Turkey

  • Dec 12, 2017
  • 2 min read

Turkey’s fast third-quarter GDP growth will be revised

Upcoming elections raise the manipulation risk but dodgy GDP data are more likely due to collection or capacity failings

Turkey
  • Dec 12, 2017
  • 2 min read

Russia's Middle East focus may go on hold for election

The Russian leader uses a swift regional tour to point up areas of advantage in Syria and beyond

Russia
  • Dec 11, 2017
  • 7 min read

Erdogan provocation scores at home but not with Athens

Erdogan has soured a visit supposedly meant to improve bilateral relations by raising border issues and minority rights

Greece
  • Dec 8, 2017
  • 7 min read

Zarrab trial is another blow to Turkish-US ties

Heavy penalties on Turkish banks for sanction-busting could produce head-on collision with Washington

Turkey
  • Dec 4, 2017
  • 2 min read

Treason accusation will harm Turkish state and economy

The political scene’s increasingly febrile state will weaken Turkey both politically and economically

Turkey
  • Dec 1, 2017
  • 2 min read

Ankara will dismiss Erdogan sanctions-busting claims

Claims and counter-claims of improper conduct are heating up the political temperature ahead of elections

Turkey
  • Nov 28, 2017
  • 7 min read

Turn to Ataturk may be enough to re-elect Erdogan

Erdogan is trying to widen his appeal ahead of the 2019 presidential election

Turkey
  • Nov 20, 2017
  • 2 min read

Turkish leadership will 'milk' latest spat with West

Using Ataturk to represent a NATO exercise 'enemy' was foolish but also points to mutual estrangement at popular level

NATO