Is the Dollar’s Throne Shaky?
Although the dollar still reigns supreme today, the leading actors in the global system are aware that its dominance is waning.
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A New Page in Turkish Higher Education: The Institutional Evaluation Era
In the last few years, Turkey has been going through a rather dynamic phase in higher education. Especially in the…
Has the Myth of the Global Village Ended Now?
There are also some other socio-political indicators that highlight the probable end of the myth of the global village: the…
The Judiciary in Turkey’s New Presidential System
The AK Party prepared the Constitutional amendment proposal that included a “Presidential System” and proposed this amendment to the Turkish…
President at Élysée Palace, Queen at Buckingham Palace!
Despite all the illegitimate attempts aiming to depose him, Erdoğan received 51.79% of the votes in the first round of…
Can Tension Over Lifestyle Debates in Turkey Explain Terrorism?
Seculars and conservatives experience and discover one another. Both are being diversified, intertwined and transformed. This unique relationship of secularism…
Why Turkey Does Not Have a Real Opposition Party
The post-2002 period figures as the acceleration of Turkey’s evolution into a total state. This fundamental transformation in state-society relations…
World’s New Financial Hub: Istanbul
Turkey is at the forefront of countries in terms of international investment and capital movements and wants to establish an…
2016 Facebook Transparency Report and Turkey
Despite harsh criticism against Turkey in the previous years for restricting the freedom of expression in social media and thus…
Democratization of the Republic through Presidentialism
The current constitutional reform in Turkey puts a premium on democratic politics in the face of extra-political forces and pushes…
Turkey Steps Up Counter-Cyber Attack Efforts
According to a report published by Fortinet in August 2016, Turkey placed in the list of top five countries experiencing…
The Gülen Cult, between Modernism and Narcissism
Our experiences show that resorting to violence or committing massacres are not confined to a terrorist organization which emerged from…
The PKK’s Child Soldiers
The PKK counts thousands of child soldiers among its ranks of fighters, and they are often forced or coerced into…
Checks and Balances in the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of Turkey
The Turkish Presidential System, which is the center of the proposed amendment, puts limits on the powers of the president…
How Terror Organizations in Turkey Instrumentalize Social Media
Defending everything in the name of freedom of press blindly and carelessly no matter what human and state security requires,…
What’s Next for the Turkish Lira?
In fact, it is very hard for the currency to stay where it is now. (Indeed, it decreased sharply from…
Turkish NGOs Facing the Refugee Crisis
Providing access to education ought to be the main target for international organizations, and that can only be achieved by…
How the Global and Turkish Economy will appear in 2017
After a tough year in 2016 everyone wants to be optimistic about this year. Although there are still some uncertainties,…
Diyarbakır: How far from Normalization?
Actually at this point, Kurdish youth need to have a new dialogue without any type of violence or hatred. What…
