Europe | Holier than thou
Turkey’s President Erdogan faces a new challenge from Islamists
Religious voters think the president is not tough enough on Israel
|Istanbul
Editor’s note: On May 3rd Turkey suspended all trade with Israel because of the “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in the Gaza Strip.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Erdogan’s Islamist rivals”
Europe May 4th 2024
- Emmanuel Macron on how to rescue Europe
- Espionage scandals are hurting Germany’s far right
- Ukraine’s draft dodgers are living in fear
- Turkey’s President Erdogan faces a new challenge from Islamists
- Donald Tusk mulls which of the previous government’s plans to axe
- Europeans lack visceral attachment to the EU. Does it matter?
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