Turkish Domestic Politics: Analysis and forecast on all relevant developments and insight about Turkish politics with its repercussions in its neighboring countries
Baykar’s Executive Board Chairman Haluk Bayraktar announced last week at the World Defense Show in Saudi Arabia, to Reuters news agency, that the TB-2 factory which is currently under construction in Ukraine would commence production within a year. The factory, to be built near Kiev, was expected to have the capacity to produce 120 drones
On the evening of February 7, a car exploded and caught fire in Mashtel, a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad. Shortlye thereafter, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) claimed responsibility for the airstrike in a statement; it was in retaliation for the killing of three American soldiers in a drone strike on January 28 against the secret
February 9 might mark a beginning of a new era in relations with the U.S. and Türkiye, depending on the news about the F-16 sales expected from Congress. It would be prudent to be cautious, but the US State Department’s statement on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s expected visit to Türkiye can be considered one of
The game played at the highest levels of the state has come to the end long expected of it. After a series of forceless actions and decisions contrary to law, at the session of Turkey’s Grand National Assembly (TBMM) on January 30, 2024, chaired by one of the deputy & acting Speaker Bekir Bozdağ, the
As the closest public administration unit to the citizens, local governments are the cradle of democracy. Numerous studies emphasize that in societies where trust in institutions is high, the quality of life is also better. In a world where trust in democracy and governments is decreasing, enhancing citizen trust and participative democracy at the local
The meeting between the head of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT), İbrahim Kalın, and Hamas leader İsmail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, on February 3 has increased the curiosity of Ankara diplomatic circles recently. A few hours after Anadolu Agency’s report, citing security sources, Hamas spokesman Osama bin Hamdan announced overnight that no new ceasefire
It had been just one year since the establishment of the Republic. President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk attended the Teachers’ Union Congress held in Ankara on August 25-26, 1924. In his historic speech there, he said: ‘You, the dedicated teachers and educators of the Republic, will raise the new generation; the new generation will be your
Imprisoned Turkish Worker’s Party (TİP) lawmaker Can Atalay’s parliamentary seat was revoked in the Turkish Grand National Assembly fueling further legal crisis in the country over the case. On January 30th, the Grand National Assembly Speaker’s Office read the verdict regarding Can Atalay, who was sentenced to 18 years in the Gezi Park Trial, revoking
The armed attack at Santa Maria Church in Istanbul on Janurary 28 not only claimed a life of a Turkish citizen Tuncer Murat Cihan, but also laid bare critical security vulnerabilities, sparking debates on the looming threat of ISIS infiltration in the city, as details unfolded. Tuncer Murat Cihan, who was killed in an armed
After President Tayyip Erdoğan signed and sent the approval for Sweden’s NATO membership to the Turkish Parliament, U.S. President Joe Biden also notified Congress for the sale of 40 F-16 fighter jets and 79 upgrade kits to Türkiye for $23 billion. A 15-day process has commenced. To prevent the opposition in Congress from blocking the