Turkey held key parliamentary and presidential elections last Sunday following sweeping constitutional reforms that were adopted in 2017. The election resulted in a multiparty presidential configuration in which the president’s party does not have a majority in the parliament. In… Continue Reading
At a critical time when security and stability became the major electoral issues in Turkey, the AKP appeared to be the safest bet, but there is little reason to expect improvement in the recent state of affairs. Continue Reading
Mustafa Akyol recently expressed his thoughts on how fatalism engulfs Islamic thinking in all spheres of life, in light of recent tragic events in the Muslim world. His recommendation for addressing this widespread problem of fatalism is a sort of… Continue Reading
For the first time in its democratic history, Turkey faces repeat elections. The four parties in the parliament (AKP, CHP, MHP and HDP) have failed to form a (coalition) government that could secure a vote of confidence in the parliament.… Continue Reading