Erdogan

The new mayor will preside over a city that people are fleeing in droves.

AKP and CHP supporters have the same priorities. So why are they so divided?

And the Istanbul elections show how.

Turkey’s soccer-obsessed president is engaging in a last-ditch effort to help his party hold on to power in Istanbul. Can Ekrem Imamoglu beat him at his own game?

The country’s political system doesn't deserve the laments it’s recently received.

The controversial decision to hold a new mayoral election after Erdogan’s party narrowly lost has divided the ruling AKP and further imperiled Turkey’s democratic credentials.

Turkey is seeking influence and votes throughout the EU and spreading ideas that imperil efforts to integrate the Turkish diaspora.

The president’s stimulus programs may help him stay in power, but they will cost his country in the long run.

The president’s coalition partners aren’t pulling him to the right. They’re doing his bidding.

Strains in U.S.-Turkish relations are leading Erdogan into Putin’s embrace. Smart diplomacy and defense assistance can bring America’s NATO ally back into the fold.

The real winner of Turkey’s local elections is the ultranationalist MHP party.

What’s at stake in Turkey’s local elections, and how the United States drives out Chinese talent.

As trials against the Gulen movement wrap up, a look at how deep its influence really was.

The 7-foot center Enes Kanter has become a symbol of Turkey's never-ending purge—and a potential assassination target.

With larger powers in retreat, small countries and civil society groups have stepped up—and they have won some significant victories.

The Turkish government doesn’t have a soft spot for the Islamic State, and Ankara stands to lose more than anyone if the terrorist group makes a comeback.

Erdogan wants to confront the Kurds, not the Islamic State. Outsourcing the battle to Ankara will endanger America.

Bowing to Turkey, the U.S. president moves to withdraw all troops.

The Ethiopian prime minister’s opponents fear that he’s an African Erdogan. His rhetoric and policies suggest he’s more of a liberal democrat.

On the podcast: the price one Turkish newspaper editor is paying for angering President Erdogan.