AKP

Posted on Thu, June 11, 2015 at 18:53 pm CEST

Post-Election Turkey: Now What?

No one among Turkey’s politicians wants an early election… Read more

Posted on Thu, August 21, 2014 at 00:55 am CEST

Profile of the IHH

IHH’s double identity… Continue reading

Posted on Tue, February 19, 2013 at 00:35 am CET

Turkey and Tehran: A Cold Peace

The Turkish-Iranian relationship is primed for problems due to differing geopolitical and sectarian interests… Continue reading

Posted on Mon, February 18, 2013 at 01:29 am CET

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Turkey’s Internal Power Struggle

Reining in the Gülenists can be seen as a welcome development, but it will also consolidate Erdoğan’s already alarming monopolization of power… Continue reading

Posted on Mon, February 4, 2013 at 02:40 am CET

How Serious is Erdogan about Joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Instead of the EU?

Erdoğan is not going to initiate a divorce from the EU, but he may very well hope that the Europeans will “relieve” Turkey… Continue reading

Posted on Fri, February 1, 2013 at 21:00 pm CET

Turkish-Kurdistan Energy Relations: An Assessment

Much is made of the grand strategy of the Turkish-Kurdish energy puzzle… Continue reading

Posted on Tue, January 29, 2013 at 20:42 pm CET

U.S. Intelligence Writes Turkey’s Future

U.S. intelligence community ponders the impact of Turkey’s growing significance in global affairs… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, January 27, 2013 at 20:03 pm CET

The AKP’s New Dialogue with Öcalan: A Process but Which Process?

The AKP is conducting a “psychological war” rather than sincerely trying to solve the Kurdish Issue… Continue reading

Posted on Mon, December 31, 2012 at 00:57 am CET

The End of Taraf: The Liberals Have Outlived their Usefulness for the AKP

The mood among the few remaining, scattered liberal voices in the Turkish media landscape is gloomy as critical expression in Turkey is being systematically narrowed… Continue reading

Posted on Wed, December 26, 2012 at 00:30 am CET

Turkish-Israeli Relations: Is Normalization Possible?

On November 26, 2012, several newspapers reported that Israel and Turkey had resumed reconciliation talks between senior officials, marking a profound change since the low-point in relations occurred in the aftermath of the Gaza aid flotilla in 2010… Continue reading

Posted on Thu, December 20, 2012 at 20:55 pm CET

Fighting Blind: The AKP’s Increasingly Hardline Kurdish Policy

Even if the Turkish military wins every battle against the PKK, an even more dangerous war is being lost… Continue reading

Posted on Sun, December 9, 2012 at 21:57 pm CET

Erdogan’s Volatile Authoritarianism: Tactical Ploy or Strategic Vision?

In recent months, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has made a string of highly controversial public statements which appear indicative of an authoritarian mindset… Continue reading

Posted on Tue, November 27, 2012 at 00:01 am CET

Contemporary Kemalist Intellectuals: Europeanizers Against Europe?

During the last decades, Kemalism, the modernization ideology of the Republic of Turkey, has been vehemently criticized… Continue reading

Posted on Mon, November 26, 2012 at 23:21 pm CET

Breaking Anchor: Turkey’s Disappearing EU Accession Process

The European Commission issued its most critical report on Turkey’s progress towards meeting the criteria for EU membership since accession negotiations were formally inaugurated in 2005… Continue reading

Posted on Mon, November 19, 2012 at 00:57 am CET

Erdogan’s Way – Confrontation at Home and Abroad – May be Backfiring

Turkey’s governing Justice and Development Party has been well served by the confrontational style of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan… Continue reading

Posted on Sat, October 27, 2012 at 17:10 pm CEST

Bluff and Bravado: Turkey’s Long Presidential Campaign

President Abdullah Gül criticized the government of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan for its failure to push ahead with Turkey’s bid for EU membership and protested the continuing imprisonment of seven elected opposition members of the assembly… Continue reading

Posted on Mon, October 8, 2012 at 15:41 pm CEST