Posts Tagged: Turkey Erdogan
The Demise of Turkey’s Democracy: An Open Letter to President Erdogan
Dear President Erdogan, I have been in your country scores of times, and have developed close and friendly relations with many Turks from all walks of...
Erdogan: A Classic Case of How Power Corrupts
Much has been written on the endemic corruption in Turkey that involves virtually every social stratum -- including political, judicial, government administration, private sector, civil society, business...
Erdogan’s Lust for Power Is Destroying Turkey’s Democracy
This is the first in a series of articles based in part on eyewitness accounts about the rapidly deteriorating socio-political conditions in Turkey, and what...
A Message to Trump: Turkey’s Erdoğan Can’t Be Trusted
JNS.org - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was at his repellent best when he was interviewed by Israeli television journalist Ilana Dayan this week. Although the interview...
Is Turkey Following Pakistan’s Descent Into Islamization?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's oppressive response to July's failed coup attempt -- in which he sacked thousands of government officials and journalists in a sweeping purge -- threatens...
Will Erdoğan’s Ego Lead to His Downfall?
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Republic of Turkey's brilliant -- if evil -- president, so dominates his country's political scene that he can afford a bit...
How Turkey Became a De Facto Dictatorship
The forced resignation of Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu suggests only one thing -- President Erdogan, who is totally absorbed by his lust for power, will tolerate...
Realism Is Needed on Turkey
In the wake of Saturday's terrorist atrocity in Istanbul, in which three Israelis were killed and 10 wounded (amid a total of four killed and 36 wounded),...
An Israeli Gas Pipeline to Turkey Is a Terrible Idea
News that the Turkish and Israeli governments are about to renew full diplomatic relations after years of tensions causes me to smile cynically – and...
Turkish Official Blames Jews and ‘Crusaders’ for Election Losses
Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost a parliamentary majority it had enjoyed for 13 years in voting last Sunday. Voters had many reasons to back...
In Turkey, Women Suffer Horribly Under Erdogan
First, there were the beatings in their home in Ankara: her husband's fist crashing hard against her body. Then came the beatings at the shelter,...
Turkey’s Quasi-Dictator Takes on The New York Times and Democracy
For 13 years, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has worked to impose his Islamist vision on Turkey's proud secular democracy, reshaping the country into a neo-Ottoman republic....
Turkey’s Erdogan Says Normalization With Israel ‘A Matter of Days, Weeks’
JNS.org - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that a compensation deal between Israel and Turkey is forthcoming. In an interview with Charlie Rose of PBS, Erdogan...
Will Regional and Domestic Challenges Force Renewed Israel-Turkey Normalization?
JNS.org - Israel's relations with Turkey, once its closest Muslim ally, have grown increasingly strained under the leadership of Islamist Prime Minister Recep Tayyip...
