As one of the most controversial debate topics in the elections period, the Kurdish vote has become a hot topic of conversation once again. While the major preferences of Kurdish voters had been between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in the previous elections, it is expected that the competition will come true again between these parties. Nonetheless, it is important to evaluate the main motivations behind the voting preferences of Kurdish people.

In one of the most debated books in the U.S., "Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of the Nations," Amy Chua, a Yale University professor, wrote about how identity politics abroad is often missed by the U.S. and how this negligence has generated major failures in U.S. foreign policy.

The killing of 17-year-old Fatma by YPG terrorists proves how right Turkey was to start the Afrin operation

Turkey's plan to build a wall on the Syrian border ruins the YPG's plans, and that is why it is trying to do its best to prevent the construction of the wall by killing workers

The neo-medievalism in regional geo-politics enforces passing alliances and unlikely groupings in several areas in the Middle East

KRG officials will try to drive a wedge between Turkey and Iran by making the case that they do not pose a threat to Iraq's neighbors

In the face of two nationalist waves reaching its shores, Turkey must now take well-thought-out steps.

By ignoring Turkey's deep concerns about his referendum, Barzani has risked losing Erdoğan's partnership

The Kurdish nationalists who believe that the time is right for a referendum seem unable to keep their ambitions under control

In recent years, the main discourse of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has been to be "National and Native."

Operation Euphrates Shield, an overdue incursion that ended in success, clearly took the Turkish military's technical capabilities to the next level and strengthened Turkey's ties with local partners

It would be very wrong to compare the April vote with previous constitutional reforms, which were forcefully created by the representatives of the coup tradition

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 constitutional change bill does not only concern the policy of one party. It is a long overdue duty of the Turkish state to strengthen itself, which will consequently benefit both the people of the country and the entire region

Rapprochement between Ankara and Washington might only materialize if there are tangible steps that indicate harmonization of policies on FETÖ, the PKK and the PYD

As the HDP has become rather marginal after the attempted coup, the PKK and Gülenist Terror Cult (FETÖ) have been identified as the two enemies for the country's security and future.

Western leaders should stop confessing and try repentance instead. The world would be a better place if they refrained from making mistakes on purpose