Two Major Challenges Facing the AK Party

We already know that certain people at home and abroad are willing to resort to anti-democratic methods to end Erdoğan's rule.

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Two Major Challenges Facing the AK Party
The Global War on Islam

The Global War on Islam

The July 15 coup attempt in Turkey can be described as an operation that was made as part of the global war on Islam

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Although FETÖ has been crippled already, it is not possible to rule out the short- and long-term threats

The evidence contained in case files against the coup plotters clearly say that last summer's coup attempt was orchestrated by FETÖ members

In truth, the matter is that Erdoğan and the political party of which he is the leader fit into the center of Turkey's administration and do away with bureaucratic oligarchy.

Just because they think it serves Erdoğan's interests, Westerners and the opposition are trying to discredit the Turkish people's great resistance against the coup attempt on July 15

The Road to July 15 in the Turkish Armed Forces and Combat Effectiveness in Its Aftermath

Analysis will scrutinize the challenges and probable courses to steer the TAF out of the current dilemmas, and will offer a perspective on the combat readiness and the transformation of the civil-military relation in the post-July 15 Turkey.

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The Road to July 15 in the Turkish Armed Forces
Turkey Learned Much from the Arab Spring

Turkey Learned Much from the Arab Spring

Turkey learned much from the Arab Spring process, and especially the Syrian civil war. This learning period was directly reflected in Erdoğan's policies.

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Today, the AK Party no longer has to try and prove its legitimacy. After all, it was the party's ability to survive the smear campaigns that shaped its brand of politics.

Erdoğan's road map in the AK Party will open a new era that disables the former crises to be repeated

The AK Party's insistence for dynamism and change will help refresh itself in the new period under the leadership of Erdoğan

President Erdogan’s accomplished performance of development in many areas such as reforms, development, energy and trade since 2003, is AK Party’s main advantage in the next period.

The post-congress transformation of Turkey's political economy will move along the axes of high economic growth and developmentalism, institutional and structural reforms and political normalization

Washington will find itself at odds with Turkey’s strategic goals unless Ankara’s concerns about the PKK are addressed

Compared to 2014, the opposition will have a more difficult time finding a suitable candidate for their joint campaign.

With the consolidation of the presidential system, international observers might brace themselves for a fast-thinking, fast-acting Turkey

Turkey and India are among the developing countries trying to change their role in the international system. Noting that the U.N. Security Council remains ineffective and unjust, both nations often call for reform.

In recent years, Mr. Erdoğan has included the common themes of conservatism, nationalism and Islamism, the main pillars of Turkish politics, in his discourse and policies to the best of his ability and under the prevailing conditions.

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

A presidential system was one of the most frequently offered alternatives to fix the ills of the current state of affairs.

Mr. Erdoğan's reaction to his guest's references to "Islamist terrorism" provided valuable insights into their conversation