Defining the 'National and Native' Discourse
In recent years, the main discourse of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has been to be "National and Native."
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Latest EU Spat Not About Turkey but New Structure of the Bloc
What kind of a partnership must be built with Turkey? How will the new EU be? These are the actual questions that require further consideration.
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European politicians hope that Mr. Erdoğan will grow tired of the anti-Turkey smear campaign in Europe and walk out of the membership negotiations.
Macron's latest statement on Erdoğan shows the French president fails to keep himself away from the rising orientalist fantasies among EU leaders
There is a smear campaign that started ahead of the April 2017 constitutional referendum that aims to prevent Erdoğan's re-election in 2019
Strong economic ties continue to constitute the building block of Turkish-German relations today.
Will Merkel Follow in Trump's Footsteps?
German Chancellor Angela Merkel needs to learn certain lessons from Charlottesville. Mrs. Merkel, who lays claim to the leadership of the free world in the face of Mr. Trump's populism, could be following in his footsteps without even knowing it
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The AK Party's Comprehensive Change
Clearly, the primary meaning of Erdoğan's quest for comprehensive change is to give some officials who have been carrying out demanding tasks for a long time an opportunity to rest by letting them hand over their positions to successors.
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Needless to say, Trump was proven wrong. nor is there any reason to believe that his predictions will turn out to be true any time soon
The tumultuous atmosphere in Hamburg reminded me of the night of July 15 in Istanbul when Turkish people were on the streets to stand up Gülenist coup plotters
During the G20 Summit in Hamburg, world leaders have to find answers to two important questions: What is the reason behind the damaged relations between member countries and how is the extent of their support to the fight against global terrorism?
Upon seeing that Turkey was at peace with Islam and intent on repairing the state's relationship with religion, EU leaders became critical of Turks and adopted an openly anti-Turkish, anti-Erdoğan tone
The Gulf clearly wants to fuel polarization between Sunnis and Shiites in the region to contain Iran and, believing Turkey's partnership with Qatar to be an obstacle before their agenda, wants to sever Doha's ties with Ankara
For the Turks, it is Europe's failure to acknowledge and meet its responsibilities toward Turkey in a number of areas including the Syrian civil war.
Under the circumstances, it was no surprise that the NATO summit was not a complete disaster and instead an opportunity for the U.S. and the European Union to start talking about key issues.
The AK Party has taken sufficient courage from President Erdoğan's return, feeling more confident to renew itself with new reforms for the future of Turkey
Turkey is a country that can continue its relations with European countries without the tutelage of the EU
Turkish people are really fed up with the stereotyped opposition news against their country by certain Western media outlets such as the recent one by the Economist
Whether the missile attack was intended as just another PR opportunity for Trump or it represents a real turning point in the U.S.'s Syrian policy remains to be seen
The structural change in the post-April 16 era is truly critical for Turkey's ascendance into the global pecking order and is valuable enough not to be sacrificed to any blackmail attempt
The potential oppressive environment that the new U.S. administration could create has already gripped Europe. Europe is not in a position to create a concrete response in the face of the Russian threat. In such an environment and due to the negative steps taken against Turkey, it is not possible for Europe to maintain its clout and moral superiority among Turkey's political elite or its public
