Call for unity: Lessons from the past in Turkish politics
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s recent call to “consolidate the domestic front,” followed by the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli’s support for the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) in pursuit of a “terror-free Türkiye” has naturally sparked discussions about future scenarios.
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Wildfires in Turkey: Operation against the government
In some social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram, several hashtags (helpturkey, globalcall) claiming that the Turkish government cannot cope with the wildfires or deal with other issues were used to show the Turkish state as desperate and incompetent.
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The long-term U.S. strategy for redesigning the Middle East with the creation of more compatible regimes continued with a series of attempts to trigger domestic tensions, civil strife and instability.
Turkey is going through challenging times from a number of angles, but fortunately, there is sufficient political and administrative capacity as well as crisis management experience to overcome these challenges.
Reviewing and questioning policies is a level that can improve Turkey's democracy. It could even prompt reactions and expectations from pro-government groups.
What happened on March 30?
When the race for the March 30 elections began, there were at most 15-17 swing vote cities that were up for grabs. In all but one of these swing the race was between the AK Party and only one other opposition party.
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The Gulen Movement and the Loss of Sunni Codes
The Gulen movement will be isolated from other Islamic groups as long as it breaks the Sunni codes. The accusations against it of acting against Turkeys national interests and joining an international alliance will also continue.
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As Turkey has become the scene of a corruption case on December 17, 2013, no one anticipated what the relevant investigation may lead to.
Almost no one, other than those who initiated the December 17th corruption investigation and those who do their bidding in the media, perceive these events as simply an investigation into corruption.
