In Turkey, Everybody's Prepping for the 2019 Election

All major political movements in Turkey have already started planning for the 2019 election

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In Turkey Everybody's Prepping for the 2019 Election
Turkey's Referendum a Reaction against the Coup Tradition

Turkey's Referendum a Reaction against the Coup Tradition

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

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This critical referendum aimed at fixing a system that has been generating significant crises for Turkey's governance.

The constitutional vote on Sunday constitutes Turkey's best solution to its years-long political, governing and democratic problems

If the ‘yes' vote wins in Sunday's referendum, Turkey will get rid of the tutelage in its politics, which is the root cause of the country's chronic crises

Turkey will have adopted a new system of government capable of overcoming parliamentarianism's structural crises when the vote count ends

Economist, Mind Your Own Business

Turkish people are really fed up with the stereotyped opposition news against their country by certain Western media outlets such as the recent one by the Economist

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Economist Mind Your Own Business
What if 'No' Campaign Wins in Turkey

What if 'No' Campaign Wins in Turkey?

If the 'no' campaign wins the constitutional referendum, the circles seeking to damage Turkey's national interests will find a gateway to meddle in Turkish politics

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CHP spread fear and fuel hatred against Muslims, immigrants and refugees. They resort to racism. As such, Mr. Kılıçdaroğlu appears to have positioned himself as the Turkey branch of European far-right extremism.

In a nutshell, the opposition's campaign rhetoric for the April referendum is a repetition of its obsessive anti-Erdoğan rhetoric, while those in favor of switching to the presidential system are able to clarify what the change will bring to Turkey

New systems of government are a practical necessity, rather than a matter of ideological preference.

What are the decisive factors in Turkey’s relations with various regions and partners? What policy should Turkey adopt to enhance or establish amicable relations and sustain existing ones? What is the place of the “increasing friends” policy in the near future of Turkish foreign policy?

What are the weaknesses of the current system of governance in terms of the economy? What will the presidential system bring to the Turkish Economy?

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.

What are the institutional necessities of effective threat response within the current security environment? What advantages will the new constitutional amendments provide in meeting these necessities?

The "yes" result in the referendum disappointed campaigners for "no" in the West more than the "no" front in Turkey. They clearly took up a position politically and failed.

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

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

A look at how the sequence of political crises have harmed Turkey for years is enough to show why Turkey needs to take this reform step in the April referendum

The argument from the ‘no' camp that claims the opposition to the referendum is the same as fighting the War of Independence will certainly backfire