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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Turkey’s Coup d’État Failed
And why Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s craven excesses made it so inevitable.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan Has Nobody to Blame for the Coup but Himself
After years of broken promises and deepening paranoia, the Turkish president earned his comeuppance.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Night Erdogan Almost Lost Turkey
Army generals are attempting to topple the president — but whoever comes out on top, Turkish democracy is sure to lose.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkish Coup Attempt Hands Boris Johnson, Angela Merkel Yet Another Crisis
Johnson now faces his first big foreign-policy test.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan Flies to Istanbul, Declares Coup Dead, and Vows Payback
After urging Turkish citizens to take to the streets to turn back an attempted military coup, Erdogan landed in Istanbul early Saturday to retake control of the country.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey’s ‘Deep State’ Has a Secret Back Channel to Assad
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has recently patched up ties with Russia and Israel. Are a couple of nationalist politicians laying the groundwork for a deal with Syria’s strongman?
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Booklist_image1 Around the World in 40 Books
Headed to Rio, Paris, or Cape Town this summer? We asked distinguished writers and thinkers to pick their favorite books about 20 of the world’s great cities.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Here’s Why Erdogan Is Cozying Up to Putin
Turkey is trying to mend fences with Russia to contain Iran, fight the Islamic State, and improve its standing in an evolving Middle East.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Who’s Really to Blame for Istanbul Airport Attack?
A cynical strategy of supporting Islamists and playing enemies off one another has put Turkey's security at risk.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Isn’t ISIS Claiming the Istanbul Airport Bombing?
Because the Islamic State is trying to keep Turkey's focus on the Kurds — and to do all it can to undermine Erdogan.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: 41 Dead in Istanbul; The U.K.’s Coming U.N. Problem
Benghazi Moves On; No Apologies For Fat Leonard; and Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Deadly Suicide Bombings Rock Istanbul Airport, But Unclear Who to Blame
The death toll is rising in an attack on Turkey's international airport in Istanbul.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Israel’s Reconciliation With Turkey Could Lead to New Energy Deals
Middle Eastern chaos helped heal a six-year rift between Turkey and Israel. But Israel’s big reserves of natural gas could fuel much closer ties in years to come.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Never Too Late for Erdogan to Say ‘Sorry’
Over the course of a day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "sorry" to Russia and agreed to reinstate ties with Israel.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Time for Europe to Walk Away From Its Refugee Deal With Turkey
The Turkish government's latest assault on fundamental freedoms should make the EU’s deal with Ankara null and void.
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