1923 marks not only the centenary of our Republic, but also the sixtieth anniversary of the Ankara Agreement with the European Union. During this time, our relations have gone through many different phases. The last few years have witnessed a steady decline in these relations. After the presidential and parliamentary elections in May, it is
On February 6, 2023, two equally destructive earthquakes struck Turkey leaving behind them an unprecedented loss of life and property. Eleven provinces were devastated. With every stone lifted, the ugly face of bad governance showed itself more clearly and exposed the level of incompetence that our institutions are suffering due to politicized appointments. The earthquake
In Turkey, the middle class cannot find its political representation in the central politics. Center, center-left and center-right platforms which aspire to represent the priorities of the middle class in the world are rather absent in the Turkish political party system. This has an effect on Turkish politics and as the 2023 elections approach, this
Türkiye’s six-party opposition alliance leaders convened for the fifth time in a meeting, Kurdish issue-focused HDP re-elected its co-leaders in the party congress. The opposition parties’ agenda focuses on forming a program to secure the public confidence in next elections to be held against President Erdoğan. The HDP’s stance for the six-party opposition depends on