Erdogan

The alliance between Washington and Ankara needs to be saved—and easy fixes won't cut it.

On the podcast: An American who was in Turkey during the coup attempt is accused of being one of the plotters.

Far from a sultan, the Turkish president is hemmed in by the nationalists who back him—and they don’t want him to get too close to Russia.

Ankara blames Washington for its financial troubles, but it is fighting the wrong enemy.

How a dispute over a jailed American pastor roiled Turkey’s economy.

Since the June election, the country’s various opposition parties have collapsed into chaos, leaving the president without a credible challenger.

The measure will further sour ties between two NATO allies.

While Washington turns a blind eye, autocrats across the continent are muzzling their citizens online.

War is politics by other means — and so is the World Cup.

It’s reassuring to think authoritarian governments depart with their leaders. It’s also wrong.

Erdogan’s new partner in parliament — the ultranationalist MHP — will make Ankara a more belligerent and intransigent ally.

With so much political, social, and financial capital invested in its national squad, why can’t Turkey qualify for a World Cup?

For all the deserved criticisms of Turkey's president, the man knows how to win an election.

Turks will vote to elect not only a president but also a parliament—a first in the country’s history.

Turkey is leveraging tradition to expand its power in Europe — but the history cuts both ways.

The one thing that's clear about Erdogan's re-election bid is that everything is unclear.

Turkey’s president has plenty of experience stealing elections — and Sunday’s vote is one he can’t afford to lose.

Turkey has a history of coups. Whoever wins the election must prevent politicization of the military.

Erdogan is fighting a military battle to win a political one.

Istanbul’s massive new airport fits with Turkey’s grand neo-Ottoman ambitions, but it may be too big for its own good.