Erdogan’s visit to Africa promises future collaboration
resident of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a 4-day official visit to Africa starting from July 25 on a special invitation.
Social Democracy is a Distant Island: Should CHP Dissolve Itself?
ince the elections held in Turkey on June 24, Turkey’s “social democrats” have been – once again – facing internal chronic problems.
The Emotional Roller Coaster of Politicians: Aksener, Ince and Trump
and Turkey pervaded the agenda for some reason.
Dispute on Twitter over Pastor’s detention: Brunson put under house arrest
urkey’s official Anadolu News Agency reported that Brunson, 50, an evangelical Christian pastor originally from North Carolina, was let out of jail to serve home detention because of “health problems” which were not further specified.
Who is Andrew Brunson and Why was He Jailed?
This time, the target was Turkey.
Israel’s Jewish Nation State Law and the Future of Palestine
Countries such as Turkey and Iran have been pre-occupied with issues that are dominating their domestic political processes.
“I am a German when we win, but I am an immigrant when we lose”
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Grindel has not yet made a statement on the current situation, for who the entire discussion is extremely inconvenient as in September this year, the decision will be made as to whether Germany will be awarded the contract for the 2024 European Championship – or the only remaining competitor, Turkey.
Can the Mesut Ozil Affair Trigger a New Sensitivity Regarding Racism?
At the beginning of the so-called Ozil Affair, Mesut Ozil, a successful German football player of Turkish descent, has been heavily criticized by the head of the German football federation (DFB), Reinhard Grindel and by major German media outlets for having a photo taken with Turkey’s President in London.
FETO’s German Wing and the Supreme Court
Since then, those words of the miller are employed in such contexts related to justice in Germany and various other countries including Turkey.
HDP’s Choice: Political Struggle or Armed Campaign?
Mehmet Yakisir was the PKK’s regional leader for Turkey’s Black Sea region.
President Erdogan Revolutionizes Civil-Military Relations
f a student of civil-military relations in Turkey were to write a paper on the evolution of the civil-military relations before the military coup attempt on July 15, 2016, s/he would have questioned, “What happened to the military in Turkish politics?” The conclusion drawn from this paper would probably be that the military was pushed out of politics through many structural changes undertaken by the AK Party government and a judgment made within the public sphere that the military should not play a prominent political role in society.
How Broken Deals in South Syria May Affect Northern Syria
In addition to the developments in southwest Syria, the Manbij roadmap between Turkey and the U.
Will HDP Choose Democratic Politics and Stand Against the PKK?
30 percent of the party’s overall votes came from Turkey’s three largest cities, namely Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir.
The Legacy of the July 15 Coup Attempt for Turkish Democracy
ithin two years since the July 15 coup attempt, Turkey has overcome several monumental challenges.
What July 15 Means for Turkish Society
wo years ago, Turkey witnessed the coup attempt by the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), which had been infiltrating critical state institutions for a long time.
FETO: Portrait of a Terrorist Organization
xactly two years has passed since the July 15, 2016, coup attempt in Turkey, but the fight against the terrorist organization led by the U.
How FETO Became Fanatic and Dogmatic
Turkey was in intensive care for a year, trying to come back to life.
‘FETO tried to place itself in the old tutelage regime’
Flaws of the old system
During his speech, Unal emphasized the fact that the July 15 coup attempt cannot be observed without discussing the failures of the old governance system in Turkey.
PKK, Kamikazes, Lotus Flower and Dessert
It seems that the newspaper was obliged to defend the executions rather than praising them this time as they stir up a great reaction not only across Turkey but in the region.
Is Germany Heading into a Trap of Nationalism?
As I already addressed this in May, one of Germany’s best football players, Mesut Ozil, had been criticized and verbally attacked by various German nationalist/extreme right-wing circles due to his meeting with Turkey’s President Erdogan.
