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ISTANBUL BLOG: Erdogan’s talking rate cuts again. There are those who are bored stiff by these joke economics
February 2, 2023
Alas, prepare for a pre-election ‘Erdoganomic’ cycle.
ISTANBUL BLOG: IR crowd await next chapter of Erdogan and Bibi
November 19, 2022
While old foe Netanyahu was out of office, Turkey’s president restored relations with Israel. But Netanyahu is back.
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ISTANBUL BLOG: Mess of information as officials fail to logically explain bomb attack
November 15, 2022
Story breaks that ultra-nationalist spoke on phone with bombing suspect. Erdogan officials, meanwhile, point finger at US citing Washington’s connections with Kurdish militants.
ISTANBUL BLOG: Suicide attack in Turkey awakens ghosts that promise violence ahead of elections
October 3, 2022
President Erdogan will soon come to accept he’s already lost at the ballot box. But he won’t accept that it’s all over. Watch closely.
ISTANBUL BLOG: Turkish officials attempt to slake thirst for FX with visit to MbS
September 26, 2022
Turkey’s Erdogan administration again spooked by the lurching lira. Small matter of Jamal Khashoggi appears to be ancient history.
