Turkish Domestic Politics: Analysis and forecast on all relevant developments and insight about Turkish politics with its repercussions in its neighboring countries
Former Turkish President Abdullah Gül warned against authoritarian rule and populism during a panel discussion last week saying it will lead to social polarization inside and in foreign policy, as well as to conflicts and wars. Speaking in a panel discussion in Istanbul during the 22nd Eurasian Economy Summit by the Marmara Group on Feb
The U.S. call on the Venezuelan army to betray the President Nicolas Maduro of the country on behalf of the Speaker of Parliament Juan Guadio, whom was recognized as “interim president” by Donald Trump of the U.S. on Jan 23. That call included a huge bribe such as the possibility of lifting sanctions on Venezuela,
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s biggest problem ahead of the key March 31 local elections is economic difficulties which occupied the first two ranks of a survey revealed on Jan 30 in Istanbul, hurting people more than terrorism after a number of years. According to the annual “social-political tendencies research” of the Center for Turkish
Some 82 percent of Turks perceive the U.S. as the biggest threat to national security a credible academic study in Turkey revealed on January 30. According to the annual research results of the Center for Turkish Studies (CTRS) of the Kadir Has University (KHAS) in Istanbul 81.9 percent of Turkish citizens think the biggest source
A dinner given by Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko tonight on Jan 5 in honor of Patriarch Bartholomew in Istanbul may have repercussions in regional politics. Another guest of honor of the dinner at Conrad Hotel in Istanbul is Metropolit Ephifanios of Kiev whose independence (autocephaly) from the Moscow church was approved earlier in the day
What a day! Here what has happened on Dec 19, 2018 in approximate chronological order: • The Wall Street Journal reported that Saudi-Israeli backchannel rapprochement took a hit after two officials close to the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were suspended from office because of their involvement in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal
Turkish media associations react to the words of President Tayyip Erdoğan on Dec 17 targeting a Turkish journalist, Fatih Portakal working for the Fox TV-Turkey as the main news bulletin anchor. Mocking with his surname, Portakal, which means the orange fruit in Turkish, Erdoğan said the following in a public speck in Konya: “Someone comes
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Dec 16 that Turkey could consider to work with Bashar al-Assad in Syria if Assad would come to power through a democratic election. The statement Çavuşoğlu made during the Doha Conference marks the most significant change in Turkey’s Syria policy since the early stages of the Syria civil
According to the mood in the American administration, the U.S. relations with Turkey is the most problematic one by far, not even closer to the current strains with China or Russia. And that is exactly the mood in the Turkish government circles regarding its most important ally and it is likely to be tested once