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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicRecep Tayyip Erdogan

Topic: Recep Tayyip Erdogan

‘The only winner today is Turkey’: Erdogan prevails in election test of his 20-year rule

The prospect of five more years of his rule was a major blow to opponents who accused him of undermining democracy as he amassed ever more power - a charge he denies.

Erdogan’s opponent accuses Russia of spreading conspiracies, interfering in Turkey elections

Kemal Kilicdaroglu accused Turkey’s ‘Russian friends’ of responsibility for ‘the release’ of montages, plots, ‘deep fake’ content ahead of Sunday’s ballot.

‘Nothing but hunger’: Cost-of-living crisis threatens Erdogan’s re-election in Turkey

The Turkish president's unorthodox economic programme over the past 1-1/2 years has eroded his popularity, posing the biggest electoral challenge to his 20-year hold on power.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.