Turkey’s EU accession that began in October 2005 has never been at a lower point than today. Relations have been on a downward trend ever since the heavy-handed response to last year’s Gezi protests. . . .
The rise of partisan favouritism in Turkey
Nepotism, cronyism, favouritism and blatant disregard for conflicts of interest have never been so widespread and shameless in Turkey. By revealing the extent of patronage during the rule of the . . .
Increasingly corrupt Turkey? No, it’s our new way of life
Two days after taking over the presidency of G20, with a responsibility to implement an anti-corruption action plan, Turkey has suffered one of the biggest slumps in Transparency International’s the . . .
The perils of being a woman in today’s Turkey
Turkey’s President Erdogan is a shrewd politician. Not only he knows how to manipulate the news agenda and to shift emphasis from embarrassing issues facing his administration, he also manages to turn . . .
ISIS’ growing sphere of influence in Central Asia and Caucasus poses new security risks for Turkey
The United Nations Security Council says foreign fighters are continuing to flood the world’s zones of conflict and in Syria and Iraq alone; there are 15,000 militants from more than 80 countries. . . .