December 6, 2018
Ismail Yasha The Turkish President and head of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli, succeeded in rescuing...
November 1, 2018
Ismail Yasha Public opinion has for days been preoccupied with the assassination of the famous Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi – may he rest in peace – in the Saudi consulate in...
June 28, 2018
Ismail Yasha The unofficial results of the early presidential and parliamentary elections held last Sunday in all parts of Turkey showed the victory of the President and People’s Alliance candidate, Recep...
May 31, 2018
Ismail Yasha Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in less than a month. Given the alignment of political parties and the formation of two electoral alliances, many observers and...
May 17, 2018
Ismail Yasha Relations between Turkey and Israel deteriorated after the assault by Israeli commandos on the Turkish-registered Mavi Marmara in international waters in May 2010; nine Turkish citizens on board were...
May 10, 2018
Ismail Yasha Turkish political parties have begun intensifying their election campaigns with the imminent, early presidential and parliamentary elections due to take place on 24 June. The campaigns have been divided...
CNN Turk reported breaking news last night that four political parties have reached an agreement to form an alliance in the parliamentary elections. The Republican People’s Party (CHP), the...
November 9, 2017
Ismail Yasha Saudi Arabia surprised the world last weekend by arresting dozens of princes, officials and businessmen on various charges, including accepting bribes, embezzlement, extortion, money laundering and exploitation of influence...
September 14, 2017
Ismail Yasha Over the past few days, the security forces in Saudi Arabia arrested a number of scholars and preachers, including famous ones with millions of followers on social networking sites,...
November 18, 2016
Ismail Yasha The founders of modern Turkey decided that the West was to be the direction of the nascent state and they enacted laws to westernise both state and society. What...
October 27, 2016
Ismail Yasha There has been an increase in speculation and in comments made throughout the last few days regarding Turkey’s apparent abandonment of its ally; the Muslim Brotherhood, after Ankara discovered...
May 18, 2016
Ismail Yasha The most prominent issue during the new phase in Turkey, which began with the sudden decision made by Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, is changing the constitution from a...
The deterioration in relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia as a result of the military coup in Egypt was obvious for all to see. However, relations between the two...
The Turkish President and head of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahceli, succeeded in rescuing...![Turkey's Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) Leader Devlet Bahceli speaks during his party's group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, in Ankara, Turkey on 23 October 2018 [Doğukan Keskinkılıç/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/2018_10-23-Devlet-Bahceli.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Public opinion has for days been preoccupied with the assassination of the famous Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi – may he rest in peace – in the Saudi consulate in...![Turkish President and the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during AK Party’s rally in Istanbul, Turkey on 22 June 2018 [Kayhan Özer/Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018_6-21-AK-Party’s-rally20180622_2_31071600_34948225.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The unofficial results of the early presidential and parliamentary elections held last Sunday in all parts of Turkey showed the victory of the President and People’s Alliance candidate, Recep...![Sample ballots are seen ahead of the Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections which will take place on 24 June in Ankara, Turkey [Emin Sansar/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018_5-31-head-of-the-Turkish-presidential-and-parliamentary-elections20180531_2_30656225_34227769.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in less than a month. Given the alignment of political parties and the formation of two electoral alliances, many observers and...![Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the promotion of Project Based Investment Incentive System and distribution ceremony of Investment Incentive Certificate at Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on 9 April, 2018 [Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Anadolu Agency]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180409_2_29722114_32547849.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Relations between Turkey and Israel deteriorated after the assault by Israeli commandos on the Turkish-registered Mavi Marmara in international waters in May 2010; nine Turkish citizens on board were...![People wave the Turkish flag as leader of the main opposition, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, delivers a speech in Istanbul, Turkey on 9 July 2017 [Onur Çoban/Anadolu Agency]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170709_2_24636625_23892984.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Turkish political parties have begun intensifying their election campaigns with the imminent, early presidential and parliamentary elections due to take place on 24 June. The campaigns have been divided...
Saudi Arabia surprised the world last weekend by arresting dozens of princes, officials and businessmen on various charges, including accepting bribes, embezzlement, extortion, money laundering and exploitation of influence...![Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech following the failed coup attempt in Turkey, in Istanbul on July 17, 2016. [File photo]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Turkish-President-Recep-Tayyip-Erdogan-delivers-a-speech-following-Parallel-State-Gulenist-Terrorist-Organizations-failed-coup-attempt-at-his-residence-2016.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
Over the past few days, the security forces in Saudi Arabia arrested a number of scholars and preachers, including famous ones with millions of followers on social networking sites,...![Turkey's EU Minister Omer Celik with Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on September 2 2016 [File photo]](https://i1.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Federica-Mogherini-with-Omer-Celik.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
The founders of modern Turkey decided that the West was to be the direction of the nascent state and they enacted laws to westernise both state and society. What...![A femail student takes part in an Anti-Coup protest in Egypt by displaying the 'Rabaa' sign. [file photo]](https://i2.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/images/article_images/news/africa/female-student-anti-coup-protestors-in-egypt-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=75&strip=all&ssl=1)
There has been an increase in speculation and in comments made throughout the last few days regarding Turkey’s apparent abandonment of its ally; the Muslim Brotherhood, after Ankara discovered...
The most prominent issue during the new phase in Turkey, which began with the sudden decision made by Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, is changing the constitution from a...
The deterioration in relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia as a result of the military coup in Egypt was obvious for all to see. However, relations between the two...