Will The AK Party Part Ways With 'Islamists'?
In recent years, Mr. Erdoğan has included the common themes of conservatism, nationalism and Islamism, the main pillars of Turkish politics, in his discourse and policies to the best of his ability and under the prevailing conditions.
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A Busy Month of May in Turkey
The April 16 constitutional referendum did not lower the tensions in Turkish politics. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will travel to India, Russia, China, Belgium and the U.S. in the coming weeks.
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The main theme of this study is in response to Turkey’s desire to build a systemic and high-tech integrated national air-missile defense system against perceived risks and potential threats.
Thanks to the 'yes' result in the constitutional referendum, Turkey is going to negotiate with its foreign allies with renewed confidence in the following days
With the end of the referendum process, Turkey enters a new phase that necessitates important steps in a smooth transition from a hybrid system to a presidential system.
Turkey must focus its energy and attention on the swift realization of much-needed structural reforms in public administration and macroeconomic management
The PKK’s Branch In Northern Syria PYD-YPG
This report entitled “The PKK’s Branch in Northern Syria: PYD-YPG” aims to answer basic questions about the PYD and is one of the leading reports originally penned in Turkish.
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The Policy of the YPG in Syria Is Controversial
Since US supports YPG-PYD and Russia supports regime forces, the policy of PYD-YPG in terms of handing over territory to the regime will not continue for a long time.
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If the West wants to do business with the Turks, it must acknowledge that what Mr. Erdoğan represents will be part and parcel of Turkey's future
Refugees whose lives were threatened in Syria now face a different problem in some European countries, such as rising far-right political parties and their determination to use anti-refugee rhetoric in their campaigns.
The U.K.'s Brexit episode set a useful precedent for Turkey's future mode of engagement with Europe
The mistreatment of Kaya and peaceful Turkish protesters by the Dutch police cannot be reduced to a pragmatic polarization between the two countries.
Under the circumstances, Turkey should be expected to use new hard power instruments in Syria.
Opposition to Turkey's membership in the EU and opposition to Syrian refugees have become the dominant issues for some political parties.
The risk of giving verbal assurances without a plan to prevent possible threats to Turkey in the future is a hard proposal to accept.
The problem is that Germany has unfortunately become Europe's lobbying center for enmity toward Turkey, and this lobby is located right where Germany's policy on Turkey is set
The United States wants to get involved in the Syrian crisis again – rapidly and effectively.
The U.S.'s choice of partner in a possible Syrian operation, whether the armed YPG group or its NATO ally, will determine the future of Turkey-U.S. relations
While Trump has to deal with the senior figures of the U.S. establishment, who voice their dislike of him at every opportunity, he also needs to develop policies to consolidate his own base
This book discusses ISIS within the context of violent non-state actors (VNSA); analyzes historical, ideological and operational roots and features of the group in Syria; and positions ISIS within the matrix of the conflicting parties in Syria.
Surprising developments are afoot in the world. A terrorist organisation that claims to be Muslim is shedding blood around the world, including in Turkey.
