Why CHP Cannot Change?
As Turkey suffers century-old political issues, the main opposition Republican Peoples Party (CHP) spends its political energy over inner-party conflicts.
More
Second Kurdish Opening
The re-initiation of the İmralı talks is putting the political parties of the new Turkey through a very realistic test, albeit unintentionally.
More
As long as the U.S. insists on the old order of the Middle East via its support for Israel, it will soon no longer possess the necessary political software to deal with the new Middle East.
The U.S.-Turkey relationship took on a fresh dynamic with the onset of the Arab Spring in early 2011.
The following analysis summarizes recent developments on two items in Turkeys political agenda: the anti-tutelage struggle; and the PKKs disarmament and the resolution of the Kurdish question.
Unless the PKK articulates the phrase we can disarm hypothetically, its disarmament in reality will not be possible.
What Does Ergenekon Mean for Turkey's Center-Left Politics?
During Ergenekon hearing, CHP deputies joined forces with radical left actors including the Workers Party (İP) and the TGB.
More
American Elections and Syria
We will continue to witness a U.S. policy striving to adjust to the process in Syria. Nevertheless, this policy is not one that is pregnant with revolutionary turning points!
More
The al-Maliki government, particularly in the past year, has employed the most ordinary Baathist strategies.
Does the PKK, in the context of Turkey’s Kurdish question, intend to lay down its arms under any circumstance?
Mohamed Morsi, by forcing the top names of the SCAF to resign, squeezed decades of the Turkish political calendar into a single month. From now on, in its battle against the tutelage regime he will struggle not only to come to power but also be in power.
If Turkey’s CHP believes that they are up to the task of running the country, the Syrian crisis may serve as a great opportunity to convince the still doubtful voters.
We can assess where exactly Egypt falls on the “revolution” and “change” spectrum by tracing the “times” of Egypt post-Mubarak through the lenses of the Turkish political “calendar.
Pre-new constitution period is an appropriate time to discuss the disadvantages of the current political system and to pursue the quest for a new political system.
The Arab uprisings in early 2011 provided the US and Turkey with an opportunity and a necessity to discover new forms of cooperation and policy coordination due to the urgency for action on the ground.
America will only then - if indeed it wants - be free from the three answers or the single al-Assad answer outlined above!
Turkish foreign policy has entered a new phase, and it is highly possible that this phase will prove to be a breaking point.
