Turkey is a country that can continue its relations with European countries without the tutelage of the EU

All major political movements in Turkey have already started planning for the 2019 election

The constitutional vote on Sunday constitutes Turkey's best solution to its years-long political, governing and democratic problems

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

President Erdoğan's Diyarbakır meeting played a big role in changing the way that Turkey's Kurds, who are indifferent toward the proposed changes, think about the April vote

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 "red line" statement, the incoherence in statements and lack of action defined the U.S. policy toward the region. This policy of course caused a major challenge in Turkish-U.S. relations

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

CHP spread fear and fuel hatred against Muslims, immigrants and refugees. They resort to racism. As such, Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu appears to have positioned himself as the Turkey branch of European far-right extremism.

The German government's efforts to whitewash FETÖ, which staged a coup attempt last year, shows Berlin's disrespect toward Turkish democracy

Turkey, along with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel, is trying to develop a new kind of relationship with the Trump administration – which still looks unpredictable

The first and most significant task of the Trump administration to revive the damaged Turkey-U.S. relations is to take steps to overcome the trust and confidence problems in bilateral relations

Turkey wanted to strengthen bilateral relations and increase trade volumes with Gulf nations against the backdrop of global chaos

From the first conversation between the two leaders, both sides expressed a willingness to improve relations and re-strategize the partnership.

Although Trump's phone call to Erdoğan and the CIA head's visit to Ankara are both concrete steps, they are unfortunately inadequate to normalize Turkey-U.S. ties; Trump still has a lot to do

The phone call between presidents Erdoğan and Trump was the warmest development in Turkey-U.S. relations since Obama's cold calls in past years. However, now, Turkish people need to focus on rational interests and diplomacy rather than act based on feelings

Mr. Erdoğan's reaction to his guest's references to "Islamist terrorism" provided valuable insights into their conversation