More: Turkey
Parallels between Turkish soccer and general elections could prove uncanny
With electoral upsets having become the norm, the latest upheaval that last week swept aside the long-standing president of Fenerbahce SC, the political crown...
USCIRF: Turkey Among the Most Egregious Violators of Religious Freedom Throughout the World
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recently released its 2018 Annual Report, which documents violations of religious freedom around the world,...
Cyprus History: Ignore at your own peril
Scratch the surface of the Cyprus Problem and what will you find? The ever-popular answer to that question could probably be the post-modernist, constructivist...
Moscow meeting: Dialogue versus militancy in Syria
On Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif traveled to Moscow for a one-day visit to meet with foreign ministers of Turkey and Russia...
Turkey’s Public Diplomacy for Political goals in the Balkan Region
The political goals and the means of achieving them have largely changed from the practices that were common in the past, presently territorial integrity...
Country Forecast: Turkey, Erdogan and Where Policy Leads
With its 81 provinces and a population of nearly 80 million inhabitants, Turkey continues its state of emergency imposed under President Tayyip Recep Erdoğan...
Algerian controversy over Salafism puts government control of religion on the spot
A controversy in Algeria over the growing popularity of Saudi-inspired Salafi scholars spotlights the risk governments run in a region in which they strive to...
Great Purges Of Tyrants
Authors: Zakir Gul, Ph.D. & Dr. Kadir Akyuz*
The pages of history are littered with oppressors, dictators, and tyrants from countries large and small across...
The Third Face of Power: Manipulation
Manipulation. It is the subtle and insidious use of power by rulers over the governed and, in effect, is a form of ideological mind...
The Macbeth Of Turkey
The ruler during Turkey’s rise to (and probable fall from) power—Erdogan—reminds me of two stories: the real-life King Saul and William Shakespeare’s fictitious character...