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.
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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,…
Sino-Soviet Split Redux under President Trump?
There is reason to suspect that we are on the verge of the most significant change in U.S. grand strategy…
The Collapse of the HDP’s Politics
Perhaps many of the Kurds have not yet spoken aloud, but the clear majority has deeply buried the PKK in…
Questions Remain Unanswered as the PKK Enjoys Full Freedom in Europe
Europeans need to come to their senses and think again. Just because the PKK or the DHKP-C are secularists, does…
Leitkultur 2.0: How the CDU Tries to Recapture Lost Votes
Even though German society becomes ethnically, religiously and culturally more diverse, the political trend goes back to the idea of…
Cypriots Weary of Fragile Peace Talks
For many Cypriots, peace talks are a last chance for peace on the island. If they fail, it is unlikely…
Who Killed Karlov?
Who killed Karlov, the Russian Federation’s ambassador to Ankara? According to the initial findings, there are many signs, ranging from…
The Karlov Assassination: Questions and Answers
What was the purpose of the assassination? What can be said about the perpetrator? What might the consequences be? How…
Islamophobes in Search of a New Orientalism: Samuel Schirmbeck’s “Islamic Crusade”
Secular, enlightened and protestantized Muslims, or activists like Tunisian Amina Tyler – who exposed her body in 2013 with the…
What’s Next after the Fall of Aleppo?
The civil war will not end in Syria after the fall of Aleppo, but the relationship between local actors and…
Can the PKK be Viewed as a Gender Liberator?
The PKK is often represented as an environmentalist, feminist, and at times, charitable organization in mainstream Western media, while its…
Lessons on a New Kind of Political Communication to Win the Silent Majority: US Elections 2016
The rise of the far right has grown on the back of highly divisive, identity-based rhetoric. It emphasizes the growth…
Turkey – EU Relations recall Serge Gainsbourg’s Song: Je t’aime! Moi non plus!
At the current point, the bridge between Brussels and Ankara isn’t functioning well for both sides, as it did before;…
Turkey’s Development Assistance to Transcend Boundaries
The period after 2002 has marked a new stage for Turkey`s development assistance strategy, and therefore for TIKA, as it…
