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May 16, 2023
Turkish Election Aftershock: Despite Unity on the Left, the Opposition Falls Short
Defying predictions of his political demise, the country’s authoritarian president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan came first on Sunday and is now favored to win reelection in the runoff on May 28.
Kaya Genç
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May 2, 2023
The Political Aftershock of Turkey’s Devastating Earthquake
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has never let a crisis go to waste, hopes to use money and the need for reconstruction after the quake—not jail sentences—to prevail in this month’s election. But a united opposition is hoping the ground has shifted.
Kaya Genç
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February 17, 2023
Erdoğan Can’t Hide Any Longer
In Turkey, millions of people are suffering from a natural disaster without timely government aid. Meanwhile, Erdogan is planning for his next election.
Ece Temelkuran
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November 16, 2022
The “International Community” Is an Ineffectual Fantasy
World leaders invoke it. We’re lead to believe it will act on our behalf. Does it even exist?
Rajan Menon
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February 1, 2022
Turkey Helps ISIS Attack Rojava
The Kurdish people have sacrificed 13,000 lives in the fight against ISIS. Progressives should support their effort to build a secure base for direct democracy, feminism, and pluralism.
Meredith Tax
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May 13, 2021
Time for Mutiny Over Turkey’s Bounties on Kurdish Leaders
Why is the Biden administration blindly following Donald Trump’s policy of propping up Turkey’s authoritarian president?
Meredith Tax
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March 26, 2021
Students in Turkey Are Standing Up for LGBT Rights
After a newly appointed university official dissolved Bogazici University’s LGBTI+ club in January, students across the country launched a nationwide protest movement.
Rafael Logroño
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February 18, 2020
Is This the End of Rojava?
The Kurdish region of northeast Syria was autonomous for seven years, but had to ask the Syrian government for protection after an invasion by Turkey.
Mireille Court and Chris Den Hond
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October 18, 2019
Trump’s Support May Be Dwindling, but His Assault on Regulations Continues
The administration is planning to sabotage environmental oversight on public lands, privatize elements of the national park system, and stall the replacement of contaminated drinking-water pipelines.
Sasha Abramsky
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October 11, 2019
Our Maniac in the White House: Tales of Woe and Resistance
Trump is inflicting enormous damage with his great and unmatched idiocy. But California continues to dance to its own tune, with a raft of progressive legislation.
Sasha Abramsky