Voices from Turkey

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Turkey-Iran Relations
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speak during a joint news conference in Ankara, Turkey, on April 16, 2016. (AP/Burhan Ozbilici)
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Turkey-Iran Relations

For Turkey and Iran to move away from their destructive regional confrontation and toward stability, they need to return to their previous policy of selective cooperation, compartmentalization, and mediation.

Bülent Aras, Emirhan Yorulmazlar

Is Erdoğan Holding Europe Hostage?
A Turkish flag flies at the Syrian refugee camp in Islahiye, Turkey, on March 16, 2016. (AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Is Erdoğan Holding Europe Hostage?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wants to use Turkey’s migrant deal with the European Union to achieve his goals in Syria and force Europe to accept his authoritarian streak.

Behlül Özkan

The Crisis in Turkish-Russian Relations
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, left, greets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Antalya, Turkey, on November 15, 2015. (AP/Susan Walsh)
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The Crisis in Turkish-Russian Relations

Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet ended an unusual period of Turkish-Russian détente and limited Ankara’s options in Syria.

Soli Özel

Turkey at the Heart of the Storm
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu shakes hands with European Council President Donald Tusk during a joint news conference in Gaziantep, Turkey, on April 23, 2016. (AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Turkey at the Heart of the Storm

While the European Union grapples with a refugee crisis and the United States leads the charge against the Islamic State, only Turkey is on the front lines of both crises.

E. Fuat Keyman

What Is Really Happening to Turkish Media?
A man reads a newspaper at a kiosk in Istanbul on June 8, 2015. (AP/Emrah Gurel)
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What Is Really Happening to Turkish Media?

Gradually, Turkey’s media landscape is being transformed into varied outlets serving the political goals of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his political movement.

Mustafa Akyol

A Kurdish Autumn Becomes Turkey’s Long Winter
A view of Diyarbakır, the largest majority-Kurdish city in southeastern Turkey. (CAP/Andrew Satter)
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A Kurdish Autumn Becomes Turkey’s Long Winter

Any hope of Turkish democratic renewal, economic growth, or regional influence depends on fashioning a political compromise with the country’s Kurdish minority.

Aslı Aydintaşbaş

Re-Educating Turkey
Students sit in the cafeteria of Fatih University in Istanbul, Turkey, October 2, 2015. (AP/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Re-Educating Turkey

Following its dominant electoral victory on November 1, the AKP government is likely to continue it efforts to enhance the reach of religious education in Turkey. This process could have a profound long-term impact on Turkish identity and stability.

Alan Makovsky