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Month: October 2012

Reasons for CHP’s Past Electoral Defeats; Paths Leading to Success

The “new” CHP tries to re-capture its votes by showing respect to religious and cultural values and accepting the market economy.

Aydιn Cıngı

AKP and the Politics of “Impossible Brotherhoods”

AKP’s sociological terminology of brothers and sisters have recently been turned into the politics of impossible brotherhoods by their.

Nebil İlseven

“Transformation” Deceit of AKP – The Constructor

The governing party seems determined to use “construction” as a core business to demonstrate the growth of the country. However, the numbers indicate the opposite.

Mustafa Sonmez

AKP’s Tactical Moves and the Need for the EU To Be Aware

The EU has started to forgo its optimum bias after the congnitive mechanism it has internalized for a longtime regarding AKP.

Can Büyükbay

The Neo-Nationalist Front: The Extreme Rightist Face of AKP

The Governing Party AKP, who once claimed to bring, conservative – democracy to the country, turned out to be the focus of extreme nationalism.

Erkan Bayir

Neoliberalism and Anti-labor Policies in Turkey

Organized by the current government, the “National Employment Strategy” is described as an effort to increase the degree of domination of capital over labor. In a closer look, it seems like yet another attempt to curb the freedom of workers.

Cem Okan Tuncel

Projects: The Only Solid Cooperation Between Turkey and the EU

Despite the number of bottlenecks, project activities with financial packages continue to be the main bridge between the EU and Turkey.

Acar Şensoy

Turkish Israeli Relations: The Points of a Triangle

It is clear that today Israel has become the new target for anti-Semitism, but Turkey and Israel continue to face the same destiny of being the two ‘similar’ allies of U.S.

Deniz Tansi

“Zero Problems with Neighbors”: The Case of Azerbaijan

While the Turkish foreign minister insists on having ‘zero-problems’ with neighbors, relations with Azerbaijan have come to a critical breaking point.

Emre Ozdemir

Syria, The West and Turkey

In the midst of a war, AKP Government has failed in navigating her allies in the West.

Bora Balci

Clinton’s Visit to Turkey: A New Step in the Syrian Affair

Underestimated by Turkish media, the visit of US Secretary of State provided a new step in the Syrian affair.

Yunus Emre

Istanbul: The Other Name For The Approaching Big Political Fight?

Being the center of business and cultural arena of Turkey, Istanbul will “host” a political fight over the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

Inan Izci

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