Turkey must discuss and conclude the issue of specially authorized courts independently of judges and those who stand trial in order to strengthen the constitutional state, to pave the way for the judiciary to deliver justice and to prevent the judiciary from contributing to injustices.
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If the PKK turns into a political actor and gives way to legal political channels, Turkey with this century-old political energy will not only guarantee social peace in a short period of time but also strengthen economic and political stability.
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Trade relations between Turkey and Russia indicate that divergence between these two countries regarding the resolution of the Syrian crisis has not deeply influenced the relations between the two.
Legislation and judiciary in Turkey have served to safeguard interests of the state rather than protecting rights and freedoms of citizens.
The dynamics of the current political climate in Turkey, which make impossible to create a new Constitution based on consensus among political parties, can be discussed under three headings.
SETA presents the analyses of SETA experts on Syria in order to better understand Syrian civil war which cost more than 100 thousand lives, injured more than 2 million people and displaced many others.
Both what the future democratization efforts entail and how expedient they will be depend, not on Erdoğan administration, but on the opposition. Unless the opposition makes a move soon, democratization in Turkey will have to come gradually in mini democratization packages.
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This analysis offers a general assessment of Turkeys relations with the Balkans under the AK Party government.
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The Turkish-Kurdish peace process is facing challenges which can be ironed out only through politics not violence.
We must realise that Sharon is only one face - albeit all-encompassing of the same persistent calamity: Israeli apartheid and colonisation.
The analysis offers a local, regional and global landscape of key issues and actors in regards to the new rounds of the American brokered peace process between Israel and the Palestinian Authority under the Kerry Talks.
The thesis of Turkeys being isolated represents a reductionist approach as it simply focuses on the relations with Syria, Egypt and Israel, and rules out the heavy diplomacy conducted outside the Middle East.
Turkey's strategic journey towards a more developed, democratic and prosperous future will continue regardless of conjunctive challenges.
Turkey successful combination of fiscal discipline and welfare policies yielded desired results. The next step forward requires more R&D spending
What is more important is that if the struggling actors switch to embracing and democratic statements, it is possible they will have already lost credibility in the eyes of the public.
Along with Turkey's economic dynamism and developmental momentum, Turkish diplomacy is also likely to evolve in a parallel direction whereby economic and technological concerns take center stage with a focus on global competitiveness.
Consequently, our political discussions cannot seem to free themselves from Kemalism and Third Worldism, which consist of two factors.
It is necessary to contemplate and understand why, in the face of such radical changes, Turkey's political map, party choices have remained the same.
What are the main transmission channels between political uncertainty and economy? What are the common examples to the influence of political stability in the world economy? What have the results of the stability in Turkish economy been in the recent period?
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.
In fact, 30 years of time travel demonstrated the unprecedented revival of Japan in terms of economy and technology.