Polarizing the society over religious and cultural identities has been the power tactic of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) almost all along… Continue reading
In the general election of June 12, 2011, candidates backed by the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) won 36 seats in Turkey… Continue reading
The June 12 general election was historic as it was the first general election in Turkey over which the shadow of the military… Continue reading
At 12 June’s general election, Turkey’s governing Justice and Development party (AKP) pulled off a rare political hat trick… Continue reading
Daniel Pipes wrote an article asking if the June 2011 election would be the last free and fair election in Turkey… Continue reading
Compare the election results from voters in the Turkish army general staff to that of the overall population… Continue reading
This assessment is a bit more optimistic than mine, suggesting ways to limit the new government’s power… Continue reading
By the end of 2011 more than 250 million people in the Middle East may well be living under what are in reality anti-American Islamist governments… Continue reading
The AKP got almost everything it wanted. It will be in power for four more years, infiltrating institutions, producing a new constitution… Continue reading
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is expected to return to office for a third consecutive term as Turks began voting… Continue reading
This Sunday, Turks go to the polls for parliamentary elections that will determine their next government… Continue reading
Because Turkey’s election Sunday is of such huge importance, not only for Turkey but for the region as a whole, Western interests, Israel, and… Continue reading
Verschillende media in Nederland berichten over de Turkse premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan die zich zorgen schijnt te maken over de… Lees verder
Will 250 million people live under revolutionary Islamist regimes by the end of this year… Continue reading
An internet website began broadcasting secretly-recorded videos of six members of the Turkish MHP engaging in extramarital sexual relations… Continue reading
Why is it that Anthony Shadid, the same New York Times reporter who has constantly whitewashed Syria and Hizballah now writing a glowing portrait… Continue reading
How can anybody continue to spout nonsense about how President Barack Obama’s policies and endless attempts to… Continue reading
Less than a month from now, Turkish citizens will go to the polls to cast their votes in the Republic’s seventeenth general election… Continue reading
There is a grim irony to the fact that while the AKP’s 2007 victory represented a defeat for the military, victory four years later requires… Continue reading
Turkey faces what could be historic elections on June 12. Opinion polls suggest the ruling Justice and Development Party… Continue reading
Against the background of the fall of the autocratic regimes in Tunisia and Egypt, the massive demonstrations in Yemen, Syria and Bahrain… Continue reading
In late April 2011, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) announced their manifestos… Continue reading
Who is to blame for the Mavi Marmara incident, May 31, 2010? The Turkish government immediately… Continue reading
A narrative has emerged to explain the varied responses of the Turkish government, led by the Justice and Development Party, or… Continue reading
Usama bin Laden is dead. But revolutionary Islamism is very much alive and stronger than ever. Thinking that bin Laden is the main problem… Continue reading
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