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Is a New Islamic Conservatism on the Horizon?

Predictions of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s demise in the upcoming election have been pouring in for months. Since first becoming a member of the Turkish parliament in 2003, Erdoğan has been the defining politician of his generation. In 2014,...

Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Erdonomics is Driving Turkey to Disaster

Predictions of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s demise in the upcoming election have been pouring in for months. Since first becoming a member of the Turkish parliament in 2003, Erdoğan has been the defining politician of his generation. In 2014, he won the first Turkish presidential election, and has held the position ever since. Today, however, Erdoğan’s position has never seemed so precarious. Erdoğan represents the ruling political party in...

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Turkey Prepares to Ratify the Paris Agreement

Predictions of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s demise in the upcoming election have been pouring in for months. Since first becoming a member of the Turkish parliament in 2003, Erdoğan has been the defining politician of his generation. In 2014, he won the first Turkish presidential election, and has held the position ever since. Today, however, Erdoğan’s position has never seemed so precarious. Erdoğan represents the ruling political party in...

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An Afghan Thaw in the Turkey-US Relationship?

Predictions of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s demise in the upcoming election have been pouring in for months. Since first becoming a member of the Turkish parliament in 2003, Erdoğan has been the defining politician of his generation. In 2014, he won the first Turkish presidential election, and has held the position ever since. Today, however, Erdoğan’s position has never seemed so precarious. Erdoğan represents the ruling political party in...

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The War on Terror Was Never Turkey’s Fight

Predictions of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s demise in the upcoming election have been pouring in for months. Since first becoming a member of the Turkish parliament in 2003, Erdoğan has been the defining politician of his generation. In 2014, he won the first Turkish presidential election, and has held the position ever since. Today, however, Erdoğan’s position has never seemed so precarious. Erdoğan represents the ruling political party in...

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The War on Terror Was Never Turkey’s Fight

Predictions of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s demise in the upcoming election have been pouring in for months. Since first becoming a member of the Turkish parliament in 2003, Erdoğan has been the defining politician of his generation. In 2014, he won the first Turkish presidential election, and has held the position ever since. Today, however, Erdoğan’s position has never seemed so precarious. Erdoğan represents the ruling political party in...

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Why Headscarves Matter So Much to Turkey

Predictions of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s demise in the upcoming election have been pouring in for months. Since first becoming a member of the Turkish parliament in 2003, Erdoğan has been the defining politician of his generation. In 2014, he won the first Turkish presidential election, and has held the position ever since. Today, however, Erdoğan’s position has never seemed so precarious. Erdoğan represents the ruling political party in...

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