Renewed Dialogue With PKK in Turkey?
Calling for renewed talks may be tempting, but it has little meaning until Turkey removes PKK militants from the southeast and the international community draws up a plan to facilitate political transition in Syria
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From Civil War to Military Coup
They planted what they like to call seeds of hope. In the end, a suicide bomber blew herself up in the heart of Ankara.
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In the past month there have been two suicide bombings in Ankara conducted by the PKK splinter group TAK and one in Taksim in Istanbul by DAESH. Since the global community has left Turkey alone in its fight against these terrorist organizations, Ankara is determined to continue alone if necessary
Ankara declares war not only against the deadly terror of the PKK through its urban occupation and civilian massacres, but also against its provocative grass roots
By killing civilians en masse, the PKK created a new distinction between Turkish citizens: A large number of people openly condemning the attacks and a small minority who would rather point their fingers at the government.
In an op-ed piece published by The Washington Post last week, Mort Abramowitz and Eric Edelman, former U.S. ambassadors to Turkey, called on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to "reform or resign." What a joke!
Why Did Erdoğan Criticize the Constitutional Court?
Erdoğan ignores the Constitutional Court's decision which disrupts Turkey's efforts to become a state of law
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Enter the Constitutional Court
By declaring that Turkey had violated the rights of Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, the Constitutional Court overstepped its mandate and engaged in political activism
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One of the most significant challenges for the future of a Turkish democracy is the formation of democratic institutions that will protect the democratic achievements of previous decades.
