Why Turkey Does Not Have a Real Opposition Party
urkish politics has flared up after the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) have jointly proposed a constitutional reform bill.
World’s New Financial Hub: Istanbul
Today, financial centers, are formed to bring financial institutions together to provide more effective services and have become the subject of economic policies to stimulate commercial activities of countries and attract international investors.
2016 Facebook Transparency Report and Turkey
ne of the most important debates of the modern world is the issue of balance between freedom and security.
Democratization of the Republic through Presidentialism
urkish politics is currently polarized by the debate over a constitutional reform bill.
Turkey Steps Up Counter-Cyber Attack Efforts
Recently the devastation that cyber-attacks may cause has transformed into a new shape which holds the kind of impact weapons of mass destruction’s have.
The Gülen Cult, between Modernism and Narcissism
Many religious scholars were punished harshly and even executed at the Independence Courts (İstiklal Mahkemeleri), while Sufi lodges and medreses were closed down, right after the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, which was imitating the French laïcité of the Fourth Republic.
The PKK’s Child Soldiers
Thousands of child soldiers are used by armed groups in their struggle for power.
Checks and Balances in the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of Turkey
In the previous days, the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) built a consensus on constitutional amendments and prepared a draft solution for an issue which has occupied the political agenda in Turkey for years.
How Terror Organizations in Turkey Instrumentalize Social Media
Today, the speed of radicalization is almost the same for media and terror organizations as a result of an entirely networked world.
What’s Next for the Turkish Lira?
The Turkish Lira has depreciated considerably in the last few months against the US dollar with no apparent reason, at least economically.
Sino-Soviet Split Redux under President Trump?
Perhaps the most important geopolitical puzzle since the collapse of the Soviet Union 25 years ago has been whether the United States will reorient its grand strategy to contain and encircle another rising great power, which is most likely to be China.
Turkish NGOs Facing the Refugee Crisis
As the Syrian crisis unfolded throughout the country, massive waves of refugee influx were witnessed in the region.
How the Global and Turkish Economy will appear in 2017
2016 had been perhaps the toughest year for the global economy since 2008, which was the year that Lehman Brothers collapsed and the world faced a truly global financial crisis.
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.
Will Trump Deliver on His Protectionist Economic Pledges?
One factor that played an essential role in the election of the new President of the U.
Distant Suffering: Images of the Syrian War
In the 21st century, the dazzling development of visual media technologies has moved the concept of gratification of some desires, needs, or appetites to the virtual environments.
Leitkultur 2.0: How the CDU Tries to Recapture Lost Votes
At the Christian Democratic Union’s (CDU) party conference on December 6th, 2016, Chancellor Angela Merkel was certainly under much pressure.
Cypriots Weary of Fragile Peace Talks
The date was May 15, 2015.
How Women are De-Humanized
Beauty pageants in Turkey were first organized by the Cumhuriyet daily in the late 1920s with Atatürk’s instruction.
