PKK's Suicide Attacks Pave Way for Turkish Incursion
The same people who hailed the PKK as a merry band of revolutionaries might soon have to face the fact that they were in bed with terrorists all along.
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Turkey: No Presidentialism Without Federalism?
Turkey, like many other countries, could adopt a presidential system of government without decentralizing the administrative system by introducing federalism.
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Turkey is reinvigorating its quest for a democratic presidential system that can meet its requirements. Political circles will be intensively engaged in presidential system models in the upcoming days
Turkey is the only reliable country in the fight against Daish in the region. Iraq's objection to Turkey's military presence in Bashiqa only allows the terror organization to act more freely
For Turkey, the fight against terror is a long path that must be covered with meticulous planning.
As the HDP has become rather marginal after the attempted coup, the PKK and Gülenist Terror Cult (FETÖ) have been identified as the two enemies for the country's security and future.
Unlearn Everything You Think You Know About Turkey
The coup attempt last month has opened new windows of opportunity for Turkey, and foreign observers should seize this opportunity to unlearn everything that they pretend to know - or think they know - about the country
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Yenikapı Consensus
The tutelage period of the military was already over and Turkish politicians decided to stand together against this system.
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Everyone must critically examine themselves with regard to their approach to the Gülen Movement; including politicians, journalists, academics, businessmen and the commoners.
In the aftermath of July 15, we can see that an environment of peace, normalization and dialogue has appeared in Turkey's politics.
On the night of July 15, the Turkish people showed the entire world that they have the capacity to protect and defend their democracy, liberties, values and lifestyles
One in the aftermath of the June 7, 2015 elections, there was talk of the AK Party getting divided and a fifth party finding a place for itself on the political stage. However, today, it is possible the MHP, CHP and HDP could spin off new parties
The proposals from the opposition parties rest on the premise that something extraordinary is happening in the country today. But their argument is fatally flawed because the AK Party can score more points off extraordinary circumstances than the opposition.
What keeps opposition leaders up at night is the off chance that the AK Party will be able to build a grand multi-party coalition to push presidentialism through Parliament.
The ruling AK Party has chosen Binali Yıldırım to be its new chairman and prime minister. Coupled with the immunity debate in Parliament and the convulsions within the MHP, this week will long be remembered by those closely following Turkish politics
To be clear, it is true that the president and Davutoğlu disagreed on a number of issues. The important point is that the ongoing process will put the AK Party's unity and commitment to group values to the test.
By killing civilians en masse, the PKK created a new distinction between Turkish citizens: A large number of people openly condemning the attacks and a small minority who would rather point their fingers at the government.
In an op-ed piece published by The Washington Post last week, Mort Abramowitz and Eric Edelman, former U.S. ambassadors to Turkey, called on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to "reform or resign." What a joke!
Turkey has to solve the administrative system crisis facing it in order to be able to surmount its domestic problems and be effective in its region by forming socio-economic and socio-cultural integration belts
