T urkey will go to the elections somewhere between May and June 2023. However, it is not possible to say that the elections would be held in a democratic environment. The 20-year Erdogan Administration…
Monday Talk with Prof Ahmet Davutoglu, Former Prime Minister of Turkey, Chairman of the Future Party
A s part of our Monday Talks series, we talked with Prof Ahmet Dauvutoglu, who is former Primine Minister of Turkey and the chairman of the newly established Future Party. Along with many…
*This Opinion is co-authored with Mustafa Y. Karabayir.
A s he approaches his twentieth year in power, President Erdogan's popularity is at an all-time low, 38 percent approval rate[1], and significant socioeconomic and political indicators,…
POLICY BRIEF | How Should the EU Approach the Customs Union with Turkey to Improve Democratic Norms?
F ollowing the several years of crisis in EU-Turkey relations, in October 2020, European Council stated their willingness to pursue a positive agenda upon Turkey’s constructive efforts to de-escalate the tension in the Mediterranean.[1]…
R ecently, Mevlut Cavusoglu raised a few eyebrows in both Athens and Brussels. Following a few tensionless months in Eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish foreign minister threatened to use all available means, unless Cyprus’s…
O ur Research Director Ebubekir ISIK shared his take on the "positive agenda" between the European Union and Turkey. During our interview with him, we have also asked for his take on the latest…
A fter a series of meetings between the EU and Turkish officials concerning a revival for Turkey’s EU accession process, the Turkish government has introduced a new "Human Rights Action Plan" on March 2,…
A s part of our podcast series supported by Science 14 , we talked with Mr Abdurrahman Bilgic, Vice President of Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), about the establishment of DEVA Party, its…
A s part of our Monday Talks series supported by Science 14, we have talked to H.E Christian Berger, Head of EU Delegation to Turkey. The issues discussed included, inter alia, cooperation between the…
F or a number of years the EU has been hoodwinked by Turkey’s leader, now president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is a master practitioner of the art. Likewise, the US president, Barack Obama, who…