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Gareth H. Jenkins

Gareth H. Jenkins is a writer and analyst based in Istanbul.

  • Protestors clash with riot police between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul, on June 1, 2013, during a demonstration against the demolition of the park.(GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)
    Protestors clash with riot police between Taksim and Besiktas in Istanbul, on June 1, 2013, during a demonstration against the demolition of the park.(GURCAN OZTURK/AFP/Getty Images)
    Israel & The Middle East section icon
    Obama’s Turkey

    The president’s favorite Muslim democrat is turning into just another Middle Eastern despot

    byGareth H. Jenkins
  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking in Ankara last month; a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable.(Erdogan: Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images; cable: Wikileaks)
    Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking in Ankara last month; a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable.(Erdogan: Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images; cable: Wikileaks)
    Israel & The Middle East section icon
    Sledgehammer

    The Wikileaks diplomatic cables reveal further evidence of a Turkish prime minister using every tactic at his disposal to bolster his authoritarianism

    byGareth H. Jenkins
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