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Bargaining with Erdogan over Sweden joining NATO will be difficult

President Biden meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a NATO summit in Madrid on June 29, 2022. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) ...

10.07.2023 2

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The West will have to forge a partnership of convenience with Turkey

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) is flanked by his wife Emine Erdogan while delivering a speech Saturday during his inauguration...

08.06.2023 10

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Erdogan won Turkey’s election. But this is not the end of the story.

Supporters of the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate in Istanbul on Sunday. (Emrah Gurel/AP) Listen 3 min Comment on this...

30.05.2023 50

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If Erdogan is defeated in upcoming elections, the West must help Turkey succeed

A poster in Istanbul shows Kemal Kilicdaroglu, right, the presidential candidate of the main opposition alliance, and the slogan “Promise to You.”...

08.05.2023 10

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Turkey’s opposition has a chance to beat Erdogan. It won’t be easy.

Opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu addresses the media in the earthquake-ravaged town of Malatya, Turkey, on Friday. (Alp Eren Kaya/Republican...

12.03.2023 30

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Today, Turkey mourns. Tomorrow, we must ask questions.

Damaged and collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, on Monday. (Ihlas News Agency via Reuters.) (Ihlas News Agency (iha)/via...

07.02.2023 400

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