Turkish Domestic Politics: Analysis and forecast on all relevant developments and insight about Turkish politics with its repercussions in its neighboring countries
Olaf Scholz, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), won the elections held on September 26 in Germany. Until a year ago, German social democrats were considered to disappear from the political scene, and it was forecasted that the election would be between Christian Democratic candidate Armin Laschet and Green candidate Annalena Baerbock. Scholz
When I say the bill, I don’t mean the financial bill. Of course, the bills of millions scattered with the demagoguery of “There is no saving from credibility” will surely come to us, the Turkish taxpayers. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not go to the meeting with US President Joe Biden in special Turkish
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan publicly admitted on September 24 that he has been deeply disappointed by US President Joe Biden’s approach regarding Turkey and himself. “I have never been in such a position with a US leader before, but this is, unfortunately, our situation now,” Erdoğan told reporters. It is also true that many Turks
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