Turkey’s World Cup meltdown is a milestone in unraveling of Erdogan’s reign, says Selim Koru - AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Selim Koru, founder of the Kulturkampf Substack, argues that Turkey’s World Cup loss is emblematic of the failure of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s civilizational project and may prove to be a milestone in the unraveling of his 24-year reign.

Listen to the full episode of On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman here.

You're reading a free AL-MONITOR Original

Want more like this?

AL-MONITOR All-Access gives you unlimited access to all our journalism, the full Daily Briefing, exclusive interviews, premium newsletters, and live events — for less than $2/week.

Terms and Privacy

ANKARA, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 26: President of Turkey and leader of Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets party members as he attends his party's group meeting at Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara, Turkey on February 26, 2020. (Photo by Ali Balikci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Idlib and the collapse of Erdogan’s foreign policy

Semih Idiz

This photograph shows paintings by Ankara Metropolitan Municipality's artists bearing Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

Hero or villain? Disney ignites fury with ill-fated series on Turkey’s revered Ataturk

Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Erdogan to make diplomatic push to defuse Saudi-Iranian dispute

Ayla Jean Yackley

Ayla Jean Yackley

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is welcomed by an honor guard ahead of the opening of the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara, Oct. 1, 2023.

Erdogan’s dreams of eclipsing Ataturk unfulfilled as Turkish republic turns 100

Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture