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  • Two hidden youngsters hold poster with face of a smiling man
    Öcalan and the PKK

    From terrorist to peacemaker

    On Saturday, the PKK declared a ceasefire in response to jailed leader Abdullah Öcalan's call to disarm. The collapse of the last Turkey-PKK ceasefire in 2015 triggered an eruption of violence. Will Öcalan succeed in ending the 47-year-old conflict this time?

  • A side profile image of Fethullah Gülen. A bookshelf is visible in the background.
    Turkey's Gülen movement

    The promise of Islamic moral governance

    Though often portrayed as unique, the teachings and tactics of the Gülen movement have generally aligned with those of Turkey's Sunni mainstream. The movement's fraught relationship with the AKP reveals deeper tensions within the country's religious-political landscape. With both camps failing to establish a more ethical, Islam-based politics, a critical reassessment is overdue.

  • Hope for the opposition after the 2024 local elections in Turkey
    After the local elections in Turkey

    An end to AKP rule?

    Last week's local election results in Turkey are a setback for the ruling AKP party and President Erdogan – but do they also herald an end to the party's uncontested power?

  • Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu waves in front of supporters as they celebrate outside the main municipality building following municipal elections across Turkey, Istanbul, 31 March 2024
    Local elections in Turkey

    How the opposition won

    Turkey's economic woes are the reason why so many voters turned against long-sitting President Erdoğan, experts say.

  • Participants in and organisers of the KA.DER project to increase the number of Turkish women in all elected, decision-making positions
    Women in Turkey's local elections

    Believe in the power of women!

    As Turkey heads towards local elections in March, Qantara.de contributor Ayse Karabat has been helping train female hopefuls seeking to race in these and future elections in a country where women's representation in politics remains staggeringly low. A special report

  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seen from behind standing at a podium on stage before a full auditorium
    Turkey local elections and Internet censorship

    Erdogan's grand plan

    Ahead of the local elections in March 2024, Turkey is facing increased Internet censorship, with the government blocking web pages and VPN services. The move is part of Erdogan's strategy to regain control over major cities

  • Poster advertising the Turkish television series "Red Buds"
    Turkey

    "Red Buds" – a TV series divides the country

    The Turkish media authority has imposed a two-week broadcasting ban and fine on the series "Red Buds", in which religious and liberal worlds collide. The series is apparently too close to the bone

  • A man waves a Palestinian flag and others clash with anti riot policemen outside the Israeli consulate during a protest to show solidarity with Palestinians, Istanbul, Turkey, 18 October 2023
    Turkey's Gaza policy

    Between a rock and a hard place

    Between domestic pressure to take more action against Israel and pressure from the West regarding its stance on Hamas, Turkey is struggling to balance its Israel policy as it seeks permanent peace in the Middle East

  • The Bosporus Bridge is illuminated in red and white at night; the lights of Istanbul can be seen in the background as a ship passes beneath the bridge
    Organised crime in Turkey

    A haven for international criminals

    Lax laws on money laundering, easy access to citizenship, insufficient prosecution – Turkey has grown more attractive for international criminal networks in recent years. In response, the new interior minister has declared a crackdown

  • Children and their teacher in a Turkish primary school classroom
    Refugees

    Battling public mood, Turkey quietly assimilates Syrians

    Mahmud Abdi came to Turkey hoping to return once the bloodshed ebbed. Almost a decade later, the 30-year-old carpenter is looking to open his own workshop in the southeastern Turkish city of Sanliurfa, where a quarter of the two million inhabitants are Syrian

  • Man stands in front of the Hagia Sophia, his back to the camera, wearing a Turkish flag t-shirt
    Turkey at 100

    A country struggling to find its place

    Tensions with the West and ambitions to become a regional peacekeeping power have brought Turkey's grand strategy into focus. Will distancing itself from Western values and ideas of democracy end in the country disengaging from Europe?

  • Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (left) and Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) displayed on banners during a naval display in Istanbul
    Turkey at 100

    What will become of Ataturk's legacy?

    A century ago, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk founded the Turkish Republic based on secular values. Today, many fear his vision is under threat by conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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