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Erdoğan's efforts to tame rampant inflation have only scratched the surface of its economic problems, which require deeper and more sustainable reform. So far, that appears unattainable. Ewan White

Does Erdoğan have a magic fix for Turkey's economic slump?

The president's efforts to tame rampant inflation have only scratched the surface of its economic problems, which require deeper and more sustainable reform. So far, that appears unattainable.

Sharif Mohammad 13 May 2024
US President Joe Biden (R) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold bilateral talks at the NATO Summit in Vilnius on July 11, 2023. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

'Postponement' of Biden-Erdoğan meeting raises eyebrows

As NATO allies, US-Turkey relations should be good, but after Turkey asked to join South Africa's genocide case in the ICJ against Israel, scheduling is suddenly tight.

Omer Onhon 03 May 2024
Supporters attend the official mandate renewal ceremony of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Istanbul on April 3, 2024. He beat the ruling AK Party candidate for a second time. AFP

Erdoğan conducts post-mortem as local elections shake Turkey

The ruling party is not used to coming second at the ballots, so there were emotive words from the president as he sought to understand what went wrong. Meanwhile, the victorious CHP gets on with it.

Omer Onhon 04 April 2024
Opposition CHP supporters celebrate as it emerges that the Party has defeated the ruling AK Party in local elections across the country. AFP

Erdoğan’s AKP Party limps out of local elections in second

Voters in Turkey's cities and provinces delivered their verdict on the current government by handing the opposition a seismic victory. The country's president now has four years to fix its problems.

Omer Onhon 01 April 2024
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (C) announces Murat Kurum (L) as his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) candidate in Istanbul's upcoming mayoral election in March, in Istanbul on January 7, 2024. AFP

Turkey’s local elections will have major national implications

A win for President Erdoğan's AKP party could further marginalise the opposition he defeated in 2023's general election, making constitutional reform more likely

Omer Onhon 01 March 2024
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) receiving his Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the presidential hall at Cairo International Airport on February 14, 2024. AFP

Erdogan in Cairo: A new dawn for Egypt-Turkey ties?

It is the Turkish president's first visit to Egypt after a decade of tensions between the countries. The leaders will discuss areas of cooperation in a rapidly evolving regional landscape.

Amr Emam 14 February 2024
This handout photograph taken and released by Turkish Presidency Press Office on January 6, 2024, shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shaking hands with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) on 6 January 2023. AFP

Why Turkey was Blinken's first stop on regional tour discussing post-war Gaza

Blinken addressed the possibility of Turkish participation in any multi-national force established and deployed in the region to keep any subsequent peace.

Omer Onhon 09 January 2024
In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, Ümit Özdağ reveals his plans to solve the refugee 'problem' as well as his intention to run in the next elections. Al Majalla

Ümit Özdağ: Syrian refugees pose 'existential' threat to Turkey

In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, the key Turkish opposition figure reveals his plans to solve the refugee 'problem' as well as his intention to run in the next elections.

Ibrahim Hamidi 01 August 2023
A man waits to cast his ballot during Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections in Diyarbakir, Turkey, May 14, 2023. Reuters

Dissecting Turkey's Kurdish vote: Turnout, trends and alliances

Despite the surge in nationalist rhetoric, Kılıçdaroğlu won the majority in 12 out of 15 Kurdish-majority provinces, demonstrating the Kurds' determination to oust Erdogan

Rustum Mahmud 31 May 2023
The Turkish president who has managed to extend his two-decade rule will continue to face friction with Syria while attempting to repair soured relations with Egypt. Nash Weerasekera

What does Erdoğan’s win mean for the Middle East?

The Turkish president who has managed to extend his two-decade rule will continue to face friction with Syria while attempting to repair soured relations with Egypt

Omer Onhon 29 May 2023
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A displaced woman rests in Tawila, in the country's war-torn western Darfur region, on 28 October 2025, after fleeing el-Fasher following the city’s fall to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). AFP
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From siege to slaughter: the fall of el-Fasher

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After over 500 days of a crippling blockade, the city finally fell to the RSF, cementing their control of the giant Darfur state in western Sudan and giving them full access to key supply routes

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Activists hold a demonstration in lower Manhattan against the arrest by ICE of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University, on 20 March 2025 in New York City. SPENCER PLATT / AFP
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The Gaza war has damaged the West

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The West's response to Israel's war on Gaza exposed its weakness and damaged its collective reputation, while also eroding civil liberties at home

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FII draws up roadmap for responsible investment and AI

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A major global conference in Saudi Arabia shifts the focus of investment and expenditure to programmes and policies with a human-centred impact, not least in healthcare and education

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