Ahead of the presidential election in Turkey, candidates begin to challenge each other over foreign policy.

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 Turkey’s first direct presidential elections next month, but will he really unite the state and its people?

İhsanoğlu comes from a place in Turkish politics that neither MHP nor CHP voters can easily identify with.

Reviewing and questioning policies is a level that can improve Turkey's democracy. It could even prompt reactions and expectations from pro-government groups.

A series of meetings, talks and statements since then, coupled with last weekend's workshop in Diyarbakır, indicate that the talks have either entered or are on the verge of a new stage.

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.

For the first time in history, a Turkish leader has gone to Germany to hold election rallies and address a Turkish audience.

The mine explosion in Soma which claimed 301 lives gave new life to an old debate about Turkish society's capacity for solidarity.

If Erdoğan is nominated and becomes president, in his capacity as the popularly elected president, he will continue to work with the government he has spearheaded.

AKP will retain power in Turkey only if it consolidates its party institutions and expands its constituency.

Turkey is witnessing new versions of authoritarianism debates on its way to presidential elections.

The opposition's pursuit of a unity candidate, already plagued with a number of practical problems, also goes against the nature of democratic politics by alienating the AK Party and promoting further polarization in Turkish politics.