Uninvited Guests of the Inhospitable Sea
Yet, the agreement signed between the European Union and Turkey was the turning point of this issue.
The Nakba, 70 years on
In the immediate aftermath of the decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the matter was convened to the United Nations General Assembly with the leadership of Turkey, on the basis that this move was against UN Security Council resolutions and was a matter that would lead to more conflict in the region.
The 300 French Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Also, the Republic of Turkey, a Muslim country again, is known to have hosted Jews who fled the Holocaust perpetrated by Germany and France.
Insights of the AK Party’s Manifesto
” These concepts were being used to integrate Turkey’s and the AK Party's struggle for existence.
Ince’s Dilemma in his Appeal to the Kurdish Constituency
Last week, this column argued that Erdogan and Demirtas are likely to split the votes of Turkey’s Kurds in the first round of the presidential elections.
Erdogan’s New Way in Turkish Foreign Policy
The June 24 presidential election manifesto constitutes a textbook example that portrays how President Erdogan and AK Party think about Turkey’s current domestic and international politics.
Can the “TAMAM” Campaign End the Opposition’s Underdog Position?
” Even though this statement is a sign of self-confidence in the run-up to the 24 June elections and commitment to democratic norms, the opposition in Turkey has taken it as a platform to give a content to its own election campaign, whose sole argument is to get rid of Erdogan.
International Mount of Olives Peace Awards 2018
n Monday 7 May, 2018, the International Mount of Olives Peace Awards found their recipients at the Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall in Istanbul, Turkey.
The CHP’s Confusion Regarding the Presidential Election
Besides these political anomalies among the left-nationalist secularists of Turkey, one statement by Ince during his speech at his nomination ceremony was striking.
An Alliance of Chaos?
For the first time in Turkey’s Republican history, a president sent his condolences to the families of the Armenians who lost their lives in 1915.
A Superficial Alliance Between the Opposition Parties?
Thus, there seems no realistic common ground or purpose of the opposition parties for the future of Turkey except removing President Erdogan from power that was tried in different forms in the past.
Erdogan’s Manifesto and Democracy
n Sunday (May 6) at a public meeting Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will declare a manifesto in run-up to the June 24 election, which is the first presidential election of the country.
Rising Tensions Between Iran and its Rivals: What Comes Next?
However, such an action would directly affect regional actors such as Turkey and Russia.
Does the Tight Monetary Policy Stance of Central Banks Stand Empirical Scrutiny?
Because of the pervasive influence of the financial industry, many developing countries including Turkey have found themselves in the last two to four decades unable to pursue a growth - and development - conducive monetary policy regime, which features a low policy interest rate and an undervalued exchange rate.
Freedom of Religion as a Pre-condition?
In his speech Kauder used these words: “As we –of course– give Muslims the possibility –and we are supporting this– to build their mosque and to worship in it, as part of freedom of religion; we demand that the Christians can also build their small churches in Turkey, my dear ladies and gentlemen.
Kemalism is Over, Long Live Opportunism!
The daily newspaper Cumhuriyet started a campaign with the slogan “Are you aware of the danger?” They organized “Republican rallies” across Turkey, which set off in Ankara on April 14, 2007, continued in Izmir and Istanbul, and ended in Samsun.
Macron Tries to Nudge Trump on Syria Policy
Using the PKK’s Syrian branch the YPG, the Obama administration brought great strains to the relationship with Turkey as well.
The Opposition’s Failure in Search of a Presidential Candidate
ast week, Turkey’s political agenda was mostly dominated by the opposition parties’ search for a candidate in the presidential elections.
The Weakness of the Turkish Opposition
s Turkey gets closer to the presidential election date - June 24 - the main historical dilemma of Turkish politics reemerges for the opposition politicians.
Why Will Anti-Erdoganism Bring Defeat to the Opposition?
s Turkey moves towards its first presidential election, which will be held on 24 June, the political parties including the secularist People’s Republican Party (CHP), the nationalist Good Party (Iyi Party), the Islamist Felicity Party (SP), and the Kurdish nationalist Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) have struggled to team up against the alliance between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
