Turkish politics

The Ankara “bromance”: Erdoğan-Bahçeli unity amidst opposition chaos

I wonder if it's appropriate to describe the conspicuously close relationship between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and MHP leader Devlet…

1 week ago

“Two States, One Nation”: Erdoğan’s words and Aliyev’s response

I first heard the phrase "Two states, one nation" from Abulfaz Elchibey. It was early 1992, just after Azerbaijan had…

2 weeks ago

Israel and Turkey: Is realism shelved?

Israel is neither Libya nor Armenia, as President Erdoğan suggests, and Turkey is not Saddam's Iraq, despite the unfortunate comparison…

1 month ago

Turkish Police head’s loyalty display: A state within state?

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli's recent visit to the Police Special Operations Department (PÖH) on July 15 was…

2 months ago

From 1910 to 2024: Is Türkiye on the brink of another dog masacre?

Have you seen the 2010 short animation of Serge Avedikian called “Chienne d’histoire”? It tells the story of 80,000 stray…

2 months ago

Personal dangers awaiting Erdoğan: Davutoğlu shook politics

Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan faces "serious personal dangers" claimed opposition Gelecek (Future) Party leader Ahmet Davutoğlu on July 12. During…

2 months ago

Turkish-Syrian reproachment: This is Putin’s Business

Last week there were news reports about a possible meeting between President Tayyip Erdoğan and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at…

2 months ago

Resignations trigger cabinet reshuffle in Türkiye

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has launched a cabinet reshuffle in the wake of the March 31 elections, prompted by…

2 months ago

AKP’s new media strategy: Any real change ahead?

I read on the Hürriyet newspaper's website that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is working on a new…

3 months ago

A long, hot summer for Türkiye

A long, hot summer is ahead of Türkiye. I'm not just talking about the rising temperatures, and the even more…

3 months ago