List of Balkans articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Gulen’s Lawyers: Embattled Turkish Cleric Not Going Anywhere
Lawyers representing U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen lampooned the Turkish government on Friday, calling Ankara’s allegations that the 75-year-old imam helped orchestrate the failed July 15 coup “absurd” and “crazy.”
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fethullah Gulen’s Race to the Top Is Over
The Turkish cleric's decades-long plan to use schools to acquire political power and cultural influence has ended in shambles.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey’s Tilt Toward Moscow
As an isolated Erdogan moves closer to Putin, the United States should act strategically to preserve its alliance with Turkey.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan’s Purge Is a Sectarian War
The alliance between Erdogan and Gulen came apart because it's impossible to reconcile their rival interpretations of Islam — and Islamism.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Running Out of People to Purge, Erdogan Targets Turkish Soccer Referees
Ninety-four soccer officials, including referees, have been purged in the wake of a coup attempt in Turkey.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Despite Disagreements, Turkish Parties Show Unity in Washington
Turkish political parties disagree on many things when it comes to secularism, the rule of law, freedom of speech, and democratic governance.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Turkish Purge Ramps Up; Trump Slams Pentagon Leaders
Russian Helo Down in Syria; Manbij Continues To Crumble; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Welcome to the Cemetery of Traitors
As Turkey’s purge picks up speed, a graveyard on the outskirts of Istanbul has some worried about what’s to come.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Sweden Is Pursuing Its ‘Feminist Foreign Policy’ in the Age of Erdogan, Putin, and Trump
In an interview with FP, Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström and Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist talk NATO, Turkey's failed coup, and dealing with Russia in the Baltic.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan and U.S. General in Post-Coup War of Words
Turkey’s crackdown on military officers and government bureaucrats is worrying NATO allies
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can Natural Gas Put Cyprus Back Together Again?
As Cyprus ramps up its own energy exploration, and hopes prevail of an Israel-Turkey pipeline, there is growing optimism that natural gas will help finally unify the divided island.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey’s Other Crackdown
The aftermath of the coup is getting all the headlines. But Turkey's war against the Kurds continues in the shadows.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkish Embassy Deplores ‘Prejudiced’ U.S. Media, Rolls Out Official Coup Documentary
Decrying a spate of negative press coverage, the Turkish Embassy in Washington made its case to reporters Friday that Ankara has not abused its authority in the wake of a failed coup, screening a slick, government-produced documentary that shows tanks running over protesters and fighter jets strafing a city.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Gay Rights Advance Democracy in the Middle East
LGBT activists are in the vanguard of the struggle against the region’s dictators and theocrats.
