[Opinion] Why are Turks praying for the well-being of a mobster?
Sevgi Akarçeşme
On Sunday June 13, a significant number of Twitter users following Turkey were worried about the whereabouts and well-being...
[OPINION] The ‘execution’ of justice in Turkey
Mehmet Tahsin
A terrible play had a two-week run at the Turkish
parliament. The speaker of parliament, the justice minister and deputies
performed...
[OPINION] Third world war?
Ekrem Dumanlı
US President Donald Trump, in his latest United
Nations speech, implied the biggest fight of our century. According to Trump,
“The...
[OPINION] Why is Russia the winner in the S-400 crisis?
Mehmet Efe Çaman
You do not have to be a
weapons expert to understand that the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missiles
that will be...
[OPINION] The future of Erdoğan and the Kurdish vote
Ekrem Dumanlı
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his party,
unable to accept losing the İstanbul mayoral election on March 31, finally...
[OPINION] Ardern and Erdoğan: The difference between greatness and partisanship
Ekrem
Dumanlı
Politics
is like a ladder that consists of four steps. On every step, a politician
should pause and mature. If a politician...
[OPINION] Who is behind Erdoğan?
Mehmet Efe Çaman
When the Cold War ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, some soldiers in the...
[OPINION] The time has come for a new EU strategy for Turkey
Mehmet Efe Çaman
COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION, two carrots of the European Union, are considered influential and effective policy tools that enable the transformation...
[OPINION] What Ankara’s Kurdish policy in Syria reveals about Turkey’s regime
To better understand Turkey’s Syria policy, particularly toward Syrian Kurds, we must look at historic events. And to better understand...
[OPINION] Writing Turkey a new story
OPINION | MEHMET EFE ÇAMAN
I believe that not only people but also countries have stories to tell. I guess Mr....
[OPINION] Funeral oration for a lost country
Mehmet Efe Çaman
The subjective mourning of an academic in exile
Does thinking hurt? Sometimes it does, especially when thinking about the...
[OPINION] The end of globalism?
Ekrem Dumanlı
France is boiling. Politicians have been trying to understand enraged crowds that took to the streets. Intellectuals, academics and...