Erdoğan's Politics and His Presidential Mission
The New Turkey project that is at the center of Erdoğans reform is comprised of three factors: independence, democracy and development.
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The Myth of Anti-Westernism
It is quite ironic that a supposedly pro-Western opposition seeks to undermine the possibility of Turkey's critical integration into the West.
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Political scientists from Turkey and Morocco gathered to analyze the issues that both the region and the two countries face.
The anti-ISIS campaign has evolved into a chess game, played not only by Washington and Turkish officials, but also other regional actors involving a number of subsequent and contradictory moves.
The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) non-permanent member elections took place last week and the results of these elections fostered many debates and discussions.
Turkey is going through challenging times from a number of angles, but fortunately, there is sufficient political and administrative capacity as well as crisis management experience to overcome these challenges.
Turkey Promotes Order and Freedom in the Region
Turkey wants regional players to establish a regional order in a peaceful and cooperative manner; it wants governments to reflect the sentiments of their citizens and end the conflicts in the region.
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From ISIS to Credit Ratings The Point Is to Stigmatize Turkey
Erdoğan was right when he protested Western media reports associating Turkey with ISIS and the politically motivated decisions of credit rating agencies that contradicted their approach toward similar economies.
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Does the civilization discourse of the AK Party, which ended the exclusion of religious Muslims and the Kurds from the public sphere, produce a form of, albeit more inclusive, nationalism?
The 62nd government that was formed last week undoubtedly carried Erdoğan's seal as the majority of the previously-appointed ministers kept their posts.
If you were to scratch today's date off a number of ideologically-charged opposition papers and replaced them with, say, 1989 or 2002, you would encounter no absurd situation.
Life is a perpetual quest for renewal, and the not-so-uncommon pain of change often calls for a strong narrative. After all, one tends to find some comfort in the magic of words. The power of discourse allows us to blend yesterday's memories with the promise of today and the future.
In this new era, important bodies of the state will be elected by popular mandate; therefore, peoples choice will be reflected into the state structure, elaborates SETAs Political Researcher Galip Dalay.
What the AK Party needs now is a new definition of identity in line with the requirements of constructing the "new" Turkey to complete its political visions.
Now as the prime minister, Davutoğlu will show his integrationist and internationalist character by placing a premium on macroeconomic stability and expansion of external economic links to stimulate exports and growth.
The Aug. 10 presidential election marked the beginning of a period when the people alone serve as the center of the new Turkey, and the sole authority of which any politician or movement willing to engage in constructive politics ought to appeal.
During his term in office, Davutoglu withstood domestic and international attacks with grace and passed every political stress test.
Erdoğan's victory on Aug. 10, coupled with Davutoğlu's emergence as the AK Party's new chairman, proved the opposition's attempts futile.
The first months of Davutoğlu's premiership are likely to be part of a transition period during which the foundations of the new political setting will be laid down without radical changes in the cabinet and main policy priorities.
