NATO Emphasizes Unity without Consensus but China May Change This
The London summit showed that NATO still suffers from trying to emphasize a common understanding…
Can NATO Still Fulfill Its Purpose After 70 Years?
As NATO leaders gather in London, this Summit will raise difficult questions about the future…
Growing Divisions within the CHP Breaking to the Surface
It is certain that this latest incident is related to the ongoing conflict between two…
Washington Meeting Is a Promising Step to Repair Strained Relations
The meeting between President Erdogan and Trump did not solve all the intractable problems. But…
Can Tense Relations between Turkey and the US be Improved?
Even if the two leaders are eager to solve the existing problems between two countries,…
After 17 Years of Rule, How Can the AK Party Maintain Public Support?
After their surprise victory in 2002, the AK Party have maintained power for 17 years…
Why Did the CHP Change Its Position Over Syria Again?
The CHP’s flip-flopping position on the Syria issue shows a clash of opinions between two…
The Propaganda War over Northern Syria: Who Wins? Who Loses?
Why do European countries harshly criticize Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring in Northern Syria? One of…
How Will Turkey’s Military Operation Affect Domestic Politics?
There are two different approaches among political parties to Turkey’s upcoming military operation. The AK…
Why did the CHP hold a Conference on Syria?
The CHP’s controversial Syria conference report urges the Turkish government to work with the Syrian…
Is the Nation Alliance Collapsing?
The Iyi Party’s Spokesperson Yavuz Agıralioglu announced that if the CHP keeps its relations with…
New Political Parties May Create Uncertainty in Turkish Politics
The AK Party and the MHP maintain their cooperation without any significant problem. Nevertheless, the…
Mothers’ Sit-In Protests in Diyarbakir: A Catalyst for Resistance against the PKK?
The mass protest by the families, whose children were abducted and recruited by the PKK,…
Şule Yüksel Şenler: A Portrait of Turkey’s First Muslim Women’s Rights Activist
While prominent newspapers were calling the headscarf as “the pain in Turkey’s head”, Şenler was…
Trustee Appointments in Diyarbakır, Van, and Mardin: A Look at Party Responses
The reflections of Turkey’s opposition parties on the appointment of trustees replacing the HDP mayors…
18 Years of the AK Party: Key Shifts and Future Challenges
Despite all the possible challenges in the foreign policy for the rest of 2019, the…
Turkey’s New Broadcasting Regulations on Digital Media Platforms
The skyrocketing increase in the number of people preferring Netflix, Blu TV or Puhu TV…
The Issues at Stake in Social Integration of Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Latest news show that some vulnerabilities regarding Syrian refugees in Turkey still persist and the…
Turkey’s Presidential System: Is the CHP For or Against It?
Since the CHP realized the advantages that the new system brings for the main opposition…
Remembering the July 15 Coup Attempt After Three Years
Turkey has faced three problems since the July 15 coup attempt. The first was the…
The Rise of Hate Speech against Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Some right-wing extremist politicians in Turkey blame refugees for the ongoing economic problems and for…
Why did Voting Behavior Change in Istanbul?
Why did a significant number of the Istanbul electorate change their voting preference in just…
Why did Ekrem Imamoglu win the Istanbul Elections?
The consolidation of all parties against the AK Party is the main reason behind the…
Who Is the Real Winner of the Live Debate between Imamoglu and Yıldırım?
Yildirim’s performance on the live debate may create an effect on the previous AK Party…
The Live Debate Between Binali Yildirim and Ekrem Imamoglu May Shape the Election Results
The live debate between Binali Yildirim and Ekrem Imamoglu may be the main determinant of…
Why Turkey’s Judicial System Needed Reform
The new judicial reform package in Turkey provides solid solutions to the deeply-rooted structural problems…
What do Statistics Tell us about the Istanbul Elections?
Survey results do not properly explain why the vote difference between the two candidates –…
Voter Apathy in Istanbul will Determine the Election Results
It is not an exaggeration to state that the support of people who did not…
The Cancellation of Istanbul Elections: What’s Next?
Istanbul will go to the polls in a closely contested election on June 23. Since…
The Turkish Youth: A New Game Changer in Turkish Politics?
Now it is crucial for parties to design their programs and election campaigns according to…
Are Electoral Alliances a Determinant of the March 31 Elections?
Turkey’s local election results show that the electoral volatility among alliances was very low. Two…
Populism on the Rise in Turkey
If the revival of the CHP in local governance brings back old habits, it will…
What’s Happening in Istanbul?
It is obvious that the current discussions on the results in Istanbul will continue to…
The Aftermath of Turkey’s Local Elections: Who Lost, Who Won?
Since there is a minor difference between the votes of AK Party and CHP candidates…
Post-Election Turkey: Possible Scenarios
Since there is less than 24 hours left to Turkey’s local elections, it is crucial…
Why are Local Elections Perceived as a Matter of National Survival in Turkey?
Overall, the AK Party and the MHP see the upcoming elections as a matter of…
Why Do Election Polls Fail?
Especially after the June 24 elections, owners of some survey companies admitted that they made…
Is there a Split Within the AK Party?
Some political circles imply that former AK Party ministers are about to establish a new…
Turkey Seeks for an Effective Public Dispute Resolution Mechanism
The Ombudsman Institution can be a chance to provide more transparency, collaboration, and problem-solving in…
Is it Possible for Turkey to Mediate the Venezuelan Crisis?
All scenarios in the Venezuelan case propose victory or defeat of one side of the…
President Erdogan Reveals the AK Party’s Election Manifesto
The AK Party’s latest manifesto is the reflection of the party’s intrinsic and newly-emerging approach…
Will the Alliance Between the CHP and Iyi Party Work?
Even though the parties have finalized their agreement, some circles in the CHP and Iyi…
Reflections on the Erdogan-Imamoglu Meeting
During the meeting between the two, Erdogan and Imamoglu spoke about the future of Istanbul…
The Sisyphean Task of CHP: Reproducing Anti-Erdogan Discourse
Reproducing anti-Erdogan discourse has become the Sisyphean task of the CHP in order to cover…
Turkey’s Domestic Policy Agenda in 2019: Further Challenges and New Opportunities
New determinants in Turkish politics reflect one point: It is possible to see a new…
Turkey’s Operation in Syria as the Determinant of the Local Elections
All developments until now show that Turkey’s military operation in Syria may be one of…
Using Micro-Campaigns in Turkey’s Local Elections
President Erdogan announced that traditional election campaign methods causing visual and noise pollution will be…
Have the Boundaries of an Alliance between Turkey’s Opposition Parties already been Drawn?
How will the opposition bloc in Turkey manage to form a balance between their ideological…
Revealing the AK Party’s Candidate Selection Strategy
As the upcoming local elections are a crucial turning point for the AK Party and…
People’s Alliance: A Game Changer in Turkish Politics?
The leader of MHP, Devlet Bahceli, stated that the MHP would not nominate its own…
Will the CHP Choose the Iyi Party or the HDP?
The CHP and the Iyi Party are trying to find a way to make not…
Evaluating Turkey’s Upcoming Elections: Future Scenarios
While parties have accelerated their preparations for the upcoming local elections in Turkey, their candidates…
The Future of the People’s Alliance
If the AK Party and the MHP are able to balance between “being rivals” in…
Turkey’s Student Oath Becomes a Controversial Issue
The Student Oath decision of the Council of State was perceived as taking a step…
Turkey’s Political Parties Set their Local Election Strategies
What do the political parties in Turkey plan for the local elections 2019? What will…
Turkey’s Quest for Peace in a World of Conflict
Since the host country of the Forum was Turkey, the speakers paid special attention to…
Candidate or Political Party? Who will the Turkish Public Choose in Local Elections?
It is important to understand the transformation of the “urban” in the last decade in…
What do People Expect From a Mayor?
Nowadays, the questions of “what is the true character of a successful mayor” and “what…
Can CHP and HDP Form an Alliance in Turkey’s 2019 Local Elections?
Even though the CHP’s strategy in local elections is not clear yet, taking into consideration…
Are Pre-Electoral Alliances during Turkey’s Local Elections Possible?
Nowadays, Turkey has been discussing the possibility of pre-electoral alliances in local elections. Last week,…
Why does Turkey’s main opposition party keep failing?
The latest meeting of the CHP drove a bigger wedge between the CHP leadership and…
What has Turkey experienced under the presidential system so far?
The last two months after the election were important in terms of the implementation of…
What changed in the AK Party after the Sixth Ordinary Congress
President Erdogan’s statement that “We will not surrender to those who act like a strategic…
How AK Party transformed Turkey
Instead of making politics for demands of certain sections in society, the AK Party, interested…
Party Factions and Power Blocks within the CHP
If the internal political rivalry within CHP continues, the party will have to pay a…
How Turkey’s Bureaucracy Accords to the Presidential System
All the main characteristics of bureaucratic transformation will take some time to be active. Actors,…
What July 15 Means for Turkish Society
There have been some studies analyzing the psychological aspects of the coup attempt and its…
Reflections on Turkey’s New Cabinet and Presidential System
When names in the new cabinet are examined, it is seen that the main trigger…
Muharrem Ince vs. Kemal Kilicdaroglu: Who’ll Win This Time?
Despite all the similarities, there is a significant difference between the latest mobilization of the…
The Victory of Turkish Democracy
The turnout in the elections was higher than 85 percent, which proves the health of…
Do Election Surveys Reflect Voter Preferences in Turkey?
Biases arising from research design should be taken into consideration by Turkish survey companies in…
How are Turkey’s Political Parties Pursuing their Election Campaigns?
According to YSK rules, pre-election restrictions will be implemented by June 14 and parties will…
Revealing the AK Party’s Candidate List and Election Manifesto
It should be stated that the manifesto is the most comprehensive and eye-catching document compared…
How Turkey’s Political Parties select their MP Candidates
While some parties followed a more transparent method and informed the public at every stage…
Insights of the AK Party’s Manifesto
The AK Party’s manifesto for the June 24 elections is beyond being an ordinary election…
A Superficial Alliance Between the Opposition Parties?
After the announcement of the alliance, supporters of the Felicity Party criticized the cooperation of…
The Opposition’s Failure in Search of a Presidential Candidate
Two important strategies of the political opposition failed in the election process. However, this does…
What are Strategies of the Political Opposition in Snap Elections?
Overall, it should be emphasized that the political opposition in Turkey still suffer to decide…
The Possible Outcomes of the Iyi Party-Felicity Party Alliance
Since there is a mismatch between the ideologies of the Iyi Party-Felicity Party-Democrat Party triumvirate,…
Re-Radicalization of the Gulenist Terror Cult
Even though most members of this terrorist organization were passivized, the ongoing debates show that…
Pre-Electoral Alliances in Presidential Systems
If a party fails to convince its voters that it has achieved necessary gains from…
The Identity Crisis of the Iyi Party
Reducing the Iyi party’s ideological baggage to such an extent that can lead to the…
What Will Pre-Electoral Alliances Bring to the Turkish Political System?
By increasing voter turnout, the pre-electoral alliances invalidate the principle of “If you don’t vote,…
Seeking Independence in Northern Iraq, An Interview with Hemin Hawrami
Questions linger about the timing of the Independence referendum to be held in Northern Iraq…
Failed Coups and Their Aftermaths: European Examples
Spain and Greece followed the same path in the transition to democracy after a failed…
