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.
How fund managers eye Turkey trades as election runoff looms
Turkey is no candidate for default … “In general, Turkish management are amazing business people who have excellent survival instincts,” said Lozovsky. “Some are like cats with nine lives.” Dana …
Turkey’s bitter election battle nears decision day
They now show him leading by five points or more — a margin that has instilled a sense of panic on Turkey’s financial markets. Indirect evidence shows Turks dumping their liras and stocking up on …
Turkey election: What five more years of Erdogan would mean
After two decades in power and more than a dozen elections, Turkey’s authoritarian leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan knows how to work a room. At a taxi drivers’ convention in Istanbul, they could not get …
McCaul open to selling F-16s to Turkey — even if Erdoğan wins
That’s a major shift for the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and his change from “no” to “yes” makes the arms sale that much closer to reality.