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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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Turkish Judge Has Decided It Is, in Fact, Insulting to Compare Erdogan to Gollum
After much deliberation, a Turkish judge has sentenced a man for insulting Erdogan with a Gollum meme.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdoganism [noun]
From “national will” to “man of the nation,” an abridged dictionary for the post-secular Turkish state.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why the World Humanitarian Summit Meeting in Turkey Really Does Matter
John Norris told Foreign Policy readers that the Istanbul conference would be irrelevant. It wasn’t.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Erdogan?
Slowly, but inexorably, Turkey is headed off a cliff.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watch Bill Clinton and Others Memorialize International Icon Muhammad Ali
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will not attend after his requests to honor Ali were denied.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey Is Having a Rough June — and Erdogan Is Making it Worse
This week Turkish leaders and pro-government journalists have made an array of bizarre statements.
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