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COULD ANKARA MAYOR MANSUR YAVAŞ BECOME THE OPPOSITION’S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE?
As Turkish economy suffers from high inflation and the devaluation of Turkish lira, the opposition’s hope for replacing long-term serving President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan increases. In that sense, Ankara mayor Mansur Yavaş’s name recently
Read More »TURKEY IN THREE BLOCS
Zülfü Livaneli, famous musician and novelist, several years ago wrote that Turkey was heading towards a great polarization between Islamists, Kurds, and Turkish nationalists.[1] Livaneli later revised his views and wrote that the polarization
Read More »TURKISH POLITICS: PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN NEEDS A MIRACLE THIS TIME TO WIN THE NEXT ELECTION
Introduction Turkish people are passing through a rather difficult time these days due to disasters, economic problems, and unending political problems and disputes. The hottest problematic issue on the agenda is wildfires taking place
Read More »2023 TÜRKİYE CUMHURBAŞKANLIĞI SEÇİMİ ÖNCESİNDE BAZI FİKİR VE ÖNGÖRÜLER
Giriş Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, 100. yıldönümünü kutlayacağı 2023 yılında (tabii ki eğer bir erken seçim olmazsa), çok önemli bir Cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimine sahne olacaktır. Türkiye’nin adeta gelecek yönelimini ve ruhunu belirleyecek olan bu seçimde, 2002’den beri
Read More »EARLY PROJECTIONS FOR TURKEY’S NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Turkish domestic politics is always dynamic and excited although the country has been passing through rather difficult times due to the Covid-19 pandemic and economic difficulties. In this context, it should not be forgotten
Read More »2021 YILINDA TÜRKİYE’NİN İÇ VE DIŞ SİYASİ GÜNDEMİ NELER OLACAK?
Giriş Covid-19 pandemisi, derinleşen ekonomik kriz, Türkiye’nin büyük devletlerle (ABD ve Avrupa ülkeleri) yaşadığı diplomatik sorunlar, devam eden Suriyeli mülteci krizi ve siyasetteki kısır tartışmalarla geçen zorlu 2020 yılının ardından, bugünden itibaren yeni bir
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