Analyzing the referendum results as if they are election results is misleading; however, it should be pointed out that the 2019 elections will not be easy for the AK Party and President Erdoğan, who most probably will be the party’s candidate.
From Alliance to Tacit Containment: Changes in Turkey-US Relations
The leaders of FETO had probably calculated that given the Erdoğan administration’s unpopularity in Washington policy circles, not many actors in the US would resist such a coup attempt.
Is Marine Le Pen Far Right in the French Presidential Elections?
41% yes vote, said “after this point, the only way to get rid of Erdoğan is either a civil war or an assassination.
Will the Trump Administration’s Syria Policy Change after the Chemical Attack?
After a meeting with Putin on May 3, Erdoğan will meet with Trump on May 16.
The Misuse of Integration as a Kampfbegriff in Germany
There is a deep divide among Turks and German authorities as well as, sadly, the common citizens. If Germany was…
Why People said “Yes” in Turkey’s Referendum
It would have been deemed as a tremendous victory of the anti-Erdoğan wing.
Turkey’s Prospects and Challenges for a National Missile Defense System
In order to ramp up production based on the use of national resources, thus diversify domestically produced technologies and goods,…
Turkey and its Ceremonial Parliament
The tutelage system made it clear that all hell would break loose if Recep Tayyip Erdoğan became the presidential candidate.
What will the Aftershocks of Turkey’s April 16 Referendum Be?
Let us look at this issue through Erdoğan to better explain it: Erdoğan has been governing the country for fourteen years first as the prime minister and then as the president.
Was July 15th a Controlled Coup Attempt?
Even though this allegation doesn’t acquit them, they believe that it will eventually catch up with Erdoğan, causing him to lose support.
What the Referendum’s “Yes” means for Europe’s “No”
The Turkish issue has taken up so much space in European politics and the public agenda, combined with the fact…
How Undemocratic Europe Can Be: The Examples of Germany and the Netherlands
It is becoming more and more obvious, what would happen if an EU national politician would be detained in Turkey.…
Towards a New Strategic Partnership between Turkey and the Gulf?
President Erdoğan recently went on a Gulf tour consisting of three countries: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.
Paranoia and Propaganda: Russia’s Role in European Elections
Example? Take Turkey sending weapons to Daesh or Fetullah Gülen’s organizations being innocent non-profits, or Erdoğan wanting the presidential system to become a dictator and for this reason masterminding the July 15 coup attempt and many others.
Trump, Media, Journalism Ethics and “Others”
The American media establishment should take an equitable and broadminded approach for all and that it should raise the flag…
President at Élysée Palace, Queen at Buckingham Palace!
While driving, he is repairing his car and he is changing the tires of the car without stopping,” a Parliament member and friend of President Erdoğan said about the man.
Can Tension Over Lifestyle Debates in Turkey Explain Terrorism?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also made a number of statements to dispel any question of a danger to normal everyday life and that it had not been for the past 14 years.
The Gülen Cult, between Modernism and Narcissism
When the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) came to power after weathering multiple storms (Erdoğan’s sentence, two trials to close the party down, the opposition of the whole media), the party was forced to open the door to this organization by assuming that at least they wouldn’t have any issue with their Muslim identity, unlike the Kemalist-secular ideology dominating the state.
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…
Between Power and Opposition: Humor Publication in Turkey
The magazine summarized a top court’s decision not to close the AK Party as “AKP was not closed, but warned” with a smiling picture of then prime-minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan with a scar on his face.