Turkish Domestic Politics: Analysis and forecast on all relevant developments and insight about Turkish politics with its repercussions in its neighboring countries
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on March 6 that Europe was “not going to be blackmailed by Turkey over this problem”, meaning the Syrian (and other) refugees piled up on the two countries’ common border. He was also saying that the 2016 agreement to curb “irregular migration” was “dead” because Turkey ceased to stop
When ‘security’ is at stake, civil liberties might be suppressed, laws might be violated, inhumanity might be justified. Then, security befalls as the enemy of human beings as it is their rights, freedoms and living conditions which are extremely endangered. For the last two weeks, it has been such a case of invocation of security
This year’s Oscars was one of the most discussed topics. There wasn’t a single woman among the best director nominees. Only one woman got nominated in this category in the last decade. To highlight this issue, Natalie Portman came to the ceremony in a dress that had female directors’ names embroidered on its collar. And,
As not shaking hands turns into a new craze, Turkey and Russia miss another opportunity of free expression at a Kremlin summit, experiencing a confusion instead on who would shake other’s hand first. U.S. loses no time to fill the gap. Ali Kayalar Being left handed is a lifetime headache for countless reasons and even
Gönenç Gürkaynak Is nobody considered depraved or lowly, banal and mediocre, or even common, anymore? Or are we left only with the “powerful” and the “weak” on this earth? Once upon a time, there used to exist people who, although powerful, could not garner any respectability; who were deemed to be vulgar despite their riches;
It is a cliché to say “a photo tells a thousand words” but it is true most of the time. Does this photo taken when the doors opened after talks between Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian host Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin tell anything positive and promising to you? A face-to-face or “restricted
Have you ever heard of the word “netiquette”? If you haven’t, hear me out. Learn it. Because, especially these days, we need to learn it and play by its rules… “Netiquette” is the “net” version of etiquette — it’s good manners for the internet. Yes, there’s an etiquette to the virtual world too. As our
Only a mere 21.7 percent of the Turkish population is satisfied with their living standards, according to recent survey by MetroPOLL, which also highlighted a correlation between satisfaction and political choices. Responds to the survey’s key question, “Are you satisfied with your life standard?”, vastly varied among voters of different political parties, with some 41
Murat Yetkin President Tayyip Erdoğan is scheduled to discuss the Syria and Idlib crisis with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 5 March in Moscow. Before this contact, there is more news that the forces affiliated with the Bashar Assad regime were attacking Turkish troops around Idlib, and that a U.S. delegation including the U.N. Permanent
Nuri Çolakoğlu I’ve been watching the news and debates on TV, reading reports and comments on the internet for weeks. Of course, the agenda is invariably Idlib. But when I try to understand the issue and solve the equation, I see that the most crucial point is overlooked: an undying longing of 200 years. I’ll