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Turkish Domestic Politics: Analysis and forecast on all relevant developments and insight about Turkish politics with its repercussions in its neighboring countries

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Murat Yetkin
13 August 2024, Tuesday / Published in Politics

Middle East at boiling point: Türkiye, the U.S. and Chekhov’s gun

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on August 12 and, summarizing from the American State Department’s statement, asked Türkiye to use its influence to get Hamas to return to the negotiation table with Israel on August 15. Fidan, as I summarize from Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Öncü Keçeli’s statement, told him
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Yusuf Kanlı
13 August 2024, Tuesday / Published in Politics

Humanity in the shadow of weapons: From survival to nuclear threat

Throughout history, humans have developed weapons driven by the instinct to survive. The earliest weapons were simple tools used for hunting and self-defense, but over time, they became symbols of warfare and mass destruction. This evolution from a hunting tool to a nuclear device capable of annihilating millions reflects the tragic relationship humanity has forged
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Murat Yetkin
11 August 2024, Sunday / Published in Politics

100 lives lost: The story behind Israel’s MK-84 bombing of a school in Gaza

Perhaps you’re among those who no longer want to hear bad news. Just in Turkish news, neither the efforts of animal lovers to prevent what is almost a revenge massacre against animals, nor imprisoned lawmaker Can Atalay’s right to parliamentary immunity, nor the imprisonment of Osman Kavala and Selahattin Demirtaş, nor the increasing poverty of
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Füsun Sarp Nebil
11 August 2024, Sunday / Published in Economy, Life, Politics

Why Instagram was blocked and unblocked in Türkiye?

On the morning of August 2, millions of Turkish users found that Instagram had been blocked. By 9:30 PM on August 10, access to the platform was restored. However, the reasons for the block, and the circumstances leading to its lifting, remain shrouded in mystery. One popular theory suggests that the ban was triggered by
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Murat Yetkin
10 August 2024, Saturday / Published in Politics

Erdoğan’s AKP faces new test: The Can Atalay case and Abbas visit

Another test of pluralist democracy and rule of law within President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) will take place next week. The test is on August 14-15. The Turkish parliament, currently on summer recess, will convene extraordinarily on August 15 to host Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Following the assassination of Hamas leader
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Murat Yetkin
07 August 2024, Wednesday / Published in Politics

Türkiye unveils “Steel Dome”: S-400 inclusion remains uncertain

One of the most important decisions made at the Defense Industry Executive Committee meeting held on August 6, chaired by President Tayyip Erdoğan, was Türkiye’s move to establish a comprehensive air defense system called “Steel Dome” for the first time. According to the statement made by the Directorate of Communications, Steel Dome is described as
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Mehmet Öğütçü
06 August 2024, Tuesday / Published in Politics

Neighbors and Israel: Is a common future possible in Middle East?

As the world rapidly returns to a period defined by traditional power balances and violence, it is imperative that we strengthen ourselves across all domains, from the economy and military power to science, technology, art, culture, and the quality of human capital. To achieve this, we must urgently resolve our internal issues and focus on
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Murat Yetkin
06 August 2024, Tuesday / Published in Politics

Instagram ban and freedoms in Türkiye: Even China looks better

We thought China was the last country where we weren’t embarrassed about freedom of expression, but thanks to the Instagram ban, we’ve learned we’ve managed to fall behind even them, according to Maruf Buzcugil’s article in Ekonomim newspaper. Instagram is also banned in China, but the Communist Party government turns a blind eye to university
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Mehmet Gün
04 August 2024, Sunday / Published in Politics

So-called judicial reform and half-baked strategy documents

While not a single iota of what the AK Party intends with its rhetoric of a “new and civil constitution” is yet clear, Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç has declared that a reform strategy document concerning the judiciary, constituting roughly one-third of the constitution, is being prepared. Neither judiciary can be reformed, nor can a
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Murat Yetkin
02 August 2024, Friday / Published in Politics

Only good news for Erdoğan amidst domestic storm

In recent days, President Tayyip Erdoğan’s sole piece of positive news came from the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), which orchestrated one of the most comprehensive prisoner swaps between the USA, Russia, and Germany. However, following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on July 31, a stream of unfavorable news and decisions suggests that all
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  • The PKK’s decision to dissolve and questions to the Turkish government13 May 2025
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  • Türkiye is at the threshold for a solution to its chronic Kurdish problem9 May 2025
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  • Kirkuk–Baniyas: the oil pipeline project that could sideline Türkiye30 April 2025
  • PKK tells Ankara no disarmament congress unless led by Öcalan28 April 2025
  • I will not beg Erdoğan for İmamoğlu’s freedom: opposition leader Özel27 April 2025
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