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.

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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.

Erdogan Won by Exploiting Fear
Analysis
Gonul Tol
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.

Yes, Erdogan’s Rule Might Actually End This Weekend
Analysis
Gonul Tol, Ali Yaycioglu
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.

Turkey’s Weak Strongman
Argument
Gonul Tol
People stand in front of a huge mound of rubble.
People stand in front of a huge mound of rubble.

How Corruption and Misrule Made Turkey’s Earthquake Deadlier
Argument
Gonul Tol
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.

Turkey’s Generation Z Turns Against Erdogan
Argument
Gonul Tol, Ayca Alemdaroglu
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