Gonul Tol


Gonul Tol is the founding director of the Middle East Institute’s Turkey program and author of Erdogan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria.

Articles by Gonul Tol
Supporters display a poster depicting the jailed leader of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Feb. 27.
Supporters display a poster depicting the jailed leader of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on Feb. 27.
People celebrate in front of a billboard showing Erdogan's face next to a campaign slogan in Turkish.
People celebrate in front of a billboard showing Erdogan's face next to a campaign slogan in Turkish.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech at the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara, Turkey, on March 29.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech at the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara, Turkey, on March 29.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a press conference at the presidential complex in Ankara, Turkey, on June 6, 2022.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a press conference at the presidential complex in Ankara, Turkey, on June 6, 2022.
People stand in front of a huge mound of rubble.
People stand in front of a huge mound of rubble.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech in Ankara on Sept. 5, 2019.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech in Ankara on Sept. 5, 2019.
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