Selim Sazak

Selim Sazak is the chief advisor to the secretary-general of Turkey’s Iyi (Good) Party, a center-right opposition party.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech.

Turkey’s Opposition Can End the Country’s Economic Crisis

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Umit Ozlale, Selim Sazak
Afghan migrants wait for transport.
Afghan migrants wait for transport.

Turkey’s Refugee Problem Is Reaching a Breaking Point

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Selim Sazak
A poster of Mustafa Hayrullahoglu, late member of the Socialist Workers Party of Turkey, in the Bakirkoy district of Istanbul as part of a May Day rally on May 1, 2017.
A poster of Mustafa Hayrullahoglu, late member of the Socialist Workers Party of Turkey, in the Bakirkoy district of Istanbul as part of a May Day rally on May 1, 2017.

Turkey’s Left-Wing ‘Squad’ Is Coming for Erdogan

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Selim Sazak
Ali Babacan presents his Democracy and Progress Party at a launching ceremony in Ankara on March 11, 2020.
Ali Babacan presents his Democracy and Progress Party at a launching ceremony in Ankara on March 11, 2020.

Turkey’s Great New Hope Is the Same Old News

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Selim Sazak
Syrian children at a tent camp in Sanliurfa, Turkey, on Jan. 9, 2018.
Syrian children at a tent camp in Sanliurfa, Turkey, on Jan. 9, 2018.

Turkey Can’t Host Syrian Refugees Forever

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Selim Sazak
Supporters of the Republican People's Party cheer and wave Turkish national flags in front of the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara, on April 8. (Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images)
Supporters of the Republican People's Party cheer and wave Turkish national flags in front of the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara, on April 8. (Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images)

Erdogan’s Worst Enemy Is His Only Ally

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Selim Sazak
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the funeral ceremony for Turkish soldier Musa Ozalkan on Jan. 23, 2018 at Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque in Ankara.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the funeral ceremony for Turkish soldier Musa Ozalkan on Jan. 23, 2018 at Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque in Ankara.

Don’t Blame Everything on Erdogan

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Selim Sazak
Demonstrators hold flags and chant slogans during a protest in front of the Istanbul courthouse in support of Turkish-German journalist Adil Demirci during his trial on Nov. 20. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)
Demonstrators hold flags and chant slogans during a protest in front of the Istanbul courthouse in support of Turkish-German journalist Adil Demirci during his trial on Nov. 20. (Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)

The West Has Abandoned Liberals Like Me

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Selim Sazak
U.S. President Donald Trump reaches to shake Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's hand before a meeting at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 21, 2017 in New York City. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump reaches to shake Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's hand before a meeting at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 21, 2017 in New York City. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

The U.S.-Turkey Relationship Is Worse Off Than You Think

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Selim Sazak
Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds with the president of Turkey's Central Bank, Sureyya Serdengecti, a board featuring the new Turkish lira samples 25 October 2004 while Economy Minister Ali Babacan shows new coins during their presentation at central bank headquarters in the capital Ankara. (TARIK TINAZAY/AFP/Getty Images)
Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds with the president of Turkey's Central Bank, Sureyya Serdengecti, a board featuring the new Turkish lira samples 25 October 2004 while Economy Minister Ali Babacan shows new coins during their presentation at central bank headquarters in the capital Ankara. (TARIK TINAZAY/AFP/Getty Images)

How Turkey Dumbed Itself Down

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Durmus Yilmaz, Selim Sazak
The chairman of Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglu (R), speaks with Muharrem Ince (L), as they attend the Party's 36th ordinary congress in Ankara, on February on 3, 2018.
The chairman of Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP), Kemal Kilicdaroglu (R), speaks with Muharrem Ince (L), as they attend the Party's 36th ordinary congress in Ankara, on February on 3, 2018.

Turkey’s Opposition Lost to Erdogan, Then It Lost Its Mind

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Selim Sazak
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Chief of Staff General Hulusi Akar (L) attend the funeral of a soldier killed in a helicopter crash at Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque in Ankara, on June 1, 2017.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Chief of Staff General Hulusi Akar (L) attend the funeral of a soldier killed in a helicopter crash at Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque in Ankara, on June 1, 2017.

Turkey’s Wag-the-Dog Election

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Turker Erturk, Selim Sazak
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