The Lion Tattoo on Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s Back and Turkey’s Elections
Kılıçdaroğlu appears to have persuaded his coalition partners that a lion with no head, tail, or ears can exist.
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The Turkish Lira against the US Dollar
Many in Turkey and around the world got shocked as the Turkish Lira depreciated tremendously against the U.S. dollar in…
Does the Turkish opposition have any sense?
Sad, isn’t it? The CHP and its leader Kilicdaroglu, who faced nine election defeats, did everything to hinder Ince’s competing…
How AK Party transformed Turkey
Instead of making politics for demands of certain sections in society, the AK Party, interested in all problems of Turkish…
Party Factions and Power Blocks within the CHP
If the internal political rivalry within CHP continues, the party will have to pay a heavy price of losing more…
Social Democracy is a Distant Island: Should CHP Dissolve Itself?
As one pro-CHP surveyor once stated; “even if Ismet Inonu or Bulent Ecevit were to lead the party today, its…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Role of Turkey’s Diyanet During the July 15 Coup Attempt
People were invited to take the streets not only for the love of God or country, but also for the…
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…
Turkey’s State of Emergency Has Targeted FETO
After the events during which police officers and the military clashed, the necessary and efficient precautions to have healthy investigations…
How FETO Became Fanatic and Dogmatic
There was never innocence within FETO and the members of the criminal cult only paid respect to their leader -…
Barzani Back in Turkey: Towards Re-building Relations?
The KRG is also not happy with the presence of the PKK in its region. As PM Barzani stated 5…
PKK, Kamikazes, Lotus Flower and Dessert
The PKK does not only announce their acts with the notes they leave near the victims’ bodies. They also claim…