Turkish Domestic Politics: Analysis and forecast on all relevant developments and insight about Turkish politics with its repercussions in its neighboring countries
Açık Radyo has held an important place in Türkiye’s intellectual and cultural life for 30 years. For the past three years, I have been part of this big family through my program, “Anthropocene Conversations.” Being one of over 1300 broadcasters and preparing one of the approximately 1200 archived programs was a great honor for me.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Türkiye on October 19 for a one-day working visit to meet with President Tayyip Erdoğan. Despite all the ups and downs, among the G7 countries, Germany has the most high-level contact with Turkey. They had met just a month ago at the Turkish House within the framework of the
Geopolitical developments in the Eastern Mediterranean have given a new impetus to the search for a solution to the Cyprus problem, while increasing the challenges facing the process. The informal 2+1 summit held in New York on October 15th stands out as a de facto sign of the revival of the search for a solution,
Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and key ally in Türkiye’s ruling coalition, has called on imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan to “unilaterally declare the dissolution of his organization.” “Let the terrorist leader, who claimed he was ‘ready for any kind of service’ when brought to Türkiye, now step forward and unilaterally
Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek stated that the additional fees to be collected through new proposal submitted to the parliament will be used for the construction of defence systems like Steel Dome, rather than reducing the budget deficit. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has introduced a controversial bill to the parliament that would require
Türkiye’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has introduced a controversial bill to the parliament that would require high-limit credit card holders to pay an annual fee to bolster the country’s defense industry fund. Under the draft legislation, credit card holders with limits of 100,000 Turkish lira ($2900) or more would be required to pay
We can no longer consider the new constitution discussions as merely a ploy to divert attention from the people’s economic struggles. These debates, tiresome even before being officially announced, have taken on a life of their own. The public is largely indifferent to the new constitution; there’s a widespread belief that the real motive behind
On the same day that the Chief Legal Advisor to the Turkish Presidency, Mehmet Uçum, said “the state does not repeat a process that fails to yield results,” journalist Amberin Zaman, known for her deep Kurdish and American sources, made an intriguing claim on the Al-Monitor news site. According to her report, which she claims
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on the morning of October 10 that ships sent to evacuate Turkish citizens in Lebanon have departed for Mersin. The Turkish Armed Forces’ landing ships TCG Bayraktar and TCG Sancaktar, accompanied by the frigate TCG Salihresis, were sent to the port of Beirut two days ago with 300 tons of