What the AK Party needs now is a new definition of identity in line with the requirements of constructing the "new" Turkey to complete its political visions.

Erdoğan's timely, direct and proactive moves reduced the time span of Turkey's normalization and democratization, and promoted economic stability.

Moody's criteria in rating countries mainly include political stability, growth potential, debt dynamics and economic stability. Based on these factors, there seems to be no excuse for not upgrading Turkey to the fit-forinvestment level long before 2013.

The Gülenist parallel state began to operate with help from affiliated members of law enforcement, public prosecutors and judges, the covert organization gained access to all levels of government.

Erdogan will run in Turkey’s first direct presidential elections next month, but will he really unite the state and its people?

The public trials have been mostly practices that we learned about from the documentaries on China's history.

Since the Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) rule, the field diversified as mainstream and marginal media became more pluralized. Mainstream media has diversified and reflected societal demands, political positions and differences.

Ever since the general elections of June 12, 2011, even without knowing how exactly events would unfold, it was not difficult to see that 2014 stood to become a very difficult political long year.

While Islamophobia and conservative governments in Europe may be discouraging, Turkey must work with proponents of a more balanced relationship

The Gülen Movement represents an informal political force in Turkey that holds the country’s political leadership at gunpoint.

With their current structure, it is impossible to describe Gulen and his followers as a religious or a civil society organizatıon. They should be described at most as an organization fighting for a state within the State or a political opposition.

The biggest struggle of Turkish politics today takes place between those who have lived the 1990s and those who have gone through the 2010s. Not only are their visions of the future but also their perceptions of power are in conflict.

The legitimate politics is being attacked by judicial “time bombs”. All the bombs were set in and at different locations and times, and have been exploded simultaneously on the eve of 2014, the year that is expected to be Turkey’s year of destiny.