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We are in an age of authoritarian democracy, and Turkey and its leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan is its paradigm. Erdogan has been in power more than 2 decades and created the template men like Victor Orba

The March 23rd imprisonment of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is a defining moment, even in a country that has become a global shorthand for autocratization.

After purging the judiciary, cracking down on the media, and jailing political opponents, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces protests on a scale not seen in a decade.

After purging the judiciary, cracking down on the media, and jailing political opponents, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces protests on a scale not seen in a decade.

The flagship podcast from The Times and Sunday Times, with Manveen Rana, Luke Jones and William Hague. One remarkable story, told in depth, each day.

In 1994 Andrew Finkel was the first foreign journalist to interview the future Turkish president. Decades later, he barely recognises him

Review by Hugh Pope of Andrew Finkel’s excellent debut novel The Adventure of the Second Wife: The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes and the Ottoman Sultan.

Join journalist and Turkish cultural expert Andrew Finkel at The Nomads Tent as he presents his debut novel.