Journalist-Writer
Significant facts about Turkey’s current situation were discussed and key opinions were shared in two important meetings, on Dec. 7 and 8. The first one was the reveal of 2020 Trends Survey of Kadir Has University (KHAS), a study conducted each year. The other was the Turkish Economy in 2021webinar jointly organized by Koç University
President Tayyip Erdoğan paid a visit to Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, the election partner of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at his home. This was the third contact of the leaders of the People’s Alliance in a week. The first meeting was held in the Presidential Palace, before an award
The appointment of a new rector to Turkey’s Boğaziçi University has driven me to make a reminder that I am not fond of. I have avoided using references to religion or belief in political evaluations for all my life, I find it wrong. I sincerely embrace the principle of secularism in the Constitution, which basically
The full title of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) report is “Polypandemic. Development, Fragility, and Conflict in the Era of Covid-19. The sentence used by MSC Chairman Wolfgang Ischinger in the introduction of the 80-page report released in November 2020 will suffice to explain the new term:• “In a few short months, the coronavirus pandemic
The global impact of the pandemic that put its mark on 2020 seems to last long. It seems that its effects will not pass easily. The traditional January meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos, where the global economy has been discussed for decades, and the Munich Security Conference, the venue for debate on the
The Constitutional Court rejected Osman Kavala’s individual application for his release on the violation decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The court ruled on his arrest by one vote. On 30 July 2008, the lawsuit on the closure of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was rejected with one vote, six votes
The government has increased the minimum wage to 2825 Turkish Liras (roughly $379) for 2021. “We kept our promise that we will not let our workers bow to inflation,” said Family, Labor and Social Policies Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, while announcing the increase on Dec. 28. The trade unions criticized the minister for “condemning workers to
Olay TV was an independent media initiative with a goal to become mainstream under the current conditions of Turkey. It only lasted 26 days. It is easy to accuse Cavit Çağlar, who named the broadcaster, because he could not withstand the pressure from the ruling power and withdrew. It is also easy to accuse Editor-in-Chief
We have long forgotten how witty jokes spice up politics. First Meral Akşener, the head of İYİ Party, and then Ali Babacan, the chair of DEVA Party reminded us of that on the same day. Devlet Bahçeli, the head of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the partner of President Tayyip Erdoğan, had called on
I was surprised when my source from security and foreign affairs of the state told me that “Things are rather monotonous nowadays,” upon my question on recent issues. This would be the last expression I would use to tell about what’s up in Turkey. It was another day of a record-high number of deaths from