Erdogan

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.

By keeping a key challenger in jail, Turkey’s government risks making Selahattin Demirtas an even more popular and formidable opponent.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government is abusing international law enforcement institutions to target its critics.

Turkey’s strongman might not be strong enough to survive the early elections he wanted.

It wouldn’t be the first time Erdogan took domestic politics to the international arena.

Everything Trump does in Syria revolves around what’s good for Trump. And that’s bad for America.

Ankara is a difficult friend. That doesn't mean the United States should cut it loose.

The West knows what Ankara is up to, but won’t call it by its name.