Things are going from bad to worse in Turkey. Why – and where will it end?
Ever since Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved from being prime minister to president of Turkey in 2014, the country’s politics have…
Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has swept to a landslide victory in the country’s first direct presidential election. His win follows three terms as the country’s prime minister and he has made no secret of his desire to be a president who is politically active, as opposed to the ceremonial role it has traditionally been.
Negligence and low standards are being blamed for yesterday’s explosion at the Soma mine, which has left at least 238 dead and hundreds more still missing.
Over the last three months there have been a cascade of corruption scandal leaks published by an anonymous tweeter which have polarised and already fractured Turkey. Following the Gezi Park protests that left 11 dead and thousands injured a vote for Erdogan’s AKP was seen by many commentators as a vote for political acquittal for the corruption scandals and police violence.