How Realistic Is It to Go Retro in Turkey-Syria Relations?
Compelling factors and actors push Turkey and Syria into a rapprochement course, but the facts on the ground may impede it.
Politics
Insights of the AK Party’s Manifesto
The AK Party’s manifesto for the June 24 elections is beyond being an ordinary election manifesto. The manifesto also reveals…
Ince’s Dilemma in his Appeal to the Kurdish Constituency
As Ince continues his appeal to HDP voters, Aksener’s constituency and the secular nationalist CHP constituency will also distance themselves…
Erdogan’s New Way in Turkish Foreign Policy
This time, Erdogan’s way in Turkish foreign policy is a strategy to save the country first and to turn it…
Can the “TAMAM” Campaign End the Opposition’s Underdog Position?
In all these years as the AK Party has pursued society’s demands for ending the domination of the bureaucratic elites…
International Mount of Olives Peace Awards 2018
With the attendance of President Erdogan, awards were given to Craig and Cindy Corrie on behalf of Rachel Corrie, who…
A National Hero’s Quest for Justice: the Story of Mohamed Aboutrika in Egypt
One of the unlawful practices of the regime is placing individuals on a terror list. Once placed, suspects are issued…
US will lose from ending Iran deal: Turkey’s president
Recep Tayyip Erdogan says U.S. signed the 2015 agreement, it cannot just annul it at will, warning of new crises…
The CHP’s Confusion Regarding the Presidential Election
While all major Turkish political parties nominated their de jure or de facto party leader as their presidential candidate, the…
An Alliance of Chaos?
Will they say “We do not have any mutually-agreed program on any subject. We only aim to unseat Erdogan, return…
A Superficial Alliance Between the Opposition Parties?
After the announcement of the alliance, supporters of the Felicity Party criticized the cooperation of their party with the CHP…
The Odds for Erdogan and Demirtas in Turkey’s Presidential Elections
It seems like the Kurdish votes will be split between Erdogan and Demirtas in the first round of the elections.…
Education matters: Why does Turkey operate schools in the Euphrates Shield Region of Syria?
A report written by Ipek Coskun and published by the SETA Foundation indicates why the education facilities provided by the…
Erdogan’s Manifesto and Democracy
The shift to a presidential system may be the most critical step in institutionalizing democratic politics in Turkey. It promises…
Rising Tensions Between Iran and its Rivals: What Comes Next?
Saudi Arabia and Iran are regarded as two major actors who are in constant competition in the Middle East. The…
Freedom of Religion as a Pre-condition?
Statements made by politicians and similar moves in order to gain potential votes from far-right, anti-Islamic and populist circles just…
Kemalism is Over, Long Live Opportunism!
Over the course of the past seven years, Kilicdaroglu’s CHP differed from former party leader Deniz Baykal’s CHP in this…
Macron Tries to Nudge Trump on Syria Policy
President Macron might have convinced Trump to reconsider pulling U.S. troops out of Syria “too soon” but the central disconnect…
The Hunchback of Germany: Right Populism
The question has to be asked again: What does Germany stand for? Freedom and liberalism or populism? Is this the…