Even though Mustafa Kemal Atatürk had implemented laws which were borrowed from France, Switzerland and Italy, his Kemalist followers and their party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), resisted the necessary regulations for full membership for decades.
Why Europe is increasingly irrelevant to the Middle East
From the moment the Mosul operation started, multiple officials from the European Union made statements expressing their concern for European…
The Geopolitical Crisis in the Caucasus, Ukraine, and the Middle East
I mean, all the pro-Russian, far-right political parties in Italy, in Germany, which, in the domestic politics of these European countries, are blocking a more hard-line position against Russia.
The European Paradox: Between Islamophilia and Islamophobia
In contrast, 63% of those surveyed in Italy, 53% in Greece and 50% in Poland have a negative view of Muslims, even though these countries have a lower percentage of Muslims in their total population (2% in Italy, 4.
Brexit and Re-discussing European Democracy
This begs the question of whether the same scenario is possible in Spain or Italy.
Between the Privilege of Committing Crime and Political Freedoms: Parliamentary Immunities in Turkey
In several countries of Continental Europe, such as Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Denmark, legislators enjoy a similar parliamentary immunity to their counterparts in Turkey; and such immunity is applicable in criminal actions.
On Nationalism, Ethnicity and Ethnicity Regimes
We do not only see this model in France or Turkey but also in Portugal, Italy, almost all of the former French colonies like Algeria or French West Africa, much of Latin America including Brazil and all of these Mestizo-based otherwise assimilationist American states.