All in all, why the western media organs do not want democracy for Turkey while they defend democracy for themselves will remain an enduring question.

How was the coup attempt supposed to work? How did it fail? How did the process of fighting against the coup work?

Thanks to the mobilizing force of the new communication tools, the people went out in the streets in their epic struggle against the junta.

After the failure of the attempted coup, we started to learn about the number of generals and commanders who participated, which further shocked Turkish public opinion.

The attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport in June 2016 indicates that the ISIS threat to Turkey is transforming from a sole criminal issue to a long-term strategic concern.

Turkish citizens who live in the bordering cities feel anxious. These fears trigger skepticism and may lead to polarization among different identity groups in Turkey.

In this atmosphere the NYT continues with its oppositional stance to Turkey and radical anti-Erdoğan sentiment, despite its supposed liberal editorial line.

Decoupling from a global economic trend is a difficult task; but Turkey did a good job in implementing first generation reforms. Why not again?

The conditions of the Sykes-Picot agreement are no longer valid, but the spirit of the agreement is still alive.

Turkey’s reaction to Sisi was due to the military coup as well as the bloody and suppressive methods used against opposition groups by him.

It is clear that Turkey needs a new central banking framework. Current policies under inflation targeting do not respond to Turkey’s needs.