Turkey

Atatürkism… tried to reinvent Turkey’s identity as a modern state claiming Hittite and Celtic roots, distancing itself from the “decadent Orient” and hoping to regain its proper place in the family of European nations. More importantly, Atatürk introduced the concept of secularism, using the French term laïcité, to end the …

Turkey’s influence in Africa has been growing massively over the past 20 years and whoever wins Sunday’s presidential run-off will have to consider where next to take the relationship. Ever since Recep Tayyip Erdogan took power in Turkey two decades ago, first as prime minister then as president, he has …

To analyze the crossroads Turkey faces in the 2023 elections, it could prove useful to “look back from the alternative futures” and explore how the possible outcomes might play out. Standing in the future, looking back It’s 2030 and seven years have passed since Turkey’s critical May 2023 elections. Since …

A return to a parliamentary democracy system—the opposition’s most important electoral promise—is highly unlikely if Erdogan remains in power. This would be bad news for Turkey’s Western allies. After a dynamic and unfair campaign, the interim results of Turkey’s dual election send the two main presidential contenders to a second …

The Turkish minority in northwestern Germany called on authorities to launch an investigation into an attack on a mosque carried out by PKK terrorist sympathizers. A mosque in the northwestern city of Bad Bentheim was vandalized by supporters of the PKK terrorist group, authorities reported on Monday. The assailants sprayed …

There will be a second round for the presidential vote on May 28, but an opposition victory seems unlikely. Turkey is a country where average schooling is 6.5 years. In other words, the average person is a 7th grade drop-out. Ninety-five percent of Turkish citizens have never travelled abroad.

Türkiye has eliminated more than 37,800 terrorists in the past eight years, according to National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar. “Since July 24, 2015, a total of 37,860 terrorists have been neutralized,” Akar said on Sunday at a conference in Istanbul on the Syrian conflict and the fight against terrorism. Six …

It remains unclear how the far-right politician’s endorsement will impact the outcome of the consequential presidential runoff as his electoral partners rejected to toe his line. Turkey’s defeated far-right presidential candidate Sinan Ogan declared his support for incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu on …

Une victoire de l’opposition pourrait être bénéfique pour l’Occident, mais ne serait pas fatale pour la Russie, estiment les experts. Dimanche, des élections présidentielles et parlementaires ont eu lieu en Turquie. Selon les médias internationaux, les résultats pourraient marquer la fin de l’ère Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ces affirmations sont confirmées …

After a close first-round result, what are the prospects for the forthcoming run-off vote and for Turkish democracy as a whole? On 14 May, 85% of Turkish voters turned out to vote for the president and national parliament of the country. Thankfully, no major incident occurred, and the electoral system …