Syriza is a loose coalition of numerous radical leftist movements whereas the AK Party has been a strong and unified political movement constructed around Erdoğan's leadership.

Turkey assumes a leadership role by promoting dialogue, common thinking, solidarity and integration among Muslims.

In order for Islam to bring peace to humanity, it is vital for Muslims to create a new definition of ‘universal’ and avoid corrupting the religion’s universal message.

PEGIDA (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the West, or Patriotische Europäer gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes, in German) finds a cover for rightist extremist racism in Germany and reaches out to masses through this cover.

While PEGIDA marches continue, thousands of people have repeatedly gathered for counter-rallies to protest PEGIDA.

Simply being anti-Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cannot account for the toxic blend of anger and disempowerment that those who expect so-called social explosions, such as the Gezi Park protests, in the new year.

This is an analysis that sees the success of the radical right not only as a critical challenge to, but also as a complex problem of, ‘mainstream’ politics and society.

While trying to understand the causes and outcomes of the war in Iraq, the U.S. administration will need to deal with these multiple challenges and evolving situation on the ground at the same time.

If anyone actually thought that the Arab revolts, the most recent wave of change in the Middle East, would allow Iran and Israel to put pressure on the region, though, time has proved them wrong.

It is imperative to rethink how to frame security around the question of Israel-Palestine within policy-making circles.

There can be no security for Israel if Palestinians do not have their basic rights.

Vice President Joe Biden's visit to Turkey will mark an important turning point in relations between the U.S. and Turkey.

The diversified nature of the rioters, and the beginning of the use of violence by these groups, as seen by their destruction of public and private property and the killing of members of the HÜDA PAR, raised questions about the protests.