Reviving the Kurdish Peace Process
A series of meetings, talks and statements since then, coupled with last weekend's workshop in Diyarbakır, indicate that the talks have either entered or are on the verge of a new stage.
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Smart Economic Planning and New Turkey
A major theme that will occupy our agendas on the road to the construction of the new Turkey will be the importance of effective R&D and science-industry policies designed to overcome the "middle income trap."
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That Turkey was going to face a tripartite campaign race during 2014-2015 has been known since the Constitutional Court ruling on the amendments to the electoral laws in 2012.
In fact, two elections in Syria and Egypt generated further pessimism about the future of these countries, the fate of democracy and the stability of the region as a whole.
The public trials have been mostly practices that we learned about from the documentaries on China's history.
One year has passed since the Gezi Park protests, which began on May 31, 2013 and rapidly evolved into a wave of mass demonstrations and died down after approximately two weeks.
Difficult But Possible
When I asked a Ukrainian voter about what he expects from the elections given the hard situation, the response was clear and summarized everything: "difficult but possible."
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Economics of the "Post-Gezi" Period
As we are at the first anniversary of the "Gezi Park" incidents that truly shocked the whole nation, it seems imperative to take stock of the critical 12 months that have elapsed since then from an economic perspective.
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There is nothing to be hopeful about an election that was produced by a coup détat orchestrated with the political support provided by the United States, financing by the Gulf and violence by the Baltajis.
For the first time in history, a Turkish leader has gone to Germany to hold election rallies and address a Turkish audience.
Japanese foreign policy, which launched proactive diplomacy in recent years, especially with Prime Minister Abe's foreign trips to different countries, has been trying to form a new doctrine in its approach to foreign relations.
The mine explosion in Soma which claimed 301 lives gave new life to an old debate about Turkish society's capacity for solidarity.
