Last Post

The intertwined politics of Turkey and Ireland

If you want to get a glimpse at a possible future for Irish politics, have a look at Turkey. In 2002 the Islamic Justice and Development (AK) party led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power, toppling a rotating coalition of secular, ineffectual and at times corrupt parties who had pretty much dominated politics since the foundation of the state by Kemal Ataturk in 1923. ...