Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has parlayed his country’s NATO membership and location straddling Europe and the Middle East into international influence, is favored to win reelection in …
As Turkey heads to runoff presidential race, domestic issues loom large
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has parlayed his country’s NATO membership and location straddling Europe and the Middle East into international influence, is favored to win reelection in …
Turkey’s Runoff Election Has Traders Bracing for More Pain
Financial markets are signaling that more pain is to come in Turkey’s financial markets, as long-time leader President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks to secure the re-election that narrowly eluded him …
Turkey’s Runoff Election Has Traders Bracing for More Pain
Financial markets are signaling that more pain is to come in Turkey’s financial markets, as long-time leader President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks to secure the re-election that narrowly eluded him …
Ten Years After Turkey’s Gezi Protests, Some Say Vote a Chance for Justice
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – For some Turks who remain scarred by a state crackdown on nationwide demonstrations a decade ago, Sunday’s runoff presidential vote is a chance to finally get justice against those who carried out heavy-handed attacks on protesters.
Economic bombs could wreck Turkey under a re-elected Erdogan warn analysts
How far could the lira fall? Capital Economics said in a note this week on financial market prospects under a re-elected Erdogan that in short “we think that measures of Turkey’s risk premia would …
How Turkey’s second century is being shaped by Erdogan
The Islamist president has thrived on exploiting religious and ethnic fault lines. Victory tomorrow would further bury the country’s secular roots and raise questions about its future as a western all
Photos From Turkey’s Convulsive Decade
The photographer Emin Özmen has spent his career documenting life in Erdoğan’s shadow, watching his country transform from an aspiring democracy to a vision of the dystopian autocratic future.
On This Day: Plane of returning Spanish soldiers crashes in Turkey
On May 26, 2003, a plane crash in Turkey killed all 74 people aboard, including 62 Spanish soldiers returning from peacekeeping duties in Afghanistan.
‘Erdoğan Is a Personality Cult.’ Why Turkey’s Longtime Leader Is an Electoral Powerhouse
Turkish journalist Nevşin Mengü tells TIME about her expectations for the country’s presidential runoff on May 28.