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.
Opinion
National Reconciliation in Iraq: Opportunities and Challenges
Iraq has a chance to achieve a much needed national reconciliation, if political groups exhibit a true will to do…
The Trump Effect on the Global Energy Game and Turkey’s Role
Although it is difficult to foresee the future energy policies of the new US administration, there are clear signals that…
What’s Turkey’s New Wealth Fund?
Turkey, which wants to decrease its external dependency on energy, attaches a great deal of importance to TWF. The fund…
Between Anger and Sympathy: European and North American Foreign Fighters in the YPG
For the European and North American volunteers, both the reasons to join and desert the YPG vary. And it seems…
Will Turkey’s “Citizenship Through Investment” Program Contribute to the Economy?
Turkey’s citizenship through investment program is expected to contribute to the country’s economic structure, especially in the inflow of foreign…
Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Equation
Even though the other states in the Eastern Mediterranean region have come out against Turkey, the country’s geo-strategic position makes…
A New Page in Turkish Higher Education: The Institutional Evaluation Era
In the last few years, Turkey has been going through a rather dynamic phase in higher education. Especially in the…
Has the Myth of the Global Village Ended Now?
There are also some other socio-political indicators that highlight the probable end of the myth of the global village: the…
The Judiciary in Turkey’s New Presidential System
The AK Party prepared the Constitutional amendment proposal that included a “Presidential System” and proposed this amendment to the Turkish…
President at Élysée Palace, Queen at Buckingham Palace!
Despite all the illegitimate attempts aiming to depose him, Erdoğan received 51.79% of the votes in the first round of…
Can Tension Over Lifestyle Debates in Turkey Explain Terrorism?
Seculars and conservatives experience and discover one another. Both are being diversified, intertwined and transformed. This unique relationship of secularism…
Why Turkey Does Not Have a Real Opposition Party
The post-2002 period figures as the acceleration of Turkey’s evolution into a total state. This fundamental transformation in state-society relations…
World’s New Financial Hub: Istanbul
Turkey is at the forefront of countries in terms of international investment and capital movements and wants to establish an…
2016 Facebook Transparency Report and Turkey
Despite harsh criticism against Turkey in the previous years for restricting the freedom of expression in social media and thus…
Democratization of the Republic through Presidentialism
The current constitutional reform in Turkey puts a premium on democratic politics in the face of extra-political forces and pushes…
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…
