Opposition Voters and the Real Threat Aganist Democracy
Why did the CHP and MHP endorse a candidate whose likely unsuccessful bid would create a political vacuum and drive their supporters toward feelings of defeat and victimhood?
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The Chance for Democratic Development
AK Party governments spearheaded most of the critical reforms expanding the rights of most disadvantaged groups such as devout Muslims, ethnic Kurds and religious minorities in Turkish society.
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Ahead of the presidential election in Turkey, candidates begin to challenge each other over foreign policy.
As a government-sponsored bill rekindles the Kurdish peace process, religious Muslims and the Kurdish political movement join forces to challenge Turkeys old ways and usher in a new period in the nations history.
There are three presidential candidates, but actually only two of them are running and the other one keeps saying that "he will not be involved in politics."
Erdogan will run in Turkeys first direct presidential elections next month, but will he really unite the state and its people?
Syria as "A Wicked Problem"
Syria with the hundreds of thousands of dead and millions of refugees, has become the most significant humanitarian disasters of the recent history.
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Could the İhsanoğlu Campaign Succeed?
İhsanoğlu comes from a place in Turkish politics that neither MHP nor CHP voters can easily identify with.
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This study will dwell on the structures, opinions of Salafi groups prior to the Revolution and their political parties, political attitudes and opinions in the wake of the January 25 Revolution.
Having agreed to nominate Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu as their joint candidate, the opposition parties have successfully taken a first step. We will have ample time to analyze whether or not he can live up to the expectations over the coming weeks.
No need to say that this will create a substantial additional bill for energy-dependent countries like Turkey, and multi-pronged strategies shall be prepared beforehand to ensure energy security.
Keeping all above-mentioned scenarios in mind, the only certain thing about the upcoming presidential election is that the main opposition CHP's decision to endorse a candidate with no ideological affinity to the party organization will result in a prolonged controversy.
Reviewing and questioning policies is a level that can improve Turkey's democracy. It could even prompt reactions and expectations from pro-government groups.
Multilateralism, in the absence of a clearly articulated policy goal and willingness for international leadership, will not achieve results by itself.
That Turkey was going to face a tripartite campaign race during 2014-2015 has been known since the Constitutional Court ruling on the amendments to the electoral laws in 2012.
In fact, two elections in Syria and Egypt generated further pessimism about the future of these countries, the fate of democracy and the stability of the region as a whole.
One year has passed since the Gezi Park protests, which began on May 31, 2013 and rapidly evolved into a wave of mass demonstrations and died down after approximately two weeks.
