Turkish Domestic Politics: Analysis and forecast on all relevant developments and insight about Turkish politics with its repercussions in its neighboring countries
Türkiye’s 10th Chamber of the Council of State rejected the cases filed against the 2021 Presidential Decree that withdraws Turkey from Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, aka Istanbul Convention, on July 19 decision. A 5-member state court voted for the ratification of the Presidential Decree with
Was there ever a US President before Joe Biden who went to Saudi Arabia and didn’t come back with an exorbitant arms deal? Or an American president who returned home without being able to get what he wanted in oil production quotas, or without even getting a promise? Let alone that, it could not even
The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on July 14 that can be regarded as living proof of the anti-Türkiye sentiment in the Congress. The House approved the measure with the amendment that would bar the U.S to sell or transfer the jets to Türkiye including a description of concrete steps taken to ensure that
The US Department of Defense, Pentagon, more precisely Central Command responsible for Middle East Operations (CENTCOM), announced on July 12 that it had killed ISIS’s Syria chief, Mahir al-Agal. According to the Americans, al-Agal, one of five members of the IS administration, was shot “outside Jindires in northwestern Syria,” and another ISIS leader with him
The issue of violence against physicians and health workers in general came to the fore again after the murder of Doctor Ekrem Karakaya by a relative of a patient. Legal measures such as bringing a new law that stipulates prison sentences for those who attack health workers without any reduction of the punishment are not
President Tayyip Erdoğan’s speech at the Ankara Chamber of Commerce’s conference hall on July 6 as the leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) revealed his greatest concern. It is the fear that he might lose the election has gotten Erdoğan and he correctly identified the reason for this fear: the 2023 election
It seems that the NATO Summit will pave the way for Türkiye to tackle the blocked arms purchase, and co-production, bids with the USA and the EU. Welcoming Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi in Ankara on July 5, President Tayyip Erdoğan said that Ankara wishes to proceed to the signing phase for the SAMP-T air
“The first prerequisite for winning a game is to know that you are in one. If you can’t change the board, change the players.” The quote is from Miles Copeland, a former CIA officer and jazz trumpet player. In his memoirs, Copeland recounted his involvement in numerous covert operations, including the March 1949 Syrian coup
The recent trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Turkey, Sweden, and Finland, which set the stage for the most successful NATO summit since the Ukraine crisis started, reminded me of Obama’s leading from behind doctrine. The phrase was first coined by the Obama administration to describe President Obama’s Libyan strategy; leading from behind. While
A day after he meets with US President Joe Biden, President Tayyip Erdoğan answered the questions of the journalists in a press conference. Frankly, I felt envious of our foreign colleagues. In Türkiye, only certain agencies, certain newspapers, and certain TV channels can ask questions to him without being subjected to the covert ban under