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A New Challenge for Turkey – US Relations: Gülen’s Extradition

The question is, why is Gülen’s extradition so crucial for Turkey? FETO acts more like a messianic organization rather than a simple Islamic faction and it purposefully strives to secure strategic state institutions and governmental posts.

Turkey 2016: Black Dogs and a Vanquished Coup

OpinionBy Kaz Rahman

This late ‘Islamic’ flourish ended abruptly with ‘Operation Polo’ in September 1948.

The Defender of Democracy: The Turkish People

FinanceBy Mevlüt Tatlıyer

It did everything to capture positions and titles in various governmental organisations, while disguising itself like a chameleon, as some of its member had lived unacceptable lives from the standpoint of Islam for decades, even though they were in fact adherents of a seemingly very conservative religious organisation.

Ein gescheiterter Putschversuch und die westliche Doppelmoral

FinanceBy M. Erkut Ayvaz

Obwohl die FETO sich jahrelang als eine friedliebende, islamisch-geprägte Organisation vorgab und seit 1999 von Gülen aus dem Ausland ferngesteuert wird, erfolgte eine endgültige und schleichende Transformation dieser Gruppierung zu einer nahezu geheimen, messianischen Bewegung, die den türkischen Staat in all ihren Strukturen zu unterwandern bezweckte.

The Impact of the Syrian Civil War on Identity Groups in Turkey

FinanceBy Talha Köse

So far, the Islamist, Alevi and Turkish nationalist dimensions of the identity polarization in Turkey have been either avoided or underestimated, owing to the absence of direct confrontations and violence.

30 Words for 30 Days of Ramadan

OpinionBy Kaz Rahman

It is the ninth month of the lunar calendar and is important since fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam.

The NuDay Initiative for the Syrian Refugees in Turkey

FinanceBy Nadia Alawa

Education is a fundamental part of the belief system of Islam.

German Media and Turkey

InterviewBy Faruk Yaslicimen

Even though, Erdoğan is very unfairly portrayed as a “Sultan” or an “Islamist,” he clearly followed secular politics.

Deficits of Freedom of Expression in Germany

FinanceBy Mehmet Osman Gulyesil

While the Christian religion dominated discussions in the 1970s and 1980s, the famous “Rushdie Affair” in the late 80s switched the focus towards Muslims and issues connected to the Islamic religion.

How Can Turkish-Iranian Commonalities Outweigh the Areas of Disagreement?

FinanceBy Farhad Rezaei

This perception was in part fuelled by the belief that Tehran had been the main sponsor of terrorist groups in Turkey with the intention of exporting its particular brand of Islamism to neighboring countries.

The Rise of Secular Radicalization and the PKK

PoliticsBy Murat Yeşiltaş

At the core of such an understanding of radicalization lies an analytical fiction that mostly involves Islam.

Turkey’s New Economic Challenges under the New Normal

FinanceBy Nurullah Gür

Supporting private equity and venture capital and increasing Islamic finance products such as sukuk might encourage savings in Turkey.

The Troubling Legacy of the Sykes-Picot: A Century-Old Chaos in the Arab Middle East

FinanceBy Berdal Aral

Arabs were, in the early 1920s, and still are a single “nation” on account of the unity of their language (Arabic), ethnicity (predominantly Arab), and (a prevalent) religion (Islam).

Is Normalization Possible in Turkish-Egyptian Relations?

FinanceBy Ismail Numan Telci

A recent effort at reconciliation was made just before the summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul in April 2016.

Turkey and Egypt: Towards a Normalization?

FinanceBy Veysel Kurt

The Egyptian Foreign Minister’s visit to Turkey during the Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit last month was an indicator of Sisi’s position—the minister only stayed for a couple of hours in Turkey, and left without conducting any diplomatic meetings with his counterpart.

The 2016 Elections in Iran

FinanceBy Serhan Afacan

Firstly, the elections were held to determine not only the 290 members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, otherwise known as the Iranian Parliament, who serve four years but also the 88 clerics of the Assembly of Experts, a critical body of the power structure in Iran, who are also popularly elected for an eight-year term.

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