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April 5, 2024

Turkish Elections Were Bad News for President Erdogan

Could this be a hopeful sign for Turkey-Israel relations?

Let’s now turn from Iran to the Middle East’s other large non-Arab country, Turkey, which held nationwide municipal elections on Sunday. As in the U.S., local elections can be a barometer of the national mood, and it’s worth recalling that the current president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, put himself on the political map by serving as mayor of Istanbul. The Sunday vote resulted in a “historic” loss for Erdogan’s Justice and Development party (AKP), writes Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak:

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April 5, 2024

  1. Israel Is Winning Battles, but Iran May Be Winning the War

    Hard power is the only coin of the realm.

  2. Turkish Elections Were Bad News for President Erdogan

    Could this be a hopeful sign for Turkey-Israel relations?

  3. The Poets against the Jews

    An ex-Soviet writer gets a feeling of déjà vu.

  4. A Rare Document from One of the Greatest Jewish Mystics

    A letter from Isaac Luria.

  5. The Solar Eclipse as Evil Omen, Heavenly Eulogy, and a Sign of Divine Displeasure

    The Jewish view of eclipses, from Amos to the Talmud and Maharal.