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    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      EU foreign policy
      Europe needs a new framework for Turkey

      There are four basic principles that can foster good relations between the two entities

      People in Ankara wave EU and Turkish flags. An embedding of Turkey in the EU’s strategic plan could contribute to a revitalised western alliance
    • Sunday, 31 January, 2021
      US foreign policy
      A path for Joe Biden to reset US relations with Turkey

      Both sides will have to bend if Ankara and Washington are to work together again

    • Thursday, 6 August, 2020
      Rachman Review podcast20 min listen
      Turkey’s assertive foreign policy

      Sinan Ulgen on the Hagia Sophia controversy and Turkish actions in Syria and Libya

    • Sunday, 4 February, 2018
      Syrian crisis
      Co-operation is in Turkey and America’s best interests

      Ankara’s activity in Syria raises the alarming prospect of military confrontation

      In support of the Turkish forces' offensive, codenamed 'Olive Branch' in the Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin, Syria, Isikli Tosun Baba, 60, dressed in a Turkish flag, waves one as a Turkish forces armoured personnel carrier is driven past, at the Oncupinar border crossing with Syria, known as Bab al Salameh in Arabic, in the outskirts of the town of Kilis, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
    • Sunday, 30 April, 2017
      EU enlargement
      How Turkey and Europe lost that loving feeling

      EU membership is no longer a realistic prospect for Ankara

      FILES - Picture taken 16 June 2004 shows...FILES - Picture taken 16 June 2004 shows the Turkish flag (R) floating next to the European in front of the Reichstag, hosting the lower house of the German parliament. Turkey's bid to become the first predominantly Muslim country to gain membership of the European Union has sparked a wider debate about integrating immigrants into European countries. EU leaders will gather for a summit on 17 December 2004 to decide on Turkey's membership application.   AFP PHOTO  DDP/MICHAEL KAPPELER       GERMANY OUT
									(Photo credit should read MICHAEL KAPPELER/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Monday, 15 August, 2016
      Turkish politics
      Turkey needs reassurance of the west’s friendship

      After failed coup, the EU’s influence can create a virtuous cycle of reform, writes Sinan Ulgen

      People wave Turkey's national flags during the Democracy and Martyrs Rally, organized by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and supported by ruling AK Party (AKP), oppositions Republican People's Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), to protest against last month's failed military coup attempt, in Istanbul, Turkey, August 7, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
    • Thursday, 17 March, 2016
      EU immigration
      A refugee deal hinges on freedom of travel for Turks

      Merkel will be forced to cajole and pressure her counterparts in Europe, writes Sinan Ulgen

      * FILE ** In this file photo dated Oct. 4, 2005, the Turkish and European Union flags are seen over the dome of a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. A trade dispute is eating into an already waning Turkish support to join the European Union, with Ankara preparing to petition the World Trade Organization to reverse an EU directive that is feared might devastate Turkish exports. The technical issue, over exports of borates mineral to Europe, could have wider repercussions on Turkey's relations with the EU, which are on a slow track because of lack of thrust by Turkey to carry out massive reforms, address the long simmering dispute over divided Cyprus and opposition from some EU members to Turkey's membership. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer, File)
    • Thursday, 4 June, 2015
      Middle Eastern politics & society
      A coalition is the best outcome for Turkey’s economy

      The question is whether a changed political landscape will help its prospects, writes Sinan Ulgen

      Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (R) and his wife Emine Erdogan greet supporters as they arrive at a ceremony to mark the 562nd anniversary of the conquest of the city by the Ottoman Turks, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 30, 2015. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
    • Sunday, 22 February, 2015
      World
      A mutual embrace will protect Turkey and Europe amid extremism

      Ankara can help ease Islamophobia, but it must establish its own democracy, writes Sinan Ulgen

      Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
    • Monday, 11 August, 2014
      World
      Erdogan is the victor but he is not yet almighty

      It is next year’s parliamentary elections that will determine Turkey’s future, writes Sinan Ulgen

      Supporters of Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate his victory in the presidential election vote in front of the AKP party headquarters in Ankara on August 10, 2014. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday won Turkey's presidency in the first round of elections with 52.1 percent of the vote, an almost complete vote count said. Erdogan's main rival Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu won 38.8 percent of the vote and Kurdish candidate Selahattin Demirtas 9.1 percent of the vote, Turkish television channels said, based on a 99 percent vote count.AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN (Photo credit should read ADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Thursday, 27 March, 2014
      World
      Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s shallow version of democracy will falter

      Popularity means little when leaders refuse to implement fully the rule of law, says Sinan Ulgen

    • Monday, 6 January, 2014
      Emerging markets
      Turkey needs less money in politics, and less politics in court

      The AK party was unable to eradicate the cycle of corruption-induced crisis, writes Sinan Ulgen

      Panoramic view of Turkey
    • Tuesday, 3 December, 2013
      Emerging markets
      Turkey needs more liberalism with its democracy

      Erdogan ought not punish personal immorality that does not harm anyone else, says Sinan Ulgen

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