Reflections from our correspondents on the ground in the Turkish capital.
June 3, 2026
He’s passionate but ultimately dull. While he’s directing matters, the regime can happily go about dismantling the opposition.
April 21, 2026
Party leader Ozgur Ozel has so far proven so ineffective that president Erdogan finds him entirely tolerable outside of a prison cell.
March 19, 2026
US Commander-in-Chief, meanwhile, says he told Netanyahu “don’t do that”. But he did do that.
February 13, 2026
Just another day in the Turkish parliament. Homo sapiens rule the world because they represent the only animal that can cooperate flexibly in large numbers.
January 26, 2026
It won’t do his prospects any harm.