While the ruling party's threats of military force risk Turkey's security and long-term stability, opposition to any involvement at all by some factions of the country's left wing deserves criticism.
Although Turkey's pretext for intervention in Syria has changed to “Syrian mortars killing Turkish citizens” from “the absence of democracy,” the end result of the fragmentation does not seem profitable for Turkey.
Although public opinion about Syria was in favor of the government, recent polls show that the Turkish public does not support the government's Syrian policies anymore.
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.
By Deniz TansicloseAuthor: Deniz TansiEmail: dtansi@yeditepe.edu.tr About: Yeditepe University Economic and Administrative Sciences Faculty Public Administration DepartmentSee Authors Posts (2) in Cover
Turkey's Mass Housing Administration (TOKI) is consuming public assets relentlessly, becoming a device to redistribute property-driven wealth among its supporters.
Last decade has witnessed an unprecedented anti-propaganda against Turkey's oldest political party: Republican People's Party (CHP).
By Aydιn CıngıcloseAuthor: Aydιn CıngıEmail: aydin.cingi@reflectionsturkey.com About: Political scientist, founder and former chairman of Social Democracy FoundationSee Authors Posts (5) in Cover
The latest two congresses of CHP constitute an unprecedented move in the history of political parties in Turkey.
By Nebil İlsevencloseAuthor: Nebil İlsevenEmail: nebil.ilseven@reflectionsturkey.com About: PhD in banking, former chief of CHP IstanbulSee Authors Posts (6) in Cover