Turkey’s local elections that turned into a referendum for the Prime Minister are finally over and the clear winner is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. For a party that has been in government for over 11 years, . . .
Archives for March 2014
TURKISH STATE’S LEGITIMACY CRISIS
In Turkey, the latest leaked voice recording of Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, National Intelligence Organization (MİT) Undersecretary Hakan Fidan, Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun . . .
TURKEY IN WAITING?
On the day another child, this time a 10-year old boy, shot on the head by a tear gas canister is fighting for his life, any question other than “how to stop impunity” is somewhat an academic . . .
TURKEY’S TWITTER BOOMERANG
On 4 February, in my blog about the recent changes to the Internet law, I wrote: “The government in Turkey, once again, is failing to grasp the realities of today’s world. Turkey’s policy makers . . .
ERDOĞAN’S POWER WITH IMPUNITY
If you still have any doubts about the strength of the cycle of corruption and impunity in today’s Turkey, look at the extraordinary session of the Parliament that convened on 19 March. The main . . .