The Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria and the Future of International Norms
Forget about the intervention against those who betray the norm, the United States does not even adopt a dissuasive strategy in Egypt; therefore, foundations of a period where the use of chemical weapons by authoritarian regimes would be treated as normal from now on have been laid.
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Enduring Economy Against the FED Decisions
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.
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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.
The media sectorÂ’s relationship with the government is not the only problem it faces today. The media establishment, media bosses and journalists are shaped by their ideological tendencies, as well as the governmentsÂ’ positions.
If being a majority will never give an edge and if the majority will not get any respect from the minority, as the liberal-leftist conception of democracy suggests, should we not start talking about the danger of “minority dictatorship” rather than “tyranny of the majority”?
Why do the protestors, a significant majority of whom voted for the CHP, feel under represented? Why should the CHP constituency feel less represented than before?
The Psychology of the Gezi Park Protesters
There are four main emotions that the Gezi Park protesters were moved by: elitism, defeat, despair- hopelessness and fear-paranoia.
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Gezi Park Protests
Now it is time to adopt a calmer approach while analyzing the Gezi Park protests. Since the beginning of the protests, not only the composition but also the motive and aim of the protesters have gradually changed.
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The Gezi Park phenomenon is the first test of the government against a new type of political citizenship that has made an attempt to take charge of political representation somehow.
Since the beginning of the protests, not only the composition but also the motive and aim of the protesters have gradually changed.
The Syria crisis, among else, became a mechanism to tame TurkeyÂ’s self-confidence in the region. Similarly, the riots in Taksim and elsewhere in the 2nd phase were used by some regional and global actors to give a clear warning to Turkey.
If we are seriously to talk about the last two weeks, there is nothing but a huge political inaptitude in front of us.
Are the current protests in Turkey the product of democratisation that has taken place over the last decade?
If ErdoÄŸan can overcome 19th century positivism, then we can have our participatory democracy and ErdoÄŸan can finally be free of accusations of totalitarianism.
Protests constitute not only a revolt against the AK Party but also a reaction against the lack of efficient opposition.
An analysis on the identity and message of the protesters should take into consideration the heterogeneity of protesters.
In its capacity as a wake-up call for all, the demonstrations will go down in TurkeyÂ’s political history as a constructive, democratic statement if all parties work together to establish common ground for dialogue and progress.
