Data | The effects of more than two decades of Erdogan’s rule
1 year, 6 months ago

Data | The effects of more than two decades of Erdogan’s rule

The Hindu  

On May 28, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-elected to power for five years, extending his rule into a third decade. Chart 1A | The chart shows the GDP per capita in Turkey over the years Charts appear incomplete? Chart 1E | The chart shows the share of women in parliament in Turkey over the years Mr. Erdogan and the AKP rode the wave of the Islamist current against Turkey’s secular order, set in place by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and later held together by the military, in the 1990s. Chart 1F | The chart shows the political liberties index in Turkey over the years Chart 1G | The chart shows the civil liberties index in Turkey over the years Chart 1H | The chart shows government shutdowns of the Internet in Turkey over the years The chart indicates that a score less than 1 indicates that the government shut down domestic access to the Internet extremely often. Click to subscribe to our Data newsletter Chart 2A | The chart shows Turkey’s Human Development Index compared to other countries in West Asia.

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Turkey's annual inflation rate dips under 40% for first time in 16 months
1 year, 6 months ago

Turkey's annual inflation rate dips under 40% for first time in 16 months

Firstpost  

Turkey’s annual inflation rate fell below 40 per cent in May for the first time in 16 months, thanks to a brief offer of free petrol to homes, according to official figures released on Monday. According to the country’s statistics office, consumer prices grew 39.6 per cent year on year and were nearly steady, at 0.04 per cent, compared to …

Turkey’s Erdogan takes oath as president after historic win
1 year, 6 months ago

Turkey’s Erdogan takes oath as president after historic win

Al Jazeera  

Turkish president takes the seat of power for another five-year term after he is sworn in at parliament. Turkey’s transformative but divisive leader won the May 28 run-off against a powerful opposition coalition, and despite an economic crisis and criticism following a devastating February earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people. Emre Erdogan from Bilgi University noted the president’s speech …

Making Turkey great again: How Erdogan rode to reelection on a nationalist wave
1 year, 6 months ago

Making Turkey great again: How Erdogan rode to reelection on a nationalist wave

LA Times  

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to take the oath of office for a historic third term Saturday after a hard-fought election. To an already-potent cocktail of Islamist and neo-liberal elements, Erdogan — who will be sworn in for a historic third presidential term Saturday — has added a large measure of muscular nationalism, which he channeled into a …

Status quo in Turkey: The Hindu Editorial on the new term for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
1 year, 6 months ago

Status quo in Turkey: The Hindu Editorial on the new term for Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

The Hindu  

When Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party came to power in 2002, riding widespread resentment against the establishment amid economic woes, he was a political outsider — an Islamist in a system dominated by Kemalist secularists. Twenty years later, Mr. Erdoğan is the establishment — the military, traditionally the guardian of the old order, is under his thumb, institutions …

Turkey election: Erdogan uses victory speech to rant against ‘LGBT forces’ as Biden congratulates him
1 year, 6 months ago

Turkey election: Erdogan uses victory speech to rant against ‘LGBT forces’ as Biden congratulates him

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan …

What Turkey polls mean for the world
1 year, 6 months ago

What Turkey polls mean for the world

Hindustan Times  

In the end, after a run-off and a dramatically see-sawing electoral campaign, the result of the presidential elections was a familiar one in Turkey – with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on top. In the face of skyrocketing inflation and a currency in free fall, Mr Erdogan offered nationalist bluster, telling his citizens that he raised the country’s prestige on the global …

After Turkey election win, what problems does Erdogan face next?
1 year, 6 months ago

After Turkey election win, what problems does Erdogan face next?

Al Jazeera  

Economic concerns and relations with the West lie at the top of Erdogan’s agenda after presidential run-off victory. “Despite the highest inflation we’ve seen in years, despite significant pressure on the lira, despite high unemployment and people’s concerns, winning the election he will feel quite vindicated,” Peker said. “The economy has relied on financing from Russia, investments from the Gulf …

Voters in Turkey return to polls to decide on opposing Presidential visions
1 year, 6 months ago

Voters in Turkey return to polls to decide on opposing Presidential visions

The Hindu  

Voters in Turkey returned to the polls on May 28 to decide whether the country's longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade or is unseated by a challenger who has promised to restore a more democratic society. The divisive populist who turned his country into a geopolitical player finished 4% points ahead of Mr. Kemal Kilicdaroglu, …

Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Turkey’s republican monarch
1 year, 6 months ago

Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Turkey’s republican monarch

The Hindu  

On February 28, 1997, Turkey’s powerful military gave an ultimatum to Necmettin Erbakan, the Prime Minister and leader of the Islamist Welfare Party, to “restore the secular character” of the state. When Erbakan, whom Mr. Erdogan found as an inspiration and a pathbreaking leader, founded the Welfare Party, he became one of the party’s district chairs. The next day, Mr. …

How Turkey’s Strongman Keeps Winning
54 years, 11 months ago

How Turkey’s Strongman Keeps Winning

Slate  

Suzy Hansen loves Election Day in Turkey. “It was incredible.” All 600 members of Parliament were on the ballot this weekend, but this election was mostly seen as a referendum on one man: Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A lot of voters who might have been undecided or who voted for the third-party candidate might look at the situation right …

Weaker by the year: on the elections in Turkey and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
1 year, 7 months ago

Weaker by the year: on the elections in Turkey and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

The Hindu  

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was perhaps at the weakest moment of his two-decade-long reign when an overwhelming majority of Turkish citizens voted in Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections. Six Opposition parties came together to seize the momentum and fielded a joint candidate, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, a mild-mannered former bureaucrat who promised to arrest Turkey’s “slide towards authoritarianism” and fix its economy. Yet, …

Erdogan: The man who has dominated Turkish politics for 20 years
1 year, 7 months ago

Erdogan: The man who has dominated Turkish politics for 20 years

Al Jazeera  

As Turks gear up to vote this weekend, here’s a look at key moments during the rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. This weekend, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the man who has dominated Turkish politics for two decades, is seeking to extend his rule for another five years. February’s earthquakes in southeastern Turkey heaped further pressure on Erdogan with many people criticising …

Turkey’s foreign policy: From past to potential post-Erdogan era
1 year, 7 months ago

Turkey’s foreign policy: From past to potential post-Erdogan era

Al Jazeera  

Erdogan’s independent foreign policy put Turkey on the map – the opposition’s may be far more muted. “At the same time, Turkey’s rapidly expanding influence is rooted in Erdogan’s ability to capitalise on Islamic soft power via his ‘Muslim’ rhetoric, enabling him to advance rapidly both politically and economically into,” he added. “According to the policy platform of the opposition, …

Turkey election: A guide to Erdogan’s biggest test at the polls
1 year, 7 months ago

Turkey election: A guide to Erdogan’s biggest test at the polls

Al Jazeera  

Millions will head to the polls next week to vote in Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, which observers expect will provide the toughest test of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year period as the country’s leader. But Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party still have strong support among large swaths of nationalists, and religious conservatives, particularly in Turkey’s Anatolian heartland, …

Key dates in the career of Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan
1 year, 7 months ago

Key dates in the career of Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who earlier this year marked 20 years in power — first as prime minister and later as president — is seeking a third consecutive presidential term in elections on May 14. — Aug. 10, 2014: Erdogan wins Turkey’s first presidential election held by direct popular vote. — June 24, 2018: Erdogan wins …

Economy tops Erdogan’s manifesto for Turkish elections
1 year, 8 months ago

Economy tops Erdogan’s manifesto for Turkish elections

Al Jazeera  

President and his party face challenge at polls after dive in the lira and surge in inflation. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched his re-election campaign with a party pledge to slash inflation to single digits and boost economic growth as he seeks to extend his two decades in power in the May 14 vote. “We will improve the …

Key dates in Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year rule of Turkey
1 year, 9 months ago

Key dates in Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year rule of Turkey

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is seeking a third consecutive term in office in elections in May, marks 20 years in power on Tuesday. Here’s a look at some of the key dates during Erdogan’s rule: March 27, 1994: Erdogan is elected mayor of Istanbul, running on the pro-Islamic Welfare Party ticket. Aug. 10, 2014: Erdogan …

Earthquake sends tremors through Turkey's fragile economy
1 year, 10 months ago

Earthquake sends tremors through Turkey's fragile economy

Firstpost  

Now, Turkey must pour billions of dollars into rebuilding 11 south-eastern provinces flattened by the 6 February tremor, the worst disaster of its post-Ottoman history Istanbul: Turkey was already battling runaway inflation and relying on rich allies for funding to keep its economy afloat when a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands, razed entire cities and left millions needing urgent …

Data puts Turkey’s annual inflation at 78.6%, a 24-year high
2 years, 5 months ago

Data puts Turkey’s annual inflation at 78.6%, a 24-year high

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Annual inflation in Turkey hit 78.62% in June, the highest rate since 1998, according to official data released Monday. While many countries are seeing rising consumer prices, critics blame Turkey’s problems on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s economic policies. The Turkish leader insists that high borrowing costs cause inflation — a position that contradicts established economic thinking — and …

Data puts Turkey’s annual inflation at 73.5%, a 24-year high
2 years, 6 months ago

Data puts Turkey’s annual inflation at 73.5%, a 24-year high

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Annual inflation in Turkey hit 73.5% in May, the highest rate since 1998, according to official data released Friday as a cost-of-living crisis in the country deepens. While many countries are seeing rising consumer prices, critics blame Turkey’s problems on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s economic policies. The Turkish leader insists that high borrowing costs cause inflation - …

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