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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping (not seen) at the Great Hall of the People on July 2, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Getty)

Erdogan’s Way

Recep Tayyip Erdoganis the most baffling politician to emerge in the 96-year history ofTurkey. He is polarizing and popular, autocratic and fatherly, calculating and listless. Erdogan’s ideology…

Kaya Genc 24 August 2019

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (R) go to the Doha Hamad International airport after the groundbreaking ceremony of Turkish market which will be build in Doha, Qatar on September 15, 2014. (Getty)

Turkish news outlets have recently reported that Turkey is in the midst of establishing a new military base in Qatar, which is allegedly set to begin operations next autumn. Thus far, neither Turkish…

Mohamed Abd El Kader Khalil 24 August 2019

Ali Babacan - The Man to Take on Turkish President Erdogan?

by Ali Almandalawi Ali Babacan was born in Ankara in 1967. He graduated first in the Class of 1985 from Ankara College. In 1989, he…

Al Majalla - London 02 August 2019

Turkey’s Increasingly Overt Role in Libya’s Civil War

It has been nearly a decade since Libya’s leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was deposed as a result of a popular uprising sparked by similar demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt. After an initial burst…

Yasmine El Geressi 12 July 2019

Have Turkey’s Elections Produced a Challenger to Erdogan?

On the eve of Istanbul’s mayoral election, opposition candidateEkrem Imamogluwas drawing small crowds of the party faithful to low-key campaign rallies. Two days after his stunning upset victory…

Ayla Jean Yackley 19 April 2019

Turkey’s Bid for Religious Leadership

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How to Save U.S.-Turkish Relations

[caption id="attachment_55257216" align="aligncenter" width="594"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) meets with US President Donald Trump (R) as part of his bilateral meetings, at the Lotte…

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Erdogan Wins Reelection

[caption id="attachment_55256789" align="alignnone" width="940"] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan wave to supporters from the balcony of the ruling AK Party's…

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The US and Turkey: The History of a Complicated Relationship

The U.S.-Turkey relationship has a history of ups and downs. Despite decades of alliance which began with the Korean War in the Cold War era, coined with NATO membership in 1952, and continued…

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Turkey's New Missiles

[caption id="attachment_55254765" align="aligncenter" width="3969"] President of Russia, Vladimir Putin (C-L) is welcomed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C-R) with an official ceremony, at…

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