Turkish Domestic Politics: Analysis and forecast on all relevant developments and insight about Turkish politics with its repercussions in its neighboring countries
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
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
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
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
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
The Middle East has long been a stage for wars, assassinations, massacres, and occupations. As long as I can remember, the region has been ensnared in a spiral of violence, with no signs of improvement in the foreseeable future. On the contrary, the question arises whether the Third World War will be ignited from this
Turkish security sources have confirmed that a large-scale international prisoner exchange took place in Ankara on August 1. The swap, orchestrated by Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT), involved 26 individuals from seven countries, including Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich. According to sources, the exchange involved prisoners from the United States, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway,
No official statement has yet been made regarding how Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran, where he was attending the inauguration ceremony of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. However, several emerging scenarios are gradually taking shape. These scenarios primarily revolve around whether the attack was carried out from external or internal sources. On the
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkish government officials issued strong condemnations following the assasination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’s Political Bureu, in Tehran, Iran. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed his “outrage” and “denounced the treacherous assassination” on the social media platform X on July 31, calling it “a delibarate attempt to undermine the
As a matter of fact I anticipated what MetroPoll research company’s July survey results would be. In my last conversation with company’s head Özer Sencar, I got the impression that according to the June results, Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) which had lagged behind in the March 31 elections, was starting to recover, while