Whose Responsibility is the Formation of a New Constitution?
Turkey, which has experienced a number of military interventions and coup attempts, needs to rewrite the current constitution which is ironically the product of the Sept. 12 military coup.
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2016 will be a year of important decisions, especially for Kurdish nationalists.
The policymakers in Ankara are required to accomplish a structural transformation program for socio-economic development, while fighting a low-intensity war in the southeast and overcoming the international repercussions of the crisis with Russia. Not an easy job for sure. But then, who said that politics was an easy job?
Over the next decade, Turkey will have no choice but to deal with the consequences of the PYD's potential rise to power in northern Syria. As such, it is simply unrealistic to expect Turkey to negotiate with the PKK at this time.
Turkey has a government that could realize political stability and economic reforms, which will make the following four years predictable.
G20: Success or Failure?
The G20 has to focus on finding solutions for the current financial problems, on increasing income equality and youth unemployment in the world.
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G20 Antalya summit: A fresh start for Turkey in world politics
As the rotating president and host of the summit, Turkey has made giving a voice to developing countries and emerging markets its main priority on the agenda of its presidency and is looking to reform global governance to provide more inclusiveness in the market.
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Reaching an agreement with Moscow and Washington on the Syrian civil war and fighting ISIS, the PKK and PKK-affiliated PYD in the region is the main topic on Ankara's agenda.
It might be a quite saddening but crystal clear truth that democratic values, principles and institutions that claim to be universal do not apply to Western perceptions of political development in Turkey or the Middle East in general.
The most important issue facing the AK Party, and of course the Parliament that has been shaped by the Nov. 1 elections, is the writing up of a new, civilian constitution.
What Turkey desperately needs, above and beyond party politics, is an end to the elite-level tensions that trigger political polarization across the country.
This paper analyses the issue of how TurkeyÂ’s border security policy has been shaped since 2013.
It is in the hands of U.S. officials to avoid attacks targeting U.S. missions and citizens. The U.S. should be aware that the support being given to the PYD is also given to the DHKP-C.
We have hope for the future nonetheless, because Turkey has made significant progress over the years and has what it takes to overcome the current challenges.
The positive elections campaigns carried out by political parties justify the AK Party's struggle against military tutelage to strengthen the democratization process of Turkish politics
SETA presents the analyses of SETA experts on Egypt in order to better understand the transformation process in Egypt which began on January 25, 2011 and the overthrow of Mohamed Morsi by the military coup on July 3, 2013.
The debt crisis in EU countries provoked pessimistic scenarios regarding economic growth, causing developed and developing countries to revise down their economic growth plans.
Unless the PKK articulates the phrase “we can disarm” hypothetically, its disarmament in reality will not be possible.
The real issue rose when Kurdish uprisings rose against Kemalism in response to the imposition of Turkification policies on Kurds, who were, in effect, natives of Anatolia.
Turkey in 2013 will have the potential to stand out as an island of political stability and security both regionally and globally.
