How Do We Remember Adnan Menderes in Contemporary Turkish Politics?
Most people still are in the opinion that Turkey owes much to Adnan Menderes due to his struggle for democracy,…
Can CHP and HDP Form an Alliance in Turkey’s 2019 Local Elections?
Even though the CHP’s strategy in local elections is not clear yet, taking into consideration discussions made, it is possible…
“Artists Should Firmly Stand Against Neighborhood Pressure in Turkey”: An Interview with Kutlug Ataman
During an interview with Isa Tatlican from Sabah, Kutlug Ataman emphasized that artists should not bow down to neighborhood pressure…
“Neighborhood Pressure” in Turkey
The opposition in Turkey is now trying to polarize society through statements made by artists. Does every artist have to…
Why does Turkey’s main opposition party keep failing?
The latest meeting of the CHP drove a bigger wedge between the CHP leadership and the party’s supporters. If the…
Convict confessions: FETO infiltration into government apparatuses
A report published by the SETA Foundation aims to be of use to individuals responsible for combating FETO infiltration to…
Long live putschists, long live unlawfulness!
While the majority of coup plotters were tried and arrested, some of them fled to Greece and Germany. Germany, the…
What has Turkey experienced under the presidential system so far?
The last two months after the election were important in terms of the implementation of the presidential system and the…
What changed in the AK Party after the Sixth Ordinary Congress
President Erdogan’s statement that “We will not surrender to those who act like a strategic partner but make us a…
Does the Turkish opposition have any sense?
Sad, isn’t it? The CHP and its leader Kilicdaroglu, who faced nine election defeats, did everything to hinder Ince’s competing…
How AK Party transformed Turkey
Instead of making politics for demands of certain sections in society, the AK Party, interested in all problems of Turkish…
Can workers of Western media outlets tell their children how and why they appreciate a terrorist organization?
Deliberately chosen images, twisted headlines and the use of passive voice are provided in order to give the impression that…
Party Factions and Power Blocks within the CHP
If the internal political rivalry within CHP continues, the party will have to pay a heavy price of losing more…
Social Democracy is a Distant Island: Should CHP Dissolve Itself?
As one pro-CHP surveyor once stated; “even if Ismet Inonu or Bulent Ecevit were to lead the party today, its…
Ahmet Umit: “If there is no Turkey, there’s no us!”
“We cannot get anything when we declare each other about our differences. If we accept each other with our differences,…
How Turkey’s Bureaucracy Accords to the Presidential System
All the main characteristics of bureaucratic transformation will take some time to be active. Actors, institutions, structures, and all other…
HDP’s Choice: Political Struggle or Armed Campaign?
The HDP should not overestimate the Turkish state’s choice to leave the “political path” open. As the HDP embraces a…
