Turkish Domestic Politics: Analysis and forecast on all relevant developments and insight about Turkish politics with its repercussions in its neighboring countries
Charlie Hebdo’s publications have moved from the field of freedom of expression to the field of provocation. I was among those who stood for them in the name of freedom of expression and non-violence regardless of the Prophet Mohammad cartoons they published when Al-Qaida terrorists raided the Charlie Hebdo building and killed five people, injuring
The ban on Oct. 29 Republic Day celebrations on the one hand and the solacement of the “controlled conflict strategy” on the other. But we should give the AKP credit for naming situations. President Tayyip Erdoğan had gathered on July 24 some 350 thousand people from all over Turkey in Istanbul for prayers at the
Before the Covid-19 pandemic began to take over the world, the 3 Nov. 2020 U.S. presidential election was considered to be a turning point that would shape the future of world politics. However, the power of nature, or the epidemic, not only pushed the U.S. presidential election into the background but has dragged the world
With only a few days left until the 2020 presidential election in the U.S., the whole world is holding its breath.On one hand, the international community is struggling to deal with the unprecedented social and economic effects of a global pandemic. On the other, it is trying to manage the externalities of political populism that
President Tayyip Erdoğan is well protected from Covid-19. His spokesperson, İbrahim Kalın, announced that the team working close to the president is also tested for the virus every day. Thanks to the test requirement for those who would approach the president, some lawmakers were tested positive. Along with the president, his family, and his close
The war between Azerbaijan and Armenia that began three weeks ago has ended the 25-year-old status quo in Karabakh. Armenia occupied more than 11,000 square kilometers of Azerbaijani territory at the time of a ceasefire signed in 1994. Roughly 4,000 square kilometers of this is the Nagorno-Karabakh region where Armenians make up 75{4a62a0b61d095f9fa64ff0aeb2e5f07472fcd403e64dbe9b2a0b309ae33c1dfd} of the
Prime Minister Ersin Tatar won the presidential election held in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on October 18, gaining 51.7 percent of the votes in the second round. Mustafa Akıncı, who was the president since 2015, declared that he left politics after losing the race with 48.3 percent. Tatar received the most important
President Tayyip Erdoğan and his election partner MHP (Nationalist Movement Party) leader Devlet Bahçeli reiterate that there will be no early elections. The election is expected to take place in June 2023. But DEVA Party leader Ali Babacan insists on the claim that Erdoğan will hold early elections. He even narrowed down his prediction from
Istanbul 14th High Criminal Court rejected on Oct. 13 the Constitutional Court’s decision that journalist and politician Enis Berberoğlu should be retried in a case that resulted in the dropping of his post as a lawmaker. Doing so, the court has declared that it will not obey the Constitutional Court but the Court of Cassation,
Turkey’s official statistics office, TÜİK, revealed Oct. 12 the unemployment rate for July at 13.4 percent, unchanged from the same period a year earlier. TÜİK also said employment in the country fell by nearly 1.3 million. Duvar English discussed the methodology of TÜİK, which disregards the citizens who have lost hope for finding a job.