Turkey

None of the attempts made so far to amend the Political Parties Law has addressed the problem of intra-party democracy

The president's political style is causing growing alarm even inside his own party, but no one can confront him

The next three months will first be dominated by campaigning for the June polls and then by arguments over the results

Fidan volte-face will send a message to rest of government that Erdogan will always get his way

Cities are key to global growth, though results are uneven thus far

As long as the Central Bank asserts its independence, the president's criticism of it will be ineffectual

Recent tensions between the two regional powers have complicated efforts to stabilise the Middle East

Ocalan's call for PKK to disarm may just be part of Erdogan's political game