Sources and acknowledgments

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Erdogan’s empire

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The Turkish opposition faces big obstacles to winning the election

They remain rudderless

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Turkey has given up promoting political Islam abroad

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is mending fences with his Arab neighbours

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Keeping most power in the ruling family

A government over-reliant on kith and kin

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Turkey is still just a democracy, but it is not certain to remain that way

The election will test the country’s democratic credentials

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Turkey faces a crucial election this summer

Approaching its centenary, the country prepares for an election that could decide its future as a democracy, argues Piotr Zalewski

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In pressing need of reform and repair

A bizarre monetary policy has left an economy in need of urgent repair

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The effects on Turkey of Syria’s civil war

The war has redrawn Turkey’s political map

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Turkey has a newly confrontational foreign policy

The country has turned into an awkward ally for the West

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