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2017
The Turkish referendum
A referendum approving amendments to Turkey's constitution will give President Erdogan vast new powers.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2016
Turkey's growing freedom deficit
Today, Turkey is further than ever from creating a society whose members feel free to speak openly and honestly.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2016
The death of Turkish secularism
Will President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continue to pursue his authoritarian path or will he reach out to his opponents and attempt to bridge the deep fissures in Turkish society?
EDITORIALS
Jul 19, 2016
Beware the backlash in Turkey
There is a real danger that President Erdogan will use the failed coup to further consolidate power in his own hand, undermining Turkey's democracy.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 19, 2016
Erdogan's judicial purge threatens rule of law
A purged judiciary can be expected to function as a rubber stamp for the government.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2016
Erdogan's Syria policy takes a dangerous turn
Turkey risks getting entangled in a ground war with Russia if its troops enter Syria to prop up anti-Assad forces.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2015
With friends like Turkey, who needs enemies?
By shooting down a Russian Su-24 warplane that had no hostile intent, Turkey demonstrated that it stands with Islamic State and against the West.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 26, 2015
Erdogan aims to derail Russia-NATO alliance
Turkey has two aims: to see Assad ousted and to prevent the establishment of a Kurdish state in Syria.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2015
Putin has misjudged his erstwhile ally Erdogan
Having already underestimated him once with deadly results, the best way for Putin to figure out how Erdogan will respond to any further Russian moves is probably to imagine how he himself would react. The two men have a lot in common.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2015
Russia is waging war on far too many fronts
Putin's Russia is not exactly weak, it's just alone and unloved after alienating even potential friends such as Turkey and Ukraine.
EDITORIALS
Nov 5, 2015
Erdogan's bet pays off
If Turkish President Recep Erdogan uses his party's sweeping election victory to press for the consolidation of power in his hands, such a move could deepen Turkey's divisions.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2015
Turkey's ruling party gets a second chance
The lesson of the Turkey's last two elections is clear: Voters want a strong, stable government, but not one that runs roughshod over its opponents.
EDITORIALS
Oct 21, 2015
Terrorism and tragedy in Turkey
President Recep Erdogan's increasingly obvious attempts to manipulate politics and electoral outcomes could provide the military the excuse it needs to directly intervene in Turkish politics.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2015
The reason why Russian jets are buzzing Turkey
Vladmir Putin is willing to sacrifice Russia's warm and profitable ties with Turkey if it means keeping Syrian President Bashar Assad in power.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2015
Turkey joins the fight — sort of
Last Friday Turkey joined the war against Islamic State, but it's still playing a double game in Syria.
EDITORIALS
Jun 12, 2015
Erdogan rebuked — for now
Last weekend's elections in Turkey dealt President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a stunning setback and herald a period of instability in Turkish politics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 12, 2015
Turkey's Kurds poised to play a pivotal role
Last weekend's elections in Turkey have given the Kurds an opportunity to make a much larger impact than ever before and dealt President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a setback from which he is unlikely to recover.

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