Turkey's Repeat Elections: The Kurdish Wildcard
The PKK's terror, which ended the reconciliation process despite the state's wishes and efforts, and the HDP's supportive statements of this terror seem to shape the electorate's behavior in the Nov. 1 elections.
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What China and US Won't Talk about at the Summit
No mention of the Syrian crisis and the issue of human rights on the agenda of the upcoming summit between the leaders of China and the U.S. is a clear sign of the irresponsibility of these two superpowers on global problems.
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Although parties have not yet started to announce their campaigns for the upcoming Nov. 1 elections, political backgrounds, promises and attitudes on PKK terror will be the key factors headlining their agenda.
Mr. Putin is planning to showcase his military's power in the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
The AK Party derived its power from three main sources: First, a discourse of civilization allowed the movement to incorporate various political ideologies into its own platform
The rising tide of PKK violence and the Cizre episode leaves ordinary citizens questioning what the Kurdish community wants.
Russia in Syria: The Dangers of Military Involvement
Russian involvement in Syria can cause the intensification of the civil war and increase the number of causalities and refugees.
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Is the perception of PKK changing in Turkey?
After realizing that joining the anti-Erdoğan bloc with opposition parties would legitimize its presence, the PKK, by doing so, created itself a very large and comfortable zone to easily terrorize
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The PKK's presence isn't derived from political conflicts with governments but their deep hatred for the state itself.
Last week, there were an increasing number of reports in U.S. media regarding Russian military activity in Syria. According to these reports, U.S. intelligence captured evidence about the increasing number of military personnel and actions by Russia in regime-controlled areas in Syria.
The perspective of European countries on human rights and autocratic regimes in the Middle East needs to take a more humanitarian form so as to end the ongoing civil wars.
The reason why Öcalan will appear on the stage once again is to bring disintegrated radical Kurdish nationalism together. He will play a part in alleviating Kurdish social segments that are angry with the PKK.
The PKK is threatened by the rise of politicians' influence over Kurdish citizens, which means the terrorist organization will eventually lose its presence in the region.
US support of Kurdish offshoot group in Syria could backfire in the medium-term.
The Kurdish electorate is naturally confused about the sincerity of the HDP, which missed a huge opportunity to become a key partner in the reconciliation process by trying to legitimize the terrorist attacks by the PKK.
