• Why is Trump celebrating Turkey's democratic crisis? http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/why-trump-celebrating-turkeys-democratic-crisis 83 comments 18/4/2017 politics
• The Hill: [US] Democrats warn Turkey over involvement in Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict https://thehill.com/policy/international/518737-democrats-warn-turkey-over-involvement-in-azerbaijan-armenia-conflict 28 comments 29/9/2020 europe
• Merkel wants EU aid cut to Turkey for democratic backsliding http://www.therepublic.com/2017/10/19/eu-germany-turkey/ 233 comments 19/10/2017 europe
• How Democratic Is Turkey? - Not as democratic as Washington thinks it is. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/06/02/how_democratic_is_turkey 4 comments 4/6/2013 worldevents
• EU cuts Turkey funding after 'democratic deterioration' http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/eu-cuts-turkey-funding-democratic-deterioration-171119093145715.html 6 comments 19/11/2017 worldnews
• Turkey’s Next Elections Could Be the Country’s Last Real Democratic Vote https://theintercept.com/2023/01/22/turkey-election-erdogan/ 13 comments 25/1/2023 europe
• Senate Democrat on Turkey sanctions: 'For God's sake, what are they waiting for?' https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/465567-democratic-senator-on-turkey-sanctions-for-gods-sake-what-are-they 166 comments 13/10/2019 politics
• Democratic NH governor under fire for 'turkey tax' http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/11/26/democratic-nh-governor-under-fire-for-turkey-tax.html 8 comments 27/11/2015 politics
• Turkish Deputy PM says Europe's attitude toward Turkey is anti-democratic http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-referendum-europe-iduskbn16r1vv 3 comments 21/3/2017 worldnews
• Bipartisan meeting with Trump on Turkey devolved, top Democrats say https://www.cbsnews.com/news/congressional-leaders-speak-after-meeting-with-trump-on-syria-2019-10-16-live-updates/ 12 comments 16/10/2019 politics
• Syrian Democratic Forces condemn killing of civilians in Idlib by Turkey, Russia and Assad https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-northern-syria/sdf-condemned-killings-of-civilians-in-idlib-and-hama-36988 9 comments 20/8/2019 worldnews
• Turkey slams Germany's 'disrespectful messages' about Erdogan, democratic values http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/turkey-germany-eu-membership-erdogan-merkel-1.4274770 8 comments 4/9/2017 worldnews
• Turkey’s Erdogan reached agreement on involvement of Afghan terrorist groups in war against Armenian democratic Christian state of Artsakh https://en.armradio.am/2020/10/07/erdogan-has-reached-agreement-on-involvement-of-afghan-terrorist-groups-in-war-against-artsakh/ 11 comments 12/10/2020 worldnews
• 'It's utterly pathetic': Democratic lawmakers are flabbergasted by Trump's 'tough guy' letter to Turkey https://www.businessinsider.com/democratic-lawmakers-shake-their-heads-at-trumps-letter-to-turkey-2019-10 26 comments 16/10/2019 politics
• Kurdish Afrin is democratic and LGBT-friendly. Turkey is crushing it with Britain’s help https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/16/turkey-democracy-kurdish-afrin-britain-syria-arming 5 comments 16/3/2018 politics
• Head of the Turkish Cypriot SD party: "We are not afraid of those who carry the anti-democratic practices in Turkey to the north of Cyprus, those who seek respect through oppression and threats, and those who target and intimidate women" https://bugunkibris.com/2022/05/24/korkmuyoruz/ 2 comments 24/5/2022 europe
• 2 more student sentences to jail today in Turkey due to protests that have been going on for 9 months for LGBTI+ rights, freedom of speech and a free and democratic academy. More than 1000 students were detained and 14 were arrested in total. https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/turkiye/bogazici-universitesinde-gozaltina-alinan-ogrencilerden-3u-tutuklama-talebiyle-mahkemeye-sevk-edildi-1874779 54 comments 6/10/2021 worldnews
• Turkey: Woman killed in attack on pro-Kurdish party office. A man in his late 20s has stormed a provincial office of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), Turkey's pro-Kurdish party, and shot dead an official. "What they wanted was a massacre," the HDP said. https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-woman-killed-in-attack-on-pro-kurdish-party-office/a-57943794 3 comments 18/6/2021 worldnews
• Turkey is now trying to close the pro-Kurdish party HDP. German government called "Turkey to comply with the most stringent democratic rule-of-law." while also stating "We call on the HDP to clearly distance itself from the PKK, which is listed as a terrorist organization also in the EU." https://www.voanews.com/europe/turkeys-political-crackdown-draws-more-international-concern 18 comments 20/3/2021 europe
• Republicans closely resemble autocratic parties in Hungary and Turkey – Swedish university finds ‘dramatic shift’ in GOP under Trump, shunning democratic norms and encouraging violence https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/26/republican-party-autocratic-hungary-turkey-study-trump 3 comments 26/10/2020 politics
• Republicans closely resemble autocratic parties in Hungary and Turkey - study | Swedish university finds ‘dramatic shift’ in GOP under Trump, shunning democratic norms and encouraging violence https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/26/republican-party-autocratic-hungary-turkey-study-trump 252 comments 26/10/2020 politics
• Jimmie Åkesson, the party leader of the Sweden democrats the 3rd largest party in Sweden was arrested in Turkey and later deported back to Sweden for "illegally" handing out leaflets (Translation in comments) https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/just-nu-akesson-utslangd-fran-turkiet/ 222 comments 6/3/2020 europe
• General Mazloum Abdi of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Requests that America Honor a Diplomatic Agreement with Turkey Negotiated by Mike Pence to "safeguard religious and ethnic minorities" in Kurdish Land Seized by Turkey https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/12/16/kurdish-commander-mazloum-abdi-trump-prevent-ethnic-cleansing-kurds-turkey/ 4 comments 17/12/2019 worldnews
• Turkey is demanding that U.S. officials call off plans to meet with Mazloum Abdi, the Kurdish commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces which fought alongside American troops to dislodge Islamic State insurgents from northeastern Syria. https://www.npr.org/2019/10/25/773188370/turkey-warns-u-s-against-hosting-syrian-kurdish-military-commander?utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news 11 comments 26/10/2019 worldnews
• Mnuchin Asked by Top Senate Democrat to Detail Turkey Dealings - Senator Wyden concerned about interference in Halkbank case; Turkish president pressed Trump to help avoid Halkbank charges https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-24/mnuchin-asked-by-top-senate-democrat-to-detail-turkey-dealings 4 comments 24/10/2019 politics
• GOP Rep. Liz Cheney Tells Fox News Turkey Invaded Syria Because Democrats Launched Impeachment Inquiry Against Trump https://www.newsweek.com/gop-liz-cheney-fox-news-turkey-invaded-syria-because-democrats-impeachment-inquiry-trump-1465003 485 comments 14/10/2019 politics
• Trump's backing for Turkey's Syria plan could cause havoc in an unstable region, experts warn “It seems that the policy of the United States is to betray their friends and allies,” said the spokesperson for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trump-s-backing-turkey-s-syria-plan-could-cause-havoc-n1063131 24 comments 7/10/2019 politics
• The Guardian view on Erdoğan’s Turkey: illiberal democrat takes power. The country’s new president is a man who developed a party, became the party, and is now trying to become the state. It’s a worrying development https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/25/the-guardian-view-on-erdogans-turkey-illiberal-democrat-takes-power 23 comments 26/6/2018 europe
• Top Senate Foreign Relations Democrat warns : Turkey's Purchase of Russian missile system may trigger sanctions http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/14/turkey-russia-purchase-may-trigger-sanctions-242725 4 comments 15/9/2017 worldnews
• President Erdogan speaks on next month's German election: "The Christian Democrats, Social Democrats, the Green Party are all enemies of Turkey". About one million ethnic Turks living in Germany can vote. A majority of them backed Erdogan in an April referendum. German ministers protested angrily. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40973197 4 comments 19/8/2017 worldnews
• Main opposition CHP head says party "wants a terror-free and democratic Turkey" http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/main-opposition-chp-head-says-party-wants-a-terror-free-and-democratic-turkey.aspx?pageid=238&nid=114149&newscatid=338 9 comments 9/6/2017 worldnews
• Top Democrat sent letter to Mike Pence in November 2016 warning of Michael Flynn's Turkey lobbying https://www.businessinsider.com.au/elijah-cummings-letter-to-mike-pence-about-flynn-turkey-lobbying-2017-3 10 comments 11/3/2017 politics
• Top Democrat sent letter to Mike Pence in November warning of Michael Flynn's Turkey lobbying http://www.businessinsider.com/elijah-cummings-letter-to-mike-pence-about-flynn-turkey-lobbying-2017-3 1613 comments 10/3/2017 politics
• Erdogan to Le Monde: "The West went against its own values. It must show solidarity to Turkey, who appropriated its democratic values. Unfortunately, Westerners didn't help Turkey [after the coup]. They shouldn't care how many people were arrested or purged." http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2016/08/08/erdogan-reproche-aux-occidentaux-d-avoir-laisse-les-turcs-seuls-lors-du-putsch-manque_4979802_3214.html 223 comments 8/8/2016 europe
• Obama Presses Erdogan in Phone Call to Respect Rights. President Barack Obama pledged U.S. support for the democratically elected government of Turkey. “One good piece of evidence of that is you promptly saw” all parties of the Turkish parliament condemning the attempted coup" http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-07-19/obama-presses-turkey-s-erdogan-to-respect-rights-after-rebellion 6 comments 19/7/2016 worldnews
• The United Nations Security Council failed on Saturday to condemn the violence and unrest in Turkey after Egypt objected to a statement that called on all parties to "respect the democratically elected government of Turkey," diplomats said http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-un-iduskcn0zw0zn?il=0 9 comments 17/7/2016 worldnews
• The Obama administration would entertain an extradition request for the U.S.-based cleric that Turkey's president is blaming for a failed coup attempt, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday. Kerry said the U.S. opposed any attempt to overthrow a democratically elected leader. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/u/us_united_states_turkey?site=ap&section=home&template=default&ctime=2016-07-16-09-45-04 33 comments 16/7/2016 worldnews
• Presidential turkey pardons have become a source of partisan disagreement. 11% of Republicans supported Obama’s pardons of “Mac” and “Cheese,” compared to 38% who were opposed. Democrats favored the move by a 59-11 margin" http://fortune.com/2015/11/25/turkey-data-shows-how-much-republicans-dislike-obama/ 6 comments 26/11/2015 politics
• The Dutch opposition Christian Democratic Party (CDA) announced that it has confidential documents proving that Turkey had sent weapons to al-Qaeda militants in Syria and that it conveyed the documents to the Dutch government, according to a BBC Turkish report published on Sunday. http://www.todayszaman.com/diplomacy_dutch-opposition-says-has-documents-proving-turkey-sent-arms-to-syrian-jihadists_370205.html 65 comments 18/1/2015 worldnews
• Déjà Vu and Paranoia in the Deep State: How long can Turkey's democratically elected leader rule by tyranny-of-the-majority? http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/01/10/deja_vu_and_paranoia_in_the_deep_state_turkey_erdogan_gulen 5 comments 11/1/2014 europe