Turkish Domestic Politics: Analysis and forecast on all relevant developments and insight about Turkish politics with its repercussions in its neighboring countries
As the repercussions of the air strike on Al Ehli Baptist hospital in Gaza which claimed more than 400 lives continue, Türkiye declared 3 days of national mourning for Palestinians. “It has been deemed appropriate to declare national mourning for three days in order to share the pain of the Palestinian people due to the
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on October 17 that 500 people were killed and hundreds wounded in the Al Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital, which was hit by Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. Palestinian Deputy Health Minister Yousef Er-Rish made a statement in front of the dead bodies and ruins after the attack, saying that after
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan offered to act as guarantor for Israeli-Palestinian peace on October 16 at a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry. I find it quite important. But first, I would like to talk about the diplomatic scandals that took place in the midst of the war and that were initiated
Could the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who failed to crack open the “once in a century window of opportunity” before Turkey, be looking to permanently close this window after shattering the opposition, intent on dismantling them, in the 2023 elections, and turn Turkey into an elective autocracy where the elections, too, are unjust?
On Saturday, October 14th, marches for solidarity with Palestinian people and condemning Israel for civilian deaths took place in Istanbul (and many cities in Türkiye), as they did in many cities worldwide. It was the 7th day of the bloody clashes that began with the October 7 attack by Hamas upon Israel. Crowds of tens
The famous ancient tale “David and Goliath” appears in all three Abrahamic holy books, the Torah, the Bible, and the Qur’an. The tale depicts a young shepherd named David, who courageously confronts the Philistine giant warrior, Goliath. Armed only with a sling and a few stones, David, who was unlike his brothers not even conscripted
President Tayyip Erdoğan took a break from the cabinet meeting on October 9 to hold two important meetings. He spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Izak Herzog about the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent Israeli operation in Gaza. He expressed his regret over the civilian deaths to both
On the 12th of September at the Legal Policies Council workshop at the Ulucanlar Prison Museum, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he had had the draft constitution he will present to the opposition and the public, prepared by the presidency’s bureaucrats. But Erdogan’s statement: “Last year we organised a series of workshops with the
President Tayyip Erdoğan said “Türkiye is ready for mediation” after he spoke over the phone with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to demand an “immediate halt to attacks on civilians.” “I would like to emphasize that Türkiye is ready for any kind of mediation, including prisoner exchange if the parties request