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Kurdish Rebels Warn Of New Conflict in Turkey
Senior Kurdistan Workers Party official threatens ‘civil war’
Amid Explosions and Clashes, Volatile Turkey-Syria Border Gets More Dangerous
It’s far from what the Turks had in mind. In late 2009, at the height of its detente with Syria, the Ankara government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan lifted visa requirements for Syrian nationals and floated plans for future energy …
For Turkey, Planned U.S. Missile Strikes on Syria Not Good Enough
For some American allies, such as the UK, whose parliament seemed to reject any armed involvement in Syria on Thursday, punitive airstrikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad might be too much to stomach. For …
How the Ergenekon Verdicts May Deepen Turkey’s Political Divide
A heavily guarded Turkish court on Monday handed down verdicts against 275 defendants — whose ranks include former generals, parliamentarians and journalists — on charges of plotting to overthrow the Islamist-leaning …
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 …
Erdogan’s Paradox: Turkish Leader Struggles Between Authoritarianism and Democracy
As Turkey’s dominant Premier, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has done much to deepen the country’s long-troubled institutions of democracy. But he may be remembered instead for his authoritarian streak
Erdogan’s Crisis: How Protests Undermined Turkish Leader’s Legacy
In 2011, as regional leaders were toppled from power, one after the other, Turkey’s strident Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan looked like he had it all: a thriving economy (the world’s fastest-growing after China’s), …
After a Violent Weekend Crackdown, Turkey Braces for More Chaos
As Turkey’s defiant Prime Minister speaks before a crowd of hundreds of thousands, defending his decision to clear Gezi Park and vowing to settle accounts with opponents, a new wave of protests grips Istanbul
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 …
An Uneasy Calm in Istanbul as Protests Continue at Taksim Square
After a night spent under clouds of police tear gas, protesters in Istanbul’s Gezi Park on Wednesday cleaned up the debris, fortified their encampment, dressed their wounds and said they would stay on. Though Turkey’s …
The Battle for Taksim Square
Taksim Square, the symbolic heart of Istanbul, was engulfed in black fumes and white clouds Tuesday as riot police firing tear gas and water cannons moved in to regain control over an area that has been occupied by antigovernment …