The Turkish leader’s authoritarian streak is the most important issue ahead of key elections
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Turkish Leader Calls Audio Recordings Fake Amid Corruption Scandal
Alleged recordings of conversations between Prime Minister and his son were leaked on Monday
Turkey’s New Internet Law Draws Criticism
Web restrictions come amid a government corruption scandal
Turkey’s Parliament Brawls While Debating Corruption Probe
Second fight this year as government attempts to tighten control of judiciary
Turkey’s Erdogan Battles Country’s Most Powerful Religious Movement
The intensifying hostility between Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Gulen movement, an influential religious organization once seen as a key Erdogan ally, shows how the Turkish premier’s power is unraveling
Turkish Tunnel Opens First Undersea Link Between Two Continents
Once a dream of a Turkish sultan, the Euro-Asian link became a reality on Tuesday
In Turkey, Critics of Erdogan’s Government Claim Familiar Pattern of Reprisal
The fallout from the June protests in Turkey is settling into a growing pattern of reprisal against those dissenting against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, critics of his government say. But that pattern may be backfiring, …
Did Egypt Experience a Coup? The West May Not Be Sure, but Turkey Is
As the U.S. State Department performs all sorts of semantic gymnastics to avoid defining the Egyptian army’s ouster of the country’s Islamist President Mohamed Morsi as a coup, politicians in Turkey have not only recognized …
Defiant Gezi Park Protesters Keep Turkish P.M. Erdogan at Bay
Two weeks into nationwide anti-government protests, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally met with demonstrators’ representatives late on Thursday night in an apparent bid to seek compromise on a controversial plan to …
Women on the Front Lines of Turkey Protests
Protesters say Erdogan’s conservative policies — like urging them to have three children — threaten their lifestyle
Live from ‘Occupied’ Gezi Park: In Istanbul, a New Turkish Protest Movement Is Born
Last Friday, Ali Riza Gurs, manager of a local food business, saw the number of sit-in demonstrators at an Istanbul park swell, and spotted a problem: They were hungry and thirsty and would not leave Gezi Park, which is located …
Erdo-gone? After Taksim, Turkish Leader’s Political Future May Hang in the Balance
By Sunday night, most of the businesses on Istiklal Avenue, Istanbul’s biggest pedestrian street, seemed to have had their front teeth knocked in. ATM screens glared and winked stupidly from behind broken glass monitors. …
Turkey’s Erdogan Visits the U.S.: 4 Problems That Won’t Be Solved
As domestic scandals clouded Washington, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived for a U.S. visit enveloped in his own fog. The Turkish Premier has been one of the most outspoken international statesmen on the need …