Can Ekrem Imamoğlu, Istanbul’s Imprisoned Mayor, Become a Turkish Nelson Mandela?
Türkiye had been singing the song “Go West” for centuries. Now the country is nearing a point of no return. At this critical juncture, Türkiye will either join the league of Asian autocracies, or change its course back to European oriented democratic tradition.
The TUSIAD Case: The Inevitable Divorce of Erdoğan and Türkiye’s Business Elites
What began as a strong partnership between TUSIAD, Türkiye’s largest business organisation, and the AK Party’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has turned into a fierce political rift, with the business elite now facing trial for criticising the leader they once fervently supported.
Türkiye’s BRICS Tendency: A Political Bisexuality
Ankara’s BRICS bid raised questions throughout the West, its traditionally-allied bloc, on the intentions of the country. Is Ankara giving up being a part of the Western alliance?
The Turkey-EU Relationship: A Love to Nowhere?
As Turkey and the EU continue to drift apart politically and ideologically, the former’s now 60 year-old aspiration for Union accession becomes one increasingly in vain.
