‘The Century of Turkey’ Is In The Making – OpEd – Eurasia Review

‘The Century of Turkey’ Is In The Making – OpEd May 31, 2023 Eurasia Review 0 Comments By Lorenzo Somigli Two different political options for crisis periods The Turkish people voted and reconfirmed their trust in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s imperial vision. Contrary to what so many Western media described, the clash between the two candidates was not between “Right” and “Left”, between “conservation” and “progress”, or between “Islam” and “Kemalism”. This interpretative apparatus does not capture the “Turkish prism” in all its complexity and gradients; on the contrary, it offers a distorted and banal image. More:‘The Century of Turkey’ Is In The Making – OpEd – Eurasia Review

Turkey Election Results: Erdogan Beat Kilicdaroglu by Exploiting Economic, Security Fears

Erdogan Won by Exploiting Fear In the midst of uncertainty, people stick with the devil they know. By Gonul Tol, the founding director of the Middle East Institute’s Turkey program. Turkey’s opposition fought the good fight but found itself outgunned in the end. It was not only battling against an autocrat who tilted the battlefield heavily in his favor, but it was also in a fight against other countries’ strongmen, who came to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s aid by transferring billions of dollars to help shore up state coffers drained by preelection handouts. Pro-democracy forces tried to do everything that scholars who study autocracy suggest doing to beat strongmen at the ballot box, from forging a unified front and providing tangible solutions for the country’s pressing problems to running a positive campaign. More:Turkey Election Results: Erdogan Beat Kilicdaroglu by Exploiting Economic, Security Fears

How to make the re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan less bad news

How to make the re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan less bad news There is a chance for a partial reset May 31st 2023 Share It certainly wasn’t fair. Nor was it entirely free. But, like it or not, the victory on May 28th of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey’s presidential election is a fact. For the next five years Turkey, Europe and the wider world will have to deal with a prickly and authoritarian populist. That is bad news on many fronts: economically, democratically and regionally. And yet pragmatists have a duty to search for chinks of light in the gloom. More:How to make the re-election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan less bad news

Turkish Citizens Opting For Alternative Holiday Destinations Due to Schengen Visa Delays - SchengenVisaInfo.com

Turkish Citizens Opting For Alternative Holiday Destinations Due to Schengen Visa Delays May 31, 2023 Citizens of Türkiye have started to consider travelling to destinations other than those in the European Union/Schengen Area as they keep on facing Schengen visa processing delays as well as long waiting times for available appointment slots. More:Turkish Citizens Opting For Alternative Holiday Destinations Due to Schengen Visa Delays - SchengenVisaInfo.com

Erdoğan pulls out of European summit – POLITICO

Erdoğan pulls out of European summit The Turkish leader, who won reelection Sunday, was expected to attend the meeting, which is meant as a show of solidarity against Russia. More:Erdoğan pulls out of European summit – POLITICO

Turkish artists fear crackdown after Erdoğan wins election

Turkish artists fear crackdown after Erdoğan wins election Artists, filmmakers and other cultural figures have faced intimidation under Turkey's president, who won five more years on Sunday More:Turkish artists fear crackdown after Erdoğan wins election

Turkey election fallout: Voting for the devil you know - Qantara.de

Turkey election fallout Voting for the devil you know Three crises – including the economy and earthquakes – likely counted towards Recep Tayyip Erdogan's election win. That and the fact that all the means of the Turkish state were at his disposal during campaigning. By Erkan Arikan More:Turkey election fallout: Voting for the devil you know - Qantara.de

Turkey's Schengen visa rejection rate soars, five times higher than embargoed Russia

Turkey's Schengen visa rejection rate soars, five times higher than embargoed Russia In recent years, Turkey faces an alarming rejection rate in Schengen visa applications -- nearly five times higher than that of embargoed Russia. More:Turkey's Schengen visa rejection rate soars, five times higher than embargoed Russia

In Turkey's earthquake-ravaged Antakya, residents wonder why city wasn't better prepared | CBC News

In Turkey's earthquake-ravaged Antakya, residents wonder why city wasn't better prepared In Antakya's old town, ancient churches, mosques, restaurants and hotels sit in mangled mounds of rubble that have been largely untouched since Feb. 6, when two catastrophic earthquakes struck just nine hours apart, killing more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria. More:In Turkey's earthquake-ravaged Antakya, residents wonder why city wasn't better prepared | CBC News