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er Recep Tayyip Erdogan's repressive policies and overweening political style. This became clear in the demonstrations that spread this spring from Istanbul's Taksim Square to much of the rest of the country (though the protests had more in common with Brazil's recent unrest or the revolt in Paris in 19

tations) were not realized. The Arab revolutions ended up exposing Turkey's own weaknesses and contradictions, further aggravated by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's repressive policies and overweening political style. This became clear in the demonstrations that spread this spring from Istanbul's Taks

gton Post (10/23, Fahim, 14.2M) reports that the State Department "issued [the] unusually sharp warning Friday about new threats to U.S. citizens in Istanbul, saying that the U.S. Mission in Turkey has received 'credible reports of potential terrorist attacks and kidnappings' targeting Americans and othe

orts French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday that France is recalling Ambassador to Turkey Herve Magro a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo§an "sharply criticized French President Emmanuel Macron's response to the beheading of a teacher who had shown students pictures of the prophet

years after her debut album, the pop prodigy is back with a testimonial to heartbreak and solitude. RA poster of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul. VII for The New York Times FEATURE Inside Turkey's Purge S /\ IANH N As the ruling party expands the ranks of its enemies, life in a fragile

he Return of Lorde Four years after her debut album, the pop prodigy is back with a testimonial to heartbreak and solitude. RA poster of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul. VII for The New York Times FEATURE Inside Turkey's Purge S /\ IANH N As the ruling party expands the ranks of its enemie

omic Forum in Davos is a case in point. Erdogan accused Peres of "knowing well how to kill," and then stormed off the stage and boarded a plane to Istanbul. He returned to a hero's welcome. The highly publicized spat earned the AKP a badly needed boost ahead of local elections in March 2009. Erdogan's

FTA_R1_02029335 EFTA02689710 3 foreign policy was rarely up for open discussion. Over the past decade, however, the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has considerably trimmed the military's influence over political life, foreign policy included. To meet EU accession criteria, Erdogan's A

oing just that. Kamer Daron Acemoglu is a Turkish-American economist. Article 6. NYT Turkey's Dickensian Disaster Mustafa Akyol May 21, 2014 -- Istanbul -- The fire that tore through the Soma mine last week underlined the dark side of Turkey's economic leap forward: poor working conditions and low s

s The Failed Autocrat Despite Erdogan's Ruthlessness, Turkey's Democracy Is Still on Track Daron Acemoglu May 22, 2014 -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was once the darling of the international community, but no more. He is still sometimes praised for stewarding Turkey through impressive e

c reforms. Newspaper seller Menderes is beaming: "Everything is great!" His newsstand is located at the Kadikoy ferry landing on the Asian side of Istanbul. Business is going well these days -- and not just for Menderes. The Turkish economy is booming, registering the second-fastest growth rate in the

sn't shy away from making comparisons to Europe when it comes to the economy, either. "There is no crisis in Turkey," he says. "Our Prime Minister (Recep Tayyip) Erdogan is doing a good job!" When asked what he thinks of Turkey's long-standing bid to become a European Union member state, the 30-year-old sa