Turkey’s Defense Is Getting Stronger Even Without the American F16s
Having state-of-the-art fighters is a good advantage for an army but they are not enough to win a war.
Politics
How Can an Evangelical Pastor Influence Turkey–US Relations?
A 50-year-old evangelical pastor of the Izmir Resurrection Church has been living in Turkey since 1993. He has now become…
Dispute on Twitter over Pastor’s detention: Brunson put under house arrest
Turkey’s official Anadolu News Agency reported that Brunson, 50, an evangelical Christian pastor originally from North Carolina, was let out…
Israel’s Jewish Nation State Law and the Future of Palestine
Israel’s new Jewish Nation State Law institutionalizes discrimination against Palestinians and has officially confirmed that Israel is an apartheid regime.
Can the Mesut Ozil Affair Trigger a New Sensitivity Regarding Racism?
Perhaps Ozil’s recent stance may achieve or possibly trigger more than what previous victims of known racist treatments have not…
Mixed Signals in US-Turkey Relations
The U.S. and Turkey can and most likely will work through specific policy issues but the current uncertainties can certainly…
FETO’s German Wing and the Supreme Court
Surely there is a Supreme Court in Berlin today. But it is alarming that a state of law who is…
How Turkey’s Bureaucracy Accords to the Presidential System
All the main characteristics of bureaucratic transformation will take some time to be active. Actors, institutions, structures, and all other…
The NSU Trial in Germany: Has Justice Really Served after 18 Years?
German official authorities throughout the trial did not adopt a constructive stance that would help uncover aspects of the trial…
HDP’s Choice: Political Struggle or Armed Campaign?
The HDP should not overestimate the Turkish state’s choice to leave the “political path” open. As the HDP embraces a…
Why has Morocco Been Witnessing Protests Since 2011?
Unlike other countries that experienced violence and instability during the wave of the Arab uprisings, Morocco has achieved relative stability.…
President Erdogan Revolutionizes Civil-Military Relations
There is a need for a comprehensive strategic roadmap for Turkey’s civil-military relations and for the strategic transformation of the…
How Broken Deals in South Syria May Affect Northern Syria
The YPG-dominated SDF may become frightened of how reliable their patron really is. It can be stated that the fear…
Will HDP Choose Democratic Politics and Stand Against the PKK?
With its 67 deputies, the HDP has another chance to choose democratic means over violence and polarization ahead of the…
Has Turkey Closed the Door for Military Coups Forever?
It should be stressed that the presidential leadership was a crucial factor in the failure of the attempt. By calling…
The Legacy of the July 15 Coup Attempt for Turkish Democracy
We will certainly continue to debate the reverberations of the July 15 coup attempt and its legacy for the country.…
What July 15 Means for Turkish Society
There have been some studies analyzing the psychological aspects of the coup attempt and its perpetrator. All these studies show…
FETO: Portrait of a Terrorist Organization
We must not forget that FETO is the product of an ‘intelligence thinking’ and the group’s structure and activities were…