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Geography Is Destiny, but It Shouldn’t Be Sorrow!
| Genel“Türkiye is a country of earthquakes.” It is deeply saddening to live in a place …
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GenelGeography Is Destiny, but It Shouldn’t Be Sorrow!
By Okan MüderrisoğluTürkiye must teach everyone everywhere – whether they go to kindergarten or college or are part of professional networks in office buildings or factories – about “uninterrupted earthquake awareness” and treat earthquakes as a “question of national security.” Unfortunately, our country has periodically suffered from local relationships that undermined the political process with their “influence” and “pressure.”
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OpinionArab Spring: A flashback to past 10 years
By Burhanettin DuranThe wave of democratization, which began with the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, took down the authoritarian leaders of Egypt, Libya and Yemen. Whereas the uprising in Bahrain was crushed thanks to Saudi Arabia’s military intervention, Iran and Russia ensured the survival of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria.
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OpinionThe people must choose who defends Turkey’s national interests
By Burhanettin DuranThere is no shortage of important items on Turkey's political agenda. Ahead of Sunday's Istanbul rerun, the Turkish people are focused on Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's death, the United Nations Human Rights Council report on the Jamal Khashoggi murder, the start of drilling efforts in the Eastern Mediterranean, the sentences being handed down in coup trials, the latest polling numbers, Republican People's Party (CHP) mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoğlu's secret meeting with the moderator of the election debate and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan weighing in on the mayoral race.
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AK Party embodies unceasing spirit of reform
By Burhanettin DuranPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unveiled his administration's new judicial reform package on Thursday.
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Violence by French police in the spotlight
By Meryem İlayda AtlasIt began on Nov. 17, 2018 as a protest against fuel price rises and quickly evolved into a middle-class revolt and subsequently into a movement against French President Emmanuel Macron, who is seen as "favoring the bosses." It spread across France with university students and even high school students joining in protests.
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Normalization of Turkish politics after municipal elections
By Talha KöseTurkish politics may move toward a more predictable path if the temperament of permanent crisis management ends and all the political actors behave more responsibly
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AK Party shapes general trends of both opposition, society
By Meryem İlayda AtlasThe Justice and Development Party (AK Party) received the 43.16 percent of the vote in the local elections of 2014, the highest of all participating parties. For the local elections of March 31, it received 45 percent, increasing 2 percent, and came out as the clear victor again. However, the country's major cities, such as Istanbul and Ankara, voted differently in the majority, which shows the power of the legitimate election rallies in Turkey.
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A question of ‘survival’ versus ‘Kurdistan’
By Burhanettin DuranAhead of this month's municipal elections, the main ideological debate in Turkey revolves around the question of national survival.