James M. DorseyMay 30, 20165 minTurkish soccer brawls: The battle for the future of the Kemalist stateBy James M. Dorsey Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dresses up his increasing authoritarianism with nationalist and religious...
James M. DorseyMar 22, 20165 minTurkish soccer pitches tell the story of hardening fault linesSource: Hurriyet By James M. Dorsey Turkish soccer pitches tell the story of the country’s multiple sharpening fault lines that are...
James M. DorseySep 23, 20154 minMiddle Eastern conflicts spill onto Spanish soccer pitchBy James M. Dorsey Inevitably, the mass exodus of refugees from conflict areas was going to provoke the spilling into Europe of multiple...
James M. DorseyAug 28, 20154 minTurkish soccer supports Erdogan’s war against the KurdsBy James M. Dorsey The Turkish Football Federation (TFF), in a demonstration of the inseparable ties between sports and politics, has...
James M. DorseyAug 17, 20154 minA Turkish stadium harbours a stark message for multiculturalismSource: John Blazing / Thisisfootballislife.com By James M. Dorsey A condemned Turkish stadium harbours a dark warning of the long-term...