Since the May 2023 election defeat, Türkiye’s main opposition, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has grappled with internal conflicts that have taken a toll on the party. However, in addition to this, an unprecedented situation has emerged in Turkish politics: the CHP, not President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), appears to
The number of soldiers who were killed in the PKK attack on the Turkish Armed Forces base in the Khakurk region of Iraq on December 22 has risen to 12, according to the statements released by the Turkish Ministry of National Defence (MSB) as of December 24. The ministry released two statements on December 22
There used to be universities in Türkiye. I say ‘used to’ because universities in Türkiye have now become institutions that have lost their value and deviated from their purpose. In my recent interview on my radio program Antroposen Sohbetler (Anthropocene Conversations) on Açık Radio, I hosted journalist journalist Tuğba Tekerek. Our focus in the interview
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan continues his series of renouncing his actions and rules. Let us list the first ones that come to mind. The supremacy of ECHR rulings according to Article 90 of the Constitution, has come up for discussion again with the recent judicial crisis. Exiting the İstanbul Convention against violence against women. The
Dilan Polat, who gained fame and made much money in a short time as a “social media influencer” (with 6,8 million Instagram followers) was detained in the early morning of November 1, 2023 in İstanbul. Along with Dilan Polat, her husband Engin Polat, her sister Sıla Doğu, her brother-in-law Kürşat Polat, and Ahmet Gün, all
Turkish Foreign Ministry on September 1 announced that Minister Hakan Fidan will pay a visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran on September 3 upon the invitation of Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran. “During the visits Minister Fidan will hold high-level meetings in Tehran. The visit will render the opportunity to
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu described the upcoming May 14 elections as a “political coup” plot, erupting a furor as opposition reacted harshly to the comment. “July 15 was their de facto coup attempt. May 14th is their political coup attempt. It is that clear and unambiguous. May 14, 2023, is the West’s political coup
The politically impartial Better Justice Association (BJA), of which I am the Chairman, released a call to action on the 14th of May 2023 addressing the presidential candidates and political party leaders. It asks them to pledge to tackle judicial reform, which is the root cause of all Turkey’s issues, as their priority upon assuming
Until last week, President Tayyip Erdoğan had not been utilising the US-bashing discourse. The foreign policy items such as demand for the F-16 fighter jets, the YPG issue in Syria, and the $100 billion trade volume prevented him from using the anti-US rhetoric that would have cemented his image as a world leader in the