It is hard to state that majority of the Turkish citizens are equally interested in upcoming elections. AKP voters are…
A new “foreigner” imagery in the Turkish financial markets?
The recent years of the AKP rule have been marked by the increasingly polarizing voice of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the…
Reading Manifestos: European Union in Turkey’s June 2015 Elections
As the June 2015 general elections approach all major political parties in Turkey published their election manifestos, which are considered…
Election Of The 10th August 2014
Mr. Erdoğan has been elected the 12. President of Republic on the 10th of August 2014. Attentive observers noticed that…
The Economic and Governence Situation and Prospects Following The Presidential Election
At the first election in which the president was elected directly by the electorate in Turkey, the ruling AKP (Justice…
US Foreign Policy in the Middle East: limited options in unstable times
Post-2011: From bad to worse The failure of the United States to handle a rising tide of instability in the…
Origin Of The Conflicts In The Middle East..
Rational and Irrational Interests versus Universal Values Can BÜYÜKBAY The termination of the Cold War has changed the…
The Revenge Of Middle East’s 100 Years
We are currently living World War I’s 100th anniversary. Calendar dates could be symbols for historical statements. Especially 50th or…
Sledgehammer: A Turning Point In the History of Turkish Judiciary System.
There is a famous proverb used in English that we could use in our lives quite often: Silence is bliss.…
The European Elections and Social Democracy
Each month, 700 deputies travel from Brussels to Strasbourg. 8 trucks filled with files are carried all the way from…
Politics at the local government level: How much of it is ‘’For Women’’?
Unlike those passed in 2005 and 2006, the recently enacted law concerning local governments, titled the Whole City Law (Law…
Turkey Under The AKP Rule: The Illusion Of “Gesellschaft”, The Reality of “Gemeinschaft”
To begin, I will briefly explain the concepts of Gesellschaft (civil society) and Gemeinschaft (community) as developed by the…