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Op-ed | Constitution arithmetics in Ankara
ANKARA – Two days before the May 14 elections, Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signaled the government might take steps toward a constitutional amendment to…
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Gökçer Tahincioğlu
Op-ed | Turkey-Greece: A Shimmer of Hope in the Eastern Mediterranean
The Aegean waters dividing Turkey and Greece have seen unusual calm for a year, a welcome turnaround after a long, threatening row over maritime…
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Berkay Mandıracı
10 years on: What the Gezi protests mean today
Today, at the main entrance of Gezi Park, up the stairs from Taksim Square, an area is fenced off and packed with buses used to transport riot police…
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Paul Benjamin Osterlund
Survey-val of the fittest: A guide to Turkish pollsters
As Turkey’s critical elections near, many are asking critical questions about Turkish polling companies. Some pollsters are respected, others require…
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Metin Kaan Kurtuluş
Bayram with the Bayrams: An inside look at Turkey’s disgruntled voters
For at least 20 years, I’ve spent the first day of bayram (aka Eid al-Fitr) with my extended family. This means coming together with several generations…
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Durmuş Bayram
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