Growing Divisions within the CHP Breaking to the Surface
It is certain that this latest incident is related to the ongoing conflict between two splinter groups within the party:…
Who Represents the Kurdish People?
Has the movement that abducted the older son of Hacire Akar done anything to prevent her second son from going…
After 17 Years of Rule, How Can the AK Party Maintain Public Support?
After their surprise victory in 2002, the AK Party have maintained power for 17 years building a positive legacy of…
Why Did the CHP Change Its Position Over Syria Again?
The CHP’s flip-flopping position on the Syria issue shows a clash of opinions between two different blocs within the party.
How Will Turkey’s Military Operation Affect Domestic Politics?
There are two different approaches among political parties to Turkey’s upcoming military operation. The AK Party, the MHP, and the…
Is the Nation Alliance Collapsing?
The Iyi Party’s Spokesperson Yavuz Agıralioglu announced that if the CHP keeps its relations with the HDP intact, the Iyi…
New Political Parties May Create Uncertainty in Turkish Politics
The AK Party and the MHP maintain their cooperation without any significant problem. Nevertheless, the emergence of new parties founded…
Will Turkey’s Kemalist Left Break its Silence against the PKK?
Reasonable left-wing supporters should start questioning the current trajectory of Turkey’s traditional nationalist leftist bloc and its political stance which…
Trustee Appointments in Diyarbakır, Van, and Mardin: A Look at Party Responses
The reflections of Turkey’s opposition parties on the appointment of trustees replacing the HDP mayors of Diyarbakir, Van and Mardin…
Cüneyt Cebenoyan: A Turkish Leftist Who Spoke the Unspeakable
After Cebenoyan died in a car crash on August 3, 2019, most of the people in this political circle who…
18 Years of the AK Party: Key Shifts and Future Challenges
Despite all the possible challenges in the foreign policy for the rest of 2019, the main challenge for the AK…
Turkey’s Presidential System: Is the CHP For or Against It?
Since the CHP realized the advantages that the new system brings for the main opposition party, its direction of criticism…
Turkey’s Civil-Military Relations after the Coup Attempt
Despite the civilian government’s determined will and several structural measures, a potential junta within the Turkish Armed Forces must still…
The Tiananmens Ignored by the Western Media
The night of July 15 in Turkey illustrated that the strong relationship between the media and democracy can thwart a…
Remembering the July 15 Coup Attempt After Three Years
Turkey has faced three problems since the July 15 coup attempt. The first was the cleansing of state institutions in…
What Awaits Turkey’s Presidential System
The ability of opposition parties to form an alliance and to gather together is related to the fact that the…
The Rise of Hate Speech against Syrian Refugees in Turkey
Some right-wing extremist politicians in Turkey blame refugees for the ongoing economic problems and for the level of unemployment. Since…
Is the Liberal Perspective Ahead of Turkish Politics?
What Turkey seeks in the first place is “normalization.” Only after the normalization process is completed economic growth is enabled,…
