ANKARA—Sweden should not expect a green light from Ankara on its NATO membership bid at the Western alliance’s summit next month unless it prevents anti-Turkey protests in Stockholm, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Turkey cannot approach Sweden’s NATO bid positively while “terrorists” were protesting in Stockholm, and Turkey’s position would…
Turkey Won’t Back Swedish NATO Bid Unless It Stops Anti-Turkish Protests: Erdogan
Turkey Chooses Dictatorship, to the Detriment of the Free World
Commentary The runoff election victory of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is bad news all around. The list of losers is long: Western and Eastern Europe, NATO, U.S. security interests in central Asia and North Africa. Financial markets aren’t pleased with Erdogan’s reelection. On June 2 the value of the Turkish lira hit a new…
Turkey’s Erdogan Secures 5 More Years in Tight Presidential Election
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, head of Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP), secured another five years in office in a tight runoff election on May 28. According to Turkey’s official election commission, Erdogan won approximately 52 percent of the vote, while Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the People’s Republican Party (CHP), garnered roughly 48 percent. Addressing…
Why Turkey’s May 14 Election Really Matters
Commentary Turkey’s May 14, 2023, national elections are critical, foremost for Turkish citizens. Their democracy is at stake. But that isn’t the only reason Turkish and European media call next week’s vote the most important in 100 years. The election, which pits the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against the much more moderate Kemal Kilicdaroglu, also…
Erdogan Indicates Turkey Elections to Be in May, 3 Months After Quake
ANKARA/PAZARCIK, Turkey—President Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that elections will be held on May 14, sticking to his previous plan for the vote with a date just over three months after a devastating earthquake killed more than 45,000 people in Turkey. “This nation will do what is necessary on May 14, God willing,” Erdogan said…
Turkey’s Implosion and Isolation From the West
Commentary Turkey’s strategic collapse had, by early 2023, become unavoidable; it had already begun. And rather than attempt any remedial action, the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan merely worsened the crisis, hoping to achieve short-term popularity. However, his apparent paranoia over possible threats to his survival in office meant that he delayed by 48…
[SUNDAY WATCH PARTY] Enes Kanter Freedom: Why I Sacrificed My Future in the NBA to Stand Up to the Chinese Regime
February 18, 2023
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Join us for our ATL Sunday Watch Party! During the Watch Party, everyone can watch this episode with Enes Kanter Freedom for FREE—even without a subscription. Feel free to share this link to your friends and family! This episode was originally published in December 2022. “How can the biggest dictatorship in the world control a…
Elections That Mark 2023 as a Key Year
Commentary Elections, even in small nation-states, can have global consequences, and three national elections, at least in 2023, will have significant strategic ramifications beyond their borders: those in Nigeria, Turkey, and New Zealand. Nigeria’s Feb. 25 presidential and parliamentary elections are the most important of Africa’s 10 scheduled 2023 elections because Nigeria is both Africa’s…
Turkey Puts Brakes on Nordic NATO Bids, Citing ‘Act of Provocation’
Turkey appears to have thrown cold water on a joint bid by Sweden and Finland to become members of the Western NATO alliance. On Jan. 23, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sweden could “no longer expect” Turkish support for its NATO accession efforts. As a NATO member, Turkey wields veto power over bids by…
Moscow Hosts Regional Defense Chiefs in Fresh Sign of Turkey-Syria Thaw
Top Turkish defense and intelligence officials met their Syrian counterparts this week in Moscow at meetings also attended by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu. Held on Dec. 28, it was the first meeting between Turkish and Syrian defense ministers in more than a decade. The gathering, which wasn’t announced in advance, is expected to pave…
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