These are interesting times for Turkey, particularly for its president, Recep Tayyap Erdoğan. For a man accustomed to a Winx-like winning run in elections, the recent municipal polls gave him a rare poke in the eye. His AKP coalition won the majority of votes, but lost the two biggest cities, Ankara and Istanbul – the … Continue reading JOHN TULLOH. Uncertainty on the Bosphorous as Erdoğan deals with a humiliating setback.… Continue reading »