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July 26, 2023

Religion
Religion and Foreign Policy Webinar: Reflecting on Turkey's Elections

Henri J. Barkey, adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at CFR, and Steven A. Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at CFR, discuss the elections in Turkey, …

Play Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

July 11, 2023

Middle East and North Africa
Turkey’s Growing Foreign Policy Ambitions

Turkey’s geography and membership in NATO have long given the country an influential voice in foreign policy, but the assertive policies of President Erdogan have complicated its role.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking in front of massive Turkish flags and portraits of himself and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

May 25, 2023

Nigeria
Turkey’s Runoff Election, Debt Ceiling Dangers, Nigeria’s Tinubu Inaugurated as President, and More

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his opponent Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu face off in Turkey’s runoff election; U.S. government leaders contend with a looming deadline to avoid a disastrous default; preside…

Podcast The Independent National Electoral Commission declares Bola Tinubu winner of Nigeria's 2023 presidential elections in Abuja

May 15, 2023

Turkey
Here’s How to Read Turkey’s Election Results—So Far

Turkey’s presidential runoff election set for May 28 appears to favor longtime incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with little chance that he will ease up on his authoritarian ways.

May 11, 2023

Turkey
Momentous Elections in Turkey and Thailand, Black Sea Grain Initiative, and More

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces off with opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in Turkey’s presidential election; Thais vote in their first general election since 2019; the Black Sea grai…

Podcast People in Istanbul, Turkey passing by a photo of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as general elections are set to be held in Turkey.