The AK Party and the Operation Against Political Legitimacy
Since the operational political engineering that the Gulen Movement has launched by leveraging its power within the bureaucracy corresponds to a developing new form of tutelary, it threatens democracy in Turkey.
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The Road to a Visa-free Europe
As the road map progresses, the EU is expected to gradually introduce visa facilitation for Turkey. A full visa exemption is stipulated to take place at the end of the process through the EUs standard procedures.
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For now, Yanukovich seems to drift away from pro-western path in his foreign policy considering its Russian originated imminent political and economic consequences.
One should not expect a cure-all magic package but appreciate every single positive step because improvements take place through small steps extended over a period of time in Turkey.
The President of the SETA Foundation Taha Özhan said that Turkey offers a road map for Egypt.
In order to maintain stability in influx and out flux of capital, investment fund inflows should be encouraged and precautionary measures should be taken for the outflows. The Istanbul Finance Center project will prevent the capital in and out fluxes to be a factor of instability.
Muslim Democracy in Turkey: A Threat or An Opportunity?
In fact, the evidence suggests the contrary and that it is the Muslim democrats in the current government who initiated direct talks with the Kurds, the Alevis and the Roma people in Turkey for the first time in the Republic's history.
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Egypt's Islamist Coup!
The events of July 3 represent nothing but pure political pornography. The sole truth and reality remains: Mohamed Morsi, the elected president of Egypt, lost his power to a military junta and its international solidarity networks.
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The Arab Uprisings forcing the dictators to step down in the First Wave are to target the transformation of the old order and the establishment in the Second Wave.
The Islamist identity of Morsi and his party seems to be the major reason for the reticence of the international community and media in defining this coup a coup!
Croatia has officially become the 28th member state of the European Union on 1 July, 2013. Croatias membership to the European Union will probably pave the way for numerous political and economic developments and changes in the Balkans.
The votes to the Alliance for Employment, Prosperity and Integration led by the Democratic Party (DP) of Albania remaining around 40 percent mean that the 2-term PD ruling is soon to end in the country.
Unlike what many suppose, democracy is a regime where conservative governments conservative policies do not constitute ground for accusations of authoritarianism.
In its capacity as a wake-up call for all, the demonstrations will go down in Turkeys political history as a constructive, democratic statement if all parties work together to establish common ground for dialogue and progress.
Legislation and judiciary in Turkey have served to safeguard interests of the state rather than protecting rights and freedoms of citizens.
Trade relations between Turkey and Russia indicate that divergence between these two countries regarding the resolution of the Syrian crisis has not deeply influenced the relations between the two.
During a period of crisis and uncertainty in the global markets, Turkey enjoyed both a balanced budget and a healthy environment for investment.
Europewhich shaped the world during the colonial period and created a dominant discourse for military, economy and politicsis today fighting for its very survival.
