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Kılıçdaroğlu’s calculated moves on Kurdish and Alevi dynamics
| OpinionKemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the opposition bloc’s presidential candidate and chairperson of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), …
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OpinionIdentity politics or national identity debate?
By Burhanettin DuranTurkey never ceases to debate 'identity politics' around elections. In previous elections, political parties tapped into distinctions between religious and secular citizens, Sunnis and Alevis, or Turks and Kurds, in open or veiled manners, to influence voters.
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OpinionKurdish Voices from Afrin Unheard in Western Media
By Rena Netjes"The western media portray all Kurds supporting the PYD. But Kurds are diverse. There are different parties, independent politicians, leftists, religious conservatives, etc."
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OpinionErdoğan vs opposition: New constitution, Kurdish question
By Burhanettin DuranPresident Erdoğan told Parliament that he has implemented a series of reforms and took several steps to resolve the Kurdish question since rising to that challenge in 2005.
Bu Konuda Daha Fazla
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Turkey’s 2023 elections: Candidates or principles?
By Burhanettin DuranThe main question surrounding the 2023 elections in Turkey is whether the candidates or the principles will prove more important
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Erdoğan’s Diyarbakır discourse serves whom?
By Burhanettin DuranTurkey just entered a period of renewed debate on the Kurdish question, when the way we talk about that issue, too, will be the subject of discussion.
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Triangulation in Turkish politics: The HDP case
By Burhanettin DuranAt the end of the day, the HDP wasted every single opportunity and failed the test of democracy.
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Rules of thumb for fighting terrorism
By Burhanettin DuranThe reaction of politicians to the execution of 13 Turkish citizens by the PKK terrorist group demonstrates the challenges Turkey faces in its counterterrorism efforts. It is deeply saddening that opposition parties would rather look for a scapegoat than join the nation in condemning the terrorists who shot abductees in the head.
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PKK’s Gara attack a litmus test both at home...
By Burhanettin DuranTurkey mourns the death of its 13 unarmed citizens, who were executed by the PKK terrorist organization in a cave on Mt. Gara, northern Iraq. The most recent security operation, during which three Turkish troops lost their lives, not only demonstrated anew the PKK’s bloodthirsty nature but also revealed the unbearable double standards that apply to the condemnation of terror attacks at home and abroad.