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Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’s new pose on the Kurdish issue started a heated debate in politics. This new pose of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), states that the Kurdish-problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) could be the legitimate interlocutor for the solution, which is to be found on the Parliamentary ground. This pose
Turkish universities return to face-to-face education this month after the Covid-19 closure. The youth however do not appear so well. Whether it is new students or recent graduates, their emotions are fairly common. They are daunted, frustrated, and pessimistic. That frustration and pessimism are likely to affect the outcome of the next elections.According to a
Ankara does not confirm the claims that Turkey will deport 20 militants wanted by Egypt in return for Egypt’s curbing of Gülenist activities in Cairo, within the framework of a détente between the two countries. The claim was made on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) based “The National” website, bylined from Cairo. Allegedly. It was
The Al Qaida attacks of September 11, 2001, took place two weeks after I left my responsibilities at the Turkish Embassy in Washington, DC. I was appointed to the America desk of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara. It was just past lunchtime and our assistant deputy undersecretary Vefahan Ocak was not in
The new scenario spoken in the political backdrop in Ankara is based on the separate participation of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its election ally Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in the upcoming parliamentary elections. According to that scenario, the MHP will not nominate its candidate in the presidential election and will continue
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said on September 1 that his Justice and Development Party (AKP) government was planning to make public a new Constitution draft to the “nation’s discretion” in the first months of 2022. He wants to get the draft ready together with his election partner, Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of the Nationalist Movement
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey took a series of political-military steps last week, which had practical as well as symbolic significance. Taking the opportunity of the “Victory Week”, August 26-30 about the War of Independence of Turkey he gave a message to the exterior parties, especially the USA, the European Union, and Russia. The
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chose to be more cautious about operating Hamid Karzai Airport following the deadly attacks in the Taliban-controlled Afghan capital. Erdoğan confirmed in a press conference before leaving for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro on August 27 that Turkey held talks with the Taliban“The Taliban have offers for us to operate the