As Finland Gets Closer to NATO, Sweden Has Yet to Dispel Turkey’s Concerns
Speaking on Sweden’s application, President Erdoğan said Turkey cannot greenlight Sweden’s bid as Stockholm refuses to extradite 120 suspected terrorists.
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Turkey’s Post-election Foreign Policy Agenda
The election results brought more space for maneuver for President Erdogan in domestic politics, but the foreign policy challenges are…
Turkey’s Election and Erdogan’s Middle East Policy
Turkey is likely to become a more influential actor in the politics of the Middle East. It is therefore vital…
Taking Stock of Turkey’s Historic Elections
The June 24 elections were the first general elections that were held in the aftermath of the failed military coup…
What do the 24 June Election Results Tell Us?
It would not be wrong to state that the main objective of the opposition parties, which was to block Erdogan…
The Road Ahead After the June 24 Elections
Having handled serious domestic and foreign policy crises over the years, including party closure cases and a failed coup attempt,…
The Indecisive 2018 Election Results and the Prospect of Civil War in Iraq
The African proverb goes to say that when two elephants wrestle, it is only the grass on which the wrestle…
The Victory of Turkish Democracy
The turnout in the elections was higher than 85 percent, which proves the health of Turkish democracy compared to other…
Ditches Against Peace, Terror Against Politics
During the ditch terror that the PKK inflicted, half of the population in Sırnak’s Cizre and Silopi districts, Diyarbakir’s Sur…
Projections for Sunday’s Elections in Turkey
Many would bet for a victory for Erdogan but with a divided parliament, which will make politics quite hot for…
Post-Nation State in the Middle East and the Turkish Model
The Turkish model, offered by the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) after 2002, presents a political community of Muslims…
Canal of Shame: Gulf Crisis and Saudi Arabia’s Salwa Canal Project
The canal project is an expression of the hostility from Saudi Arabia against Qatar. This is also observed from the…
Demirtas’s Armed Heroes in his Speech for Peace
Here is my call for Demirtas. Next time you want to make it clear that you should not be in…
Towards the Final Phase of Turkey’s 24 June Elections
It’s striking that Ince makes use of populism by not explaining several promises in depth. For instance, Ince declares that…
The June 24 Elections: Turkey’s Search for Stability
The liberal international order has been challenged by the rise of China, the resurgence of Russia in the Middle East…
Do Election Surveys Reflect Voter Preferences in Turkey?
Biases arising from research design should be taken into consideration by Turkish survey companies in order to gather more reliable…
The Gulf Crisis and the Changing Nature of Political Alliances in the Middle East
The Gulf crisis served as an important lesson for the Middle Eastern regimes. Most countries realized that diversifying their alliances…
The Turkish Diaspora and the 24 June Elections
Loads of rented meeting and conference rooms are getting cancelled in order to prevent programs in favor of, for instance,…
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 have to re-organize their campaign…
