Massive wars on its southern borders and internal instability pose critical threats to Turkey’s democracy

Situated in one of the world’s most unstable strategic fault-lines, struggling with decades-long Kurdish insurgency, and with an economy that has seen impressive growth but is stuck in a middle-income trap, it is difficult to be optimistic about democracy in Turkey. The wide popular opposition to the attempted July coup raised hopes of a new national…

Turkish authorities in Ankara have banned all public gatherings and demonstrations until the end of November over fears of militant attacks based on new intelligence. The Ankara governor’s office released a statement Monday that said all meetings had been outlawed until November 30. These include protests and large gatherings in streets, parks or squares. The Turkish…