Turkey

Turkey has descended into authoritarianism, gradually and then all at once

With the arrest of Istanbul mayor, Ekrem Imamoğlu, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, signals that he is stepping off the democracy tram.

Erdogan’s ‘U-turn’ on NATO is part of his pattern of cynical transactionalism

When Turkey said it would no longer stand in the way of Sweden’s NATO membership, it wasn’t acting on the basis of alliance building; it was pursuing its own interests.

The compassion revolution hits Istanbul

The politics of division lost badly in Turkey’s biggest city, hinting at a new way forward: “Everything will be beautiful.”

In Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces a make-or-break year

For more than a decade and a half, Turkey has aggressively pursued a more prominent role in the world. In 2019, it will pay the price.

The death of democracy in Turkey

Adnan R. Khan reports from Turkey on the disputed referendum and the dangerous rise of the cult of President Erdogan.

Turkey’s election should be a warning for Western democracy

Erdogan’s brand of populism still wins, and it’s an example of what happens in a country that has no political centre

Why Turkey, not Trump, is the NATO wildcard

Ignore Trump and his theatrics. The real issue when NATO meets will be Turkey and its dangerous drift into Russia’s orbit.