Towards a New Strategic Partnership between Turkey and the Gulf?
Terrorist and sub-state actors have gained such vast areas of influence that a long time is needed to eradicate their harmful effects.
Cooperating with Assad Could Cost the YPG
It seemed that the US would protect the YPG from any attack on Manbij despite its promise to Turkey, which designates the YPG as a terrorist organization because of its structural affinity with the internationally designated terrorist organization known as the PKK.
Paranoia and Propaganda: Russia’s Role in European Elections
While underscoring that Russia is destabilizing the Old World by supporting far-right movements and populist parties in Europe, the resolution addressing Russia’s alleged activities interestingly also included remarks about the threat posed by jihadist terrorist organizations.
Trump, Media, Journalism Ethics and “Others”
In a news commentary headline, the BBC asked whether Trump’s accusation of media “not reporting terrorist attacks” was true, by running a long assessment of the terrorist attacks around the world one by one and whether they were covered by the BBC.
National Reconciliation in Iraq: Opportunities and Challenges
The controversial current Iraqi laws and regulations on terrorism have to be either eliminated or amended to exclude its future abuse.
Between Anger and Sympathy: European and North American Foreign Fighters in the YPG
As the Syrian branch of the PKK – a terrorist organization based in Iraq that primarily targets Turkey – the YPG had already attracted a significant number of Turkish or Iraqi Kurds as foreign fighters.
Has the Myth of the Global Village Ended Now?
” Just after the decision was lifted by a federal judge in Seattle, Trump conceptualized this banned mass as “bad people, potential terrorists and others that do not have our best interests at heart.
The Judiciary in Turkey’s New Presidential System
The most powerful political movement was composed of the members of the Fetullah Gülen Terrorist Organization (FETO).
Why Turkey Does Not Have a Real Opposition Party
However, this was followed by the gradual increase of terrorist attacks on Turkish soil.
2016 Facebook Transparency Report and Turkey
Behind the content restriction requests of France, which leads the list, "terror attacks" constitute the major reason.
Turkey Steps Up Counter-Cyber Attack Efforts
Leon Panetta, the former American CIA Director and Secretary of Defense, delivered a speech in 2012 arguing that American society could possibly face a cyber-attack directed either by a terror group or an adversary state in the future, and warned of a "Cyber Pearl Harbor.
The Gülen Cult, between Modernism and Narcissism
” What differentiates them from Daesh? On the other hand, our experiences show that resorting to violence or committing massacres does not have anything to do with being a member of a terrorist organization which emerged from a Baath-ridden, post-American occupation Iraq; white and blue collared members of such a cult are also capable of committing these atrocities.
The PKK’s Child Soldiers
The PKK is no exception and like many other armed groups in the world, the PKK is also using children in its terror campaign.
Diyarbakır: How far from Normalization?
About this time last year, the government took a firm action against the PKK and started anti-terror operations in Diyarbakır.
The Collapse of the HDP’s Politics
On July 22, 2015, the PKK terrorist organization shot dead two policemen in the Ceylanpınar district of Şanlıurfa, marking the end of the so-called “reconciliation process,” a political initiative Turkish authorities had developed to establish a permanent peace in the region.
Questions Remain Unanswered as the PKK Enjoys Full Freedom in Europe
I will not be talking about how the terror group manages its finance in Europe, or erects propaganda tents outside the European Union (EU) headquarters, or displays photographs of PKK terrorists at an exhibition at the European Parliament (EP).
Between Power and Opposition: Humor Publication in Turkey
Terrorist groups such as PKK, DHKP-C and TAK were never criticized by leftist humorists dominating this field.
Who Killed Karlov?
Listening to the speech, you may think that the Tahşiye members are terrorists, or you may think that there is a group named Tahşiye, which consists of innocent members who are to be framed! As Gülen’s followers understood his ciphered messages, the operations commenced immediately.
The Karlov Assassination: Questions and Answers
First, terror organizations such as FETO, PKK, and DAESH have been trying to create a state of chaos in Turkey after increasing their terror activities post-July 15.
Islamophobes in Search of a New Orientalism: Samuel Schirmbeck’s “Islamic Crusade”
But what exactly is it and what should be targeted? A faith or an ideology? Believers or terrorists? Islam or terror? Typically for Schirmbeck, the answers are vague, especially for someone who studied Critical Theory at the Frankfurt School, which produced pioneers of Critical Theory such as Theodor W.
