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The start of a new era in Turkey
| OpinionPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took his oath of office at Parliament on Monday and thus …
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OpinionErdoğan’s Istanbul Manifesto
By Fahrettin AltunPresident Erdoğan's Istanbul manifesto is important not only because it puts forward his strategies in the lead-up to the June 24 elections but it also sets out his political vision
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Domestic PolicyJustice’ March Marks Beginning of Losing Battle
By Burhanettin DuranKılıçdaroğlu opted to polarize society in an attempt to have Erdoğan voted out of power in the next election cycle.
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Domestic PolicyWhat Changed in Turkish Politics Alongside the AK Party?
By Fahrettin AltunThe political change paradigm led by the AK Party has freed the country from the tutelage of Republican elites, expanding and normalizing the political arena.
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New Media Environments in Turkey
By Fahrettin AltunSince the Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) rule, the field diversified as mainstream and marginal media became more pluralized. Mainstream media has diversified and reflected societal demands, political positions and differences.
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Toward a New Type of Presidency
By Hatem EteAs PM Erdoğan emerged as a front runner in the upcoming presidential race in August 2014, opposition parties continue to resist any meaningful debate about the country's political system.
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Muslim Democracy in Turkey: A Threat or An Opportunity?
By Talip KüçükcanIn fact, the evidence suggests the contrary and that it is the Muslim democrats in the current government who initiated direct talks with the Kurds, the Alevis and the Roma people in Turkey for the first time in the Republic's history.
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The New Turkey’s Indigenous Solution Model
By M. Mücahit KüçükyılmazThe messages coming from the Imrali during the solution process reflect the efforts for creating a new conceptual frame to settle in the legitimate-center.
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Turkey Discovers Africa: Implications and Prospects
By Mehmet ÖzkanThere has been a revival in Turkey’s relation with Africa after 1998. Initially this revival came as a passive attempt, but after 2005 it became an offensive interest in developing relations with the continent. The recent Turkey-Africa Cooperation Summit marks the latest stage in Turkey’s keen interest in developing relations with Africa, and should be seen as a turning point if it is followed with concrete projects in political and economic fields. The key challenge, however, lies in the mutual lack of knowledge and familiarity between the two regions, coupled with general uncertainty regarding how to further relations.