Westernism
Turkish elections hang in the ‘who’s the true nationalist’ balance
| OpinionThe election campaign has finally boiled down to a debate over the “real” nationalists. It …
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OpinionWhat is EU planning for its Turkey policy?
By Burhanettin DuranThe European Union leaders summit resulted in minor positive steps and a three-month extension. The description of steps for rapprochement as “gradual, proportional and reversible” was a textbook carrot-and-stick routine. Europe’s method of communication, too, was quite familiar.
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OpinionDiscussions on ultra-secularist hatred in Turkey
By Burhanettin DuranTurkey’s top imam, Ali Erbaş, faces criticism for stating that “Islam condemns homosexuality” and warning that adultery is haram, or forbidden, in his Friday sermon. It is no secret that homosexuals around the world seek recognition and all Abrahamic religions view homosexuality as “perversion.”
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OpinionThe brewing fight between native/nationalists and Westernists in Turkey
By Fahrettin AltunThe most recent developments in Turkey indicate that the country is a battleground betweenWesternism and native/national politics.
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Austrian elections and pre-2019 Westernism in Turkey
By Burhanettin DuranThe current crisis with the West is structural and genuine. But the talk about Turkey turning its back on the West is used for operational purposes.
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Yenikapı Spirit: The New Political Trend
By Burhanettin DuranTurkish people from all political backgrounds gathered at the 'Democracy and Martyrs' Rally' in Istanbul to support Turkish democracy
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In a Quagmire of Heresy and Marginal Westernism
By Burhanettin DuranGülen continues to play his last trump card, which claims that Erdoğan is a dictator, by saying that his movement still has value for the West and, for this reason, he should not be extradited
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The Myth of Anti-Westernism
By Burhanettin DuranIt is quite ironic that a supposedly pro-Western opposition seeks to undermine the possibility of Turkey's critical integration into the West.