Opinion

Media freedom is always tested by the problematic relationship between policymakers and journalists from the late Ottoman Empire until today. But it has never suffered such a setback and…

Turkey's recent foreign and security policies in the Middle East lead to genuine suspicion about its mingling with radical groups that sprang up across the region.

The reaction to the death of a mother and her little baby exposed the corrosion of social decorum and the breakdown of civic norms in Turkey.

Erdogan's victory in the presidential election has broad implications for Turkey and the Middle East, and the course of Turkish involvement in regional politics.

Erdogan's win in the presidential vote marks the triumph of illiberal democracy and one-man rule. His vast powers with no effective check on the presidential office seals the end of judicial…

The collaboration of certain sectors of academia with the government, the deeply-rooted statist culture at public universities and neo-liberal restructuring of the academic labor market…

One year ago today, a dozen or so men, women and children gathered in the heart of our nation’s capital to voice their opposition to the policies and practices of the Republic of Turkey’s…

I am a journalist who specialized in judicial issues in Turkey for a long time. I suppose you know my name just like the rest of the judicial circles. I do know which Zuhtu Arslan I will…

In late January, Turkey launched a military offensive, codenamed Operation Olive Branch,  against the Kurdish enclave of Afrin region controlled by People's Protection Units (YPG). This is…

“The choice of election date may well be the most important single decision taken by a British prime minister,” says British political scientist Kenneth Newton. Turkish President Recep…