Posts Tagged: Erdogan Dictator
Israeli FM’s Tweet Raises Storm in Turkey
JNS.org - A tweet by Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on Friday accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of destroying his country has garnered nearly...
Good News for Freedom: Turkish Youth Don’t Believe in Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not lost a single election, including municipal elections and referenda, since his AKP (Justice and Development) party came to...
The Invincible Sultan: Is Erdogan Losing His Populist Charm?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan behaves like a cornered cat when it comes to regional politics: he acts savagely and erratically, lashing out at both...
Erdogan’s Loss Is Israel’s Gain
JNS.org - When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared, during the lead-up to the country’s March 31 municipal elections, that “whoever wins Istanbul, wins Turkey,”...
When Erdogan’s Hooligans Came Knocking at NYU’s Door
Last week, I conducted a panel discussion about Turkey under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The day before the event, we were alerted...
Erdogan and EU on Collision Course in Balkans
Banned from promoting his dangerous Islamic agenda across the European Union, Turkish President Erdogan is now seeking to use his growing influence in the Balkans...
Turkey: New System, Same One-Man Show
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, undoubtedly the most popular and divisive leader in modern Turkish history, has already ruled the country longer than Atatürk, the founder...
Time to Wake Up to Erdoğan’s Turkey
JNS.org - On June 25, we awoke to the somber news that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had secured a victory in Turkey’s presidential elections. The reason this...
What Erdogan’s ‘Election’ Will Mean for Turkey — and the World
The re-election of Turkey’s President Erdogan -- falsely considered to be free, fair, and representative of the will of the majority of the Turkish population -- has dire implications,...
Could Sunday’s Election in Turkey Be Its Last?
JNS.org - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s suffocating hold on power in Turkey, and the deterioration of the country’s democracy and Islamist-based foreign relations, is...
Turkeys’ Erdogan Is an Antisemite and a Regional Threat
JNS.org - Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist Justice and Development Party (AKP) have ruled Turkey since 2002. Under Erdogan’s leadership, Turkey has gradually distanced itself...
The Islamization of Turkey
The Turkish regime is gradually transforming into a more developed and dangerous version of Al Qaeda. Their rhetoric and approach seem convergent or even identical. The...
‘Army Of Islam’: Erdogan’s Plot Against Israel
Less than a month ago -- in advance of the summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul -- the Turkish daily Yeni Şafak, which is considered one...
Watching Turkey’s Descent Into Islamist Dictatorship
“Deep trouble” in Turkey’s relationships with Europe and the United States was a recurring theme in the December address of Michael Meier -- representative to America...









