Tag: Fethullah Gülen

Dealing with Autocrats: A principled approach to Erdogan’s state visit to Germany

14/09/2018 Turkey

[authorbox authorid="86" title="The Author"] D espite ongoing tensions between Turkey and its Western allies, the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier invited his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a state visit in late September. The success…

Turkey and Europe: The Great Divide

27/03/2018 Beyond Europe, Turkey

Robert Ellis

[authorbox authorid="83" title="The Author"] A fter Monday’s summit in Varna, Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borissov could heave a sigh of relief. Beforehand, he feared the meeting between European Council President Donald Tusk and European President…

Appeasing Erdoğan on EU-Turkey Summit: EU’s principles for sale?

07/03/2016 Turkey

Vocal Europe

by Eren Alp March 4, 2016 is a day that will be long remembered in Turkey. It will be known as the day when the clandestine war between the AKP government and its friends-turned-foes Fethullah…