War on the Rocks: “The Rise and Fall of Erdoganocracy: Why Victory May Defeat Turkey’s President” 2018

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October 12, 2017

War on the Rocks: “The Rise and Fall of Erdoganocracy: Why Victory May Defeat Turkey’s President” 2018

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Eventually, the alliance fell apart in 2013, as Gulenists turned against Erdogan . The war between the two culminated in the coup attempt, w...

Time: “Person of the Year Runner Up: Recep Tayyip Erdogan” 2018

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February 28, 2017

Time: “Person of the Year Runner Up: Recep Tayyip Erdogan” 2018

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Instead of providing a model for democracy, Turkey’s leader represents a throwback: an elected autocrat, tolerated by the West for maintain...

The New Yorker: “The Deep State” 2018

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September 03, 2016

The New Yorker: “The Deep State” 2018

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When Erdoğan and his comrades in the A.K. Party came to power, there were widespread concerns that, as ardent Islamists, they were intent o...